A Blog Index

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1. It's a Start




2. Fixing the Predom Lucznik Rear Sight




3. Making a Barrel Band/Pivot Plug for the 1377, Part 1




4. Making a Barrel Band/Pivot Plug for the 1377, Part 2




5. Prototype Cocking Aid for the Predom Lucznik




6. The 1377 Carbine Project Continues




7. Fixing a Broken Cometa Indian Safety Switch




8. 2 Weeks Along




9. The 1377 Project Continues: Pump Arm, Part 1




10. The 1377 Project Continues: Pump Arm, Part 2




11. Saturday Score! Diana Modell 5, "V"




12. Chucking a One Piece Sheridan Bolt in the Lathe




13. A Rare Sheridan Problem




14. Disassembling a Crosman 38T




15. Just a Bit of Rambling.




16. My New Spring Compressor




17. Nygord's Trigger Modification of the Daisy 717




18. A Month of Blogging




19. The 1377 Project: Pump Arm Pin and Retainer




20. Scope Base For the Crosman 187, Part 1




21. Scope Base for the Crosman 187, Part 2




22. Another pointless ramble.




23. The Predom Lucznik Piston, Defeat and Victory.




24. Replacing the Broken Crosman Phantom Front Sight




25. Ok, I Felt Guilty, Phantom Crowning Part 2




26. Friday Yard Sale Score!




27. Sheridan Sight Adjustment Knobs




28. Fixing the $10 Daisy 722




29. New Seals For the Slavia 618, Part 1




30. New Seals For the Slavia 618, Part 2




31. Disassembling a Webley Hurricane




32. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 1




33. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 2




34. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 3




35. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 4




36. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 5




37. Sunday (Hy-)Score




38. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 6




39. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 7




40. Resurrecting A Diana Model 6M Pistol, Part 8




41. 2 Months of Blogging!




