blasterjudd Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hi all you Rapid users Just got a really nice rapid 7 today and after shooting it for a day I went to dry fire the gun and it made a big Woosh and discharged the buddy bottle! My friend thinks the buddy was not fully tightened up on the gun by previous owner when refilling ? Thoughts and comments greatly received as I just got the gun today and am new to Rapids! Gun shoots very nicely though just gotta refill bottle now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunners Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Perhaps you need a service kit from swift on here that may solve you problem!! :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Who's that?? Not heard of him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Holt Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Hiya, sounds like the buddy bottle was not tightened up and the air escaped past the "O" ring or if the air was discharge out the barrel the it's likely to be the valve stem thats went esp if anyone has been playing about with the springs in it. have a look on http://www.theoben-rapid.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=home and yowillil get all the help you need including parts. Edited January 22, 2012 by Davy Holt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosmith Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 sounds to me that air presure was low and valve knocked open ans realesded all the air lots of pcps do this here is my mk2, black thing on back of scope is for my nv addon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Cheers Boys will see what happens on a refill?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 The same thing happened to me earlier in the week.I had dry fired it,but rather than a big whoosh,there was a slow,steady leak.Thought I'd blown a seal,but when I refilled the bottle the leak had stopped.No problems since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 All sorted no problem with the gun must have been a loose connection from when charged in shop My moneys on the bottle not being fully screwed on when charged in the shop? Now off to get a probe for this gun so I can do it myself from now on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner11 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Did it make a big 'woosh' and blow when you were disconnecting the buddy bottle? if so when you disconnect it you must shoot it around 8 times then slowly turn it around one full turn then repeat the process firing and turning until you finally fire it then you will here the air finally blow then you can turn it straight off, hope this helps Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Gunner11 The gun lost air when I dry fired it at the end of shooting I was not disconnecting the bottle at all. It whooshed with air and I felt the bottle was loose after that. I just bought the gun and the shop had fitted a new fully charged bottle so my thoughts are they had not screwed it on properly? The B-----s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner11 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Gunner11 The gun lost air when I dry fired it at the end of shooting I was not disconnecting the bottle at all. It whooshed with air and I felt the bottle was loose after that. I just bought the gun and the shop had fitted a new fully charged bottle so my thoughts are they had not screwed it on properly? The B-----s Ahh i see that was probably the problem, hope you get things sorted regards, Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 All seems good now cheers buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosmith Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 as in my above post lads, air wont just woosh down barrel for bottle not being on properly!! when you take bottle off it will relase air around seal.oring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Oh yes it can if the bottle is not securely fitted! Common issue with pcps I'm told particularly buddy bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosmith Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Oh yes it can if the bottle is not securely fitted! Common issue with pcps I'm told particularly buddy bottles. if this was to happen it would happend every time i take off and put on my bottle !!! but never has done on any my 4rapids and 2 s10's i must just be lucky i suppose, wheere in essex are you pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1951 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 if the bottle is not screwed on tight how can the air leak from the barrel it would slowly leak from the seal on bottle . That is like saying when i turn of the hose pipe in the garden the bog flushes rofl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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