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JustMatt · Member

I ended up with a little time to do some target practice last week but when I was done, I noticed the seal at the barrel break had a little crack in it. I tried to look around to find what to do to replace it but was not very successful. Any recommendations for fixing this on a Benjamin Trail NP XL? I'll attach the best picture I could muster since my phone camera does not have a macro setting.

(Crack is at about 4 o clock / southeast section of the seal)
Thanks in advance for any info.

dobiman · Veteran Member

Carefully pull the seal out without damaging it any further and turn it over. Should last for a while till you find a replacement.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

Call Crosman- the rifle is still under warranty- it would be in their best interest to just send you another seal than have you send the whole rifle back to them I would think.

JustMatt · Member

Thanks Eric. Ended up emailing crosman and apparently they were out of seals but the CSR that helped me out got one that a project manager had in their desk. Only thing that stuck out to me was that the new seal looks like a different material than the original. Are the seals usually clear/translucent? Also, any recommendations for how to remove the old one best?

AirGunEric · Site Admin

The Benjamin Trails are made in China currently. Crosman does QC them, but the Chinese seem to change things at will for no reason sometimes. I got a batch of piston seals that are essentially clear- and I had never seen this before- usually they were white, off-white or yellow-ish, never clear. There is likely nothing wrong with this- but I have no idea what's what in respect to the color changes.