Shooting & Country TV | Gary Chillingworth | Air Arms Tx200 Strip & Lube with O-rings & Breech seal

[@garychillingworth]

You chaps asked for a strip down video, I hope you enjoy it and feel free to share.

[@r123brown]

Gary. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I’m a serious springer and your vids are my source of knowledge I need to optimize my air rifles.

[@alexlinsday3798]

how often do you strip down and clean? also what do you do when you notice the power drop on the rifle

[@garychillingworth]

@@alexlinsday3798 Hi Alex, I regularly test shooting paper at 30 yards. If I can't get a ragged single hole group, I strip and clean. If the power drops, I check the seals, spring for damage and possibly add a power washer.

[@alexlinsday3798]

@@garychillingworth​​⁠excellent also another question I have is regarding the reticles…. How can you convert distance needing to move the pellet on a target in relation to the MILS markers on my scope

[@redauwg911]

@@alexlinsday3798 Height of Target in inches (divided by 36) x 1000, divided by the number of mils

[@ianyanto123]

Amazing tutorial, thankyou so much for posting, i'm refurbing my TX and this tutorial has helped me no end. Cheers.

[@radekautomatyk5172]

Thanks a lot for such a nice guide. I don't comment the things I see on KZbin but this is worth an exception. I watched several videos on TX200, as I was interested in doing some modifications in my Pro Sport rifle and I have to admit that this was the only guide that was useful. Looks like one man that has a nice hobby is trying to help others sharing the same hobby. Thank you for that. What was also really nice (apart with the funny part with the tea), that you used this wood and plastic to prevent any scratches. The only thing I would do different would be to remove the scope. I have a Vortex scope and it was damaged once so I'm extra carefull with such things right now.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Cheers Radek, that's is my plan. I want to pass on the knowledge that I have been given to those who need it. Take care - Gary

[@garrysmith6592]

Great vid thanks, I have just bought a mk11 for my remote finca in Spain, now a real doddle to strip and rebuild, thanks again Garry

[@ModernArcher262]

Fantastic video! Appreciate the humor too 😏

[@foxtales4809]

New to the channel , sat down to watch this with a mug of Yorkshires best in hand . Lucky or what ? Few !

[@garychillingworth]

Good man, you may have a biscuit 👍

[@AK-ky3ou]

Very detailed, like how you show every bit like you’re talking to total newbie shooters.

[@BionicRusty]

Fantastic. 👏👏 I own a beautiful TX200HC and really appreciate this video. Thank you for posting. ❤️ And a vote for a bluing vid. 🙋🏻‍♂️ 🗳

[@iamthetinkerman]

I recommend using an o-ring pick for the o-rings!

[@pauljarvis7554]

Great video again Gary

[@BarnyDaddy]

Absolutely fantastic video. My TX200 has lost 100fps after 35,000 rounds. I suspect the piston seal is bad but with your video and a AA rebuild kit, I will attempt a rebuild…Thanks a lot..

[@garychillingworth]

How did it go?

[@muffinthepug2358]

Useful, thanks for taking the time to put this together

[@dutydruid9375]

Best strip down video I've seen by far. Would really like see a re bluing tutorial as this is something i need to do on my TX200 classic.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

It's coming, i promise. Gary

[@stevents1130]

Hi thanks for putting this video together. I would definitely be interested in seeing you re-blue your Air Arms. I am just about to have a go at doing this on my dads old side lever AA.

[@garychillingworth]

OK, I'll get it done, apparently the degrease is incredible important, even finger prints can ruin the finish.

[@stevents1130]

@@garychillingworth excellent thanks 👍

[@DavidHerridge-u6d]

Many thanks Gary, an excellent video which gave me the confidence to carry out a much needed service.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Glad it helped - Chilly

[@MisterBaker5]

Great vid. I just finished lubing the spring and piston on my MK3 and about the only thing I did differently was to lube the piston seal with Super Lube silicone grease. Cheers

[@brianthestovie]

Fantastic Video Gary, the TX is a fantastic quality springer i adore mine. I look forward to your gun blueing video

[@garychillingworth]

I'll do my best not to screw it up, but if I do, you will all see it. 😀

[@deanobenito]

Re blue please 🙏 really interested in how it’s done

[@neiledwards8931]

You could use what I use that being a piece of broom handle 12 inches then place a slot in the middle of one end around a 1 inch in depth so you can place your cleaning rag or paper into it hence you have a better depth of movement plus its much quicker to use plus it will reach the far end of the cylinder wall hope this is of real help : great video 👌👌👌👍

[@garychillingworth]

That's a cracking idea Neil.

