tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73703685303242556522024-02-21T03:29:54.698-08:00The Angry Angry Gun CompanyAll about air rifles, shooting, plinking, HFT, and anything to do with building, restoring and repairing airguns. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-9287129238038076302017-06-30T08:19:00.000-07:002017-06-30T08:19:00.742-07:00<br />It's hard to know how to start this post, but I need to tell you that Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe, or Tet to his friends, had an accident last week and suffered a very serious brain injury. He passed away in hospital on Saturday 24th June.<br /><br />He was useless with technology and I don't think he thought of himself as much of a writer either, but he loved this blog and was thrilled at the amount of views his posts got, how many fellow airgunners he met through it and how many people his tutorials helped. He would want me to leave the blog up in memory of him. <br />
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Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe, 'Tet', 05/10/1964 - 24/06/2017.<br /><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-39410210204968286782017-06-11T14:49:00.002-07:002017-06-11T15:02:21.952-07:00The Original Japanese Mk II 177. Sharp Innova Multi-pump Air Rifle, Review and Accuracy Test<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sharp Innova is not a pellet fussy air rifle.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh no! Not another bloody blog about the bloody Innova!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In my most honest and humble opinion the Sharp Innova is an awesomely but simpl<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y</span> designed multi pump air rifle, people in general tend to either love it or hate it, i myself, you may have gathered<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">,</span> i love it (Not unlike Jeremy Corbyn, old<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, honest<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and reliable)</span></span>. This is the original Japanese Sharp Innova i'm talking about,not the later Chinese and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pacific Rim copies, and not that bloody awful Webley Rebel either.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A well thought out design, nice and simple.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Externally it has a rather blocky stock and forearm<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> (</span>the wood is solid and does not splinter or chip as a rule),</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though stained and varnished, the woodwork is solid.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">a polymer/plastic reciever, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the plastic reciever is pretty tough.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and front sight housing that supports the metal barrel, pump tube and pump arm, a 10mm rifled inner barrel, and annoyly brittle plastic outer barrel sleeve</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> At 90 cm's long the rifle feels compact and well balanced,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compact little powerhouse.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The stock is held onto the reciever with one screw that secures it to the brass valve within the compression tube inside the plast<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ic reciever, this is the heaviest and most solid part of the rifle body.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Without this one screw the whole thing falls apart.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The forearm is held onto the pump arm with two metal pins, this gives a comfortable hold for pumpi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ng.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small piece of rubber inside the pump arm reduces the noise of pumping.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span> </span>Besides having MkII written on the reciever the only other things to denote it externally as a MkII are the plastic buttpad,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It may be ineffective as a butt pad but it does add character.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and a metal safety switch on the metal trigger guard that stops the plastic trigger from moving when engaged. There is also a small ajustment screw on the trigger which alters 1st stage travel, these tend to be missing on most 2nd hand Innova's and really is of no great loss too the airgunning world.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The safety is not automatically set, which to most people is a bonus.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When Sharp Introduced the Innova to the public in the late 70's/ early 80's the idea of all this plastic went against the grain with a lot of people, but the majority who actually got to use one soon realised it was a very accurate, powerful, and reliable air gun. The use of plastic for many external pasts proved to make it very robust with no blueing to scratch up, after 30 odd years though the plastic has started to get brittle in places and i've had my fair share of Innova'<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span> with chipped and snapped off bits. Still i have managed to fix, bodge or by-pass many of these problems, ending up with a rifle that handles as good as it ever has.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Loading pellets can be a little fiddly at first, until one gets the hang of i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t. W</span>ith the rifle held at a 45 degree cant<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and a</span> pellet placed at the bottom of the l<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oa</span>din<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">g</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">port</span>, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the pellet</span> will easily roll into the breech with a small tilt of the rifle. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The problems of a small and fiddly loading port can be easily overcome.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The bolt is sprung loaded, when the small catch at the rear of the reciever is pushed down the bolt springs open. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The recess in the bolt is for the lever to hold it in place.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once the pellet is loaded the bolt is pushed back in place into the reciever and seals the breech, the catch lever is pushed back up under spring tension to hold the bolt in place. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bolt held in place under spring tension.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two O rings on the bolt seal the breech, loading the pellet is best done after the rifle has been charged/pumped up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rifle is kept under 12 ft/lb using an adjustable blow off valve built into the pump head, most Innova's will blow off excess air and leave enough air pressure to fire a pellet within an 10 FPS spread over many shots.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The large pump head houses the valve for blowing off excess air pressure.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Before any tinkering is done on the rifle, 7 or 8 pumps will charge it enough for one full powered shot. After fine adjustment of the pump assembly, it is possible to get 12 ft/lb with 4 or 5 pumps in .177 and 3 or 4 pumps in .22.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Supporting the rifle by the back of the reciever and pistol grip allows for the most effective pump stroke.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Squeezing the trigger will dump all the air in the valve and fire the pellet, this rifle has an exhaust valve where a sear block holds the firing pin in place. Moving the sear out of the way of the firing pin allows the pressurized air in the valve to force the pin back, with the valve empty a spring will push the firing pin back in place to seal the valve for the preparation of the next shot.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An adjustable butt pad would be a good investment for this rifle.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The pump arm swings back 60 degrees to allow air into the compression tube,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pump arm at full extention, the front sight housing stops the pump arm from going any further.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">more force is needed on the pump arm the more pumps applied. The same with the trigger pull, because the more pressure that is in the valve the harder the firing pin pushes against the sear block and the harder it is to move it with the trigger. At 12 ft/lb the trigger release is still comfortable so the Innova is still very accurate, this is due to the trigger pull, a decent barrel, and the near zero recoil of a pnuematic rifle.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shooting offhand in windy conditions does not make for the most accurate of groupings.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fired from a rest in good conditions sub half inch groups at 25 yards are easily achievable, however a scope is usually needed for these better results. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I must get a pellet trap as the kids get really annoyed when i shoot their toys.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A simple rear open sight that clamps onto the scope rail comes fitted to the rifle, unfortunatly these tend to get lost easily as is the case with all but one of the many Innova's i have had the good fortune to own or work on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An Innova in decent condition for sale at around £200 will sell easily, and if it's well cared for all it's life will still be working and have all it's original parts. However, if someone has tried to ramp up the power on one in the past, it will have put excessive wear on a lot of the parts. Luckily replacement parts are reletively cheap and available from various places, they are also pretty easy to work on (I've done more than enough blogs about Innova's in the past to prove this).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My opinion? Good air rifles, i love 'em.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wing commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-68651767832493110242017-04-28T13:27:00.000-07:002017-04-28T23:49:31.295-07:00.177 BSA Cadet, A Review and Other Bits and Bobs<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For an old air rifle that i always thought a bit of a smallish youth rifle, i was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pleasently </span>surprised to find it both considerably larger and heftier when i first laid my hands on one. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">109 cm from tip too tail</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The very first thing i did though was to put her over the chronoghraph to get 4.56 ft/lbs with JSB Exacts, she was old, complete and in fairly good nick and i reckoned things could only improve from here on in.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This has the look of a sporting rifle in the 50's</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">BSA