42. I Do Next to Nothing to a Crosman SSP 250




43. The 1377 Carbine Project: An Adjustable Piston




44. The 1377 Carbine Project: A Temporary Bolt Handle




45. Ted's Sticky Crosman 1600




46. Thursday Pointless Ramble




47. Hy-Score/Hammerli Air Rifle Part 2




48. Hy-Score/Hammerli Air Rifle Part 1




49. Manu Arm vs Diana 5




50. Diana Model 5 Disassembly, Part 2




51. Diana Model 5 Disassembly, Part 1




52. A Prototype Barrel Band for Derrick




53. The 1377 Project: A New Bolt




54. The 1377 Project: Valve and Port Tinkering




55. Thursday Pointless Ramble




56. A Scope Mount Experiment.




57. A Scope Stop for the Original (Diana) 45




58. A Small Puzzle




59. Covering Up The Front Sight Grooves




60. Stock Screw Cups




61. Bobbing a Crosman 357 Hammer




62. A Longer Barrel for the Crosman 357




63. The 1377 Project, A Trigger Job




64. Friday Pointless Ramble




65. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 1




66. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 2




67. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 3




68. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 4




69. Friday Yard Sale Score, Benjamin 317




70. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 5




71. A Quick Job, Daisy 777 Elevation Nut




72. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 6




73. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 7




74. Short Wednesday Ramble




75. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 8




76. The 1377 Project, The Buttstock, Part 9




77. Fleamarket Find: Morgan Adjustable Recoil Pad for my Original (Diana) 45




78. Benjamin 317 Rifle Disassembly, Part 1




79. Benjamin 317 Rifle Disassembly, Part 2




80. Benjamin 317 Rifle Disassembly, Part 3




81. Benjamin 317 Rifle Disassembly, Part 4




82. Benjamin 317 Rifle, New Seals




83. My New Custom Shop 2300




84. The Crosman 120, Part 1




85. The Crosman 120, Part 2




86. Two New Crosman 38's




87. Crosman 38C, I Spoke Too Soon...




88. My BSA Superstar, Part 1




89. My BSA Superstar, Part 2




90. My BSA Superstar, Part 3




91. My BSA Superstar, Part 4




92. Benjamin 317 "Bar-V" Sight Locknut




93. New Leather Seals for the Predom Lucznik




94. A Crosman 101 Quandary




95. Front Aperture Sight Inserts for the Hy-Score Mod SM 810 (Diana Model 65)




96. George's Palm Rest and A Friday Ramble




97. The 1377 Project, Pivot Washers




98. Benjamin 317 "Bar-V" Stock Nut and Washer




99. Piston Tuning the Daisy 717




100. Derrick's Crosman 357




101. Fixing a Benjamin 312, Part 1




102. Fixing a Benjamin 312, Part 2




103. Fixing a Benjamin 312, Part 3




104. A Valve Stem Seal for the Crosman 167, Part 1




105. A Valve Stem Seal for the Crosman 167, Part 2




106. Cleaning Up a Crosman 66, Part 1




107. A Short Monday Ramble




108. Cleaning Up a Crosman 66, Part 2




109. Resealing a Diana Model 10, Part 1




110. Resealing a Diana Model 10, Part 2




111. Resealing a Diana Model 10, Part 3




112. Resealing a Diana Model 10, Part 4




113. Resealing a Diana Model 10, Part 5




114. Resealing a Diana Model 10, Part 6




115. Derrick Works his Magic on a Crosman 38T, Part 1




116. Derrick Works his Magic on a Crosman 38T, Part 2




117. Derrick Works his Magic on a Crosman 38T, Part 3




118. Derrick Works his Magic on a Crosman 38T, Part 4




119. Derrick Works his Magic on a Crosman 38T, Part 5




120. Derrick Works his Magic on a Crosman 38T, Part 6




121. Getting a Crosman 140 Working, Part 1




122. Getting a Crosman 140 Working, Part 2




123. Getting a Crosman 140 Working, Part 3




124. Getting a Crosman 140 Working, Part 4




125. Getting a Crosman 140 Working, Part 5




126. Derrick's P17 Pistol




127. Getting a Crosman 140 Working, Part 6




128. Disassembling a Slavia ZVP




129. Mounting a Williams Sight on a Crosman 167, Part 1




130. Mounting a Williams Sight on a Crosman 167, Part 2




