Originally Posted by
macmerc
I’m still undecided about changing piston seal from the current PTFE to a parachute seal which I have ordered again after messing up the last new seal by oversizing !
but the parachute seal from new was such a tight fit was a job to get it into the cylinder, should I just push it in without sizing ? and let it bed in naturally? or do I stick with the original PTFE and buffer which seems to work okay at the moment.
size the parachute seal, but easy does it - it will wear in qickly immediately post sizing, much faster than an unsized seal would. So go for a tight but not stupidly tight fit this time.
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.