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Another leaking Bug :(

So now i´m a member of the not quite so exclusive Cricket Leakage Club, The CLC. I was just shooting the Bugger to cronograph it since i had no glue about the pellet speed and the Combro handheld-thread got me all excited so i dusted off my Combro and went for it only to discover two things:
One – after some modifications to Imppu HST adjuster (20mm Delrin inner guide and Top Hat, by Dr. Evil) the `Roach shot HOT. The first reading was 298 mp/s with JSB King´s and so the second but the third and fourth shots were down at 254 mp/s and 244 mp/s respectively. BTW – you can definitely hear/see the power difference in pellet impact between +- 300 mp/s and 245-255 mp/s. That´s for sure.
Anyway , i was wondering what the Hell was going on and checked the pressure gauge : 60 Bar. O.K , i filled it upto 200 Bar, shot some shots and winded the speed downto 285 mp/s and kept shooting it down to 150 Bar and was satisfied with it at that time.

Now, just a while ago, after ca. 4 hrs from the shooting session, i took a look at the gun and the gauge now showed 110 Bar and, i quess, sinking. Like a skilled detective i ´ve now come to a conclusion that my Cricket leakes, that Bastard…
Well – i have another reg on the way (with markings from 110B-150B) so i´ll soon dive into things anyway but i think it´s quite irritating nevertheless-especially since there seems to be quite a number of owners with bad original o-rings. It´s no biggie though and once changed to proper rubber there shouldn´t be more problems with leaking seals. Dr. Evil has already changed atleast one o-ring on his Bugger too and, in his words,”” those damned original o-rings are nothing more than small Doughnuts rolled from Play Dough = sub-par POS “”.
I guess i´ll change every single one for quality o-rings made of proper material when i get the gun stripped down. So Ernest – now would be good time to send this humble Finn that o-ring kit of yours… 😀

Anyone with an idea which o-ring it could be ? Or, which one is known to give up the ghost and lead to a dropping pressure in the air tube ?? I know that i need to take the gun into bits to be on the sure side of things but i just may have a o-ring that fits. There was a little spare set delivered with the gun but those are most likely of the same brilliant quality as the ring/the rings that has blown.

I need to say this once more : A .25 cal 25+ gr. pellet travelling at 1000 fps creates quite an impact .. 😯 . I shot one of my 1″ diam ,3/8″ thick spinners at 25 meters and now i don´t have that spinner anymore. It got ripped off the massive wooden do-hickey i had it bolted on with a 4″ wood screw. I probably hit the screw though since the scope was zeroed at a lot lower speed. Not seen the spinner since nevertheless …

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Dr. KrillE,
NO CAN SEE…again. 🙄

Not good …

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2. This POS iPhone sucks though …

From valve assy & reg

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Yeah, the original o-rings are a joke. No biggie though – i´ll soon replace every single one of them for adequate ones.

My gun leaked on arrival. So I went and submerged my air tube underwater to see we’re the leak was and it was coming from the back 2 Allen screw holes….so I replaced the orings and added some Molly 55….

And that swelled the orings….I haven’t had a leak since….it was the best money I spent for fixing a small leak that was killing my back because I use a hand pump to fill my gun….do any lost air was waisted pumping for me.

My nr. of cricket is 752 and still hold pressure. I did not change o-rings yet. I´m usually pressuring air cylinder to 220bar and after week is still 220bar. My o-rings seems to be in good condition 😳 knock on wood…

Why not? Ribbed and rough, for her pleasure 😉

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Well that’s it then. No condoms from them. 😆

quote Sir Ville:

quote Dr.KrillE:

Russian “o-rings” seems to be all but round and made out of bakelite. None of the ones I’ve seen has been OK and subsequently replaced with real nitrile shore 70 rings.

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I´ve either forgot or i didn´t pay much attention first time : Which one of the O (as in oval)- Rings leaked on yours ??

Oh were to begin…
The transfer port in the action housing has razor sharp edges so when assembling/disassembling the barrel and valve from the action the oring gets knicked.
The 3x24mm on the reg looked like they’ve been through a garbage disposal, twice.
The guage oring was really badly deformed.
The list goes on…
If you look at a cross section of any of the rings there isn’t one that’s round, but that doesn’t automatically mean they leak but it reflects the quality of it and the rubber compound. If you take a quality ring and inspect it you find it to be round and the surface is smooth the eastern ones not so much.

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Did you figure out which oring it is? Some of them came with the gun… They don’t look that bad.

Damn them. I hate folks who buy those. 😯

quote Sir Ville:

Most likely Chinese counterfeits … 👿

Most likely Chinese counterfeits … 👿

Aren’t those Czech rings? 😮

quote Sir Ville:

quote Dr.KrillE:

Russian “o-rings” seems to be all but round and made out of bakelite. None of the ones I’ve seen has been OK and subsequently replaced with real nitrile shore 70 rings.

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I´ve either forgot or i didn´t pay much attention first time : Which one of the O (as in oval)- Rings leaked on yours ??

quote Dr.KrillE:

Russian “o-rings” seems to be all but round and made out of bakelite. None of the ones I’ve seen has been OK and subsequently replaced with real nitrile shore 70 rings.

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I´ve either forgot or i didn´t pay much attention first time : Which one of the O (as in oval)- Rings leaked on yours ??

Mine lasted for approx. 850 shots. Well – i knew it would happen thus my mind was set for a complete tear down and rebuild with proper o-rings – this before i even got my gun. Just wanted to wait till my “spare” reg arrived.

The good part is the spare parts availability. Any part can be had in a matter of days.

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