I hope this post is in the correct forum.
I've read where the Crosman Storm XT is a chinese clone of a gamo something or other, which in turn is a copy of a b-19 or something like that.
Anyway, it says crosman on box and on the gun, so to me its a crosman.
I took my storm apart today and removed the trigger, and spring, and top hat.
I didn't take the piston out yet because there are alot of burs and sharp edges on the inside of the slots of the pump tube and I don't want to damage the seal.
Anyway, I've read alot on tunes lately and they all speak of tar or grease or lube which is put on the moving parts before putting the gun back togther.
Well when I opened my factory storm up, it has what looks like 40wt or maybe at the most 50wt oil on the spring and moving parts.
Not very sticky at all, and now I know why oil kept oozing out onto the stock from both ends of the pump tube after I had shot it for a while.
And the spring was really rough on both ends.
It wasn't smooth or sanded. And it had already started to make a tiny wear mark or groove around the base of the rear alignment shaft.
I took it all apart and wiped all the oil off.
Then started sanding and polishing all the rough spots I could feel or see.
Has anyone here ever put in a flyingdragon tune kit with the new spring and all new tophat and stuff?
He also has a needle thrust bearing that fits between the tophat and the inside of the piston to I assume help with spring torque.
I'm curious if all that stuff made a really noticeable difference??
If my factory seal is good and not cut or damaged, won't just polishing and smoothing out all the moving parts help make my gun shoot smoother?
What should I use for lube when I put it back together?
More 40wt oil??
I like this gun, it shoots better and more accurate than any other spring I've ever tried to shoot.
And its a piece of cake to work on.
I took it apart with a cabinet builders adjustable pipe clamp.
I want to do all I can do to make it the best it can be.
Thanks
Ray