After being a machinist for 25 years and working on many triggers. DO NOT use a Dremel tool EVER on a trigger sear!!! The case hardening is only a few thousandths thick and you will grind through it. Instead, use a flat,hard, sharp edged stone and just POLISH the surface, without changing the angle This will produce a crisp and smooth release.

If I ever have any issues with my gun, Rick or his channel would be the only one I would trust!!! :) Great job, and we greatly appreciate your work and knowledge.

Thanks Rick for your demonstration of, "how to" for the Crosman NP. Finished mine within an hour

i have been looking at spring compressors for weeks to decide which one i was gunna make and after seeing the one in this video i have made one very similar to yours. i love the idea that i can leave it locked it and still work on the tube hands free. wanted to thank you for your video as well cause i just tuned my 1st rifle with your help . Now my Ruger Air Hawk is ultra smooth in operation and have increased power by 30%. i use the Vortek PG2 kit for my Air Hawk

Best video yet Rick! I've been watching ever since you reviewed the discovery and for some reason this just seemed to flow better, sounded more natural. My NPSS will be needing this soon. I'll probably go ahead and do metal bushings and a piston seal while I'm at it. Luckily I got a good one and I don't need to deburr the piston.

Thank you Rick. Just bought a .22 NP to replace my Titan. Didn't get the NP2 because I'm much more familiar with modifying the trigger on the NP. Also, the NP was on sale for $179.00. However, there's room for improvement. Just want to say thanks for all you do and let you know you're appreciated.

@AirGunWeb

8 жыл бұрын

+Big Rob - Thanks for the kind words. Cheers AGW

It's 4 A.M and I gotta wake up at 11, yet i'm watching your videos. Ahh! Looks like i've got airgun fever again! ;D

Hey Rick, I really like your channel and website. Lots of great reviews (honest) and take AIM is really helpful. When are more videos, articles, reviews coming out? And how many videos do you make a month? Would love it if you made even a couple more a month. Great reviews. Also, your spot on the round table is always informative and and appreciated. Keep up the good work and keep them vids coming!

I love this content on airgun repair thank you very much for all you do.

Very good video now I feel confident to tear down my Prowler thanks man Bang Bang

replacing the plastic barrel joint washers with brass ones works really well. Anytime I do a "tune" on a crosman gun, that is one of the first things to get updated. makes a huge difference. Cheers Rick

I used a ball bearing on the trigger, really smooth pull.

Thank you for your time. It's a good training video. The only thing is that there is no close ups with the camera, to see exactly the parts/mechanism of the air rifle while they are taken apart. It would be a great help to see them during the footage.

great vid i use a tooth brush for applying the moly and small rubberbands for reinstalling the trigger

@gmperf425 Thanks for the feedback.. I really enjoyed this one. I guess it showed! Got one more for the month that should be out tomorrow. Cheers! Rick

The GTR 3 trigger is a top product and fits gamo, crossman and instantly transforms into tighter groups

It would be so grand if you had a series where you did this for different types of rifles. I have a TX200 that buzzes alot. I think it's probably easy to take apart, but I don't have the guts to. Thanks for these.

@SteveBarone1 Thank you for the kind words. This is what Take AIM as been growing to for the last 8 months.. My hope is to be able to do this and more.. with much better production quality. I'd like to also be able to bring in guests and manufactures.. It is a big dream.. but maybe one day. Rick

Thanks for the great video. Question: So you put molly grease on the surface of the piston and so it naturally will get on the side of the piston seal. Got that. But will you also need to put a couple drops of chamber lube in the gun also?

GREAT VIDEO, Thanks. One question …. do you know where I can get the screw that hinges the barrel, and the steel 9mm pin ?

Is there anything that can be done to improve the power of the gas ram? Maybe a short spacer to compress it a bit more?

Very nice video on the Tear down I have a question my Titan NP will not it's stock do you have any recommendations thank you for your time and information

@ModernMan316 What pellets are you using? If you are using the lightweight lead free pellets, switch to lead pellets. Rick

Hi. Thank you for this video. I followed it to the letter and was able to take down, clean up, and reassemble my brother in law's NP. Turns out it needed a new gas piston. I got one from Crosman and went through the entire procedure again. Now it won't latch when I cock it. The trigger and latch are seated correctly. Any idea what changed ? Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Thanks for the reply, I have the vortex 125 sniper. I'm pretty mechanically inclined so I can usually figure out how to take something apart and back together without much trouble. Is there anything exceptionally tricky about the vortex versions that I should look out for?

