The $100 challenge.....

So it turns out on my specimen of a gun, that the cylinder does not sit flush with the ribbing in the gun.
Basically the rib next to the rear stock to cylinder screw, sits higher, causing quite a few of the end/middle ribs to be doing nothing. Seems the most likely cause of why the barrel is pointing slightly downwards.
When I checked the square of the barrel out of the stock in relation to to the cylinder, closed, it was strait as far as I could see against a flat edge.
Now a good man with new dremel such as me self, would level it down.
I on the other hand (still not have gotten around to my shock gel experiment) , have instead gone absolutely mental with a silicone so the cylinder now has a silicone bed between it and the stock. This has also filled the gaps between ribs and stock.
Also built up just behind the last rib where the screw goes through stock for extra contact. Will it work your guess is as good as mine, find out in 24 hours when it cures. My theory being that I'll now have a more even dispersal of the shock and a better all round contact to stock.
Went to town on the central pin through piston, and smoothed it all down, the crap they coated it with is rough as. Hopefully now it will have much less grip going through the guide.
Haven't put trigger adjusting screw through front of trigger gaurd as I didn't realise how far back the trigger sits, that may not be viable, will see later.

All number 8 wire here!

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I bought a second hand killwell 4x32 scope from Youngs in Auckland which I have put on the black mamba, but I think this scope is f****d… since putting it on the 10m groups have gotten worse 😳
The left/Right adjusting dial on the side of the saddle was loose, the cover popped off to expose 3 tiny screws which were all loose, so I tightened them up. The gamo one piece rail/rings has moved back about 5mm in the dove tail, but there is no “recoil lug” hole in the top of the cylinder, so I’m not sure how I’m going to keep the rail from moving backwards. Might have to drill a hole somewhere??? How thick is the cylinder, and are there any vital internal parts I should try and avoid drilling through? 😂

Pauly, thanks for the offer of some Molly. Is it something I can get from mite 10? If not then I’d definatly like to take you up on ur offer of posting some to me please.