I have had an American Arms CX22 for about 20 years. I hadn't been shooting regularly, but lately I've started to take it out and it's misfiring a lot. As far as I can tell, the indentation on the round is placed right... but it's not firing at least 3 out of 5 rounds. Not as often, but it's also periodically not ejecting the shell properly.
I've been able to take it apart with schematics and videos found online... its a pretty simple design, which is cool. I've ordered a new firing spring, presuming that the spring itself is probably worn.
Is there any rule of thumb on how often to change springs on guns like this? It looks pretty easy to swap this part out, but am I missing something, and its a bigger deal than it looks like, and I should get someone who really knows what they are doing to take care of it?
Thanks in advance!
I've been able to take it apart with schematics and videos found online... its a pretty simple design, which is cool. I've ordered a new firing spring, presuming that the spring itself is probably worn.
Is there any rule of thumb on how often to change springs on guns like this? It looks pretty easy to swap this part out, but am I missing something, and its a bigger deal than it looks like, and I should get someone who really knows what they are doing to take care of it?
Thanks in advance!