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GALAHAD US SPEC FAC ISS1

USERS HANDBOOKTHIS HANDBOOK REFERS TO GALAHAD US SPEC FAC MODELS

PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR NEW RIFLE, ITCONTAINS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION ON

ADJUSTMENT AND MAINTENANCE.


THIS AIRGUN IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THOSE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER

WARNING!Not a toy. Adult supervision required. Misuse or careless use may cause serious in-jury or death. May be dangerous up to 1,000 yards.

WARNING!Do not inhale dust from lead pellets or put lead pellets in the mouth. Wash hands after handling lead. Lead pellets contain lead, a chemical known to the State of Cali-fornia to cause cancer and birth defects (or other reproductive harm).

WARNING!Keep the air rifle in the ON SAFE position until you’re ready to shoot, then push the safety to the OFF SAFE position.

WARNING!Keep your fingers off the trigger while cocking the air rifle or with the barrel in the downwards position. Failure to do so may permanently damage your air rifle. Do not shoot without a pellet in the chamber (dry fire). This may permanently damage your air rifle.

WARNING!Use the correct pellet size according to your Air Arms model. Never reuse pellets. The use of any other kind of ammunition can cause injury to you or damage the air rifle.

WARNING!Do Not assume that the gun is unloaded if it fails to fire properly.

WARNING!Never leave your gun loaded. Do not store it loaded.

WARNING!Never allow petroleum based lubricant products into the compressed air reservoir.


WARNING!Compressed air cylinders must NEVER be opened or modified mechanically by unau-thorized specialists.

WARNING!Do not attempt to repair the airgun or to disassemble to correct an over-fill or valve lock. Parts can fly from the airgun at dangerous speeds when it is disassembled while pressurised.

WARNING!Disconnecting the fill hose from the airgun without bleeding the air first may result in injury from hose whip as a result of pressure in the fill hose.

WARNING!Use only compressed air in this airgun. Use no other gases-including oxygen, which can cause a fire or explosion that may result in serious injury or death.

WARNING!When filling the compressed air cylinder, the compressed air must NOT contain oil, water or any contaminant.

WARNING!The compresses air cylinder must be protected from forceful impacts.

WARNING!Compressed air cylinders are NOT intended for transport of other gases.

WARNING!Do NOT exceed maximum fill pressure of 3625psi (25MPa) at room temperature.


Rules of safe shooting:Never point a gun at anyone or anything, even if you think the gun is unloaded.Wearshooting/safetyglasseswhereappropriateandensurethosearoundyoudotoo.AlwayskeepyourgunonSAFEuntilyouarereadytoshootsafely.Alwaysuseasafebackstopinasafelocationincasethebackstopshouldfailoranypellets pass through it.Neverloadyourgununtilyouarereadytoshootanditissafetodoso.Nevershootathardsurfaces,wateroranythingelsethatmaycausearicochet.AlwaysensureagunisonSAFEandunloadedwhenreceivingagunorgivingaguntosomeoneelse.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypeoplehandlinggunsthattheythoughtwereunloadedandsafe!Neverputagunawayloadedorcocked.Alwaysbesureofyourtargetandwhatliesbeyonditincaseyoumiss.Neverre-useammunition.Ensureyoualwaysusethecorrectcaliberammunitionthatissuitableforyourgun.Neverrelysolelyonthesafety;themostimportantsafetyfeatureisyou!Alwaystreatagunasifitisloadedandwiththerespectanyloadedguncommands.Alwaysreadandfollowthemanufacturer’smanualandinstructions.Alwaysmakesureyouunderstandhowtouseanygunbeforeusingit.Alwayskeepyourfingeroffthetriggerandclearofthetriggerguarduntilyouareready to shoot and it is safe to do so.Alwaysstoretheguninasafeplace,unloadedanduncocked,andoutofreachofchildrenandunauthorizedusers.Alwaysstoreammunitionseparatelyfromthegun.Alwaysabidebylawsandregulationsthatapplytoairguns.Alwaysusethecorrectandrecommendedlubricants,failuretodosomaycauseinjuryordamage.

Shootingisoneofthesafestsportsintheworld,butmisuseandcarelessuseofgunscancauseserious injury or death.

