Post by Who? on Aug 3, 2019 8:36:03 GMT
Operator error has revealed a characteristic in the design of my air rifle.
A case of the classic observation “we can design it to be foolproof, but not idiotproof”!
While using a magazine, I inadvertently left the bolt in the fully retracted position before pulling the trigger. Embarrassingly I’ve done this many times before! but this time it caused a problem. Don’t know about the design of other pcp rifles, but with my rifle the blast of compressed air blew the pellet backwards towards the hole in the breech block (through which the probe retracts). The diameter of this hole is marginally larger than the size of a pellet, but this time everything aligned and the pellet passed through the hole into the breech and stopped the probe/bolt from moving.
Is there a pcp rifle that cannot be fired if the bolt/lever hasn’t been closed?
A case of the classic observation “we can design it to be foolproof, but not idiotproof”!
While using a magazine, I inadvertently left the bolt in the fully retracted position before pulling the trigger. Embarrassingly I’ve done this many times before! but this time it caused a problem. Don’t know about the design of other pcp rifles, but with my rifle the blast of compressed air blew the pellet backwards towards the hole in the breech block (through which the probe retracts). The diameter of this hole is marginally larger than the size of a pellet, but this time everything aligned and the pellet passed through the hole into the breech and stopped the probe/bolt from moving.
Is there a pcp rifle that cannot be fired if the bolt/lever hasn’t been closed?
