Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Walther LGR Project www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ This is an XML content feed of; Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Pauly's Technical Area : Walther LGR Project Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:36:38 +0000 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:45:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.14 360 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=576 Kiwi Airgunners Forum www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_images/logo.jpg www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ Walther LGR Project : There are definitely some hidden... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=3663#3663 Author: J-S
Subject: 576
Posted: 04 Jun 2021 at 3:45pm

There are definitely some hidden gems out there in sheds and garages!
That was lucky the barrel was full of grease and saved it - nice to keep it original.

I had this out of its stock tonight and it looks excellent under there - nice and clean and rust free.
The buffer is gone, probably crumbled away a few years ago.

The trigger is everything you should expect on a match rifle - really light and breaks like glass with. Slight increase in pressure.
Also noticed a small puff of air release in the valve area when letting off the trigger; could be a sign of one thing wrong - leaking valve perhaps. I have managed to find a new old stock complete valve unit from UK as well as a couple of bits - buffer, and piston seal.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:45:49 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=3663#3663 Walther LGR Project : neat old rifles eh!!this one keep... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=3661#3661 Author: dvlnme
Subject: 576
Posted: 04 Jun 2021 at 10:35am

neat old rifles eh!!this one keep you busy for while Jono,bloody shame its been let get to that condition,prob bad storage,found many guns over the years in simiallar or worse condition,evan found a very expensive375 holland and holland mauser with mason bee nest for whole barrel length once found very rare Remington 44/40 pump action rifle few years ago that had been put away in 1941 the owner was killed in the war and had no living familly,rifle was found in shed in 1997 by me,barrel looked like a dirty sewer pipe so was given to me by property owner,figured would rebarrel it with new 44 barrel etc but when pushed bronze brush thru the barrel was full grease and years of dust,turned out to be mint,and rifle an excellent shooter,so you never know whats inside til you look eh!!lot guns stored by familly who dont know how to look after guns or simply dont care and only kept it coz was grandads i come accross this all the time.hopefully yours ok inside,but crying shame bout outside.
 cheers mike
]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:35:39 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=3661#3661 Walther LGR Project : I seem to be a sucker for these... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=576&PID=3659#3659 Author: J-S
Subject: 576
Posted: 04 Jun 2021 at 4:56am

I seem to be a sucker for these old match guns, and a sucker for punishment.
 
This is the newest project, which I will have no immediate time to look into! ; A Vintage Walther LGR Match Universal. 
The Universal has the walnut stock as with the LGR Match, with the LGR standard in beech, but the Universal has the adjustable cheek rest which will be handy as it will end up scoped for occasional use at the club shooting paper at 25 yards.

Its dirty
Metalwork is rusty
Stock varnish is cracking
It doesn't hold air
Its parts are becoming redundant and hard to source.
It was reasonably priced so worth a punt and if it fails it is probably worth its cost as spare parts.. 

But like most old match guns its nicely engineered and holds beautifully!



It came with the original rear tube style diopter sight, minus the eye piece - it does its basic function and is in pretty good condition but unusable in keeping with the rest of this hunk of junk. 

As a bonus it has the original Walther risers for both the front and rear sights.



The metalwork looks good, apart from the rust from poor storage. Its not an even covering but some thick spots. I will knock these off and see if there is much pitting underneath. Hopefully not. 
Its refurbished value wouldn't warrant a metalwork refinish, so it will be corrected as much as possible and regular oiling to keep it at bay.

As a bonus the plastic cocking knob and breech lever are in good order and free from cracks. I'd say it was well kept before the previous owner had it. 


Stickers show it was used in competition in its day 



The walnut shows some potentially nice grain in the butt, just visible through the yellowed and cracked varnish. I have some Slippery Dicks Gun Stock Oil on its way, as well as some Alkanet oil to darken the grain in hopes it will help the grain pop.



In terms of its function, the previous owner imported and fitted breech seals and a valve seal, in hopes it would hold air again but it doesn't. It has the telltale signs of a dud piston seal but i wont know until I land parts and strip it down. 
With the rust and cracking of the stock varnish (assume from moisture / humidity in poor storage), im afraid of what it looks like inside!

More soon.... 



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