[@alannorthdevonuk763]

Brilliant video, never watched a video like this before but I'll now appreciate what goes on under the bonnet of a rifle. I'm coming back to shooting after a 15-year break and looking around for a new air rifle, that's how I stumbled onto this video. I'm tending to favour the Weirhauch 95, bit expensive but my local and reliable gunshop has a nice second one on in stock. Owned the 97K but it was a bit heavy, had the Theoban Sorocco but could not get on with it and the old BSA Spitfire, probably my favorite rifle. The BSA Super 10 was OK in a clinical way but got fed up with all the faff of charging it up. Moved onto clay pigeon but still like air rifles. By coincidence, I was drinking a mug of Taylor's Yorkshire Tea at the time. Just finished the Cornish tea from down the road, they grow the stuff there, but I find it a bit delicate and I like a workman brew so I can taste the tea. So much poncy stuff about now. Be interesting to get along to Harrogate and visit Yorkshire's famous tea-growing fields, a trip for spring time, if winter ever comes. Cheers

[@garychillingworth]

I hope you all enjoy the next video, it's a fun one and I'm getting my full Spaghetti Weston on.

[@stevep9739]

One thing in the comments you've said the air cylinder doesn't move! It does the same as a 77 or 97. On the TX it has a delrin guide to run on so it could also be lubricated. Great video as usual. Best thing I ever did was teaching myself how to tune,mainly detune air rifles. You don't need fancy kits improving on what you have is much better. My tunes cost next to nothing but a bit of time and a few delrin washers I make from the delrin rod I had and a bit of moly job done!

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Very good repair video on the TX 200 Hc. Thanks. 😎👍🏻

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Thanks 👍

[@johnhouston6142]

Great video Gary, I haven't attempted stripping down my TX200, but im a bit more confident now in trying to do it 🤘👍👌 thanks for showing us the way its done.. 👌👍🤘

[@Happy-Me.]

Nice video. I have a Pro Sport but wish it was so easy to disassemble my HW97.

[@stuartbibby4415]

Good video mate, i would not put molly grease on the o rings, i would put sylicon base grease, on, dont put that molly on with your fingers mate its listed as carsnajenic, brush it on, very informative good thing with the tx its so easy to work on, plastic stylus will remove that clip without scratching the metal, thanks for posting

[@azotoriaz]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@richardmarriott-smith9517]

Great video. Very informative. I just bought a TX200 so this was really interesting to watch. Thank you.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Glad it was helpful! Gary

[@Happy-Me.]

Great video Gary. Very informative. I used this to service my TX200.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

How did it go? Gary

[@Happy-Me.]

@@ShootingCountryTV The gun has a raspy sound when cocking which I can't seem to locate but otherwise shoots superbly. I'll message you the latest figures from my chronograph. 😎

[@jimcook8513]

Great video Gary, thank you, I do like a drop of Earl Grey being a PCP shooter, however I do have a couple of springers which need some tlc so looking forward to the bluing vid

[@garychillingworth]

I'm hoping to film it in August, I have a week off and it's going to need a bit of set up.

[@johngriffiths3309]

Good man .. Yorkshire tea .. I like it 👍🏻

[@shaunwild8797]

Thank you very much for this Sir. Brilliant video and very well explained.

[@garychillingworth]

You are very welcome, I'm going to do the same for a HW98 in the future.

[@shaunwild8797]

@@garychillingworth I have a HW57 that needs stripping down and having a good look at. I can't find much on it as it's not a very popular air rifle. No chance of doing one of those in the future. 😁😏

[@garychillingworth]

@@shaunwild8797 luckily the 98 and the 57 have the same internals 😀

[@shaunwild8797]

@@garychillingworth Brilliant Mr Chillingworth. 😀 Would I need to make a spring compressor for a HW57.?

[@garychillingworth]

@@shaunwild8797 I don't know, leave it with me and I'll do some research.

[@krisdabrowski7482]

Gary thank you so much, a pleasure to watch and very intuitive. A video on bluing would be fantastic too. Whilst asking, any similar strip downs on the Air Arms Pro Sport (or is that similar) or Weihrauch HW97K would too be appreciated, but fully understand if not possible. Oh and an garden bamboo stick wrapped in kitchen paper is what I used. On your strip down, I installed on my TX200HC the basic TBT drop in kit “This Tuning Kit comprises of a delrin spring guide with a long 2 part top hat, slip washer and 2 preload washers.”. I also highly polished both ends of the springs to a near glass look finish. Is this something you optionally recommend to be done or is it better to change the piston and compression tube to a Tony Leach 22mm one? Also if changing to a Tony Leach 22mm piston and compression tube, does the spring, spring guide top hat and washers need changing? Finally and thank you for mentioning the chronograph. Certainly after a clean or change of any mechanical bits it’s worth checking the power output as ultimately it’s one’s responsibility to keep within legal limits. So on that note could you do a session on the importance of using a chronograph. I use an FX air guns one and it’s fairly simplistic. Thanks again, always a pleasure. 👍