was responsible for the production of over 50% of all British small
arms produced during WWII, so roll on 1945 and they decide to go back to
an increase in th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ie</span>r Air rifle production and the introduction of thier
new Cadet air rifle. Capable of putting out <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8</span> ft/lb and advertised as
being able to take rabbits out to 50 yards this rifle was popular
amongst young adults and adults alike, trade description was not an
issue in those days. Maybe if you could throw the thing 50 yards you
could possibly concuss a rabbit, with a full wooden stock and heavily
engineered steel construction the rifle had some interesting early BSA design features and had to be one of the prettier looking break barrel air rifles for it's time.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The prefix of CC tells me the rifle is made in the later half of the 1950's</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Cadet has a leather piston seal which in this case <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">needed no oil to improve velocity, from what i remember from the chrony test there was no more the 25 FPS spread with any of the pellets i tested. From what i could see through the cocking slot both spring and piston appear<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ed to be lightly lubricated, or at least it wasn't all dry and dusty. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Cadet has a one peice trigger and sear that hooks on to a central piston rod in the piston</span>, how much of the sear that holds the piston rod can be adjusted by a screw in the slope at the rear of the a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ction.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Without dimantling the rifle i had to looke at the plans on Chambers web site too find out this adjusted sear engagement.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>The stock is a one piece beechwood affair with a very long cocking slot, because it has a single p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ie</span>ce cocking rod that is, like the rest of the rifle, very <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">well made and solid</span>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Considering the length of the cocking slot, there was no movement in the stock, not one bit, non at all, zero, zilch.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The stock fits well to the action and is fixed with two screw<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s at a 60 degree angle at the front of the action,</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screws made the old fashioned way, roled on the thighs of dusky Brummies.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and like the later Airsporter and Mercury the rear is <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a</span> bolt that runs through the pistol grip and screws into the rear section of the action. </span> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The reat bolt. Like it say's on the tin, bolts the rear on.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>he <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cadet</span> has some weight to it for its size as i said before and although it is pretty old there is no movement between the forks, or anywhere at all come to think of it, from wear <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">over the years.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have no idea if a pin or a bolt holds the forks around the breech, it's still a solid fit though.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are only open sights on this rifle and has no scope rail,<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> because scopes just weren't commonly used in the 50's. The front sight is a bead on top of a concave ramp that sits in a dovetail on the tip of the barrel, left to right adjustment could be achieved by tapping the sight along the dovetail.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front sight had already been adjusted and was fine, notice it hangs over too the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From this angle the dove tail is more noticable.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The rear sights that sit on top of the breech block are real old school and tend to be found on mo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">st early 1900's air rifles, they adjust up and down only by <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">spinning a firm</span> horizontal thumb wheel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. T</span>h<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is</span> allows a plate with a V notch<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> on top to move vertically in its frame<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">score marks on the side of the frame and plate help keep track of adjustments</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These sights were perfectly fine in the 50's and still perform well today.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The trigger and guard are very slim but also pretty solid due to the fine quality of the metal used to build it. The trigger appears to have a light too mediun release and along with the angle of the pistol grip and the low combe on the buttstock, found it very comfortable too shoot with satisfying results.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trigger guard design is a tried and tested BSA design and can be found on later Meteors</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Low recoil, trigger release, weight, and pretty nifty old school sights all added up to some good off hand accuracy. 7 out of 9 Geco wadcutters made one impressive one cm ragged hole and JSB Exacts appeared to spred vertically, however they were the only two pellets i tried at the time.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I reckon Superdomes would do well in this air rifle, should get some really.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When all is said and done, the BSA Cadet is an awesome back yard plinker that reeks of nostalgia from a time we can only imagine and most likely never happened.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This rifle came to me in good condition internally and out, and as a plinker did not need any attention apart from a little oil and wire wool for the matal work. It's fun and definately gets a thumbs up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the best,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-37048311680615990652016-09-06T07:06:00.002-07:002016-09-06T07:06:41.882-07:00Lee's Mk II .177 Innova<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_445152852"></span><span id="goog_445152853"></span>It would appear that i'm getting myself a bit of a rep for fixing up old Innova's for people and each time i find something new that i've not come across before. Lee got in touch with me saying that he could not get any power out of his .177 MkII Innova after trying to follow some of my guidelines, i offered to take a look at it and a few days later a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> rather splendid looking example of an</span> Innova came through the post.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">exciting, what's in the box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, it's an Innova in bits.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was in many bits where he had tried to fix it and a few of the parts were damaged through wear and tear with the odd part missing, the arms of the front sight post had snapped off</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not good, but will do for now.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and the circlip for holding the pump arm pin was missing. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm gonna have to make a circlip for this.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Originally this was Lee's rifle and he had let a friend have it and from then on it had passed on through a few other people till it came back to Lee, it would appear that a few of these people have been messing about with it in a not to kind of manner since then.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still the same Innova</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lets face it the Innova is mostly polymer/plastic and after 25 odd years things are going to wear out, get stre<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ssed, chip and snap off, work loose and bend. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">E</span>specially if a few off those people think it's a cool idea to ramp the power up, when really it will recieve a hell of a lot less sress if you only pump it <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8</span>/<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9</span> times to get 12 ft/lb and not 15 times to get 16 ft/lb. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tension on that spring will decide if it's under power, just leagal, or over the top.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's certainly not the same gun Lee remembers from his youth, but with a bit of TLC and some crafty bodging it <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">could be pretty damded close</span></span> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There you go, MkII Innova.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MkII's have the safety catch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MkII's also have a butt pad.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The power was no problem to fix as i adjusted the pump rod to the maximum reach. oiled the pump head, and with five pumps it was letting out a satisfyingly loud crack, however i could still put in 15 pumps without the blow off valve kicking in. I also left three pumps of air in the rifle overnight which had leaked out come the morning time, so looks like a good old fashioned overhaul is required.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When i stripped it again i noticed that oil had leaked past the exhaust valve body O ring so that one needed replacing, </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, had to replace some O rings here.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i also stripped the valve and replaced the O ring between the Valve and firing pin housin<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">gs thinkin<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">g</span> that th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a</span>t could be the cause of the slow leak. Everything else inside looked fine which was what Lee had done himself, there was still a leak on putting it back together but much, much slower.