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hi just bought a secondhand fx independence the pressure gauge was reading nothing and i dont have a bottle so i thought i would use the pump lever on the gun to pump it up this didnt work when i pumped the lever i could hear and feel air escaping  out of the end of the barrel, the last airgun i had was a break barrel bsa in 1974 so can anyone give me advise on what could be the problem please! 

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10 hours ago, hankook1 said:

hi just bought a secondhand fx independence the pressure gauge was reading nothing and i dont have a bottle so i thought i would use the pump lever on the gun to pump it up this didnt work when i pumped the lever i could hear and feel air escaping  out of the end of the barrel, the last airgun i had was a break barrel bsa in 1974 so can anyone give me advise on what could be the problem please! 

hello, i am not sure but you may need to fill with bottle first and use the rifle pump system to top up, did you buy local or ? i have been looking at these a while now as i like the idea of the self filling system, these are a fairly new rifles to FX, i would give ASI the importers an email or call simon the gunsmith, i like FX rifles now having a MK 1 VERMY in 22 for ratting  

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Depends how long the gun has had no air in it, pcp do not like being completely empty. You need to try to fill on a dive bottle first, this will put the air in more quickly than the manual lever on the gun. That lever is really just for topping up the air. If a dive bottle does not fill then you have some seals gone. A good gun shop should be able to sort this for you.

chris

 

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hello oldypigeonpopper i was thinking the same maybe i should take it to a local rifle club and try filling it with a bottle first, although i don't understand why every time i pump the lever the air come out of the barrel muzzle and don't stay in the reservoir ? 

thanks chris i will try the dive bottle at a local rifle club why do you think the air was coming out of the barrel muzzle every time i pumped it ? 

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