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from: LARRY DURHAM
date: 1998-02-19 22:04:00
subject: Re: R1/Team Magnumitis

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Bob,
You are doing Tim and Ivan a big disservice by mixing notes between "
Lazaglide" and "Lazerize", as they are much different!
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Hamilton, Robert E,, Dmdcwest wrote:
> Hi Bruce:
>     Beeman Laserization chronic dieseling problems.....so, someone other
> than me had problems with LaserLube?   Yes, like still dieseling after
> over 1,000 pells.   When I had Paul Watts remove  the Beeman kit, the
> Laser mainstring was bent out of line about 1/3 inch or so at one end.
>     Cocking a max of 5 minutes not something to worry about?   Well,
> Bruce, I'm pretty cheap and I can not believe that minumizing the time
> the mainspring is compressed doesn't increase the spring lifespan.
> Also, I hunt with a pell in the chamber and the airarm uncocked.   When
> it is time to shoot, I cock.   If the shot doesn't get taken, I uncock.
> I don't carry a cocked airarm in the field, etc for more than 5 minutes
> before uncocking it.   Seems common sense.   Maybe carrying around
> cocked all the time will still give one say, maybe five years of full
> power, but I'd rather minumize the cocked state and have say, tten years
> of full power.   But then again, my wife says I'm cheap.   I was,
> however, NRA instructor trained when young and taught to never rely on a
> safety never failing.   Consequently, if my airarm is uncocked, then I
> don't have to rely on the safety.   My companions won't feel nervous if
> they take the lead, etc.....so there are some compensating factors.    I
> am glad, however, that mainsprings are so durable.
> Robert Hamilton
>  ----------
> From: bruce.perathaner@airgunhq.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list AIRGUN.LIST
> Subject: RE: R1/Team Magnumitis
> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 10:10PM
>
> Subject: RE: R1/Team Magnumitis
>
> But if Tim H>McMurray personally installs a Venomac Lazaglide
> kit.....and
> you treat H>it gently (lube as instructed & don't keep it cocked for
> more
> than about H>5 minutes at a time),
>
> Why would you think that leaving it cocked for more that 5 minutes would
> cause any problem?  I'm  hoping this "Urban Legend" will die off some
> day!
>
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>  (Hamilton, Robert E,, Dmdcwest)
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