Can you dry fire a Benjamin air rifle?

You should never ever dry fire a gas or spring piston air gun. The violent piston impact with no resistance could absolutely damage it.

What happens when you dry fire a pellet gun?

If an airgun can be dry-fired safely, it will say so in the owner’s manual. At the very least, you’re wasting gas or air when you do, unless the gun has a dry-fire feature. Don’t dry-fire most springers! Spring-piston guns are the ones most likely to be damaged by dry-firing.

Can you leave a pellet gun loaded?

There are no requirements to leave it loaded but you can leave it loaded as long as you want. Leaving it loaded causes no damage. Unloading it (by shooting it) is usually when something gets damaged.

How long can you leave a spring air rifle cocked?

With as much as a 6\% loss of velocity after just 4 weeks. The longer the air rifle is left cocked, the more damage the spring will undergo. For instance after 12 weeks there can be up to a 27\% loss of velocity, which is a quarter of the original power of your air rifle!

Do you have to refill Nitro piston?

The sealed nitro cylinder is a part of the rifle and never needs to be replaced or refilled. The single pump compresses nitrogen, instead of air or a spring as in most air rifles, and acts as a spring to propel the pellet. The nitrogen piston compresses when you “break” the barrel to load.

How long can you leave a nitro piston pellet gun cocked?

You can leave them cocked for as long as you like. Nothing wears out. The seals don’t wear. Recently I serviced gun number 25 from 1982, and it was the first time it had been serviced since it had been manufactured.

How long does a Nitro piston Air Rifle last?

Nothing here affects its life. That’s why the life-cycle of an average spring gun is only 5000 shots while the nitro piston can easily get 10,000 shots before it loses power.

Can you dry fire a nitro piston air gun?

Dry firing PCP or CO2 air rifles will usually be completely safe, as there isn’t a piston to worry about. This is very unlikely to cause any damage, and any good manufacturer of PCP or CO2 air rifles that would be damaged through dry firing would make it very clear in the owner’s manual.

Does leaving an air rifle cocked weaken the spring?

Well, if you do leave the air rifle cocked for a long time, the spring will weaken. With as much as a 6\% loss of velocity after just 4 weeks. The longer the air rifle is left cocked, the more damage the spring will undergo.

How long do Nitro pistons last?

“A life of 5,000 shots is probably a good rule for estimating spring life in an average spring-piston powerplant. The life of a Nitro Piston powerplant is easily twice that, and at the end of that time, it will shoot close to the original numbers. It’s either working completely fine, or it’s not working at all.”

Is Nitro piston better than spring?

Third, a nitro piston gun fires 55 \% faster than a coiled spring gun and 15\% faster than a simple gas piston. And a faster lock time means better accuracy.