Saturday, February 19, 2011

A.B.T. Shooting Gallery Rifle Disassembly, Part 2

On I go.

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The action came out of the housing.

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The forestock seems to have been “repaired” at some point.

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The flap of rubber/polyester/? came loose allowing the bushing to stay in place. This will need a repair.

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That bushing. Notice the red line? I think that’s RTV gasket seal, possibly, which is why the screw wouldn’t come out easily.

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Bushing and the two screws.

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The trigger guard is riveted to the housing.

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The rivet heads.

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The barrel shroud. I unscrewed the magazine end plug.

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That’s a long guide and spring.

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The spring end.

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The screw is soldered to the rod.

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The breech.

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These two screws presumably retain a bushing that aligns the barrel. I removed them but the bushing wouldn’t budge so I put them back in.

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Back to the action.

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When the trigger is pulled it does several things, including moving the feed shuttle up and down.

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The block that holds the barrel to the action.

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four screws plus on that retains that weird tab.

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What is that tab for? Note the screw heads have already seen “service”.

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Removed.

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Four screws…

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All the same.

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Block lifts off of the action.

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It’s aligned by two dowel pins.

More to come…

Friday, February 18, 2011

A.B.T. Shooting Gallery Rifle Disassembly, Part 1

I picked up this A.B.T. Shooting Gallery Rifle in January. So now I’m going to take it apart. There are a number of patents listed on the side of the rifle (see pics from January): 2288891, 2297947, 2304320, 2466513 that help one understand the functioning, as far as patents can help.


Here's a good thread on the vintage airgun forum about carnival guns including this model. UPDATE: See here for a source of original ammo.


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The unwilling victim.


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The butt plate.


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Removed. The screws were chromed.


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The wood is pretty nice. I thought there would be a screw in the hole to remove the butt stock but I couldn’t figure out how to remove what looked like a fiber(?) hollow screw so I left it.


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Screw on the forestock.


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Hmmm…


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Two screws on either side, turn one and the other rotates.


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One came out and you can see a brass bushing that presumably captures the forestock.


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It wiggles. But I can’t get the other screw out. So I’ll leave it for now.


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Let’s remove this screw.


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It’s relatively long.


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Now this screw. I don’t know what the other holes in the plate are for or what the function of the plate is.


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A small screw.


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At this point the barrel shroud came free.I slid it off the barrel and magazine tube.


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That’s the magazine follower and spring.


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Another screw.


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Removed. If you’re new to the blog you may wonder why I show these screws, it’s so I can put the durn thing together correctly.


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Another screw (it’s the one in the brass bushing)


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The “bolt” slides off.


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Another screw.


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Removed.


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The last screw.


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It’s nice that most of the screws are the same.


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The butt stock comes off.


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That’s a somewhat complex casting.


More to come…

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Crosman 22XX 88g AirSource Adapter--Part 4 Final

Almost home free. I eyeballed the valve and connector tube length against the gas tube and broke out the hack saw.

I made the cut approximately 3/16" too long for some wiggle room while fitting.

Taped the end of the tube to protect it from the jaws.

Broke out the steady rest. Taped the tube under the fingers. Some grease was also helpful to prevent marking up the blued tube.

Gradually shaved the tube down test fitting the valve assembly as I went. It was done when the valve screw was centered in its hole.

The chopped gas tube.

Want to better anchor the valve in the gas tube. The single screw won't support the weight of the A/S cartridge and adapter assembly.

Drilled out the #6-40 valve securement threads with a #29 bit and rethreaded the hole to #8-32. Turned the the head of an #8-32 button head down until it was a very snug fit in the hole. Still want to add two additional valve screws.

Taped the vee block to protect the tube. The tape on the tube itself is for alignment of the additional holes. I spotted the gas tube with the valve inside.

Opened the holes to 0.250"

Removed the valve and deburred both the inside and outside of the gas tube holes with a single pass of a special tool Nick sent me.

It's from Deburr Master. Their web site shows it in action far better than I could ever explain.

With the valve already spotted, I drilled and tapped the two additional holes #8-32. Not shown: reinstalled the valve into the gas tube, centered up in the vee block and used an end mill to cut a small counterbore at the top of those two additional threaded holes.

Turned down the heads on a couple #8-32 socket head cap screws to 0.250" The heads will bottom in the counterbored holes in the valve leaving the heads protruding through the entire wall thickness of the gas tube. This is one of the best ways to secure the valve as it loads the fastener heads and not the smaller diameter threaded shafts of the bolts. Walter Glover is recognized for coming up with this method of valve securement. I pay attention anytime he posts on the various airgun forums. He knows what he's talking about and his advice will keep you safe.

One of the modified cap screws is on top--the buttonhead is below. I used the buttonhead on the bottom because the grip frame attaches over the screw and requires minimal protrusion.

Since I've taken it this far, I added a vent hole on the adapter. Makes it easier to remove the AirSource cartridge if it's not empty. Just spotted the hole here.

And drilled with a #45 or #46. I didn't really look at the bit. All that matters is that it vents.

Couple more things: I drilled through the gas tube--continuing the thread for the front screw holding the grip frame.

Picked up the thread, then tapped into the connecting tube inside (another #8-32). Careful to not drill completely through the wall of the connector.

Since we're using the drill press, I spotted a hole on top. (This will be underneath the breech)

Followed with the #29 drill bit.

Tapped one more hole to #8-32.

Filed down a set screw so it bottoms in the tube connector and sits flush with the OD of the gas tube.

Uh, I think it's done. So, I guess I'll just put it all together.

Here's a box stock Crosman 2240.

A/S adapter installed with a longer barrel. Probably install a red dot for sighting.

Bleed holes and burst disk.

After bluing the additional valve screws, they don't stand out too badly.

I'll get an addendum up in the future with velocity and shot count.

Absolutely, positively, no idea what's up next. But first, I need a couple days to do some shooting.