one more question, then ill shut up.

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whatthehellamidoing
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Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:10 pm

so i tried to fire my gun at 25 psi, and it wouldnt fire. is there a minimum pressure that it takes to fire a coaxial piston gun?


if you guys couldn't tell by my username, and all of my questions, this is my first time building a pneumatic gun, and i do not know too much about the whole piston dealey.

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Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:14 pm

perhaps if your piston was too heavy?
try it at higher pressure, i usually start testing at 60 - 80 psi
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Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:17 pm

ok ill let the JBweld set up overnight, then start testing it at higher pressures in the morning.
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Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:49 am

Well if its not working at low pressure maybe the air is just leaking throught the equilization hole so try the higher pressure and go from there.
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Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:34 am

Turn the gun barrel down so the piston is against the barrel, then hold it there and pressurize it.
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Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:42 pm

whatthehellamidoing wrote:is there a minimum pressure that it takes to fire a coaxial piston gun?
there is, it depends on the spring behind the piston, the pressure must more than the spring
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