ASK, LISTEN, THINK—IF IN DOUBT—DON’T!

CHECKING VELOCITY

Useareliablechronographtocheckvelocity,(theformulabelowrequiresthereadingtobeinfeetpersecond-FPS)Usefinemeasurementscalestoweighthepellet,Ifscalesareunavailablethepelletweightmaybestatedonthepelletcontainerlidorcontactthesupplier.(Theformularequirestheweighttobeingrains).Toconvertfromgramstograinsmultiplyby15.432,i.e.0.69gramsx15.432=10.65grains.Tofindthemuzzleenergyinft/lbsusetheformula(FPSxFPSxGrains)/450240,i.e. (700x700x10.65)=5218500divideby450240=11.59.

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Important informationWARNING ! - UNAUTHORISED DISASSEMBL�� OF THIS RIFLE WILL INVALIDATE THEUNAUTHORISED DISASSEMBL�� OF THIS RIFLE WILL INVALIDATE THE DISASSEMBL�� OF THIS RIFLE WILL INVALIDATE THE

MANUFACTURERS WARRANT��. THIS INCLUDES AN�� ANTI-TAMPER DEVICES FITTED.

BeforeleavingthefactorythisriflewasQ.A.inspectedandtestfiredusingAirArmspelletstocheckoperationandfinaladjustment.

Itwasdispatchedinasealedpurposedesignedbox.AirArmsmaynotberesponsibleforanydamagetothecontentsormissingitemsiftheboxisnotoriginal,ifitisdamagedorthesealsarenotintact.

Air Arms cannot be held responsible for damage ormissing items due to transitdamage,mishandlingorbeingtamperedwithafterleavingthefactory.

Ifthisrifleisnotreceivedintheoriginalboxwiththesealsintact,pleaseexaminecarefullyforanydamage,missingtoolsordocumentation.

In thefirst instanceanyproblemsorcomplaints regarding thisproductshouldbereferred to the supplier.

Theaircylinderisahighlypressurisedunitthatmustnotbemodifiedinanyway.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultifthis,andtheadvicebelowisnotfollowed.

Donotpressurise the cylinder if there are any surface abrasions or dents. �ontact Airpressurise the cylinder if there are any surface abrasions or dents. �ontact Airthecylinderifthereareanysurfaceabrasionsordents.�ontactAirArmsforadvice.

Donotstoretherifleinplaceswith,ornearsourcesofhightemperaturesuchasfiresorboilers.

AirArmsrecommendusingadrypackfilterkitonanyhandpumpsusedtofillourairrifles.

If accessories notmanufacturedbyAir Arms are used on this rifle, Air Arms cannotbeheldresponsibleforanylossofperformanceordamagetoyourrifle.�ontactyoursupplierorAirArmsforanyadviceonthismatter.

Donotstorethisrifleinadampplacesuchasgardenshedorgarage.Donotstore this rifle inaplasticorPV�gunbagwithoutfirstapplyingasurface

corrosioninhibitor.Alwaysensuretheloadingboltisfullyclosedbeforefiring.Donotattempttodismantlewhenpressurised.Donotpressurisebeyondthestatedfillingpressure(seefillinginstructionsection).

Damagecausedbysuchactionisnotcoveredbythemanufacturerswarranty.

Contents of the box1xGalahad1xManual1xToolkit.Thiskitconsistsof 1x1.5mmAllenkey,1x2.5mmAllenkey 1x3mmAllenKey,1x5mmAllenkey 1xfillingprobe

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Important information (continued) Onlyuseclean,filteredanddrycompressedair.Neveruseanyothergas,particularly

industrialorweldinggases suchasoxygen,carbondioxide,acetylene,hydrogen,argon,etc.

If compressed air is being used other than froma diving shop, the inside of thecylindershouldbeinspectedforcorrosionatleastannually.IfindoubtcontactAirArmsforadvice.

Inanyeventthecylindershouldbeinspectedeverytwotothreeyearsdependinguponusage.AirArmscanprovidethisserviceatareasonablecost.

Tomaintain this rifle in goodworking order it should be serviced annually by acompetent gunsmith, your supplier may be able to provide this service or contact AirArms.

