Roto-Breach Question

[Gauge85]

Hey I just got my Angel 1 yesterday and I am loving it so far. I put the Joy Settings in and adjusted the trigger and the thing is shooting great. I have a question though on the roto-breach. When I open it up with no air on the gun it won't stay locked closed. However, when I air the gun up and then open and close the breach it will stay. Is this supposed to happen? Also when I air it up sometimes air will leak out of the breach until I open and close it again.

[bigwilly01]

I think that is because you do not line up the bolt and the ram. If you open the breech and look into the top of the gun you will see the slot that the ram runs up and down in. you notice the slot in the ram. that is where the pin that sticks out of the bolt is supposed to set(inside the groove). If you open the breech with no air then the ram can and will slide forward when the gun is tilted forward. When this happens then the breech will not stay closed, as the bolt is what actually keeps the breech closed. when it is inserted into the ram properly and you turn the knob to lock it, then it pushes the ram forward about an 1/16-1/8 of an inch, thus pushing the bolt forward into the bore of the gun. this is what keeps the breech closed. when the ram is forward and you close the breech it does not do this and it will remain open. Your air leak is caused by the ram not being able to travel to its rearmost position. It is being held forward by the pin on the bolt.

solution in my opinion. always tilt the marker to the rear when you are closing the breech.

[RickA4]

True it happens on my G7. but the hammer doesn't move freely. it just needs to line up properly to close completely