Rick, thanks for the great video. Question: Is the moly paste you use compatible with the RMC Oil (Silicone Chamber lube) that crosman tells me to use (in the manual) on the piston? Any idea how many drops of oil I should put in there, and after how many shots? Thank you!

Really good clip..Can you show how to replace the mainspring for Gamo Maxima? thank you.

I have a gamo varmit, i tried to remove the barrel and the screw wouldn't budge. When i used more power the bolt stripped. Any tips to get the bolt out?

i got an air rifle i want to do some work, and i was wondering if you could answer some questions to move me along. i know alot of gas rams come in 29 and 26mm. how do i measure them to find out the proper size of gas ram is for replacement?? also is it impossible to swap out the gas piston without a spring clamp like the one you built??

I rebuilt my crosman airgun, but am concerned about spring preload. It was close to 2 inches of compression to replace the pins, is that too much?

My trail np was tuned by some guy on the air gun forum, now I get a nothing but a little hiss when pulling trigger. Any thoughts on what might be messed up?

I just acquired a hatsan 125 sniper recently and was wondering if a tear down for it would be very similar to this rebuild? I noticed first time I cocked it that there appeared to be a bit of gunk in break like it was over oiled and have been debating taking it apart to clean.

i don't know how i missed this video ! very very informative . rick , if i wanted a NP gun to shoot a little slower , quieter and smoother (fairly small yard and want to be very quiet without a silencer/muzzle break) .... could shortening the silver rod end of the gas ram by a 1/4 or 1/2 inch work ? and would it harm anything ? i know the warranty would be shot on a new gun doing it . wish i had gotten one of the low power titans when they were around :( thanks again :)

I've got some plans for 2013 to show a more thorough "tune" of a gun. We'll see how it goes. Cheers Rick

Okay. Have you checked the screws that hold the trigger housing? Cheers, AGW

Hey Rick im planning on buying a bam b28 based on previous questions ive asked you ...so i would like too know is it worth the extra money for the tunning or do you think its the same thing you do with the molly paste in this vid and i have opened springers before so what do you think??? Thanks Rick

It may be that it is just plum worn out.. was it shooting well in the beginning? Rick

My brother completely took apart my trigger assembly on my benjamin prowler and i have no idea how to fix it but i have all parts, any way you could make a video on that or know a video about assembly?

I find it easy to put the trigger back in by holding the sear up and pulling the trigger so that the sear goes all the way up and holding it there with a small rubber band then once its on just remove the rubber band

Where is a good place to find replacement parts? Trying to replace a piston from a Benjamin nitro piston 2.

I have the detuned trail np (495fps) (bt5m22) will the bt9m22 ram fit in this rifle or are there other parta that are different? Thanks

Hey Rick what would you suggest for air chamber oil? the RWS stuff on PA looks good

i bought an NP about 2 weeks ago, and put a few hundred rounds threw it. Now suddenly it keeps sticking closed and i cannot get it to break open. if i whack the bottom of the barrel it might break open with a hard hit on top after.I took a screw driver to see if the latch was stuck,but it pushed in easily.I put a little silicon grease on the lever but no difference. when it does break its smooth cocking. any ideas? its almost like the hinge on the push bar is locked and not bending

Everytime I pull apart one of my guns, I reasemble the trigger by slipping it on the tube, almost inplace, and using my finger to hold/lift the sear(while finher in tube) up while inserting it.Then push it foward and it holds inplace. It is so easy compaired to using a screwdriver or any other way.Hope that made some seance. Just slip on and put a finger in hahaha

Hello again, Rick... this is a "PS" to my comment / question below, in regards to your spring compressor. In looking at it again, I just noticed that this rifle has picatinny / weaver style rail & of course, corresponding mounts on the compressor.... will this set-up work equally as strong with just a 3/8ths "dove tail" as is common on many airguns ?? I rifles with all three.. picatinny / weaver / dove tail.... and so, would just have to swap mount rings, depending on the AG I'm working on ?? Thanks again, Rick.

hey rick i have a crossman fury very similar to a crossman phantom and the gun broke on me so i took it apart and put in working order but the spring was broken so i put both parts in andset it to work buti think the messed up spring caused my gun to be inacurate do u think it would be safe to weld it together or would i have to order a new spring ? thanks

i took the stock off of my benji titan, and i removed the rear cap behind the trigger mechanism. i put about 5 drops of hoppes 9 gun lubricant into it, i shot it yesterday, and i didnt notice anything wrong. will i have long term problems with it?