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Seeing as i had a set of firing pin seals i removed the firing pin,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bolt assembly.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">so repla<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cing the seals would let me know that all the power from pumping was hitting behind the pellets.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New seals fitted.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using a pipe wench, 10 a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd 14 mm spanners,</span> and some pliers i unscrewed the housing and pump head off the blow off valve, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you have to do this it's usually only the once, after that finger adjustment is all that's needed</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">out came the spring and valve pin was removed easily with a small pair of needle nose pliers. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone else has been messing about here, looks like somethings missing.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Inside the valve housing was a brass <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sleeve</span> which screwed into the inner wall and held the blow off valve seal in place tightly, lining up with the underside of the pumphead there were two knotches so i could cut and shape a flat bit of metal to act as a screwdriver. It all came out with years of crap and oil and gunk but looked in good knick all the same, and sure enough when it went back together it worked which in my opinon was a result, praise be Saint <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J</span>ezzer.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Down to all the basic bits</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The head of the valve pin has a cup shape which looks like it would seat a 4.5 mm ball bearing,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reckon a ball bearing should fit in there, but some sad hat must of lost it way back.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">so i added a ball b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">earing as it would seat better against the blow off seal and</span></span> the air pressure would blow off at pretty much the same each time.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that looks like it should work better.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Putting the pump arm back together now left me with getting the the blow off valve to release around 11.5 ft/lb, minute adjustments on the spring pressure where needed.First adjust the tension on the blow off valve spring<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">,</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> 198 mm seems the ideal length for the whole pump rod assembly.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really couldn't be arsed to check this a 1001 times.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If it's too short the the pump arm doesn't lock in place and hangs dow<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n,</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So sometimes this happened.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">if its close to right then it will lock in place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But mostly not.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It sort of went too low, too low , too low, shit too high, still too high<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> all the first afternoon.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why did it take so long that afternoon?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But for some reason on the second afternoon it took no time at all, sure had me puzzled.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd afternoon took no time at all.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So there you go, one MkII Innova fixed to the best of my abilities. To get it nearer perfec<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span> Lee will have to invest in a new fro<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nt sight unit and a stock screw and brass collar as they are fairly worn, but for now i got the stock on tight with the use of a small washer.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the aid of a little washer the action sat firmly in the stock.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember boys and girls, old <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Innova's never die they just get sent to me to bo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dg<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e, fix, and generally get loving treatment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">TTFN.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington/Smythe. </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> P.S. Remember to remove all and any burrs from the inside of the compression tube as not only do they ruin seals, but they can make the pump rod awkward to to remove and replace.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's boring work but it saves you so much hassle in the long run.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span> </span> </span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-36045993528209744182016-06-18T06:11:00.001-07:002016-06-18T06:11:03.780-07:00DIY Air Gun Targets With a Twist<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shootin' shit is fun.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paper targets are great for seeing how close a grouping you can get from whatever distance they are set up, also good for zeroing in a new scope and finding the hold over/under you need on different air rifles. They don't cost a great deal of money but i tend to just knock some up fom a few peices of A4 scrap paper, also a pellet tends to rip a rough hole through this paper unless it's backed by a piece of cardboard and that does for me. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shooting at the dot is fine for sighting in</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A simple 5 mm dot works fine for setting up a scope and working out pellet trajectory, though i tend to draw a circle with a diagonal cross for groupings and general target practice.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concentric circles and cross hairs gives you a better idea of how you're fairing.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is all well and good but sometimes more often than not i want a target with a little more oomf to it, not quite one that lets off fireworks and streamers while playing the Can Can but some thing that's a little bit interactive. Knockdown targets that are reset by pulling a piece of string like the ones used in HFT are great, i have one with a resetable paddle with four different size target holes. You can pick them up for 15 to 20 quid but i got mine for a fiver with a few pellet dinks in it, it's not a problem as they all need a respray eventually.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoers of fun can be had by shooting and resetting a steel HFT target.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once i've practiced with paper targets and the knockdown target i place the lids of plastic milk bottles balanced on top of sticks or wire at various distances out to 50 yards, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pill and milk bottle tops are plentiful and ping off to the side when you hit them.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">then i try to estimate the holdover or under and try to shoot them off the sticks. It really is a crack and fairly challenging with my .22 s410 or .177 Shamal PCP, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The AA Shamal is single shot but soooo satisfying to use.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">it's even more taxing when using one of my springers but such a buzz to see them go flying off to the side when hit. Round mints are challenge to shoot at and explode in a ball of dust, and if you're really shit hot you could always shoot through the center of a polo mint.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Small pill bottles or alcohol minitures filled with parafin with a burning wick on top make a good ball of flame when hit (90 percent of the time), but you have to be careful where you set that one up as you don't want to piss of your neighbours or start major fires. Failing that there is always an inflated balloon with flour in it, an easy target but very effective all the same. A ballon filled with lighter gas with a lit night light behind it goes up a treat and is far less of a fire hazard, it is a bitch to get the gas into the balloon without an adaptor but it is possible and well worth it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recently i've been going down the woods with my blow back BB pistols and shooting a energy drick cans, which is great fun in itself but i felt i had to step up the anti. So i got to cutting out some metal plates of various sizes and seeing how quick i could shoot the lot while hanging them from tree branches.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DVD casings are great targets for low powered steel plate shooting, but the BB's still rebound with a vengence.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The plates were made from the cases of old car cassette players, VCR cases, and radiator heat shields all cut down to handy sizes with tinsnips. By putting a right angle fold at the top of the plate and and hanging the wire from edge of the short length, the plate hangs at an angle so the BB's rebound to the floor (usually). </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By hanging the plate from the back of a 90 degree bend i have found the BB's rebound safely to the floor in front. Tried and tested.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recently i have started to hang a larger plate below a smaller plate and taking two shots at the larger plate and one at the upper smaller plate. It would appear i have been watching too m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">any</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">N</span>avy <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>eal's shooting technique <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>ube vide<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">o</span>s, and to those people who may call this childish all i can say is that your <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">granny</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">does it</span> better when she takes her false teeth out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A cardboard box backed with a piece of carpet to deaden the rebound of a BB is pretty cheap and handy. and if you tape a piece of paper to the front with a target stops any rebounding bb's. Toy soldiers, plastic pill bottles, plastic lids to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Monster drink</span> cans amongst other things make cool targets when set up in front of the box. Or you could buy one ready made but that will set you back 15 odd quid, besides it's not really DIY is it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And remember most importantly of all is always wear your safety glasses, as a BB in the eye is a sure fire way to really crap on your day. These you will have to buy as i can' t think of a DIY way to knock up a pair of these.