Cricket .25 Magazine Fix and New issue with Magazine..help
First I just want to thank you all again for helping me with the magazine index issue.I\
After re-torquing the 2 plate cover screws, the Indexing finger seated correctly on the magazine but the Magazine would still not advance all the way.
It ended up being the magazine plunger out of adjustment like Mr Rowe had suspected.. I adjusted it a few times (tighter as it wasn’t even touching the magazine) and then it worked like a charm.
I have been out of town and then on vacation, so I did not get the chance to post the update and I need help again..! I dont know if any of you have ever heard of this,.. it has left me dumbfounded… I have asked Mr Rowe as well but was hoping someone out there has seen this before..
I returned home this past Thursday and I took the rifle out on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for some target practice and to test the magazine function. It worked flawlessly both days..with all 5 of my magazines..no issues whatsoever.
When I got home on Sunday, I cleaned the rife exterior and put it on my gun steady for the evening. When I woke up this morning it is like my gun has shrunk..
All 5 of my magazines are suddenly to wide to fit into the magazine chamber.. there is the usual clearance on top and bottom but it literally seems like the gun is 1/8 inch shorter.. the magazine will not slide into the magazine slot from either direction… I am lost on this one..
Any Ideas on what is haunting my gun 😉 …?
As always, any insight is greatly appreciated.
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Thank you for all the suggestions and direction,
After speaking with Ernest,I figured out it was from firing the rifle with out holding the cocking lever hard enough, when trying to release the air once it was already cocked with Air and no pellet… I had to do that a couple times after making the magazine index repair to test function.. it made the block move just enough to pinch off the width clearance in the magazine slot. Ernest said he had seen this several times so now we know 😉
My .25 is off to Ernest for Tuning,
I will definitely post about the rifle when it returns but what I can say without a doubt, Ernest knows whats up when it comes to these Crickets.. so friendly and knowledgeabe.. I would definitely recommend speaking with him for any Cricket related concerns or tuning.
Thanks Again
DH
PS. I bought the Cricket because I wanted the best .25 bullpup, not the number 2 Matador 😉
From all the forums it seems that all of these high end air guns can have there issues now and then.. well not my .22 Air Arms s410 Carbine SL FAC, but thats that.
I forgot to ask, because it’s easy to forget: did you cock the gun ALL the way back before pulling the mag holding pin release/auto-manual selector? If you do not have the hammer cocked/ lever all the way back, the mag holding pin may not retract enough to load the magazine.
It’s often unnerving to instantly have a loaded gun with no safety. For maximum safety***, I keep at least one empty hole in the mag and load it with that hole lined to the breech, in manual advance. Then, point the gun in a safe direction (outside), pull the cocking lever back and HOLD ON TO THE PULLED BACK LEVER as you pull the trigger-easing the cocking lever forward slowly while the trigger is pulled. This decocks the gun and nothing is in the chamber= very safe for travel. ***IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU VISUALLY CONFIRM IT IS NOT IN AUTO ADVANCE IF YOU DO THIS. Otherwise you will load a pellet, or if you had a pellet chambered, you will load another pellet on top of it.
However, loading outside, if I’m plugging a lot of targets or getting ready for the next squirrel shot, the mag gets filled and I leave it ready to fire.
As for the “Beluga”, I’d consider one if I felt like taking on a wood-working project and make a new stock. I doubt it would outshoot a Cricket or Edgun at ranges over 60-80 yds. Please correct me if I’m wrong and I’ll start looking for a chunk of Black Walnut!
Maybe he wants a well shooting gun from the get-go ? That won´t happen with the EG though. What´s a poor man to do then ? The only other High-End Bullpup on the market would be , God Forbid , the Beluga. 😯
Hey why not just sell it and get a edgun .my brother has a 25 cricket and it seems like it’s off to Steve to fix this or that. If this keeps up Steve and Ernest will be overwhelmed very soon. There mag system feels and sounds so finicky. Not that the edgun doesn’t have any issues but with mine putting on rides update it’s build like a tank
You have a wooden cheek piece on it,right ?? Take it off and see if that fixes the problem. If so then you need to re-align and re-torque the whole Weaver-rail/barrel/airtube “bridge”. Those four clamp screws holding it can be a bit loose from the factory and thus it gets misaligned and slides too far back a mllimeter or so. That in turn pushes the cheek piece too far back and it gets in the way.
Check that !
First, be sure the pivot pins on the cocking lever are not out of place or damaged. There should be three pins on the lever. Two are visible outside the block and one you can see pulling the hammer back, inside the block. Also, if you have not played with the auto vs. manual mag advance, do so to make sure it’s not part way into position.
Not sure about that one. Here’s a recent thread where Ernest takes some detailed pictures
http://www.talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=28557
Maybe the indexing spring is broken or has come out of alignment?
You might be able to determine your issue with the aid of the pic’s. Sorry I wasn’t able to help
Edit : I’m sorry….the stock shouldn’t block but the cheek piece. Are you able to insert a mag without the cheek piece?
On further inspection.. it seems that the pin on which the magazine rotates is not fully retracting, it remains slightly out when the selector is held in the full back position..
How would I go about adjusting ?
Thanks for the help
Check and see if there is a noticeable gap between the receiver and the stock. My guess is there is…see if the stock is blocking the magazine well. If it is the 4 screws that secure the air cylinder and barrel that are attached to the picatinny rail need to be loosened so you can push the air cylinder and barrel back. You should be able to do this without removing the stock. I would post pics but I’m at work.
Edit : I’m sorry….the stock shouldn’t block but the cheek piece. Are you able to insert a mag without the cheek piece?
Yes it is a cricket .25, I always forget to put that..
Not that I know of.. I have never removed the shroud or barrel as this was only the second outing with the rifle, I only wiped down the exterior.
How would I go about adjusting the clearance?
Thanks
Im guessing that is not an actual question.. but if it is.. Im sure you didnt do it just once 😉
Thanks for the help
Did you by chance loosen the screws that secure the air cylinder and barrel…the screws that are on the brackets that go up to the picatinny rail? I’ve done this before when I removed the barrel for cleaning. I didn’t position the picatinny rail correctly and thus my breech was a bit further up in the stock which caused a misalignment and I wasn’t able to insert the magazine. I assume that you are talking about a Cricket?
when you say you cleaned your gun did you mean you machine washed it on a hot cycle? I did that to my socks once and now they dont fit..
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Yep. Ernest has forgotten more about them Bugs than everyone else here ever knew about them.
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