131. Slavia ZVP, Making a Spring Guide.




132. Slavia ZVP, Cleaning and the Stock Nut




133. Slavia ZVP, Miscellany




134. Short Sick Ramble




135. Slavia ZVP, Dovetail Math




136. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 1




137. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 2




138. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 3




139. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 4




140. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 5




141. Slavia ZVP, Fabricating the Front Sight




142. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 6




143. Derrick's Xisco/BAM B26-2, Part 7




144. Saturday Hy-Score




145. Snowy Ramble...




146. Disassembling the Crosman 707 Rifle, Part 1




147. Disassembling the Crosman 707 Rifle, Part 2




148. Reassembling the Crosman 707 Rifle, Part 1




149. Reassembling the Crosman 707 Rifle, Part 2




150. Rear Sight for the Slavia ZVP




151. Diana Modell 5 Disassembly




152. Finishing Up The Crosman 140




153. Fixing a Stripped Powerlet Screw Thread on the Crosman 38T




154. Derrick Fabricates a Wide Trigger, Part 1




155. Derrick Fabricates a Wide Trigger, Part 2




156. A Cocking Handle for My RWS (Diana) Model 45, Part 1




157. A Cocking Handle for My RWS (Diana) Model 45, Part 2




158. A Sight Aperture for a Beeman (Williams) Sport Aperture Sight




159. Derrick Lightens His Webley Tempest Trigger




160. Sunday Ramble and Miscellany




161. Derrick's on a Trigger Frenzy! Part 1




162. Derrick's Trigger Frenzy Part 2




163. Reanimating a Daisy 230, Part 1




164. Reanimating a Daisy 230, Part 2




165. Smith and Wesson Model 79G Disassembly, Part 1




166. Smith and Wesson Model 79G Disassembly, Part 2




167. Smith and Wesson Model 79G Disassembly, Part 3




168. Resealing the Smith and Wesson Model 79G, Part 1




169. Resealing the Smith and Wesson Model 79G, Part 2




170. Resealing the Smith and Wesson Model 79G, Addendum




171. Disassembling a Crosman Model 130 Pistol, Part 1




172. Disassembling a Crosman Model 130 Pistol Part 2




173. Reassembly of the Crosman Model 130 Pistol




174. Derrick's Vintage Crosman Grip Frame Information




175. Disassembling a Sheridan Model C, Part 1




176. Disassembling a Sheridan Model C, Part 2




177. Resealing the Sheridan Model C




178. Derrick's on a Beeman P17 Overhaul, Part 1




179. Derrick's Short List for the Beeman P17




180. Derrick's Beeman P17 Overhaul Finale




181. Short February Ramble




182. Resealing a Crosman 2100, Part 1




183. Resealing a Crosman 2100, Part 2




184. Derrick's 22XX Steel Breech Install & Barrel Change




185. Disassembling the Daisy Model 200 Pistol, Part 1




186. Disassembling the Daisy Model 200 Pistol, Part 2




187. Derrick's Crosman Adapter for AR Muzzlebrakes




188. Grip Stippling on the Diana Model 6M




189. Partial Resoldering of a Benjamin Model 310 Air Rifle Barrel




190. Notes on Cleaning and Resealing the Benjamin 310, Part 1




191. Notes on Cleaning and Resealing the Benjamin 310, Part 2




192. Magnetic Derrick's Crosman Bolt Hold Open




193. Early Crosman Model 101 Disassembly, Part 1




194. Early Crosman Model 101 Disassembly, Part 2




195. Early Crosman Model 101 Disassembly, Part 3




196. Muzzle Weight For Derrick's Buddy, Joe, Part 1




197. Muzzle Weight For Derrick's Buddy, Joe, Part 2




198. Early Crosman Model 101 Resealing, Part 1




199. Early Crosman Model 101 Resealing, Part 2




200. Early Crosman Model 101 Resealing, Part 3




201. Early Crosman Model 101 Resealing, Part 4




202. Early Crosman Model 101 Resealing, Part 5




203. Derrick's IZH 61 Sight Upgrade




204. A Mid April Ramble




205. A Prototype Adjustable Aperture Disk, Part 1




206. A Prototype Adjustable Aperture Disk, Part 2




207. A Prototype Adjustable Aperture Disk, Part 3




208. Derrick's IZH 61 Tune Part Uno




209. IZH 61 Tune Part Deux




210. Fabricating a Replacement Sight for a Crosman 101, Part 1




