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Subject: Pellet pistol update
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:37:25 -0500
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  When I heard air hissing from the bolt area when I pumped it up , I 
figured it was a worn seal on the pin in the valve assembly so I bought 
a new pin . Well , today I finally got to work on it (grand daughters 
came for a visit , brought their cold with them and I ain't been that 
sick in a long time so ...) and yes the seal was bad . Because there 
were nicks in the sealing surface inside the valve . Seeing as how new 
valve assemblies are around 40 bucks delivered , I decided to try to 
clean up that seat . Chucked it up in the lathe , put a 3/8" end mill in 
the tailstock chuck and made a super light cut , turning the chuck by 
hand and applying light pressure by hand .
   It worked ! I have about 5 or 6 different pellets to test , both for 
accuracy and velocity . I measured a few pellets of different brands and 
they vary ... I expect the larger ones will give both better velocity 
and accuracy .
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