PCP S510 Fixing issues and voiding my warranty 😁

[Pumacarl]

And to be “Clear” was there ever a time you opened up a new Airgun to “check on it” that you did not work on it? .

I hope you realize that I’m just giving you a hard time. I truly appreciate all your help and encouragement .

Personally, I have to do it this way if I do not have a good baseline I will end up screwing around with it until I eventually break it or get mad and destroy it having lost all measure of objectivity.

Please recall my thread about my BSA meteor super. What helped me to not take further drastic measures after everything I went through including replacing the barrel (twice) that I destroyed (1) was using HAMs review.

After polishing the new barrel several times until I achieve results that ultimately exceeded their testing did I stop.

I have subsequently left that airgun alone with the feeling that I have made it as good as I can.

You know, I think this discussion has run its course, and I was going to leave it at that, but you did get me thinking about if I ever left a gun alone. The answer is springers yes, pcp's no, firearms yes. I didn't work on my FWB124's for over 20 years, or my Diana 6M pistol when I had it. I have been working on the 124's for the past 20 years though because they needed work. I also never actually modified anything on my Paradigm, just installed different plenums, that's not really work per-se. I cut the muzzlebrake off the Vectis, but I never worked on the gun itself either. So my most expensive, and cheapest, were actually good to go mechanically, all the middle ones got major surgery. This discussion would make for a good thread.

 

[jps2486]

If it's still under warranty, why didn't you return it to Air Venturi and let them repair it?

 

[Hoppalong Doc]

I have found Air Venturi quite accomodating in thei honoring Air Arm's "limited life-time" warranty. My Air Arms TX200 has visited Air Venturi three times in 5 years. The first time was when, after the first year, I decided to put a Vortek PG4 SHO tune kit in my rifle. Not to get off on tangent here, but suffice it to say that after hour's of cleaning, lubricating and installing, I dropped the trigger while compressing the main-spring, and itsy- bitsy pins and springs exploded all over my wife's kitchen, never to be found to this day. Air Venturi , when they stopped laughing, charged me a nominal $50 to properly re-assemmble my precious TX. This past winter, the cocking lever bent/bowed and refused to cock any further. This, Air Venturi repaired without charge. When it was returned, the safety wouldn't engage. Upon return, they quickly fixed and returned the rifle again. Air Venturi's warranty policy was explained to me as if is something was damaged as a direct result of the custoner's attempt to change or repair the gun, the warranty was voided. However, if a part was damaged that was unrelated to an attempt by the customer's repair efforts, the warranty was still valid. Worn parts, such as mainsprings and seals are covered by warranty only for the first year of use. Clear as mud? I hope not, Orv.

 

[FL22]

If it's still under warranty, why didn't you return it to Air Venturi and let them repair it?

Polishing the barrel voids the warranty as that is an alteration, I mean it’s a technicality and I seriously doubt they could look at it and tell.

I did find a couple of broken O-rings one I don’t see how I could have done it and the other it is possible when I removed the barrel it sliced.

To be quite honest, I have not been that happy with this rifle for a long time, but now that I’ve polished the barrel and done this work I feel better about it.

If you look this thread, you can see the improvements that were made in the end. Note that after I found the O-rings faulty, I did retest everything before I polished the barrel.

Others 30 shot groups @ 50y

Jan 1, 2025

So a little backstory first, because I’m sure some have questions.

I don’t know if any of you have ever just set a target and just continue to shoot a paper target repetitively in the same place just to see what happens to the group size.

How long can I keep it under a dime, nickel and quarter. How big will the group get?

I do that all the time just for fun, usually after an unwanted flyer then I gotta keep it under a nickel and so forth.

So we have this thread I’ll post a link, where one of our members posted a video from a pb ammo manufacturer that to me were challenging the...

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[Centerfire]

I think I may have found the culprit fun part will be trying to fix it. I kept wondering where are the O-ring shavings going so it looks to me like where the grub screw threads into the block there must be a burr, this will require a delicate touch.

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FL22, since I read about your situation 20/20 hindsight took over for me. I would be curious to know the thead size of the offending grub screw. I would then see if I could get one made of brass about 1/2" longer to use as a dummy. IE take out the factory grub screw and install the new and improved brass extended grub screw with the tip end changed (ground down flat or concave) to be the best for removing/installing this o-ring.
The new grub screw head could be marked for rotation clocking. Just my 2 cents worth.
Centerfire

 

[FL22]

FL22, since I read about your situation 20/20 hindsight took over for me. I would be curious to know the thead size of the offending grub screw. I would then see if I could get one made of brass about 1/2" longer to use as a dummy. IE take out the factory grub screw and install the new and improved brass extended grub screw with the tip end changed (ground down flat or concave) to be the best for removing/installing this o-ring.
The new grub screw head could be marked for rotation clocking. Just my 2 cents worth.
Centerfire

I had to reread the thread, I’ve had an adult beverage or two since then lol. But yes that sounds like a good idea if I have to tear it down again .