211. Fabricating a Replacement Sight for a Crosman 101, Part 2




212. Fabricating a Replacement Sight for a Crosman 101, Part 3




213. Resealing a Crosman 101, valve body gasket




214. Derrick's Crosman 180 Repair Part 1




215. Derrick's Crosman 180 Repair Part 2




216. Derrick's Crosman 180 Repair Part 3




217. Derrick's Crosman 180 Repair Part 4




218. Making a Steel Breech for a Crosman 2240, Part 1




219. Making a Steel Breech for a Crosman 2240, Part 2




220. Making a Steel Breech for a Crosman 2240, Part 3




221. Messing With a Crosman Model 70, Part 1




222. Messing With a Crosman Model 70, Part 2




223. Messing With a Crosman Model 70, Part 3




224. More Crosman 180 -- A New Bulk Fill Cap




225. Weekend Yard Sale Scores




226. Crosman 180 Stock Refinish Part 1




227. Crosman 180 Stock Refinish Part 2




228. Disassembling an early Crosman Model 760, Part 1




229. Disassembling an early Crosman Model 760, Part 2




230. Benjamin Marauder




231. Disassembling an early Crosman Model 760, Part 3




232. Crosman 180 Stock Refinish Part 3




233. Crosman 180 Stock Refinish Part 4 Finale




234. Bolt & Barrel for the 2240 Steel Breech




235. Muzzle Weight and Trigger Job for the 2240




236. Short Note on the IZH61




237. Benjamin Marauder Scope Mounting Thoughts




238. Aperture Disk Extension Tube for the Williams Sight




239. The Crosman LPA Mim Sight




240. Modified Piston for a Beeman P17




241. Slavia Model 630 Disassembly, Part 1




242. Slavia Model 630 Disassembly, Part 2




243. Prototype Roll Pin Pusher




244. Installing a Morgan Adjustable Recoil Pad on a Baikal 513M Air Rifle




245. Crosman 600 Bulk-Fill / Barrel Extension




246. Slavia 630 Piston Seal, etc.




247. Crosman 147 BP Stock Refinish, Part 1




248. Crosman 147 BP Stock Refinish, Part 2




249. Disassembling a Gamo Hunter 220, Part 1




250. Disassembling a Gamo Hunter 220, Part 2




251. Crosman Mark 1 / RB Grip refinish




252. Walther Aperture Sight Disassembly




253. Crosman 147 BP Stock Refinish Part 3 Final




254. Hammer Spring Adjuster for Crosman 22XX




255. Fabricating a Replacement Front Sight for the Slavia 630, Part 1




256. Fabricating a Replacement Front Sight for the Slavia 630, Part 2




257. George's Sheridan Stock




258. Match Grips for a Crosman 22XX Part 1




259. Match Grips for a Crosman 22XX Part 2




260. Disassembling an IZH Baikal 513M, Part 1




261. Disassembling an IZH Baikal 513M, Part 2




262. Disassembling an IZH Baikal 513M, Part 3




263. Match Grips for a Crosman 22XX Part 3




264. Match Grips for a Crosman 22XX Part 4 Final




265. A Word From Our Sponsors




266. Reassembling an IZH Baikal 513M, Part 1




267. Reassembling an IZH Baikal 513M, Part 2




268. Screw Cups for Gamo and BAM B3-1




269. Tweaking the IZH513M Rear Sight, Part 1




270. Tweaking the IZH513M Rear Sight, Part 2




271. Crosman 600 Grips Part 1




272. Crosman 600 Grips Part 2 Final




273. Terrible Stock Repair of a Diana Model 45




274. Gamo PT-800 Pistol Disassembly (Daisy 1140)




275. Gamo PT-800 Pistol Reassembly (Daisy 1140)




276. Modified Mount for Crosman Steel Breech




277. BAM B3-1 Tune Up Part 1




278. BAM B3-1 Tune Up Part 2




279. Slavia 630/631 Miscellany, Part 1




280. Slavia 630/631 Miscellany, Part 2




281. BAM B3-1 Tune Up Part 3




282. Slavia 630, Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory




283. Disassembling & Resealing the Crosman Model 73 "Saddle Pal", Part 1




284. Disassembling & Resealing the Crosman Model 73 "Saddle Pal", Part 2




285. BAM B3-1 Tune Up Part 4




286. Roger Mondial Pistol Disassembly, Part 1




287. Roger Mondial Pistol Disassembly, Part 2




288. BAM B3-1 Tune Up Part 5




289. Roger Mondial Pistol, Finishing Up




290. Rambling, Probing




291. BAM B3-1 Tune Up Part 6 Final




292. Daisy Model 188 BB Pistol Disassembly, Part 1




293. Daisy Model 188 BB Pistol Disassembly, Part 2




