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J-S 
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 Posted: 20 Feb 2024 at 10:05am |
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What is the springer? that may also dictate what route to go down...
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J S Airguns
Air Arms TX200('s) Theoben Sirocco HW77 FWB 300s Webley Patriot One or two others... Current projects: Too many.. |
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nunga
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Posted: 20 Feb 2024 at 8:43am |
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I would leave it as original and just clean.
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2nd place HP springer - WFTF World Championships 2014
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RangerPete
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Posted: 19 Feb 2024 at 10:22pm |
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Getting an old rifle back into good functional/shooting condition is always nice.
Restoring it to original condition… personally I wouldn’t. You’ll loose a lot of its character, it’s “spirit” as we say in Afrikaans. |
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Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.
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J-S
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Posted: 18 Feb 2024 at 3:10pm |
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http://www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=653&KW=hw77
This was my biggest restoration, and it would have been cheaper to buy a new gun… Edited by J-S - 19 Feb 2024 at 11:05am |
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J S Airguns
Air Arms TX200('s) Theoben Sirocco HW77 FWB 300s Webley Patriot One or two others... Current projects: Too many.. |
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kruzaroad
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Posted: 18 Feb 2024 at 2:16pm |
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From 2021
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=188610.0 |
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Pauly5
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Posted: 18 Feb 2024 at 9:15am |
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Sounds like good fun.
I've never done a refurbishment like that. I like seeing what others do, but personally, I have no problem with "patina", opting for performance, or correct operation. Making it look new again is quite an art. So I look forward to a new thread hopefully. |
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Declan
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Posted: 18 Feb 2024 at 8:13am |
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I’ve acquired a 50 year old springer as a project gun. I plan to refurbish the internals by replacing the mainspring, seals etc etc so that it shoots like new one. What I’m unsure about is do I also get the appearance looking like new.
Back in the day I’d have completed the cosmetic work along with the internals so the the gun looked and shot like a new one. However it’s been some time since I’ve worked on a project gun and I’m wondering if I still do what I’ve traditionally done and get it looking like a new one - or is the modern trend to give the exterior a clean up and retain the patina built up over 50 years of use. Your advice will be very much appreciated. Thanks. Declan. |
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