What did you get for Christmas?

[Back_Roads]

 Funny thing all the knives I have ever owned, except the last set I bought on closeout at Tractor supply, were given to me

[bantam5s]

I like nice knives as much as anyone but I have an incurable practical inclination.  I collect good kitchen knives for the memsahib but for myself three knives suffice.  My original Leatherman tool, a 2.5" Kershaw pocket knife and a 4.5" green river drop point.

Today my order from PA arrived with my totally frivolous Springfield Armory M1 carbine.  I was surprised.  The thing is actually fairly accurate!  It's not the BB hose I expected.  I may not gift this thing to my brother after all.

I hope you have good luck with your M1 carbine, mine just will not run.
When I first got the gun it would mostly get through 1 magazine if I shot it very slowly then it quickly got worse from there, now it will barely get a few shots before freezing up and running out of gas.
As far as I know it's not just leaking out the mag or anything,  but I cannot figure out what the problem could possibly be.

Well it is a gas guzzler for sure.  Reviews say 40 shots per cart.  This seems about right based on the two magazine's worth of BB's and a few dry shots I fired tonight.  This one ran perfectly and the accuracy really was much better than I expected.  Sorry to hear that yours did not.  It's a shame because the gun is a pretty darn close facsimile of the real thing and fun to shoot too.  I suspect your problem is the magazine since it seems to contain all the pressure controlling bits.  PA has magazine's for $25 and there's a 25% off coupon right now.  I'm thinking about ordering a couple more magazines.

Had another thought.  The valve spring is pretty light on this gun.  You can burp air from the cart by pressing on it with your thumb.  The "firing pin"  bears on the valve stem slightly if the gun is not cocked.  That slight pressure might be enough to make your gun leak especially if the valve is bad to start with.  I can't explain the other issues but it reinforces my idea that it's your magazine.

I'll look into that.

[bantam5s]

I have far more knives than airguns, because I got my first pocket knife ad first airgun at the same time and knives are far easier to acquire.

When it come to airguns, for me the saying rings true that they don't make 'em like they used to.
When it comes to traditional knives, companies like Case & Buck absolutely do.
Plus knives take up less space, tend to cost me much less than any vintage airguns I'm after, and I can carry a knife or pairing of knives for the week.
With airguns it depends on the weather, if I have time, how tired I am after work...etc.

I love airguns and traditional knives equally,  but knives are an easier more convenient hobby to enjoy regularly.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I like nice knives as much as anyone but I have an incurable practical inclination.  I collect good kitchen knives for the memsahib but for myself three knives suffice.  My original Leatherman tool, a 2.5" Kershaw pocket knife and a 4.5" green river drop point.

Today my order from PA arrived with my totally frivolous Springfield Armory M1 carbine.  I was surprised.  The thing is actually fairly accurate!  It's not the BB hose I expected.  I may not gift this thing to my brother after all.

I hope you have good luck with your M1 carbine, mine just will not run.
When I first got the gun it would mostly get through 1 magazine if I shot it very slowly then it quickly got worse from there, now it will barely get a few shots before freezing up and running out of gas.
As far as I know it's not just leaking out the mag or anything,  but I cannot figure out what the problem could possibly be.

Well it is a gas guzzler for sure.  Reviews say 40 shots per cart.  This seems about right based on the two magazine's worth of BB's and a few dry shots I fired tonight.  This one ran perfectly and the accuracy really was much better than I expected.  Sorry to hear that yours did not.  It's a shame because the gun is a pretty darn close facsimile of the real thing and fun to shoot too.  I suspect your problem is the magazine since it seems to contain all the pressure controlling bits.  PA has magazine's for $25 and there's a 25% off coupon right now.  I'm thinking about ordering a couple more magazines.

Had another thought.  The valve spring is pretty light on this gun.  You can burp air from the cart by pressing on it with your thumb.  The "firing pin"  bears on the valve stem slightly if the gun is not cocked.  That slight pressure might be enough to make your gun leak especially if the valve is bad to start with.  I can't explain the other issues but it reinforces my idea that it's your magazine.

I'll look into that.

After playing with mine for 24 hours I understand your problem.  My magazine is very finicky.  I'm not sure what the trick is yet but I've already dumped five carts trying to get it to seal properly.  Sometimes it will seal right up.  The next cart will dump as soon as it is pierced or it will leak slowly.  Some carts will seal after several seconds of leaking or several shots are fired.  Last night I wasted a couple of carts fiddling with it.  The third cart I installed leaked for ten seconds or so and then stopped after two shots.  This morning it was still holding pressure.  If it gets warm enough today I will chronograph it.

[Sqrl Klr]

Killer was a knife nut.

Well with a name like that I'm not surprised. Glad I never ran into him to hone his carving skills so to speak.

[avator]

Killer was a knife nut.

Well with a name like that I'm not surprised. Glad I never ran into him to hone his carving skills so to speak.

LOL... at 6'9 and well over 400 lbs. he rarely, if ever pulled out a knife.

[Sqrl Klr]

In that case I'm glad he didn't sit on me either. Kinda addicted to oxygen.

[Back_Roads]

I like nice knives as much as anyone but I have an incurable practical inclination.  I collect good kitchen knives for the memsahib but for myself three knives suffice.  My original Leatherman tool, a 2.5" Kershaw pocket knife and a 4.5" green river drop point.

Today my order from PA arrived with my totally frivolous Springfield Armory M1 carbine.  I was surprised.  The thing is actually fairly accurate!  It's not the BB hose I expected.  I may not gift this thing to my brother after all.

I hope you have good luck with your M1 carbine, mine just will not run.
When I first got the gun it would mostly get through 1 magazine if I shot it very slowly then it quickly got worse from there, now it will barely get a few shots before freezing up and running out of gas.
As far as I know it's not just leaking out the mag or anything,  but I cannot figure out what the problem could possibly be.

Well it is a gas guzzler for sure.  Reviews say 40 shots per cart.  This seems about right based on the two magazine's worth of BB's and a few dry shots I fired tonight.  This one ran perfectly and the accuracy really was much better than I expected.  Sorry to hear that yours did not.  It's a shame because the gun is a pretty darn close facsimile of the real thing and fun to shoot too.  I suspect your problem is the magazine since it seems to contain all the pressure controlling bits.  PA has magazine's for $25 and there's a 25% off coupon right now.  I'm thinking about ordering a couple more magazines.

Had another thought.  The valve spring is pretty light on this gun.  You can burp air from the cart by pressing on it with your thumb.  The "firing pin"  bears on the valve stem slightly if the gun is not cocked.  That slight pressure might be enough to make your gun leak especially if the valve is bad to start with.  I can't explain the other issues but it reinforces my idea that it's your magazine.

I'll look into that.

After playing with mine for 24 hours I understand your problem.  My magazine is very finicky.  I'm not sure what the trick is yet but I've already dumped five carts trying to get it to seal properly.  Sometimes it will seal right up.  The next cart will dump as soon as it is pierced or it will leak slowly.  Some carts will seal after several seconds of leaking or several shots are fired.  Last night I wasted a couple of carts fiddling with it.  The third cart I installed leaked for ten seconds or so and then stopped after two shots.  This morning it was still holding pressure.  If it gets warm enough today I will chronograph it.

Might try a trick I used to get a sticky CO2 valve to seal, I took a spray can of light silicone with the little straw, put the straw up to the CO2 piercing pin to form a seal, started spraying silicone and pulling the trigger, to circulate some oil to clear any crud that may have been preventing a seal, the gun works flawlessly since. To clear the oil
I put the air compressor nozzle to the valve and fired till no mist blew out. Gamo p 25 was the test subject.