Another Airgun Blog

A kind person sent me the stock locknut and washer for the Benjamin 317. The new nut, which appears to be brass, and the lock washer. The wa...

Since I resealed the Benjamin 317, there's been one little detail left to finish... The "Bar-V Rear Sheave Sight" is supposed ...

Now to put it all back together... I made a new lead seal using the technique I've used before for shim washers. I was lucky enough to h...

Now to pull the valve... The valve is pulled! The inlet valve spring, washer and the exhaust valve spring. The exhaust valve, lead seal. The...

So then I chucked a piece of 7/16" diameter tool steel (I have no idea the exact alloy...came from the scrap bin)... Setting a threadin...

One last part to remove that's easy... The manual safety catch unscrewed from the receiver. Now to remove the valve for resealing...ther...