FB Record Model 68 Pistol Disassembly, Part 2

Oh look, another clip…Small taper head lock screw for the pivot bolt.Then the pivot bolt unscrews.Pretty standard breech seal. Barrel is an insert in the cast assembly.

Barrel locking lug fits into a cast profile hole.

Rear sight disassembly, remove a clip…

Not a ball bearing detent, a half round pin detent. Neat.I don’t think that pin on the right is meant to be removed as it retains the elevation detent.Elevation uses a ball detent. Trigger/sear details.Two small pins retain the trigger and sear. Straightforward. The cutout screw sets the sear engagement.Another ball detent.
All done! Reassembly should be the reverse, will post more if any surprises come up.

FB Record Model 68 Pistol Disassembly, Part 1

Derrick gave me the FB Record Model 66 Pistol he picked up at the airgun show, such a nice guy. There’s not a whole lot of information on these out there and I wasn’t able to find a good disassembly guide.

It was a tad oily with silicone but otherwise is great shape.

One side is headed pins…

The other e-clips holding those pins in…
I really love the use of threaded inserts in the well molded grips.
I clamped it in the spring compressor for lack of any other good idea. I couldn’t clamp around the frame as it lifts off when the pins are removed – the same pins that retain the end cap. I then started removing pins, starting with the middle ones and ending at the one that retains the end cap. Notice the clips…Backing off the tension. If I were to do it again I would first remove the read sight and I would carve a dedicated block to mate the profile of the end cap. But this works. The spring is under more tension than I would feel comfortable dealing with without a compressor.I must have attention deficit disorder as these pics were the next on my camera. Nothing too exciting about it, just need to pay attention to the handedness of the cocking arm when reinstalling.Moderately long spring in ok shape.I swear this pistol was produced by the e-clip lobby. As best I can tell the clip functions like a washer allowing the spring to rotate against the spring guide.A good condition seal.The rear sight is well engineered and integral to the cap.
More to come…

FB Record Mod. 68 and Gamo Center Pistol Finds

Finally made some time to post all the stuff that came home with me from the Findlay airgun show.














I know!  Like I need more pellets?  Well, the Crosman/Benjamin tins were 3 tins for $5.  The others were $5 per tin.  Aside from the pellets, I also snagged two air pistols.

I'm a sucker for cool airgun boxes.  Though, this hasn't always worked out well.

25 or so years old and still new in the box.  FB Record Model 68.  It's a decent, inexpensive break barrel spring piston.  The shroud/front sight is some kind of casting with a steel barrel insert. Compression tube is also non-ferrous. (???)  The seller said it had some "cosmetic issues".  I assume he meant that the color of the shroud had turned a plum color over the decades since it was made.  I was OK with that.  Its still is great shape and has some really interesting mechanical details. 

Gotta love knurled rear sight adjustment screws like this. 

And they carried that adjustment design to the trigger, too. 

The second pistol was one that was actually on my hit list.  A Gamo Center target pistol.

I believe this design goes back to the late 1970's, though I doubt this particular gun is that old.  Maybe mid 1980's?  I vaguely recall this particular model being somewhat in demand from a small group of club level target shooters in England just few years ago.  They thought it was an underrated diamond in the rough.  Apparently, that made an impression. 

Underlever spring piston design.

With a swing out loading port. 

The rear sight elevation is a completely vertical adjustment from underneath--




















via this large screw.    The grips swivel on the frame with five adjustments settings.


























The locking screw is at the bottom buried in the grip frame.   Expect I'll be revisiting this one.   The plastic grips have to go. They don't match the build quality of the rest of the design.  So, new grips are a go, though I know I'm still off the back making grips for that Hammerli Master from last year's show.  There's some really nice figured walnut in the basement waiting...


Appreciate everyone checking in.  More soon.