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Got a voucher for four free sessions at Old Down P<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">u</span>rsuits rifle club off the Wifey Christmas just gone, so due to the fact that sessions are every second sunday and crap weather in general, i finally got to go. Its the other side of Cirencester from where i live, so 1st sunny sunday found me being dropped off by the wifey.(Two we<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span>ks later it's pissing down with rain again)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a lot of clay shooting going on which i ignored, but the 30 lane HFT course did take my fancy.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some one with a HW100 using the HFT course at Old Downs Pursuits.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Though i didn't take advantage of this i did of the sighting and pl<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">inking range, with it's many spinning targets, knockdown targets out to 45 yards , and a large boar<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for sighting with a couple of once used <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>hoot <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">N C</span> targets on it.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two lanes and four spaces at the sighting and practice range.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Having b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rought a selection of rifles, a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hills pump and a small</span> bag with some tools <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and pellets in it i was content to sit at the double bench and seats and plink away, next time i'll take l<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ess rifles and some target paper for fine tuning of sighting.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started off using the Air Arms Sham<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">al in .177 with 4.52 AA field <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">diablo</span> pellets, this rifle is <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">heavy, incredibly accurate, but accuracy goes tits up if it's canted.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I get a boner just thinking about my Shamal.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could not top up on air as i forgot to bring a 14 mm spanner to remove the forster fitting on the pump as <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the rifle dates from 1989 when diver's bottles where a screw fit, so i had no idea how much air i had in it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a good job the air cylinder is this big on the .177 Air Arms Shamal,it's annoying if you forget the spanner to attach the refill hose.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">F<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ai</span>r enough i must of got over 80 shots out of the Shamal so i could of used it, however i had <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">topped it up on air over a year ago so it's nice to<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> know the old girl is still air tight.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The .22 Air Arms s410 for which i did have an adaptor fitting for shot very accurately as well using H&N<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> field target trophy pellets, I did have trouble hitting accurately past 40 yards as i had forgotten how much hold over i needed. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used clip after clip on the s410 and refilled the resevior twice, as i did have the adaptor fitted to the pump for this one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Later in the session i did use the ASI Sniper w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hich has proven to be an accurate little springer shooting AA diablo's at aroun<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d</span> 7 ft/lb<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, annoyingly this one didn't hit a dickie bird as the sighting was out.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ASI Sniper is not too bad for an old Gamo.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I met about three pairs using the HFT course who were very affable and friendly, they had rifles <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span>uch as</span> a BSA Ultra, a HW 100, and one of those Evanix tactical jobs.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Also a father and son with a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">under lever</span> and one of those<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> 715 </span>Dan Wesson rifled barrel co2 pistols which they kindly let me have a go with, i really was impressed with the pistol even if the trigger pull in double action was a little on the heavy side.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was having so much fun i didn't even notice the clay shooters banging around and was saddened when the wifey informed me by phone she was on her way to pick me up, after all i would look a trifle dodgey w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">alking through <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cirencester with three gun baps on my shoulders. Any way that's it for now.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span> </span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-31092836887306253962016-05-30T15:45:00.000-07:002016-05-30T15:45:49.855-07:00Holdsy''s Innova<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello every peeps, it's that time again. Time for a blog on another .22 Sharp Innova, this time it's gonna be completely stripped, resealed, overhauled to make it efficient as possible, and lovingly put back together. Whilst not working on it in a sterilized enviroment, it shall be laid to rest on a bed of crushed velvet.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this i had too collect from the Post Office as i was still asleep at 8.20 am when parcel force knocked on our door.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The reason for doing this is that it belongs too a fine chap who goes by the monicker of Holdsy, he lives in the flat lands of east England and had posted the action and two different sets of replacement seals for me to work with.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After unwrapping tape , box, and bubble wrap, this is what i would need.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Holdsy's Innova looked in excellent condition but had a few niggling problems with i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t,<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">these were that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i</span>t took 10 pumps to reach the 12 ft/lb mark, the loading bolt had the wrong O ring s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eal and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">would not <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">shoot back when the ca<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tch was released,\ after it had been left standing for a while.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stripped Innova and tools used.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So seeing as i was sort these problems and reseal the exhaust valve i decided to strip his Innova right down, just to be on the safe side if you know what i mean.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One fat over sized rubber O ring replacing the original double set.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> This was just as well, as i found the front sight unit that holds inner and outer barrel, compression tube, and pump arm in place had one of its <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">jaws broken clean off.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front end cap that had the broken jaw, now as good as new...ish.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> However i managed to clean i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t in white spirit and glue it back in place, using a quality sup<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">er glue made it as good as new, almost (i wouldn't go testing it with a hammer any time soon, but it will withstand the contant <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">strain produced from the pump arm working).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holdsy's .22 Sharp Innova stripped right on down, coulda gon further but it wouldn't all fit in the picture. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Holdsy had supplied me with</span> both the T R Robb valve repair kit and the J Knibbs <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">valve repair kit, i decided to use the T R Robb kit for the valve which has a firing pin and spring with it. As well as some silicone grease and bottle of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lubing oil this in my opinion is the be<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tter of the two valve repair kits, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">this one i used on Holdsy'<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s Innova valve</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">J R Robb Sharp Innova seal kit.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The J Knibbs kitt has a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> spare buffer</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">plate and two sets of O rings for the loading bolt, i have seen at least three slight variations in bolt design on<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the Innova.</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Holdsy's Innova had <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">one oversized O ring at the tip of the loading bolt, this was causing it to stick when the bolt catch was released</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T R Rob kit on the left, and J Knibbs kit on the right.