R3M/.22 typical valve stem longevity?
I’ve asked this question in the thread concerning the .25, but I’d like impressions of the valve stem specific to the2nd-gen R3M-.22. What is your experience with this gun’s valve stem? Yes, still asking questions. Lots to learn.
thank you,
darryl
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People laughed at Einstein too…well, at least some of them snickered behind his back. They stopped laughing when he invented the atom, figured out how to catch it on fire, and threatened to blow all of them to hell and gone!!! Don’t forget he nuked the Spanish Armada, when Spain tried to invade England during WWII…. :angrymob:
Hoot:
Brother Darryl,
i see our special Uncle is really satisfied especially after receiving his new girlfriend (Lelya) ,,, so,,he is just making fun on us,,, and he is enjoying … since there will no any Lelya until next year,,,, ,,, ,,,
hey Hemn don’t encourage Uncle Coot! He needs to be heeled (not healed). It is said that when you know better you do better. Some “special” people just don’t know any better. We acknowledge them by saying “bless his heart” (because the brain don’t work so well). Hoot: is definitely special here on TAG, as we all know.
take care my brother,
Barrel (I mean Darryl!)
Dear Barrel…
Hoot:
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My Funny Uncle Hoot: you are really funny,,,
Sorry brother Darryl,,,,,, this is our lonely Uncle …. what to do with him??
I wonder why Ed does not place metal valve stems as standard ones. They are in .30 Matador only.
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I wish I was gifted, like Mel…
Hoot:
I already had a valve stem at home just in case so it was a easy fix, pretty much <30 minutes work.
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While the valve will likely last the life of the gun, the valve stem takes a tremendous beating and like O-rings will sometimes need to be replaced. 10K is a lot of shooting. High end users like that should probably keep a spare stem on hand.
Hoot:
MM I’m sorry to read of your valve stem failure. Keep us posted on your pathway to repair, which I hope will be problem-free. You know we’re all interested.
good luck!
darryl
My valve stem on my .22 broke after about 10K pellets, speed is set at 280 m/s not tweaked much with it.
Now I know I’ve finally been accepted because Hoot: has bestowed upon me an aberration of my name! I’m in like Flynn now!! :rofl:
Hoot: thank you for the information. It’s as has been alluded to by others; the stem will not be an issue for a long while.
thanks man! ( Hoot: …Coot…Poot…ahhh… it’s all moot so I think I’ll just scoot! 
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Dear Barrel…
The valve stem you read about was on the Cricket, not the Edgun. There was an all metal replacement made for it as an after-market mod.
Years ago, when Ed first started moving up in caliber size from .22, there was some concern about using the early valve train setup on the .25 caliber, due to the much greater stress on the components compared to the .117 and .22 it was originally designed for. Even then the mean time between failures was in the many thousands of shots. If I remember…the original valve was designed for something like 45,000 shots, and the .25 was first estimated to have a life expectancy of at least 25,000 shots.
These are “memory numbers”, not facts…so accept them as is. I do believe they are very close to the original specs. Further, this valve has been re-designed since then and I can’t remember ever reading about a valve stem failure on an Edgun, except perhaps Old Goat, back when he was shooting in the thousands of shots in the first .25 caliber received, but Ed eventually did some work on the valve to beef it up. That was years ago. By the way…Old Goat is one of the primary reasons there is an Edgun .25 caliber today. The first one was a converted .22 caliber with just a barrel change and valve adjustment to put out more power.
Your grandchildren may need to be concerned about the Edgun valve stem, but I seriously doubt you will ever see a problem.
Hoot:
So a key advantage of the Edgun is the ability of the owner to work on the gun, and perform simple maintenance and repairs? About ordering spare valve stems, are there any aftermarket parts that are better than the originals in the R3M? For reference, I once owned a BAM B50. The first thing I did was to install an up-rated valve stem (obviously because the stock unit was a bit weak for the power that gun delivered). I’d read somewhere that the Edgun valve stems might be fragile. I don’t know how long ago I’d read that, nor what model it referred to. Maybe I was even dreaming it.
darryl
The best idea is to grab some spare parts while buying the gun. 2 or 3 additional valve stems should not be a problem. I guess each dealer should have some spare parts just to avoid sending the whole guns to Ed.
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People laughed at Einstein too…well, at least some of them snickered behind his back. They stopped laughing when he invented the atom, figured out how to catch it on fire, and threatened to blow all of them to hell and gone!!! Don’t forget he nuked the Spanish Armada, when Spain tried to invade England during WWII…. :angrymob:
Hoot:
He nuked down town brooklyn 🙄 The Uncle knows nothing of history.
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Ratso
The miserable spoiled rotten ungrateful nephew.