[@garychillingworth]

Hi Kris, the internals of the TX and the Prosport are the same. The only difference is the removal of the cooking lever is different, but very simple. I am going to make a video on the HW98, with a full strip and lube and an installation of a TBT drop in kit and spring. I will try and get a 97. Completely agree about polishing the ends of the springs. One I have done the basic videos, I'm going to do one on polishing, where we will look at springs and sears in the trigger. I am very happy with my 22mm piston, but my older tx runs regular internals. Both are great and accurate. I have tbt spring guide and top hat with my 22mm piston. Chrono video coming soon. Hope that helps. Gary

[@krisdabrowski7482]

@@garychillingworth cheers Gary for such a quick response. Further to what you’ve written I’m now uber excited and can’t wait for your upcoming videos. I really can’t thank you enough. Top fella! 👍

[@Herr_Krol]

Awesome thanks Gary, I now feel confident to give that a go. Do you have a video on strip down on AA Pro sport? Ta

[@ShootingCountryTV]

I'm affraid not, but they are 90% the same

[@marcinnoga2523]

thx a lot for this video , that huge help for me :)

[@darz3]

Thanks Gary

[@chrisgroves493]

Would Sainsbury's breakfast tea do? Great video thanks

[@garychillingworth]

Never :-)

[@douglaswilson3978]

Good stuff Captain ❤❤

[@TheSwellshark]

Thanks Chilly. How often do you strip. Coming from the dark side to springers 😊

[@garychillingworth]

I run Krytox which burns out quickly, so for me every 300 pellets. With molly or stp/zx1 then around every 10 tins

[@TX200MK2]

Looking forward to the blueing vid gary ! Had my MK2 since 1994 and it's looking a bit tatty, though no rust. Are you going to blue it yourself or visit a workshop ?

[@garychillingworth2521]

Hi Tx, the plan is to do a cold blue from home and see how it goes, we then may look at a hydro dip.

[@g.w.3816]

hello brilliant video thanks, ive got a brand new tx200 hc mk3 and the inside of the piston has alot of grease init from factory how should i clean it out

[@garychillingworth]

Hello Geoff. Start off with lots of kitchen towl and then either a spray degreaser or some WD40 on a rag. When it's all clean, wipe away all the WD40 and give a final clean with isopropyl alcohol or break cleaner (not carb cleaner) But keep all this stuff away from the orings. Then relube as required.

[@g.w.3816]

@@garychillingworth thank you one more Q if i may, do you need to put any lube in the main body of the gun where the compression tube goes?

[@garychillingworth]

@@g.w.3816 No mate, as the comptube dosent move, no need for lubrication.

[@garryairgun5340]

Do you lubricate the main tube for the compression cylinder to move more easily? Cheers.

[@garychillingworth]

No, just a small amount of lube on the delrin guides and piston seal. Nothing on the inside of the compression tube.

[@VisionX100]

Hi Gary, What type of Krytox are u using for your 22mm Tony Leach Conversion? At the moment i am using a homebrew mixture of a bit of Moly grease and thin silicone oil. This works quite OK for me (and some other local HFT adepts). I now relube once per 1000-1500 pellets. Regards, Robert

[@garychillingworth]

It's called finish line. Drop me an email and I'll send you a link.

[@patrickcurtis4000]

Would like to see full strip down for bluing please👍

[@kostasgold]

Good video Sir but you have to change tea with cofee it works better

[@garychillingworth]

I'll give it a go.

[@svenalferink6562]

Hi Gary, my compliments on the video. Its brilliant. One question: How often does the TX need a re-lube? Is it after a tin of pellets? or after a rainy day on the range? You said every few 100 shots with the Krytox/Finish Line. But how often with the Moly?

[@garychillingworth]

Hello Sven. I use molly on my spare gun and it's lasts around 5 tins. But I use the smallest amount I can. If you use more it will last longer. You get to know the felling of the rifle when it needs a relube.

[@nigelbase1196]

@@garychillingworth a properly lubed/tuned gun shouldn't need "re lubing" for thousands of rounds not after 5 tins of pellets!🙄

[@garychillingworth]

@@nigelbase1196 it depends on what lubrication you are using and how much. If you use Moly, then it will last longer. Krytox,however, burns through its stored Oxygen very quickly due to the high heat and pressure and needs to be reapleyd often.

