Pro Target Advice - Seal Kit

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Thanks for the advice guys... Looking into the options - the gun isn't mine... It's a mates and we need an o ring seal kit prior to it being taken apart - the service is being carried out by another friend, who will need to have all the o rings at hand to carry out the work.

Cheers

Colin

[Abbridale]

Colin
Would it not be worth contacting air arms direct http://www.air-arms.co.uk/ to see if they would provide you with a service kit, a word of caution though I believe that a special tool is required to enable the regulator to be taken apart.
Dave

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Colin
Would it not be worth contacting air arms direct http://www.air-arms.co.uk/ to see if they would provide you with a service kit, a word of caution though I believe that a special tool is required to enable the regulator to be taken apart.
Dave

Hi Dave...

Airarms have been contacted by email and they state that they no longer hold a service kit or carry out any servicing directly to the pro target. Its made me think that i will never buy another AA gun again if they do not support servicing directly or even supply service kits on a gun that is still used by thousands of shooters... very disappointed! I believe there are still third parties that service these guns, but like i said in one of my previous posts, the gun is going to be serviced by a friend, who is also a retired gunsmith, so if its going to be serviced by any third party, it would be him, rather than a stranger!
Obviously if AA had still carried out servicing themselves, then that would have been an option.
So we are only looking for a complete O-ring Service Kit for the Pro-Target - All the other advice is fully understood and appreciated, but we are ok for the servicing part - just the kit required...

Thanks again for all the advice!!

Cheers

Colin

[Abbridale]

Hi Colin
Sorry, I didn't realise that you had already been in contact with AA, I can't believe that they will no longer be providing any support for the pro target especially when you consider how many times the regulator seals go. I also own a pro target which once again is in need of new seals so I would be very interested to see how you get on with sourcing the new oil rings. Can you give me further info on the tool you are going to use to disassemble the reg as I would love to service this unit myself especially as air arms are now sticking their figures up to all existing pro target owners..not good!
All the best
Dave

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Hi Colin
Sorry, I didn't realise that you had already been in contact with AA, I can't believe that they will no longer be providing any support for the pro target especially when you consider how many times the regulator seals go. I also own a pro target which once again is in need of new seals so I would be very interested to see how you get on with sourcing the new oil rings. Can you give me further info on the tool you are going to use to disassemble the reg as I would love to service this unit myself especially as air arms are now sticking their figures up to all existing pro target owners..not good!
All the best
Dave

Hi Dave...
I'll be glad to pass any info on to you that i can, but I am not the one carrying out the service. I am not aware of which seals have gone in the pro target, and i do not know which reg tool our friend, retired gunsmith uses to service the reg (if the seals have gone on it)... I know there are a few reg tools available on other sites... have you also tried Julian on the AA Owner Website? Link is above... (as per bobt)

Regards...

Colin

[zooma]

I am reading this thread with dismay.

What on earth are Air Arms thinking about?

How much of a problem would it be for them to chuck a few O rings of the correct size into a small zip pack for their customers to buy when they need to service their rifles?

If they can't be bothered with some simple O rings - what chance is there of buying spare parts when they are needed.

They will not have forgotten the sizes of O rings they used ( they probably still use them on their current production) so this is just the worst example of customer service and support that I have ever heard from a British company that ( at the moment) is enjoying good sales.

If this genuinely is their attitude towards their products and their customers then they as a manufacturer are not worth supporting.

Lets hope they get smart quickly!

I like their products, but if this is the way they are going to disregard their customers then I will not be buying anything from them again and could not in all honesty suggest anyone else does either.

[fredyninefingers]

There are some very good gun servicers who dabble with protarget and would be more than happy to provide sizes etc of orings,contact John ostler,Davy penman etc....is there any difference with ev2?