294. BAM B3-1 Addendum--End Cap Back Up




295. Crosman 622 Disassembly, Part 1




296. Crosman 622 Disassembly, Part 2




297. Morgan Adjustable Pad - A Bolt for an Old Model




298. Fixing the Crosman 622, Part 1




299. Benjamin Marauder Baffle Modification




300. Fixing the Crosman 622, Part 2




301. Installing a Morgan Adjustable Pad on a Beeman R1




302. Haenel 310 Disassembly, Part 1




303. Haenel 310 Disassembly, Part 2




304. Some Notes on Reassembly of the Haenel 310




305. Haenel 310 Rear Sight Elevator




306. Derrick's Two-Tone FWB 124




307. Haenel 310, Trigger Cutoff Spring




308. Haenel 311 Disassembly




309. Trigger Shoe for a Crosman 13XX/22XX or...




310. Trigger Shoe Update




311. Short Saturday Ramble...




312. Crosman 150 Service




313. Haenel 311 Aperture Sight Disassembly




314. Derrick's Daisy Powermaster 1200 find




315. Daisy 717 Repair Part 1




316. Daisy 717 Repair Part 2




317. Daisy 717 Repair Part 3 Final




318. Haenel 311 Sight and a Small Problem After Reassembling the Rifle




319. Finishing Up the Haenel 311




320. Benjamin Model 132 Pistol Disassembly, Part 1




321. Benjamin Model 132 Pistol Disassembly, Part 2




322. Benjamin Model 132 Pistol Disassembly, Part 3




323. Benjamin 312 Leather Seal Shenanigans




324. Finishing up the Benjamin 132




325. Daisy 717 Trigger Refinement Part 1




326. Daisy 717 Trigger Refinement Part 2




327. Taiyo Juki (EIG) Junior Disassembly, Part 1




328. Taiyo Juki (EIG) Junior Disassembly, Part 2




329. Taiyo Juki (EIG) Reassembly




330. Crosman MK2 Small Mystery--Solved!




331. A NOS Weihrauch 35 E Gets an Overhaul Part 1




332. A NOS Weihrauch 35 E Gets an Overhaul Part 2




333. A NOS Weihrauch 35 E Gets an Overhaul Part 3




334. Sidetracked on Paintball Auto-Cockers




335. A NOS Weihrauch 35 E Gets an Overhaul Part 4 Final




336. Crosman Model 140 Disassembly, Part 1




337. Crosman Model 140 Disassembly, Part 2




338. Some More Notes on Reassembling a Crosman 140




339. A Rear Sight Plate for the Weihrauch 35E




340. Crosman Model 600 Disassembly, Part 1




341. Crosman Model 600 Disassembly, Part 2




342. Crosman Model 600 Disassembly, Part 3




343. Crosman Model 600 Disassembly, Part 4




344. Getting One Crosman 600 Back Together




345. Front Sight Adapter for the QB77




346. Fitting the old Morgan Butt Pad to the QB77




347. Trigger Shoe for a QB77




348. Pile of Benjamin Parts




349. BSA Meteor Disassembly, Part 1




350. BSA Meteor Disassembly, Part 2




351. BSA Meteor, Back Together




352. Aperture Retrofit for the QB77




353. A New 2250 Gas Tube




354. BSF S20 WCM Pistol




355. Another Crosman 180, Part 1




356. Another Crosman 180, Part 2




357. Another Crosman 180, Part 3




358. An Interesting Muzzle Weight for the HW35




359. A New Crosman 22XX--Making a Hammer Part 1




360. A New Crosman 22XX--Making a Hammer Part 2




361. Getting that Beater Crosman 600 Working, Part 1




362. Getting that Beater Crosman 600 Working, Part 2




363. A New Crosman 22XX--Breech Cap and Cocking Pin




364. Blogiversarry




365. A new Crosman 22XX--Bolt and Gas Tube End Cap




366. Butt Plate For the Crosman 180




367. Milling Scope Mount Grooves In The Crosman 180 Receiver




368. A New Crosman 22XX--Finishing Up




369. Reanimating a HW80K, Part 1




370. Reanimating a HW80K, Part 2




371. Reanimating a HW80K, Part 3




372. Toys That Shoot Airgun Show Findlay, Ohio




373. Reanimating a HW80K, Part 4




374. Reanimating a HW80K, Part 5




375. Reanimating a HW80K, Part 6




376. Quick Fix--The Smith & Wesson 78G from the Findlay Show




377. Match Grips for a Daisy 7X7 Part 1




378. Match Grips for a Daisy 7X7 Part 2




379. Match Grips for a Daisy 7X7 Part 3 Final




380. Gecado Diana Model 5 Pistol Disassembly, Part 1




381. Gecado Diana Model 5 Pistol Disassembly, Part 2




382. Gecado Diana Model 5 Pistol, Fixing The Piston Head