Areasonableamountofadvicewillbeprovidedtoenabletheendusertoservicetheirownrifle,howeverthis isatthediscretionofAirArmsandmaynotbegiveninallcases.

ThevelocityofthisriflehasbeensetusingAirArmsFieldpellets.Ifanyothermakeortypeofpelletistobeusedtheriflemustbere-tested,toensurethemuzzleenergyiswithinthelimitsdeterminedbycurrentlegislation.

Duetothenatureofhandpumpsandtheirrelativeinefficiencyinremovingmoisturefromthecompressedair,thechancesofcorrosiondamagetothecylinderandotherinternalcomponentsareincreased.Thereforetherifleshouldberegularlyservicedand/orcheckedforanysignsofdamagebyacompetentgunsmith.

WARRANTY

Air Venturi Limited Lifetime Warranty

Duringthelifetimeoftheoriginalretailpurchaser,AirVenturiwillprovidewithoutcostallgenuinefactoryparts(excludingmainspringandseals).Allfactory-authorizedlabornecessarytorepairanyfactorydefectofmaterialorworkmanshipofthecoveredairgun.Partsandlabornecessarytorepairanydefectofmaterialorworkmanshipofthesealsandmainspringwillbeprovidedforoneyearfromtheverifieddateofpurchase.

ShippingcoststoAirVenturiwillberesponsibilityofthepurchaser.

Thewarrantywillbevoidifthemanufacturersinstructions/guidelinesarenotfollowedandtheoriginalpurchasereceiptcannotbepresented.

Someitemsarenotcoveredbythisfreelifetimerepairpolicy,including:


AIR ARMS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE CONSTRUCTION, APPEARANCE OR PERFORMANCE OF AN�� PRODUCT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION. ALL ILLUSTRATIONS ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONL�� AND DO NOT NECESSARIL�� SHOW THE EXACT MODEL THAT WAS PURCHASED.

�ustomerabuseorfailuretoperformnormalmaintenance.Unauthorizedrepair,partsormodifications.Stocks/wood(includingthefinish).Incorrectlubricationorlubricants.Breech,pistonandotherseals. Mainsprings.Lossortheft.�onsequentialdamages,incidentaldamagesorincidentalexpensesincludingdamagetoproperty.ShipmentdamageoftherifletoorfromAirVenturi.ShippingchargestoorfromAirVenturi.Normalwearandtear.�ylindersonP�PmodelsIfthecylinderreplacementismandatedbylocalgoverninglaws.Ifthecylinderhasbeenoverpressurized. Iftheinsideofthetankisrustedduetomoisturefromusinganonrecommendedfillingdevice.

Westronglyadviseagainstdisassemblingormodifyingyourairrifle.Doingsocouldbedangerous.Thepowerfulmainspringsarekeptunderconsiderabletensionevenwhentheairrifleisuncocked.Improperdisassemblymayleadtoseriousinjuriesorevendeathifthemainspringissuddenlyejectedfromthecompressiontube.Specializedtrainingandpropertoolsarerequiredtosafelydisassembleandreassembletheairrifle.

Thiswarrantyisinadditiontoyourstatutoryrights.Retainyoursalesreceiptasproofofpurchase.

Thispolicysupersedesallotherrepairpolicies.Forrepairsonanyairgun,sendtheairgunpre-paidandinsuredto:AirVenturi,5135NaimanParkway,Solon,OH44139.

Includeanotedescribingtheproblem,yourname,address,telephonenumberandacopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.

NOTE:Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdam-ages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.

Totheextentanyprovisionofthiswarrantyisprohibitedbyfederal,stateormunicipallawwhichcannotbepreempted,itshallnotbeapplicable.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.

*Lifetimerepairpolicyvalidonlyaslongaspartsarereadilyavailablefortheairguns

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Air Venturi Limited One-��ear Warranty

Thisproductiswarrantedtotheretailconsumerforoneyearfromdateofretailpurchaseagainstdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipandistransferable.

What is covered:Replacementpartsandlabor.Transportationchargestoconsumerforrepairedproduct.

