Texan LSS Maintenance/Lubrication

[MisterAP]

The Texan LSS manual doesn’t have much guidance on maintenance and lubrication.  Do you all have some good advice/tips?

Thanks!

[lorka42]

Don't put too much trust in the gauge, mine failed  after a couple fills, showing about 1500psi higher than what it was(mine is a Texan SS), which resulted in damage to the moderator after firing at a much lower than anticipated pressure. Way lower than the manual calls for BTW(i think mine says 2k psi), Leslie(iirc) was very helpful and sent me a new gauge, and completely new moderator(only two baffles were hit) I use 100% silicone oil in both projectile lubricant, and valve/barrel closure, and one drop on the foster fitting occasionally, before fills, as I've heard they can be prone to loosing the one way ability. Hope this helps!

[MisterAP]

Thanks for the heads up on the gauge.  I’ll keep track of rounds fired.

I do a couple of drops of silicone oil when filling all my PCP, so that’s taken care of What do you do for the loading lever portion that is in the barrel (yellow arrow in image)?

Is lubing the projectile good because it is useful in keeping the barrel clean?

[lorka42]

I don't put anything there, dont think there are any seals there(yellow) lube helps with speed, and leading of the barrel.

[MisterAP]

Gotcha. Thanks!