383. Old Style Benjamin Stems from New Sheridans




384. A Weihrauch Rear Sight Screw for Alan




385. Gecado Diana Model 5 Pistol, Fail Whale




386. Fitting A New Rubber Band To A Slingshot




387. Haenal 303-Super Stripping the Stock Part 1




388. Cleaning Up A Thrashed Diana Model 5 Pistol End Cap




389. Haenal 303-Super--Still Stripping the Stock




390. Gun Toys RO71 Air Pistol Overhaul




391. Finally Getting Around To That Diana 5




392. Cleaning Up the Diana 5 Sight




393. BSF S20 WCM Rear Sight Project




394. The 1377 Project, MKII Piston, Part 1




395. The 1377 Project, MKII Piston, Part 2




396. The 1377 Project, MKII Piston, Part 3




397. The 1377 Project, MKIII Piston




398. Failure/Redemption Staining the Haenel 303-Super




399. Walther LG55 Quick Stock Fix




400. Crosman Single Action 6 Disassembly




401. Crosman SA6 Reassembly & Repair




402. Haenel 303-Super Finished Stock




403. Yet Another Crosman 600




404. Still More Crosman SA6? Refinish and Refurb




405. Spinning the Wheels on the SA6




406. Another Sheridan Blue Streak, Part 1




407. SA6 Refinish Complete--???




408. New to Me Crosman 160




409. Canton McKinley Regional Pistol Match




410. Another Sheridan Blue Streak, Part 2




411. Making a Bulk-Fill Cap for a Crosman 160--Part 1




412. Making a Bulk-Fill Cap for a Crosman 160 Part--2




413. Making a Bulk-fill Cap for a Crosman 160 Part--3




414. Spiffing Up My Old Crosman 150




415. Making a Bulk-Fill Cap for a Crosman 160--Part 4 Final




416. On the Level--Part 1




417. On the Level--Part 2 Final




418. BSF S20 WCM Pistol Disassembly, Part 1




419. BSF S20 WCM Pistol Disassembly, Part 2




420. Magazine for a Crosman 118--Part 1




421. Rebuild of Joe's Crosman 454




422. Magazine for a Crosman 118--Part 2 Final




423. Some Notes on Reassembling the BSF S20




424. Dilemma: Anschutz Palm Rest #4841/2




425. Labor Day Ramble




426. Marksman Mod. 70 Disassembly




427. Removing a Crosman 101 Forearm From the Pump Arm




428. Marksman Mod. 70 Forward Progress




429. Feinwerkbau Palm Rest




430. Umarex Walther PPK/S




431. Finishing up the Marksman Mod. 70




432. The Rather Unique FB Record Champion




433. Gamo PT-80 Disassembly, Part 1




434. Gamo PT-80 Disassembly, Part 2




435. Gamo PT-80 Disassembly, Part 3




436. Gamo PT-80 Disassembly, Part 4




437. Gamo PT-80 Disassembly, Part 5




438. Gamo PT 80 CO2 Cartridge Seal



439. Benjamin 3030 Disassembly, Part 1



440. Benjamin 3030 Disassembly, Part 2



441. Benjamin 3030 Disassembly, Part 3



442. Benjamin 3030 Disassembly, Part 4



443. Recessing the Stock Screw on the Sportsman QB77



444. Benjamin 3030 Reassembly, Part 1



445. Just some of this and that



446. Grips for the Crosman 150 Part 1.5



447. Still Messing With the Benjamin 3030



448. Grips for the Crosman 150 Part 2



449. Grips for the Crosman 150 Part 3



450. Crosman Model 99 Rifle Disassembly, Part 1



451. Crosman Model 99 Rifle Disassembly, Part 2



452. Crosman Model 99 Rifle Disassembly, Part 3



453. Crosman Model 99 Reassembly, Part 1



454. Grips for the Crosman 150 Part 4 Final



455. Crosman Model 99, Driving Me Nuts, Part 1



456. Anti-Glare Tube for a HW Front Sight



457. Trigger Blade for IZH 61



458. Rochester Air Rifle Disassembly, Part 1



459. Rochester Air Rifle Disassembly, Part 2



460. Rochester Disassembly, Part 3, Valves #2-#5



461. Insane Weights for the Aeron



462. Jeffrey Corton’s Diana Seal Tool



463. Updates and More IZH 61 Sight Stuff



464. Anti-Glare Tube for the Rear Sight



465. Emergency Christmas Repair on a Crosman 38T



466. Diopter Sight Disassembly and Modification



467. Rochester Disassembly, Part 4



468. Gamo V-3 from Mike

Haenel 303-Super Tear Down Part 3

Still operating on the assumption that the transfer port is too large in diameter. The easiest solution is to sleeve the port down to a smaller size. 1/8" was the size Cardew favored from his research and I'm in no position to argue.