What is NOT covered:TransportationchargestoAirVenturifordefectiveproducts.Damagescausedbyabuseorfailuretoperformnormalmaintenance.Anyotherexpense.�ONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,IN�IDENTALDAMAGES OR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCLUDING DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOWTHEEX�LUSIONORLIMITATIONOFIN�IDENTALOR�ONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONOREX�LUSIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.

Warranty claims:WarrantyclaimsforU.S.and�anadian�ustomers:PleasereturnproducttoAirVenturi.�allAirVenturiat216-292-2570beforereturninganyprod-uct.

Implied warranties:ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF RETAIL PURCHASE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTYLASTS,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.

Totheextentanyprovisionofthiswarrantyisprohibitedbyfederal,stateormunicipallawwhichcannotbepreempted,itshallnotbeapplicable.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.

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WARNING!DO NOT TR�� TO DISASSEMBLE THE GUN. ��our rifle needs special tools and Air Arms parts in order to be repaired. If you disassemble it, you may not be able to properly reassemble it. Air Arms does not assume any warranty liability under such circum-stances.


Adjusting the cocking leverTheGalahadrifleisanambidextrousmodeldesignedsothecockinglevercanbe

usedoneithersideoftheaction.Tochangetheleverfromonehandtotheother...

Removethescrewholdingthelevertotheactionusinga3mmAllenkey.Slidetheleverfromtheshaft.Twopinsareusedforpivotcontrolandtheseshouldalsoberemovedwiththelever.Iftheystayintheshaftuseapairorplierstopullthepins free.Removethescrewandcoverplateontheoppositesideoftheaction.There-fittingisnowthereverseprocedure.Donotovertightenthescrews.

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Adjusting the stockThebuttpadoftheGalahadcanbeadjustedinthreeplanes;upanddown,pivot

fromsidetosideand,byaddingspacers,inandout.

Up and down

Loosenthescrewinthe centre of theecentre of the of theof the pad,thiswillallowthepadtoslideupanddowninthebuttpadmount.Onceinplacere-tightenthescrew.DONOTOVERTIGHTEN.

Pivoting the pad

Thebuttpadcanalsobepivotedleftandrighttofindtheperfectposition.Thisisachievedbyfirstlooseningthescrewinthecentreofthebuttpad.Slidethepadupanddowntoexposethepivotfixingscrews(seebelow).Loosenbothscrewsslightlyandpivotthepadintothedesiredposition.Oncehappywiththepadpositionre-tightenthescrewstakingcarenottoovertighten.

Slidetherubberpadbackintoplaceandre-tightenthecentrescrew.


Adding spacers to the butt pad

Thelengthofpull(distancebetweenthecentreofthebuttpadandthetrigger)canbeincreasedbyplacingspacersintotheassemblybetweenthepadandthewood.

Firstloosenthecentrescrewandslidethepadupanddowntogainaccesstothefixingscrews,(thetoprecessedscrewinpicturebelow).ThismaybeaPhilipsorAllenhead.Thereisasimilarscrewatthebottomofthepad.

Removebothscrewsandthebuttpadassemblywillcomeawayfromthemainstockbody.

Placeaspacerbetweenthebuttpadbaseandthewoodandre-fitthescrewsbeingcarefulnottoovertighten.Thespaceris6mmthickandavailableseparatelyfromyourstockist.


Filling the rifleTheGalahadrifleisfilledusingaprobe(suppliedwiththerifle)fittedtothehose

fromyourfillingsystemi.e.scubabottleorpump.

Theprobeismachinedwitha1/8thBSPthreadwhichisscreweddirectlyintothehoseofyourfillingsystem.

Withtheprobefittedtheriflecannowbefilled.

Makingsuretherifleisnotcocked(ifthereisairinthecylinder)orloaded,slideopenthedustcoverontheendofthecylinder.Thiswillexposetheprobehole.

Pushtheprobegentlyintothefillingbodyuntilitcomestoastop.Itdoesnotmatterwhichsidetheprobeisinsertedfrom.

Withtheprobepushed‘home’,youcannowfillthecylinder.Ensurethebleedvalveonyourkitisclosedandthenslowlyopenthevalveonthebottleorstartpumping.

