Another Question Please
I have read that you should store the weapon with a good charge of air in the tank to keep seals and o rings healthy. My question is if i am out shooting vermin and have the weapon loaded with a pellet, is there any length of time where it becomes harmful to keep it loaded and not shot. Will i hurt anything if i keep it loaded all day without shooting. Thanks everyone
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Correct that is why I don’t have a safety on my AF guns. An un-cocked gun is a safe gun.
With the safety off.
Push and HOLD the cocking bolt forward as if you are cocking the gun.
HOLD the bolt while squeezing the trigger, releasing the sear.
SLOWLY let the cocking bolt to come back against the valve.
The pellet will still be in the leade but the gun cannot be fired because the is no preload on the hammer spring.
Always practice this with the gun pointed in a safe direction.
This cannot be done with the new safety guns …. there is a toggle arm that stops you from un-cocking. There is a post on removing this arm on this forum.
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I do it the same as listed above. That way i have a slug ready just cock it real quick and its ready for action. I have missed a couple shots because i got in the zone and forget to cock the gun. Lol
If you find yourself “locked and loaded” but needing to make the gun safe, try this:
With the safety off.
Push and HOLD the cocking bolt forward as if you are cocking the gun.
HOLD the bolt while squeezing the trigger, releasing the sear.
SLOWLY let the cocking bolt to come back against the valve.
The pellet will still be in the leade but the gun cannot be fired because the is no preload on the hammer spring.
Always practice this with the gun pointed in a safe direction.
No problem just remember to unload after hunting.
No, no problems.
Just unload it/shoot it out safely at the end of your hunting day.
I do this for safety, as I prefer having unloaded rifles around the house.
Cheers
Chris
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The next thing I do is remove the anti de-cock arm. In my opinion, a bad idea on Air forces part ! …
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