Some brass tubing from the scrap box. The ID of the tube is 0.125".

Test fit. The port is drilled at an angle. I'll assume that the angle at the breech face is identical to the angle of the inside face of the compression tube. I filed the brass tube to match the outside angle, turned it around and turned it over. An index line scribed on the tube made this easier than it sounds.

Because this can't be quick and easy, the tube is too loose in the transfer port bore. Knurling the tube will expand the OD a few thou.

It'll also give the epoxy something to grab.



Was pretty liberal with the JB Weld. If it doesn't work, the brass will easily drill out and Cardew and I will have something to talk about.

A 3/4"rod held vertically in the vise acts as a stop inside the compression tube for the blind end of the brass tube.

Cleaned up the excess JB Weld from the breech face before it hardened.

Cut the tube off flush with a jeweler's saw.

Finished the breech end.

Back to that too short spring guide. Found some likely replacements in the scrap box by test fitting them to the ID of the mainspring. A piece of o.500" cold rolled tubing and a spare Weihrauch spring guide made the final cut, but the HW won by virtue of a better fit to the spring. For what it's worth, the HW guide is 0.514" in OD.

Punched out the stock sheet metal tube. This was easier said than done. I expected it to pop right out, but no, Haenel had reduced the diameter of the tube, inserted it from the front, then rolled that rear flange. Tip of the hat to them for permanence, but I'm scratching my head that they put so much effort into fastening what's no more than a piece of too short, too small diameter, sheet metal. Uh, way to go guys?

Cut the tabs off the HW spring guide then through drilled it so the Haenel piston rod would clear.

Of course, the OD of the HW tube is too big to fit into the bore of the plug. Reducing the plug end of the HW tube will leave the wall thickness on the thin side.

So rather than thin the tube, I drilled the plug out to 0.500".

Then used a boring bar to open the hole to 0.512".

Set everything in the vise jaws and heated the plug with a torch. Used the vise to press the tube into the bore while it was hot.

Took a substantial amount of force to seat the new tube. Given how hard it was to remove that original guide, this one is even tighter. I think the guys at Haenel would approve.

I was getting ready to reassemble the rifle when I remembered that metal cap--or button whatever you want to call it--that keeps tension on the cocking lever. It was all scarred up.

Just a thin stamping. Almost looks like a bottle cap.

More scrounging in the metal box gave up a piece of tool steel--most likely W-1.

Turned an end down to 0.640" OD.

Then hogged out the end until the coil spring fit inside. Cleaned up the interior with a boring bar...

and parted it off.

Sanded the top flat on a granite surface plate.

Took it to 400 grit. I'll harden, then polish it so it doesn't wear out like the original.

I'll be back with more in a few days.

Haenel 310 Disassembly, Part 1

I recently bought a Haenel 310-2 and Haenel 311 from a gentleman who answered one of my "WTB Beaters" posts on the yellow forum. The 310 had low power and is missing the front sight hood and rear sight elevator. There's some good info about the 310 up on Tom Gaylord's blog (part 1&2, part 3&4), as well as this Russian forum post, And muzzle.de although it's about the 310-4...
The 310 shoots 4.4mm round ball. I'll talk more about that later but I wonder if anyone knows of a source for precision round lead balls in 4.4mm (called "punktkugeln") from Germany? I found a few websites but am hesitant to order online in a foreign language...JG Airguns does have shot but I fear it's the same shot as the other US sourced shot I have which is not round (if it is truly round, let me know!). JG Airguns also has used Haenel 310s for $99.99 which is a pretty good deal if they're in ok shape.