Safety buttonTheGalahadisfittedwithamanuallyoperatedsafetybuttonhousedinthe

triggeroftherifle.Whenthebuttonispressedinfromthelefttherifleissafe.Whenpushedfromtherightitisreadytofire.Whentherifleisreadytofirearedringisvisiblearoundthebutton.

SAFETY ON SAFETY OFF


Model When to refill Refill ‘Working’ pressureRegulatedmodels 2103-2175psi(14.5-15MPa) 3625psi(25MPa)Non-regulatedmodels 1305-1450psi(9-10MPa) 2900psi(20MPa)

Ifyouarefillingthecylinderfromcompletelyemptythentheriflewillneedtobecockedtoallowthefiringvalvetocloseandseal.

Makesurethemagazineisemptyofpelletsorremovedfromtheriflecompletely.�ocktheactionandengagethesafetybutton(seepreviouspage).Nowstartthefillingprocedure.

Asthecylinderstartstofill,airwillexhaustthroughthebarreluntilthepressureissufficientlyhightosealthemainvalve.Atthatpointtheairwillstopexitingthebarrelandthecylinderwillstarttofill.Thepressurecanvaryfrom725-1015psi(5-7MPa)forthevalvetoseal;thisisnormal.

Note: Aspumpsfillthecylinderslower,itmayrequirevigorouspumpinguntilthevalveseals.Also,pleasenotethefirstfewpumpswillbeusedtofillthefillinghose.

Oncetherequiredfillpressurehasbeenreached(seechartbelowforfillingpressureinformation)closethevalveorstoppumping.Ventthesystemusingtheventscrew(seearrowbelow)onyourfillingkitandwithdrawtheprobefromthefillingvalvebody.Iftheprobedoesnotslideoutwithease,checktomakesurethehoseiscompletelyemptyofairbyopeningtheventscrewagain.

Lastly,slidethedustcoverclosedovertheholetopreventdustordirtgettingintothemechanism.Youarenowreadytoshoot.

Note: Always use the gauge on your filling kit during the filling process NOT the gauge on the rifle.


Loading the magazineTheGalahadisfittedwithaselfindexing

magazinesystemthatneedstobeloadedbeforeshootingcanbegin.

Themagazineishousedinanaperturethroughthecheekpieceoftherifle.Toremovethemagazinetheriflemustfirstbecockedtoremovetheloadingprobefromthemagazine.Thisisachievedbypushingthecockingleverdownandforwardasfarasitwillgo.

Leavingthecockingleverforwards,themagazinecannowbepinchedoutofthehousing.

Oncethemagazineisfreethepelletscanbeloadedintothepelletcarrier.Holdthemagazinewiththeglassofthemagazinefacingupwardsanddropapellet

intotheemptychamber.Manuallyturnthepelletcarriertothenextfreechamberandloadanotherpellet.Repeatthisuntilthemagazineisfull.

Toreloadthemagazine,ensuretheleverisstillintheforwardspositionandslidethemagazineintothehousingapplyingslightdownwardpressuretokeepthebaseofthemagazineagainstthebottomoftheslotinthehousing.Seepicturesequence.

Cylinder information

Onthefrontofthecylinderisanengravedwarning...

‘READMANUAL.�OMPRESSEDAIRONLY.MWP###psi(##MPa).MFP###psi(##MPa).DOM##/##/####.INSPE�TBI-ANNUALLY’

MWP - Maximumworkingpressure.Thepressurestatedmaydifferfrommodeltomodel. Thisisthepressuretherifleshouldbefilledtoforbestperformance.MFP - Maximumfillingpressure.Thepressurestatedmaydifferfrommodeltomodel. Thisisthemaximumpressurethecylindershouldbefilledtoavoidpotentially damagingtherifle.DOM - Dateofcylindermanufacture.Thedateisstated.

Thereisalsoa5digittrackingnumberusedduringproduction(internaluseonly).

Note:FillingthecylinderabovetherecommendedworkingpressurelevelwillNOTimproveperformanceorshotcount.Forbestresultspleaserefertothetableabove.

Only compressed air should be used in Air Arms products.


Pinch the magazine out of the housing Load the pellets into the empty chambers

Manually turn the pellet carrier to the next empty chamber and load another

pellet

Reload the magazine back into the housing keeping the magazine pressed to

the base of the slot.