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sets of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">two O rings of slightly d<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i</span>ffering dimen<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span>ions should <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">give you a set that would seal and not let it stick, </span></span></span>the thinner of the two sets <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sealed perectl<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y</span> and stopped the bolt from sticking</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mumYSpzgMQQdDtW0vHoGQ1VCGfhbJ-GKmVfuMNnrHzja8vTsFH788cYpEp8YePaEwS7t0etxv7PkprHsgni2Wbvtv2CHZdyi8haMyeU1_HrWG9yXIixLbNC9HEDmtMeNf8Geqbh3UlU/s1600/DSCF5844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mumYSpzgMQQdDtW0vHoGQ1VCGfhbJ-GKmVfuMNnrHzja8vTsFH788cYpEp8YePaEwS7t0etxv7PkprHsgni2Wbvtv2CHZdyi8haMyeU1_HrWG9yXIixLbNC9HEDmtMeNf8Geqbh3UlU/s400/DSCF5844.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loading bolt, bodge job O ring (that did seal well, too well), and the two sets of double O rings that came wih the J Knibbs kit. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I reckon the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">forward assist spring <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for </span>the</span> bolt was on the weak side, but seemed to be working fine now it was back in the reciever block.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A .22 Sharp innova with all original parts should give you roughly 12 ft/lb wh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">en the pump head is adjusted <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">so the face of the pump head and inlet valve touch at the end of a stroke</span></span></span>, this took 10 pump strokes to rea<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ch 12 ft/lb. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>o the first thing to do is adjust the pump head assembly to top out at 12 ft/l<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b, first releasing the bigger brass locking nut,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsDmz1PEbn7xgRMg13ufi0FD3VnyCTKmXd08ATmNUmPZgFhs0mXtTYXof_LaPHpgXpxHYKWMONnCYQyinuIoB93d7M2e976ygiItdXsTczs8bzUL-euADxX5C4NkagsAHcBYoqDjqupc/s1600/DSCF4290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsDmz1PEbn7xgRMg13ufi0FD3VnyCTKmXd08ATmNUmPZgFhs0mXtTYXof_LaPHpgXpxHYKWMONnCYQyinuIoB93d7M2e976ygiItdXsTczs8bzUL-euADxX5C4NkagsAHcBYoqDjqupc/s400/DSCF4290.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlocking the brass lock nut so the air release valve housing can be removed.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> removed the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">release valve<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> outer </span>body too check on the inner spring and blow off seal.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That spring holds back a lot of Pressure</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All seemed hunky dory there so <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i screwed it back in place, and set to adjusting the rod assembly len<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">gth so pu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mp and valve touched ( 217 mm).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The air release valve housing about to be locked in place with the brass locking nut.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">W</span>orking out the<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the length took a hell of a lot of tiny adjustments but once it was found the rest was easier<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver lock nut holds the air release valve securely in place.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once the blow off va<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lv</span>e was set to ones desired muzzle e<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n</span>ergy, the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">silver lock nut on the rod could be loosened and the newly adjusted release valve <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">unit</span> could be moved so the whole assembly reached the magic 217mm.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Howev<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">er something was amiss, Holdsy's Innova would only reach 12 ft/lb after six pump strokes</span>. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>his would be more n<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oticable if one wanted to go FAC which would take 20 inst<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ead of 12 pump strokes to reach 20 ft/lb (pellet dependant).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I took it apart again to make sure the firing pin was well clear of the transfer port, i took the compression tube out to make sure the air inlet hole in the barrel was properly aligned with the transfer port in the breach block, i even took loads of measurements with the vernier calipers to make sure everthing internal was in the right place. I was stumped, i hadn't a clue what was up.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So i <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">looked at the trigger, for change is as good as a break after all.</span> It's a lovely trigger because it<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'s the first Innova trigger that still had it's first stage adjustment screw still in place, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trigger adjustment screw does make a difference.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just one more thing that makes Holdsy's Sharp Innova so nice, Triggers that release an exhaust valve get stiffer the more pump strokes one adds, so adjusting the first stage shorter is a lot of help and therefore a little easier.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of thefirst stage trigger adjustment screw.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eventually i realised what the problem was with the needing two extra strokes to make 12 ft/lb was, it was fitted with a later J Knibbs parachute style pump head seal. The outside face of the air inlet valve has a flat surface with the last two mm bevelled backwards at<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> outer </span>circumfer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span>nce, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the shape the pump head seal has too mirror for best results.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the original sharp pump head seal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and even the T R Robb replacement O ring pump head seal sit flush even at the bevelled circumference. There will be trapped air the same PSI that is stored in the exhuast valve body in the V of the parachute pump head seal and the bevelle on the valve.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1751716490">The orinal Sharp Innov<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a</span> pump head is made from Black delrin type plastic<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, but when it's damaged the whole thing is junked and is bloody impossible to remove without destroying it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1751716490"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The T R Robb pump head seal is made from <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">stainless steel</span> with <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">two</span> rubber O rings used to seal it, pretty much the same set up as BSA Meteors and M<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ercurys use on their piston head seals. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou also need to c<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ut an ha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lf</span> inch UNF t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hr<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ead into the pump head assembly for it to fit, looks the best though i've never fitted or used one yet. And they don't work on the newer Weble<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y Rebels either.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1751716490"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">he J Knibbs <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pump head seal is made of an orangey red delrin type plastic</span></span> and just clips into place, though just like the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Innova seal it's a bitc<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">h</span> to remove. If you don't mind six/seven pumps per shot they are fine, and half the price of the T R Robb seal</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1751716490"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm sure ther<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e was a lot of fiddling about with this rifle that escapes<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> my </span>mind at the moment<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">,</span> as i had it for about four weeks and tinkered with it most other days. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But the seals were changed, the bolt unstuck, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">overhauled and made as efficient as possible with what parts i had to hand. So that's it for now, and thanks <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">too Holdsy for letting me wor<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">k on his sp<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lendid Sharp Innova.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1751716490"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">TTFN</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1751716490"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best wishes, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetling<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span>on-Smythe</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you suffer from gun envy? Do other people laugh and scoff at how short your M4 is?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well let me tell you there are ways to turn your stubby little rifle into a throbbing power house of great length and girth, the girls will be truely impressed.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bigger is better.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you see the answer is simple, add a fake moderator for the length, and a red dot sight will definately improve the girth. I also discovered that th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e ASG 30 round mags i bought recently were bigger than the hi-cap mag that came with the rifle, so that helps.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The red dot sight was purchased off Amazon from a company/supplier called D B Power, mine was £21 plus postage though they can be nearer £30 from other places.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some red dots and sights can be larger than this one.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The silencer was contructed from various diameters of plastic water pipe which i have had sitting around for years, so it was quite satisfying to find that my compulsive hoarding habit pays off once in a while.