Reply With QuoteNot a definitive answer but when I fettled my early Supersport about three years ago the standard seal (age of seal unknown) looked fine so I just re-used it. Still very consistent and makes power very easily.
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bit of lockdown boredom, I was wondering if anyone has experience with different parachute seals for the likes of BSA supersport\ superstar etc so far I have seen standard red or black ones from Knibbs\ chambers etc, the fancy red Aussie via e-bay, PTFE ones from Terry Robb and the green ones from Vmach. Any valuable input welcome.
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Not a definitive answer but when I fettled my early Supersport about three years ago the standard seal (age of seal unknown) looked fine so I just re-used it. Still very consistent and makes power very easily.
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Original seals can be a bit loose, but work in guns were they seal well.
Knibbs' seal is oversize, and can be fit to your specific cylinder.
JM/ARH makes a seal that works good, but is not as large as the Knibbs' seal, so cant be fit to oversize cylinders.
Haven't tried the aussie seal.
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I always thought these were o rings.
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I picked up a V-mach green seal a couple a years ago for my old supersport / lightning, far better quality over the std seal. But the output was just about the same as the std seal
However i've only put 20 shots through it over the chrono, needs running really
Cheers
Daryl
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Mercurys and later Airsporters have 28mm O-rings.Originally Posted by jjjohn
I always thought these were o rings.
Supersports, Lightnings, Superstars and Goldstars have 29mm FWB-style Parachute seals.
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I always thought these were o rings.
That's the airsporter and mercury had O rings
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Theirs nothing better than the standard bsa seal they are good quality give good performance and last years.
Dave.
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where can you get the JM/ ARH seal from?
Zebedee
I believe that you would order directly from them in the 'States? Just Google up "Air Rifle Headquarters"; that should find them.
If you wanted to try the V-Mach seal, I believe Lyn Lewington (venoman on here) may have a stock of the V-Mach ones. I have V-Mach seals in a fair few of my Weihrauchs and they are excellent.
Standard BSA ones available from Chambers, Redbeck Shooting Supplies, Protek Supplies, your local, friendly RFD.....
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That would be Jim Maccarri
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com...age/251485.htm
Zebedee
Nice one re the link.
Looks like they're currently on special offer, too.
Not sure how the postage / duty works, having never ordered anything directly myself?
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It’s quite some time since I ordered anything from Jim, pretty sure most goes by standard post with most of any hold up being customs at our end.Nice one re the link.
Looks like they're currently on special offer, too.
Not sure how the postage / duty works, having never ordered anything directly myself?
Even better looking than a HW35
I ordered two about three years ago, I gave one to Jon (shed tuner) to try in his RB2 Airsporter, there is a thread about it on here, I intend to put the other one in my Supersport one day.
Pete
Far too many rifles to list now, all mainly British but the odd pesky foreigner has snuck in
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20 USD for international shipping, so just a seal is not very economic.Nice one re the link.
Looks like they're currently on special offer, too.
Not sure how the postage / duty works, having never ordered anything directly myself?
I put one of Knibbs' red seals into a friends Lightning a while back, worked well.
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