CautionOncetheleverisreturnedtoitsstartingpositiontherifleiscockedandloadedand

readytofire.�aremustnowbetakenastherifleis‘LIVE’.


Operating instructions

Cocking the rifle

Holdingtheriflebythepistolgripandusingthefreehandpushthecockingleverdownandforwardsasfaraspossible.Atthispointthemagazinewillindextothenextpelletchamberandthetriggermechanismwillengage.

Oncecocked,theleverneedstobereturnedtoitsstartposition.Thiswillensuretheleverislockedduringfiring.

Push the cocking lever forwards to the end of its travel. The rifle indexes and sets

the trigger unit.

Close the lever to its starting position to lock the lever ready to fire.

Eachtimeyoucocktheriflethemagazinewillindexandpresentthenextpellet.Oncethemagazineisempty,reloadandstartagain.

�areshouldbetakennottoloadmultiplepelletsintothebreech.Therifleiscapableoffiringtwopelletsatoncebutthisisnotadesirableactionasthepowerisgreatlyreducedandthepelletsmaydamagetheshroudinserts.


De-cocking the rifle

Ifyoufindyouneedtode-cockyourrifleatanytime,thesimplestsolutionistofireitintosomesoftground.

Ifforanyreasonthisisnotpossibletakethefollowingsteps.

�ocktheleverforwardsasiftococktherifle.Removethemagazine,clearitofpelletsandrefit.Holdthecockingleverforwardsandfiretherifleoffinasafedirection.Thetensionontheleverwillincreaseslightlyasthespringloadistransferredfromthestrikertothecockinglever.Nowallowthelevertomovebackwardsunderyourcontroluntilthespringtensionis dispersed.�losetheleverasnormal.

Be aware. If you are de-cocking the rifle after it was loaded the de-cocking process will still leave the pellet in the barrel.

Trigger adjustment

ThetriggerontheGalahadisatwostagesportingmechanism.Thismeansthatasthetriggerissqueezedthesearsslowlydisengageuntiltheriflefires.Ifatanypointbeforetotaldisengagementthetriggerisreleasedthesearsallresettotheirstartingposition.

Thismakesforaverysafeandprecisetriggerunit.Thetwostagesaredescribedasfirstandsecondstagemovement.

Duringthefirststagethesearsstarttomoveuntilapresetstoppointisreached.Thisstoppointistheexactletoffpointandanyfurthermovementonthetrigger,otherthantoreleaseit,willresultintheriflefiring.

Toadjustatwostagetriggercanbeacomplicatedprocedureaschanginganyoftheadjustmentscrewshasadirectaffectontheotherscrewsandtheiroperation.

Insimpletermsadjustingtheforwardscrewinthetriggerbarchangesthelengthofthefirststagepullthisinturnthenchangestheadjustmentontherearscrew.Asthisisusedtosetthestoppoint,theletoffpointchanges.

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Identification of trigger screws

ThetriggeradjustmentontheGalahadisallmadeontherearchassis.Togainaccessthestockmustfirstberemoved(PleaserefertotheMaintenancesection).As always make sure the rifle is not cocked or loaded and that the magazine has been removed.

Onceyouhavethestockoffyouwillseethreescrews,picturedright.

A - TriggerweightscrewB - Firststagescrew� - Secondstagescrew

Trigger weight screw

Thetriggerweightscrew(A)isusedtoloadthemechanismwithpreloadandapply‘weight’ortensiononthetriggerduringfiring.Increasingtheloadbyturningthescrewin(clockwise)willmakethetriggerfeelheavierandthereforefirmer.Adjustingthetriggerweightscrewwillalsoaffectthe‘feel’ofthefirstandsecondstagepoints.

First stage screw

Thepositionofthefirststagescrew(B)controlsthelengthoftravelofthefirststageofthetriggermovement.Turningthescrewin(clockwise)willshortenthestageandtheletoffpointwill‘moveforward’andfirethegunsooner.Turningthescrewout(anti-clockwise)willincreasethelengthofpull.

