Spring is here
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Forum Name: Pauly's Technical Area
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Topic: Spring is here
Posted By: Pauly5
Subject: Spring is here
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023 at 2:17am
I called into a spring maker the other day to see if I can buy springs for guns. They don't stock sizes, but make to order, and a couple of springs ain't worth it, but I got talking to the guy and when he found out I work on airguns he said that if I can fix his son's springer he will give me some spring wire to make my own.
Gun is a youth Ruger that would fire without even pulling the trigger. I reckon the sears haven't been hardened properly and with reasonably bad tollerances the latch rod swivels slightly reducing sear engagement further. So I made a few tweaks to lessen movement and it seems to be ok...for now. But I now have a good supply of spring wire to make hammer and valve springs for my pistol builds. |
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Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023 at 2:23am
Here are a couple of photos of the trigger parts. |
Posted By: KiwiTR6
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023 at 5:40am
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Worse than the $100 Air Chief! ------------- FX King 600 .22 FX Dreamline Classic .22 Diana Outlaw .22 Air Arms S410 .22 Cometa Fenix 400 .177 Weihrauch HW50 .177 Crosman 2240 Custom .22 Crosman 2250 Custom .22 Brocock Grand Prix .22 |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023 at 5:42am
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Yea, it's not very good. Do you think I should heat it up, cherry red and quench? I'm not that skilled with hardening.
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Posted By: KiwiTR6
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023 at 7:02am
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I can send you some of that Polish Kasenit to try if you like? It's pretty straight forward process although I haven't used it myself yet. PM me if you're keen. ------------- FX King 600 .22 FX Dreamline Classic .22 Diana Outlaw .22 Air Arms S410 .22 Cometa Fenix 400 .177 Weihrauch HW50 .177 Crosman 2240 Custom .22 Crosman 2250 Custom .22 Brocock Grand Prix .22 |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2023 at 7:06am
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Yea, definitely. Happy to pay of course. I'll pm you. I did have some from Mike, but it absorbed moisture and became a slurry. I will have to get an airtight container.
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Posted By: Declan
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2023 at 4:00am
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Like you I used to fix/recondition mates air rifles - that is until the world went mad and people began blaming others for their own mistakes. So I gave up the fixes because of the potential of being caught up in something not of my making if there were some sort of incident. These days I tell people to either buy a new one or pay the money to have a professional do the fix. |
Posted By: Pauly5
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2023 at 4:16am
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Yes, you do need to be selective with what you take on. Fortunately the guy knows it's a budget gun, and I did explain tolerances on parts are often their failings. He understands that runniing a business that has some pretty amazing equipment.
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