By screwing out the trigger adjustment screw, you can shorten the second stage.

I will take that into consideration. Cheers, AGW

Do you knoe of any way I could get the piece that locks the barrel

birchwood / casey has a spray on moly lube that they recommend for air rifles , would this be suitable for use instead of the moly paste ? thanks so much for your hard work and informative vids .

@717beto Mike Melick can do a nice job on a tune for you and a B28.. the B28 is a very powerful spriinger.. mistakes can cause injury.. better to let someone like Mike do it. cheers Rick

Why is my barrel not locking back in place in the breach area

If your groups are not tightening, it might be worth a try. Is your o ring bad? Does it look like it is off center any? Cheers, AGW

hey i have had my gun for a couple years but yesterdy when i was shooting it started honking when i cocked what is it and how can i fix it. thanks

can we also lube the piston with silicone chamber oil?

Great video! By the way where can I get the blueprints (scatches) of your spring compressor? :)

I have a Benjamin nitro rifle that's not shooting pellet out how do I fix

Rick, where or what spring compressor i can get? i need one, but the b-square in PA is not available Thanks!

To my knowledge the piston is not adjustable. I will check into this to be sure and get back with you. One quick question...how long have you had the rifle? Cheers, AGW

How about an update video for the Benjamin Prowler

I've a Benjamin Trail NP .22 from 2010, model # BT9M22WNP. The Crosman parts and pdf manual currently online do not have that model number, but it appears to be what they are now referrng to as their model # 32050. Are they the same? Need to order a replacement ram. Thank you

No. Just make sure that you visually check the alignment of the piston as you take it out and put it back in the same way. If you are mechanically inclined you should not have a problem. Cheers, AGW

Rick, thanks for the video. Would you recommend this detail strip on a new rifle. I would prefer to begin the break in process on a properly lubed piston described in your video. Thanks.

@AirGunWeb

10 жыл бұрын

To j hike: I would because this is how you can make sure that your rifle is properly lubed. Some rifles do come dry and without much lube. The key is not to overdo the lube because this will cause your rile slow down. Cheers, AGW

Is it also possible to do that trigger-improvement trick on the Crosman/Benjamin HB22 pistol?

the spring in my gun just broke... where can i find a replacement? its an old crosman storm xt

@atvkilla1 It makes the pull lighter (less resistance) and much smoother. It is still way too long. The only way to address that is to drop in a replacement trigger. Cheers! Rick

Will WD 40 specialist silicone hurt my nitrogen piston break barrel air air rifle

hey Rick does this instruction works for a crosman titan nitro ? many thanks in advance

Hey Rick do you have or can you make a video about care and cleaning gas ram guns in particular. I know on the spring guns you have to lube the spring and the compression chamber is it really same with gas piston?

@AirGunWeb

7 жыл бұрын

I need to do something.. possibly next year as part of AGWTV. Cheers AGW

thanks i need to replace the seals in my crosman nitro venom

can you do a video about taking apart the gamo big cat 1200

Is this the same gun basically as a Benjamin prowler?

I find it easy to put the trigger back in by holding the sear up and pulling the trigger so that the sear goes all the way up and holding it there with a small rubber band then once its on just remove the rubber band, and with a springer you shouldn't break the barrel open when the stock is off because it can bend your piston then that will break your spring, i'm guessing that dent doesn't make a difference with a nitro piston because it doesn't ride along the inside of the piston

im planning to get a gamo hornet,.,,, but i cant find any good reviews on youtube, do you guys have that rifle around? maybe do a review video?

2 to 3 thousand.. You don't need to do it often.. right when you get it (if you don't mind voiding your warranty) is not a bad idea.. it will help the gun last longer overall. Or if you like, shoot it stock until the warranty has expired and then rebuild it and go ahead and replace the piston seal while you have it apart. Cheers Rick

Rick... My np xl has a plate on that back that needs to be unscrewed

My jim shocky steel eagle has lost over half its power n when broke open its very loose n easy to cock.... What can i do to fix it???