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's amazing what one can do with crap that one finds in a skip.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The thinner double layered pipe was luckily a very snug fit over the flash hider of this model of Airsoft gun, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two sizes of plastic piping used for this project.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The larger pipe is cut down to make shims.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the gap between the inner and outer layer was filled with shims cut down from excess outer piping.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inner pipe is such a tight fit that it rubs of the paint on the orange flash hider.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Every thing was cut by eye and ended up fitting really well without glue, and then sprayed black while on the rifle. The paint didn't cost me as it was left over from a previous project, and it's still going strong. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After first fitting it was spray painted.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This of course was before i took any photos, so the pictures shown here are taken after painting and before sanding back for glueing. Later on i decided to shorten the inner piping by a third, so the outer piping was still as ridged as before with both shims still fitting on.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No end piece is fitted so it acts as an amplifier, but is really simple to cut one from foam/plastic then paint if wanted.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A bonus to point doing this was that the silencer actually acted as an amplifier, not only louder but changed in timbre making it sound closer to a suppressed live round firing gun.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bad open sights considering they are made from plastic.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I removed the (plastic) iron sights at first, but later put them back on as i would only loose them if i left them lying around. Besides when back on the gun they improve sighting with the red dot, the rear sight can be flipped up to work when the red dot doesn't, and generally adds to the girth which we all agreed impresses the ladies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the sort of blog entry that comes about after reading Viz comics before working on ones Panther Arms 'Kitty Kat' M4 Cheapy Airsoft rifle, so i shall wish you all fare adieu and see you on the flipside.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the best,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-59275302197311548792016-04-14T06:21:00.000-07:002016-06-07T18:36:50.196-07:00Bushnell 15-45x50 Spotting Scope (In a Skip)<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The right place at the right time, how many times does this happen? Well it happened to me the other day. I was walking down the street when i happened across a chap throwing stuff into a skip, i noticed a case with Bushnell printed on the label and struck up a conversation with him.</span></span><br />
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Seeing this sticking out of a pile of rubbish, one can only hope</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a pleasant c<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hat i was informed it was an old (still working) spotting scope and i was welcome to help myself to it<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, so with a hearty thankyou i set of hom<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e with the goodies in the case.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was complete and looking very tidy on opening the case.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh joy of joys, i've been wanting one of these for a while now</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tripod sets the spotting scope low on thre<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e solid pressed metal legs</span>, so when lying prone <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the scope is at the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">p</span>erfect height</span></span>. The connection screw is universal and would support a camera, or ev<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span>n my Digital Pro Chroney chronoscope. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tripod can be used for camaras and my chronograph as well as the spotting scope.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This model is fairly old school in the mod<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ern world of spotting scopes, and when it was new about <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10 years ago would of cost around £120. </span></span>The scope itself weighs 1lb 4oz and is made of a very robust plastic/polym<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">er<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, but didn't have any lens covers to protect the glass.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sure is a sturdy little blighter.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A small rectangular block with a threaded hole for th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">screw on the tripod <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span>its at the perfect balance point,</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very tough looking mounting spot.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and takes a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>matter of seconds to screw the two parts together by hand.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connecting the scope to the tripod is so easy it can be done with one hand tied behind your back, or even holding a camara.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">w</span>isting the handle on the tripod anti clockwise loosens the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">swivel joints</span>, then move the handle around till the scope is looking at what you want. Tightening it<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> locks it all in place.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq5hC9S4VOUUjdE5w6hWl0EIUM_vyMhqqvdtyT-tnWyafV4z41RiBO6Ab50He1LlyrvwABlb1Gm2-4F0hnWeCOugtYsRz75ehmpPtcJoLW9c6i9GPcYZfnJ5eNsqpJF0_yZfGCFTQW-g/s1600/DSCF5472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq5hC9S4VOUUjdE5w6hWl0EIUM_vyMhqqvdtyT-tnWyafV4z41RiBO6Ab50He1LlyrvwABlb1Gm2-4F0hnWeCOugtYsRz75ehmpPtcJoLW9c6i9GPcYZfnJ5eNsqpJF0_yZfGCFTQW-g/s400/DSCF5472.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long handle gives you a lot of control.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The 15-45 zoom works by twisting the eye piece,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The zoom is rugged but easy to move.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">then by twisting the collar between the body main and the eye piece<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> you can focus on anything from 10 yards out to infinity (theoretically<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">)</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The focus dial can move the eye peice out three inches.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">g</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Both the front 50 mm glass and the 8 mm eye piece were in excelent condition, even the front glass w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">as set back i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nto the body which helps protect it.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 500 mm front lens gives a better field of view.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A picture is found easily when looking through the eye p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">iece, i even managed to take an okay picture through it on first attempt.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are tiny twigs at 40 yards.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So there you have it, an older spotting scope that's not digital, has no wi fi, no mirrors that have b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">een buffed to perfection on the thighs of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">G</span>recian nymphs, and doesn't need an App.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A simple and well made spotting scope that cost me bugger all<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and that's all for now.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">TTFN</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>Tetlington<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">-Smythe</span> </span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-38372738872250419652016-04-10T11:59:00.000-07:002016-04-10T11:59:32.716-07:00My New Cheap (Non) Eotech 551 Red/Green Dot Sight Copy<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">While i was browsing for some spare low cap mags for my airsoft M4, i noticed an imitation Eotech 551 red dot sight going for the reasonably low price of £21. So what the heck it's worth a gamble, i went ahead and ordered it.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know who makes it but DBPower are resposible for punting them out.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Three days later a small parcel came in the post with the afore said item inside along with a little cleaning cloth and space for batteries, but no batteries inside said space.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wot! No batteries?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So off i went to Tescos to get some, followed the diagram on the side of the box and put them in.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instructions are always handy i tend to find.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It needed a fair bit of force to lift the catch at the front of the sight but i soon had them fitted.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So i lift the latch in the middle do i?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes i do</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the bit where the instructions come in handy, so the batteries go in right the first time.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At least these won't be falling out by accident, in fact the whole sight is pretty solid all around as it's made out of metal(aluminium).Once on the M4 it looked pretty snazzy.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not an Eotech snob you know, i like ACOG's as well.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It looked even better further away.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm, i'm touching myself tonight.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was some slight side movement when pressure was applied, but that was down to the fact that the M4 is made of plastic. The grip for the 20 mm weaver rail is solid,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty solid grip here, no complaints from me.