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    How long should an HW break barrel breech seal last

    It seems that every few years I have to change the breech seal on my 80 because it loses fps and when I change them, they crumble is that normal?





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    Quote Originally Posted by Barryg View Post
    It seems that every few years I have to change the breech seal on my 80 because it loses fps and when I change them, they crumble is that normal?




    Not a springer expert but literally every couple of years doesn't sound right
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    Quote Originally Posted by MartynB View Post
    Not a springer expert but literally every couple of years doesn't sound right
    That's what I thought, the seals look OK until you start to remove them.

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    10 years min to crumble, probably more. They don't even harden for like 5 years. maybe it was left in the sun ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    10 years min to crumble, probably more. They don't even harden for like 5 years. maybe it was left in the sun ?
    That's two I have had now and not left in the sun

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    Looks like the one I took out of my 97, like old cheese it was.

    Replaced it with a Br1t Seal, did the piston seal too & saw a 2 ft/lb improvement. I wouldn't bother replacing seals with standard ones, after market ones are better.

    Why is the common abbreviation for British not allowed ?



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