Just got my son a.air rifle to teach him some gun safety about how long will it last before I'd have to replace the seals

I’ve gone twice to repair my rifle and both times it was messed up .... I was unsatisfied with the service . This was about 4 5 years ago still have it and still wanna fix it /:

i had the xl for a year. an its shooting very very bad. i cleaned the barrel an it still shoots bad? help

is your trigger still messed up? What gun is it on?

Very nice. I have been behind on your posts. I need a little help. I have an older Phantom that lost compression. So, since I got it at a steal (it was used), I now want to convert it to a nitro piston. I think that would be a one off rifle. Please help and advise. Also, how do I go about making a compressor like yours or would you mind selling me one? Thanks for the posts...please keep them coming.

@weldrene It all depends on the gun. Some guns do it better than others for sure. Generally speaking, the more you spend on the gun, the better it will shoot and the longer it will shoot accurately. There are "tricks" that you can do to make a less expensive gun shoot better, but once you are done, you might as well have spent the money on the better gun in the beginning. Cheers Rick

@coyotehunter118 Thanks for the kind words! Rick

Rick, I would love to buy one of your spring compressors. How do I order one and how much are they?

Do you think I could improve the performance of a break barrel by chrome plating the ID of the cylinder and using a harder piston seal?

@AirGunWeb

9 жыл бұрын

Not really.. you actually want to cross hatch the ID so that the grease works optimally. Not sure on the hardness of the piston seal. If you want more power, accuracy, and ease of shooting, move to PCPs. You'll save yourself a lot of time, money and frustration. Cheers AGW

Once you rebuild the gun there is no need to use the rmcoil. I generally discourage putting anything in the compression chamber. Cheers Rick

Good video, but beyond my capabilities. I have this gun but after only a little over 100 shots its blown the compression tube. My nearest Crosman authorized repair center wants $150 to repair it (IF he can get the parts from Crosman :/) For that price Id rather just buy a new (read: different) gun. The gun will fire but accuracy and velocity have significantly diminished. Is there a way for you to repair it for a reasonable price? BTW, its out of warranty. Thank you.

@banananarchy It is a different trigger mechanism.. but my guess is that there are 3rd party tricks that will help greatly. There are a ton for the 2240 and like pistols. Rick

@Northernredneck125 Thank you.. I'd love to do just that. I do have to weigh the liability issues.. which is what's holding me back right now. I think it is a great design that has handled everything that I've thrown at it so far from these simple gas ram guns to something like the Falcon Hunter with a massive spring. I believe it is a winner.. It is a capital thing. Thanks for the kind words. Rick

WHERE CAN I BUY PARTS FOR MY CROSMAN PHANTOM HUNTER NITRO? everywhere I look they do not carry the parts for it. My son shot maybe 30 pellets thru it, then he leaned it against the wall... it slid down and dropped to the floor. Now its air pressure is not strong enough to shoot the pellets out of the barrel.

@AirGunWeb

5 жыл бұрын

did you call crosman directly? Cheers AGW

Have you tried contacting the manufacturer of the rifle to see if they have customer suppport? Cheers, AGW

Yep, same process. ~Cheers, Rick.

the cylinder should be polish until that area is smooth ,i guess its the port ? i do this to my airsoft guns also ,it makes the piston seal last longer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nice work rick great video but while you have you dremmel out why not break the sharp edge in the slot where the linkage runs it would be sliding a lot smoother. and get a replacment seal before you do a video and call it a re-build thanks

If is is under a year, then get with Crosman. If it has been after a year, they may have a repair center that they can recommend. Cheers Rick

hi rick i sent my tx200 tout for a tune up it is geting a vortex mainspring and piston seal i like to know what you think of vortex and ther tune up kits

@AirGunWeb

9 жыл бұрын

Vortek kits only ever seem to improve guns that I've used them with. I would imagine the same to be true with their kit for the TX200. Cheers! AGW

Rick can you tell me what brake barrel shut I get in 22 I want something accurate at 25 or 30 yard

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720

7 жыл бұрын

Luis Vazquez + Seeing nobody has replied, may I suggest the Benjamin Prowler in .22?. Accurate. Does everything right. Be sure to include a good scope.

The TX200 would be a good one.. I did my R9 recently.. that was a nail biter for sure.. one thing to create a pile of parts from a $100 gun.. another thing completely to do so with a $400 or $600 gun. Rick