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">it can be tightened by finger or with a coin. It even has 'for law enforcment and military use' written on the side, just like the real deal</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still not complaining</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The controls are pretty simple, the right hand up arrow turns it on, pressing both up and down arrows at the same time will turn it off. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So simple an idiot can use it.....say no more.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The circular NV button will change the dot from green</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In green.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to red. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">red on low brightness</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are ten levels of brightness which are adjusted by the up and down arrows when the unit is on, and just in case you forget to turn the sight off when you have finnished it will turn itself off after two hours of inactivity. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm gonna have to move it down the rail if i want the iron sights back on.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The dot can be adjusted up/down and side to side with the aid of a small coin or flat head screw driver, there are solid clicks when adjusted and directions are explained on the sight next to the adjustment screws.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I originally removed the iron sights but later put them back on due to slight parralax issues, nothing to bad mind you. It is airsoft after all, it's not like i'm going to be shootig tic tacs at 30 yards.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If i don't put them back on i'll only loose them anyway.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By the way about a week later i removed the padding for some reason or other, and bugger me side ways there were the batteries hiding underneath all this time. What a daft twat.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I shall reiterate 'What a daft twat'</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well for the money i spent i have to admit i'm extremely chuffed with this copy. It's perfect for what i need, and that's quick sight aquisition of 4 inch metal plates. Well that's it for now</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-57964593852025159722016-03-19T19:50:00.001-07:002016-04-03T16:57:39.103-07:00ASG Low Cap Armalite Mags For Airsoft, Plastic and in a Box of Ten.<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Having recently purchaced a cheap Airsoft AEG M16 with the idea of using it as a starter gun for some three gun type sport, or even the two gun version where you throw heavy weights, drag tractor tyres, and then see if you can still hit a target whilst you hyperventilate.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It might be cheap but some double sided sticky tape, card, and paint and it's totally transformed.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then later receiving a Condor copy combat vest with various pouches for gun mags, a radio, a compass, knife or knives, a pistol and things i've yet to discover, as a Christmas pressie. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just seeing that makes me want to go out and merc some fools.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thought it would be a good idea to get some cheap low capacity mags for the M4 to bulk the vest out with, also low cap mags hold around 30 BB's which add a tad more realism as that is what the real steel versions hold.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was limited as to what i could buy because i would be using an Amazon voucher, and i really didn't want to wait three weeks on the off chance of something turning up when ordered from China or Hongkong. So it was pretty lucky that i came across some ASG plastic low cap mags for M16 type rifles sold in a box of ten sold in the UK, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And three days later this came in the post.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">they were only 39 quid so i didn't mind that they were tan in colour and not black or grey like it states on the box.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the same packaging for 6 different products helps keep the cost down.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being plastic mags made a very noticable difference in weight compered to the metal hi cap mag that came with the rifle, and they fitted into the magwell with less wobble than the hi cap mag produced. So the first thing i did was to spray a couple of the mags black,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit to heavy with the spray can on this side.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">just to see how snug they would now fit and how the paint would wear.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm, that seems to fit ok.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They were a nice firm fit and there was no immediate sign of wear after playing about ejecting the mag for a while, but some wear will show eventually. Though that shouldn't bother me as i do like a worn look too these things, it's called the distressed look but most just call it tatty.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning the mags with white spirits before painting really helps the paint stick.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not having a speed loader i loaded the BB's by hand and found the mags held 33 BB's, as the mag filled the pressure built up and i found it easier and a whole lot less painful to use tip of my cartomizer on my E cigerette to push the last BB's in.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can load a mag pretty quick with the help of my E cig.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Any make with a cartomizer like this will do the trick, though a speed loader would be quicker.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The follower on the mag is flush with the round feed lip, which leaves three BB's to fall out the mag well when the rifle has stopped firing rounds and the mag removed. So they are truely 30 round mags with just under 10% waste in BB's, unless you can be bothered to catch them to use again.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I try not to get any paint around the feed, when i do the rest i shall just tape it off.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also noticed that the mags were a tad longer than the hi cap that came with the rifle,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bonus for the low cap is that there is no key hole or winding wheel like you find on the hi cap mags</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">however it's not a problem as i will most likely only use the hi cap when i'm testing stuff. The low cap mags were bought for me to use in timed metal plate shooting disiplines, along with a steel BB blowback P226 pistol and a Crosman 1077 that's a stand in for a semi auto shotgun.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The imitation Eotech red dot sight was only £20 as well, but i've yet to see how that performs.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the moment the temperature in the UK has not risen above 8 degrees this year as yet, which sadly makes it too cold to use the CO2 pistol and 1077. However the AEG runs on batteries and is not noticably effected by the cold,so i can at least get some rifle practice in the meantime.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway that's all for now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-1335328012589098432016-03-02T08:24:00.001-08:002016-03-03T09:00:19.389-08:00How To: Sight Adjustment On The Swiss Arms/GSG P92<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I find that my P92 tends to hit two inches down and one and a half inches to the left of where it's aiming when <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> fire it fr<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">om five yards</span>, every single bloody time<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> without fail. This is infuriating as the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">open sights are molded on and therefore non-bloody-adjustable.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I like it but it's not a Beretta is it now? </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So if <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> can't adjust the sights, what the buggery can <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> do?</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stone the bloody crows<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - </span>I</span> can move the inner brass smoothbore barrel to line up with the sights, why didn't <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> think of this before?! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span>Looking down the barrel you can see the inner barrel is off<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">-</span>centre in the recess of the outer barrel, and why it shoots off target<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Should have taken the picture when it was still in the pistol, but the inner brass barrel is definitely pointing down and to the right.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>o by removing the inner barrel and packing it out with electrical tape till it pushes it away from the inner wall of the outer barrel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, I</span> could get it more central.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've covered fiel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d</span> stripping the P92 before, it's pretty simple really. Fir<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">st drop the magazine,</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mag is dropped as the feed lips on top get in the way of the slide's blowback unit and feed nozzle.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">press the button on the right hand side of the frame above the trigger guard,</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">push the takedown lever 90 degrees downwards on the left side<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">,</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And that's the takedown lever, the whole process can be done very quickly with one hand with a bit of practice (you know, like in the movies when the good guy disarms the bad guy by just pulling the slide off his gun, then cracking him in the nuts with his knee cap).</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">then the slide simply pulls off forward<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There it goes, smooth as butter or some vegan alternative.