Second stage screw

Thesecondstagescrewisusedtosetthepreciseletoffpointofthetrigger.Ifthescrewissettoofarin,whenthefirststageendsthereisstilltravelrequiredtofirethegun.Thisisfeltas‘creep’onthetriggeri.efurthermovementafterthestopisrequiredtofirethegun.

Ifthescrewissettoofaroutthestoppointwillnotbefeltandthegunwillfireduringthefirststagetravel.

Aperfectlysetsecondstagefirepointiswhenthefirststagecometoanendatthestoppointandthenextpressureonthetriggerfiresthegun.

Itisadvisedtoleavethetriggeratthefactorysettingsunlessyouhaveexperiencesettingtwostagetriggers.

Ifyouwishtomakeadjustmentstothetriggeritisrecommendedthatnotesaremadeduringtheadjustmentsandonlysmallpreciseadjustmentsarecarriedout.

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Example: ��ou wish to shorten the length of first stage pull

TurnscrewBa1/4turnin(clockwise),testrifle.Theriflefiresbutthesecondstagestoppointhasgone.Turnscrew�an1/8ofaturnin(clockwise)andtest,stillnostoppoint.Repeatscrew�1/8ofaturnin(clockwise)andtest,thestoppointisnowpresentbutthereisasmallamountofcreep.Turnscrew�a1/16ofaturnout(anti-clockwise),test.

Onceyouareatthisstageifthetriggerrequiresmoreadjustment,simplyrepeattheaboveprocedureuntilthedesiredtriggersettingisreached.

Thesettingsonthefrontchassisshouldnotbeadjustedfromthefactorysettings.Adjustmentheremayaffecttheoperationoftherifle.

Power adjusterThepoweradjusterisanoptionfittedtosomehighpowermodels.Theadjuster

allowthepowertobeturnedupordowndependingonyourshootingrequirements.Tousetheadjustersimplyturntheadjustingknobontherighthandsideofthe

actionclockwisetolowerthepowerandanti-clockwisetoincrease.Thereare5de-tentedpositions,thesepositionsdonothavefixedpoweroutputs.Thiswilldifferfromrifletorifleandisverypelletaffected.Onthelefthandsideoftheactionthereisagaugetoshowwherethepoweriscurrentlyset.

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MaintenanceNOTE: Before carrying out any maintenance on your rifle, confirm it is not cocked

or loaded and remove the magazine.

Fixings

Regularlycheckthefixingscrewsinthemainstockbodytoensurefirmfixing.Therearethreescrewsusedtoholdtheactioninthestock;oneeithersideofthestockjustinfrontofthetriggerapertureandone,6mmbolt,upintotheactionontheundersideinfrontofthebuttpad.Thesidescrewsusea3mmAllenkeyandtherearscrewusesa5mmAllenkey.Alwaystakecarenottoovertightenanyboltsorscrewsontherifle.

Barrel cleaning

Toensureultimateaccuracyitisgoodpractisetocleanthebarrelregularly.Itisdifficulttoadvisehowoftenthisshouldbeasshootingpractisesdiffer,butingeneralevery1000shotswillkeepthebarrelcleanandlubricated.

AtAirArmsweuseNapierproducts.

Cleaner: Napier Gun CleanerOil: Napier Gun OilPull through pad: Napier Rifle CleanPull through line: Napier Pull Through Kit, strong fishing line will work

�utapieceofline3timesthelengthofyourbarrel,foldthelineinhalfandtietheendstogether.Removemoderatoriffittedandopenthebreech.Feedtheuntied end of the line down the barrel from the muzzle end until ituntied end of the line down the barrel from the muzzle end until itendofthelinedownthebarrelfromthemuzzleenduntilitprotrudesfromthebreechapproximately50mm.�utapproximately60mmof‘Rifle�lean’,folditinhalfandpassitthroughthelooped end of the line.Applyalittleofthe‘Gun�leaner’tothepad,beingcarefulnottosoakthemechanism,andslowlypullthepadthroughthebarrel.Repeatthisactionuntilthepadcomesthroughclean.Nowrepeatoncemoreusing‘GunOil’insteadofcleanertore-lubricatethebarrel.Oncethecleaningprocessiscomplete,shoottherifleseveraltimesatnon-criticaltargetstoremoveanyexcessoil.

