Simple Akela hammer spring cutting (clipping) instructions

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Well, I went at it from a different angle...  Literally!  Instead of removing the block from the cylinder, I removed the other end with the Foster Fitting.  It came right off!  So, I inserted the regulator from that end.  I have no idea if it will work or not since I wasn't able to vent the tube like it showed in the video.  Then again, the instructions said nothing about cutting a vent line in the threads like the video showed, so who knows.  I put it all back together (and I mean everything to include the scope), went to fill it and it was leaking air!  So, tore it all down again, pulled the valve from the block (I had removed it so the o-rings wouldn't be damaged when I was heating it), and found one of the o-ring had broke.  Scavenged around till I found one that fit and put it back together.  Just the cylinder, block and valve this time.  It still leaked and was coming from the burst disk.  So, had to find an allen wrench that fit because that one's an odd size.  Turns out it was just loose.  So, I snugged it down tight and gave it a 2000 psi fill.  It's sitting at that pressure now to see if it holds air.  If it holds air over night, I'll put it back together and give it a try tomorrow to see what happens.  One of the small screws that hold the side plate on the trigger stripped out the hex head, so now that's stuck.  I have to remove the nut on the trigger linkage to remove that part.  The nut was tightened all the way onto the threaded rod, so I'll just snug it back down as far as it will go when I reassemble it.  This turned into much more of a project than I anticipated!  I've installed a lot of regulators in Marauders and Hatsan AT-44's, and none of those were near as frustrating as this one!

[johnbrown]

My $200 Nova Liberty .22 shoots much better than my $400 Akela .22, more accurate (with cheap pellets), much lighter, very long shot strings.
I will still keep the Akela since it would be too much of a headache to return it anyways

The Benjamin Akela/Cayden/Kratos have on their side not great performance but the great looking stock and the Crosman warranty and part availability.
And that is the best I can say about the Benjamin Craftsman air rifles.
The warranty may be meaningless if you decide to tune it because you are not happy with the 24 good shots out of the box.

[FuzzyGrub]

Paul,

I'm hoping it held overnight.

Here is what I have put together on the O-rings, so far.  The sizes came from crosman notes, in the earlier schematics.  Some do not seem to be correct (yellow) and have only checked the ones I purchased.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Paul,

I'm hoping it held overnight.

Here is what I have put together on the O-rings, so far.  The sizes came from crosman notes, in the earlier schematics.  Some do not seem to be correct (yellow) and have only checked the ones I purchased.

Thank you John!  Looks like I'll be ordering some o-rings!  It's sitting at 1500 psi this morning.  I'll have to air it up to 3000 psi and do some dunking to see if I can find where it's leaking.

I'm going to have to order a couple new screws for the trigger plate as well and hope I can get the stuck one out of there.  I don't recall really tightening either one more than just snug, so I'm not sure how it got so tight it rounded out the hex end.  That's really frustrating, not sure why they can't use hardened screws one these thing!

[Robert 5mm]

Yep, they really topped off my Cayden!  This is how I received it from Crosman!  It definitely holds air!  LOL!

Your gauge face looks to me like it is bent on it's shaft and the center of the face is not at the base of the pointer.
If straightened the dial might point to 3000.

My akela came with the gauge bent and the dial did not rotate around the face correctly.
Crosman sent me a new gauge.
After I got the new gauge I did straighten the original and did not break it.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

My gauge is straight, I think it’s just the angle of the photo.  That photo was taken right after I took it out of the box. I have had the stock off and the gauge does not appear to be bent at all.  I would like to get an extender for it though, it would be a lot easier to read if it was closer to flush with the bottom of the stock. 

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

I filled it to 3000 psi and did a leak test. There was still a very slight leak coming from the burst disk, so I tighten that a bit more and am waiting to see if it holds air.

I’m still not 100% convinced the regulator is working. The instructions said no breath hole required, but, the o-ring on the block is still there and my gauge is reading 3000 psi, not the regulated pressure of 2000 psi, so not sure if this was a waste of time or not at this point.

If it holds air for the next hour or two, I’ll reassemble it and do a shot string over the Chrony to see how it looks.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Well, here's the shot string, started out with a 3000 psi fill, ended with around 1800 psi left in the cylinder.  A total of 56 shots shooting CPUD 10.5 grain pellets:

Shot count: 56
Low: 895
Hi: 972
Avg: 948
Spread: 77
STD Dev: 22.4
967
970
967
960
967
965
967
960
965
967
967
965
963
960
972
965
970
960
967
967
960
965
965
958
965
956
960
960
960
960
958
956
946
951
946
935
949
949
944
942
942
935
928
930
932
926
921
919
916
909
909
905
905
898
895
895

Here's the graph, the shot string starts on the right side and ends on the left.

[johnbrown]

Well, here's the shot string, started out with a 3000 psi fill, ended with around 1800 psi left in the cylinder.  A total of 56 shots shooting CPUD 10.5 grain pellets:

Shot count: 56
Low: 895
Hi: 972
Avg: 948
Spread: 77
STD Dev: 22.4
967
970
967
960
967
965
967
960
965
967
967
965
963
960
972
965
970
960
967
967
960
965
965
958
965
956
960
960
960
960
958
956
946
951
946
935
949
949
944
942
942
935
928
930
932
926
921
919
916
909
909
905
905
898
895
895

Here's the graph, the shot string starts on the right side and ends on the left.

The regulator pressure may be too high since you only get 40-50 good shots from a 280cc tank.