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The user manual for my new rifle contains the following information:

Explosion danger from oiled air entry valve and thread.

The air entry valve and thread on the compressed air cylinder should only be lightly greased using genuine ANSCHÜTZ grease (special grease 4425, Item No.: 001489).

The rifle came with a tube of said magic lubricating compound - which I suspect is a non-petroleum, silicon based material.

I have no issues about lubricating the threads which attach the air cylinder to the rifle. However, I am unclear what I am supposed to lubricate on the "air entry valve." There is a valve built into the end of the air cylinder which is not really accessible to lubricate. The parts diagram shows a valve buried down in the bowels of the rifle. This valve contains an O ring which might require lubrication. Without taking the rifle and valve apart I am not clear on how this would be lubricated.

Can anyone provide some guidance?

TIA,

Ken

Put a SMALL smidgen of lube around the hole in the end of the cylinder ... I mean small.
Then as you screw the cylinder onto the gun that lube on the inside of the lip will grease the o-ring

taylorkh wrote:The rifle came with a tube of said magic lubricating compound - which I suspect is a non-petroleum, silicon based material.

It's the same stuff as the FWB "special grease". I would suggest the same procedure that jhmartin had mentioned. The excess grease will be carried inside and will also lube the internal seals.

Thanks for the replies. I noticed that the threads on the cylinder are reasonably lubed after initially fitting it to the rifle and then removing it. Lube in the rifle from the factory no doubt. I will shoot a couple of cylinders of air and then try applying a SMALL amount of lube in the opening on the end of the cylinder as recommended.

Thanks again,

Ken