NOTE: Cleaners designed for shotguns and full/small bore rifles will not be suitable for air rifle barrels unless specifically stated by the manufacturer.

Lubrication

Lubricationoftheinternalcomponentsisoutsidethescopeofthismanual.InternalmaintenanceshouldbecarriedoutbyAirArmsoranyothercompetentgunsmith.

Itisgoodpractisetoremovetheactionfromthestockandcleantheundersideiftheriflehasbeenusedinwetconditions.

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Removing the stock

Therearethreescrewsusedtoholdtheactioninthemainstock;oneeithersideofthestockjustinfrontofthetriggerapertureandone,6mmbolt,upintotheactionontheundersideinfrontofthebuttpad.

Thesidescrewsusea3mmAllenkeyandtherearscrewusesa5mmAllenkey.Alwaystakecarenottoovertightenanyboltsorscrewsontherifle.

Thecheekpieceisheldinplacewiththreescrews;oneeithersideatthefrontofthecheekpieceandonescrewintherearofthecheekpiece,alluse3mmAllenkeys.

Toremovethemainstocksimplyremovethescrewsandlifttheactionoutofthestock.�areshouldbetakenwhenre-fittingtheactionnottodamagethetopsurfaceofthestock.

Toremovethecheekpiece,firstremovethemagazinefromthebreech(Nowfollowthede-cockingprocedure).Removethethreescrewsholdingthecheekpieceinplaceandliftfreeoftheaction.NOTE: There is a spacer between the cheek piece and the bolt housing on the right hand side of the rifle.

There-fittingofthestockandthecheekpieceisthereverseprocesstoabove.Remembertofitthespacerunderthecheekpieceasleavingthisitemoutmaycausedamagetothecheekpiecewhenre-tighteningthescrews.

External surfaces

Wipeallexternalmetaloverwithanoilyragtocleanandprotectthesurfacefromcorrosioncausedbymoistureorothercontaminantsthatmaydamagethesurfacefinish.

Thestocksarefinishedinthreewaysdependingonyourstockchoice.Thebeechstocksarelacquered,theblackstocksarepaintedandthewalnutstocks

areoilfinished.Wipecleanallstocksandremovemoistureaftershootingtoreduceriskofdamage.

Theoiledstockswillalsobenefitfromanapplicationofoilsuchaslinseedordanishoilfromtimetotime.Applytheoiltothecleansurfaceusingalintfreeragor‘000’wirewool,usesparinglyinlinewithmanufacturersguidance.Alwaysallowtheoiltodrybeforestoringyourrifle.

Magazine

TheOringonthemagazineshouldbekeptmoistandthisisachievedbyapplyingasmallamountofoilfromtimetotime.ThiswillkeeptheOringlubricatedandincreasethelifeofthiscomponent.

Cocking lever

Thecockinglevershaftisdesignedtorunondrybearingsandshouldnotrequiremaintenancebetweenservices.


SAFETY

Youandotherswithyoushouldalwayswearshootingglassestoprotectyoureyes.AlwaysaimyourairrifleinaSAFEDIRE�TION.Whenyouaresureofyourtarget

andbackstopandtheareaaroundthetargetisclear,taketheairrifleOFFSAFEandsqueezethetriggertofire.

Donotshootathardsurfacesoratthesurfaceofwater.Thepelletmaybounceofforricochetandhitsomeoneorsomethingyouhadnotintendedtohit.

Alwayschooseyourtargetcarefully.Itisbesttoshootatpaperbullseyetargetsattachedtoasafebackstop.Yourbackstopshouldbecheckedforwearbeforeandaftereachuse.Replaceyourbackstopifthesurfaceiswornordamagedorifaricochetoccurs.

Yourrifleissuitedforindoorandoutdooruse.Alwaysremembertoplaceyourtargetcarefully.THINKaboutwhatyouwillhitifyoumissthetarget.

Donotattempttodisassembleortamperwithyourairrifle.�ontactAirVenturiat216-292-2570forrepair.

Donotputtheairrifleawaywhileitisloadedorcocked.

REPAIR SERVICEIf your rifle needs to be repaired,

contact Air Venturi at 216-292-2570.

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