The 310-2 held by my hard working imp.

The front sight is missing the hood. ("korntunnel")

And the rear missing the elevator.

Modell 3.102? Or 3102 or 310-2...nomenclature is confusing.

The 12 round magazine.

The magazine well.

Inserted into the rifle.

Low power...although Tom Gaylord had similar velocities...

One screw removed...

And the middle screw...

And the front trigger screw.

Shorter screw is the front screw.

The action.

The magazine well.

I pried off the cover.

The pin for the bolt pushes out. I straightened the bolt and pulled it free.

Pin holds the end cap.

The somewhat complex safety knob end...

I pulled out the trigger group. The piece of sheetmetal also pulls off. I believe it is a cutoff to keep the gun safe when cocking.

The parts removed so far. I have no great incentive to disassemble the trigger group.
More to come...

An Accessory Rail for the Haenel 303-Super Part 1

One of the final things I wanted to undertake with the Haenel 303-Super was inletting and adding an accessory rail under the forend. An accessory rail is basically a T-track and it's handy for attaching slings, hand stops, palm rests, bipods and what-not as shooting aides. Yep, should've considered this when refinishing the stock. But it's not like I have a plan here.

Anyway, I bought a piece of Euro-sized accessory rail from Champion Shooters Supply a while back but was reluctant to do the install. Figured I'd screw up a virtually irreplaceable vintage stock. The slot wouldn't be straight, the edge would tear out, the slot wouldn't be parallel... Or most likely, all of the aforementioned would occur simultaneously. Valid concerns that gave me great pause. Other considerations included what to use to actually cut the slot, as well as how to do the least amount of finish damage to the gun stock. The good news was the Haenel's blocky profile and deep forend provided generous wood depth to work with. The blocky shape proved to be key. Both the sides and top of the stock have zero taper--so those edges could be used as a cutting guide.

Opted to use the drill press instead of a router for some sick reason Made a simple fence to bolt to the drill press table. The cherry base and white oak for the fence were chosen because they were on hand and dead flat. I screwed them together taking care the edges met at 90-degree angles. Two counter bored holes for through bolts lined up with the drill press table slots for positioning.

OK, the plan: The stock will be pressed down against the bed and back against the fence slightly as it's fed into the cutter. Moving the fence on the table lines up the bit to cut a parallel slot. I'll make slightly overlapping parallel slots until I have one large slot of the correct length, width, and depth for the rail. Piece of cake. Hmmmm. Did I mention that the stock is vintage and probably irreplaceable?

Gave the fence a heavy coat of paste wax to hopefully protect the stock from scratches. Found some scrap black walnut and made multiple test slots. Then made some more. It'll take multiple passes to get the width correct. Called it a night and slept on it.

A couple days later, I screwed up my courage, pulled the action from the stock and dusted off the rail.

Traced the rail onto the stock as guidelines. Set the depth. Waxed the fence again.

Switched from a 1/2" router bit to a smaller 1/4" as it worked marginally better during the test cuts. Double checked everything. Pondered, then flipped the switch.

Ran the bit at the highest speed and took my sweet time. Slowly make a pass, stop, readjust the fence to widen the slot slightly, cut, readjust...

Took a while to get the width dead on--and centered.

Dust blown out.

Deep breath for the test fit. The rail went in nice and snug. Not a hint of a gap at any point along the sides. Happily, the stock finish also fared well with zero damage to the sides. A couple small marks on top to repair, but nothing difficult.

Filed the back edge of the rail to fit the rear of the slot.

Cut the front to length and fit with a file. Sort of a half round radius on the front. Want to stain the slot ebony to protect and match the surrounding wood and those two very small scrapes to fix on the top of the stock need some Tru-Oil.

Just need to attach the rail then find some cool accessories.

I'll finish this in a couple days.