[@daronbranston9757]

Gary you almost ruined my tea with that Chippenham lubing comment 😂

[@6lr6ak6]

Good thing with the TXs so easy to strip down, thing is Gary if you do get it re blued they won't get the same Finnish as AAs get.

[@eskimojulie]

Why have you got a fish tank temperature gauge stuck to the side of the action Gary please ?

[@jizzmonkey9679]

Did you ever do the blueing video

[@dr.frankenphoon6254]

Love your sense of humor! No Earl Gray for me! I dislike bergamot!

[@stevebrown8686]

Has to be Tetley 😂

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Heretic - You are barred from my channel :-) - Chilly

[@johnmacinpreston]

Yarkshire tea - a.k.a the sweepings from Tetley's factory floor...

[@eagleace67]

Hi Gary. Greetings from Canada. Just want to ask how many rounds, often do you change the spring, O rings, seal etc.? Mine is the standard TX200 Mk3. Thanks and regards.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

O-rings once a year. Spring when it breaks, main seal when I loose consistency over the chrono and can't get power.

[@anthonyhallam3984]

Thanks for the mental image 😂I have a tx 200 hunter carbine how often do you recommend I get it serviced I got it last 😊year it's a buitiful rifle and I would like to keep it in tip top condition

[@garychillingworth]

They don't need a lot of work, when it starts to feel rough, give it a strip down.

[@BassSwirls]

Thought you were going to say " this is a Hawke, so it doesn't really matter"

[@garychillingworth]

If I did, Deben would send hitmen.

[@BassSwirls]

Ha ha... Yeah... Hawkes ret designer Nick Jenkinson would field target you to death... lol

[@warrenbond5323]

Hi Garry what are the advantages of the Tony leach 22mm conversion kit. Iv seriously considering getting one cheers Warren.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Hi Warren, for me the main advantage is how easy the rifle is to cock with the 22mm. It's not inherently more accurate, but it is faster on lock time and this enables me to rest the but of the gun on the deck. Gary

[@warrenbond5323]

@@ShootingCountryTV thanks Garry is it noticeably easier I'm having problems with my elbow through work so this might be a winner. Cheers Warren

[@ruudborst4401]

I'm about to buy the TX200 MK3, but I'm not sure if I shouldn't take the HC version. I am a hobby shooter and am not bound by the maximum joules as in the UK. Which one would you prefer and why?

[@ShootingCountryTV]

HI Ruud, i prefer the HC as it has a thread to fit a silencer. - Gary

[@Bestdayever22]

Question: I just field stripped my Tx200 after about 2000 rounds through it… I noticed when I did this that there was a LOT of gray grease from the factory on the spring and all the internals.. is this normal? Watching your video shows VERY minimal grease on the components. Also, how often should I field strip and clean this rifle… This was a brand new unit from PyramydAir about a month ago and it started to feel gritty… it’s smooth as butter after cleaning a bit, but I left a lot of the original grease on the components

[@ShootingCountryTV]

HI Geoff, Yes this is normal. When the gun leaves the factory, they set it up for people who will never strip the rifle and that is why it is well lubricated. Strip the grease out and relube, then do it again when the gun feels rough. Normaly around 500 to 1000 shots with molly. Gary

[@ItachiUchiha-lg4vj]

Hi, what do you think about Pro Sport? Is it as easy to service and repair as TX? Is it as reliable as TX?

[@garychillingworth]

Same internals, so no problems

[@nathanjenkins4381]

Hi there. I have a paul short tune on my tx200hc. Will stripping it down affect the tune in any way and is this a service?

[@ShootingCountryTV]

If you change the lubrication type of amount, then yes. Just strip and relube the same as is already in there. Gary

[@RichardWaineUK]

Thin guitar picks or the corner of a credit/gift card are better to push off circlips as they are less likely to mark the action.

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Great idea - I'll get some Gary

[@FeathersMcGraw1]

You forgot the chocolate Hobnobs!

[@garychillingworth]

I'm more of a ginger nut fan.

[@neilcuthbert3590]

watch out for the window Gary

[@cesare307]

16 joules

[@BarnyDaddy]

Use a dental pick to remove the old o-rings..

[@rog5150]

ha ha ha i may never drink earl grey again!!

[@ShootingCountryTV]

Good man, Yorkshire is the way to go

[@sawmdawnga494]

Hi sir,This airgun you can sent to india😯

[@shaunwild8797]

😂

[@sawmdawnga494]

Made in india nx200 athena air rifle(precihole sport)lmt

[@alandavies7673]

Great video Gary what you need for o ring removal is a snap on 45degre miniature removal tool sg3ash45cr £12 00 nice shooting on the other vid .

[@garychillingworth]

Cheers Alan.