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then for easier results</span></span> you <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">can</span> turn the recoil spring guide 180 degrees (upside down), then push the rec<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oi</span>l spring and guide as far forwa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">r</span>d as you can toward the front of the slide<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It does come out easy, just be sure the feed nozzle is out of the way as it can slip forward.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now</span> you can pull the breech and barrel down and out from the rear.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In bits and all ready to rock and roll.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a pretty good idea around this time to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">check that</span> the blowback unit isn<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'t</span> loose, as<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> they are usually held in with one or two small screws.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The threads on this little screw that holds the blowback unit and bits in place could be finer, but as they're not it can work loose a little after a bit of use. Just check it now and again if the pistol gets a lot of use, or even use a bit of loctite thread glue.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>he inner barrel is <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">connected to<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the outer barrel body</span></span> with two pins t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hat run though the bottom of the breech, </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two pins thet hold the inner barrel, they're metal coloured as i've removed them before.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> tap these out from the right with a punch easily enough, </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one came out by pushing a pin on it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In fact i could pull it out with my fingers at this piont.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and the inner barrel slides out with it's housing. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou might find the rear pin a bit stiff to remove but it do<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">es go eventually,<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and the inner and outer barrel bodies are a pretty snug fit so might need a gentle tap as well.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvf3pNjbRkxuhzSBr15qMWMroR9Rv47M9Fy-P54-dGDy4XcywX4xq_mUykwA5I7IRz884esYmkbFwEVry-9PqSGcs8Y6H1dU3FMqWQIVht2ScDIk0dDAIeWNjhAPHIejns9HWNMDu6yM/s1600/sight+adjustment+%25289%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvf3pNjbRkxuhzSBr15qMWMroR9Rv47M9Fy-P54-dGDy4XcywX4xq_mUykwA5I7IRz884esYmkbFwEVry-9PqSGcs8Y6H1dU3FMqWQIVht2ScDIk0dDAIeWNjhAPHIejns9HWNMDu6yM/s400/sight+adjustment+%25289%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pin however was a little tighter and needed a little tapping with the head of some pliers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGjBFC5YqxKou_pM6JCJVnPJgVht2V4WmNmO_Vcm3v5dCQmbQ42WpWbOR87cZiZ3oql46959s4DWoQpzZQxvPipzCXzNPSD5V5KLWHogYKk_5zBpmaglvAB27V_QpTY1DEWw9OxRRGgo/s1600/sight+adjustment+%252810%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGjBFC5YqxKou_pM6JCJVnPJgVht2V4WmNmO_Vcm3v5dCQmbQ42WpWbOR87cZiZ3oql46959s4DWoQpzZQxvPipzCXzNPSD5V5KLWHogYKk_5zBpmaglvAB27V_QpTY1DEWw9OxRRGgo/s400/sight+adjustment+%252810%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to tap the inner barrel block out , but after one gentle tap with the pliers it came freely by hand.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A</span>lso the pins are knurle<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d at one end to hold them in place, so <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">remember to tap them back the right way round when reassembling the pistol.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shorter rear pin is wider and also tighter, notice the knurling that helps lock them in place at the right side.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The inside of the outer barrel is tapered to<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ward</span> the front, so when it comes to wrapping tape around the inner barrel take this into account<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> -<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span></span></span> chose to tape the middle of the barrel so half was left free floating. I might try different places in future to see if accuracy is <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a</span>ffected with having more or less of the inner barrel free floating, but for now <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> want it shooting where it's sighted.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once there was enough tape around the inner barrel to make a snug fit in the outer barrel, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> removed three layers<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> added six small layers to the bottom <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to push the barrel up, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">one to the left side and five to the right to centralise it to where <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> reckon the sights where set to. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner barrel now fitted and sat central on the hole at the end of the outer barrel.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I then reassembled the gun to see if it was shooting straight<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> only put the looser fitting pin in the breech just in case <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> had to do some more adjustment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just used the looser pin to test the gun on reassembly.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> decided to remove a layer of tape from the top and add one to the bottom<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out again and a moved tape about a bit to my satisfaction.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">W</span>hen I</span> reassembled the pistol this time <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> fitted both pins as <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> was very happy with the results. Now <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> can get a nice 'inch at a pinch' grouping<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>using the open sights from seven yards</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner barrel now sits high and central vertically, shame I got the lens cover off the camera in the picture. Shit happens.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is the only blowback pistol that this method can be used on to my knowledge, as the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>ig X5 and the 1911 both need the inner barrel to move a little when the slide moves back. But then again this is the only pistol (to my knowledge) that is so fucking inaccurate out of the box, however my experience is limited with this type of pistol so it's all a learning cu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rv<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a little picture of one of two toy guns I use for speed drawing practice to save wear on the BB pistol's paint job.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thats it for now.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P.S. I'm pretty certain this will work with the airsoft version as it's just a bigger caliber, In fact <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> can't see why KWC don't do a conver<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span>ion kit <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to get it shooting 6mm BB's(and visa versa)</span>. </span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-80772730328226086172015-12-27T16:15:00.002-08:002016-01-05T15:11:14.768-08:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well I hope you all had a splendid Christmas and are going to have an even better New Year! This year, the Angry Angry Gun Company is planning on catching up on all those old air rifles I have sitting around in my airing cupboard, I know I have been slacking of late and it's time I put a stop to that.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weihrauch HW 35 Luxus, needs a good looking over internally</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Webley Hawk MkII rear sight needs fixing but it shoots a dream with a scope on. Bit of a clean up wouldn't do it any harm either.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BSA Meteor, might have a go at cold bluing this one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ASI Sniper, it shoot a dream with a scope on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heanel Mod 1, rear sight and main spring as well as safety.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SMK 15, Most likely sell it as there is not a lot to improve successfully.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I plan to fish out my .177 Air Arms Shamal and get into a bit of HFT since my other half has bought me a voucher for four sessions at my local shooting club(bless her cotton socks).</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Air Arms Shamal in .177, has been known to shoot the nads off a gnat in flight. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She also got me a tactical vest in olive with pouches for 8 M4 mags, 4 pistol mag pouches, a chest pistol holster and numerous other bits and bobs i've yet to discover a use for, so now i've got a more up to date set up for my airsoft and steel plate challenge. Sure looks the dog's bollocks with my M4, Berreta 92, and Sig P226, and I don't have to use my DMP's and 58 webbing all the time. It's also an excuse to make some more steel plate targets!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK. It's more a Taurus than a Beretta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sig X5 is a hoot to shoot.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, there is fun to be had in the new year and I hope you get to have some too. Have a Happy New Year one and all and above all please try to remember where you hid those bodies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-72572145460777861322015-12-13T12:20:00.001-08:002016-01-05T15:22:35.429-08:00BFPU and the Distressed look Airsoft DPMS Panther Arms 'Kitty Kat' M4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amongst the real steel automatic rifle community, the practice of letting their rifles look like they're used and worn has become more and more popular of late. This is achieved naturally over many years of use in action; creating dents and scratches from dropping them, leaning them against walls or rocks, and wearing down the painted or blued coating from constant handling. This is known as 'battle field pick up', where a gun owner can buy a used rifle that has seen decades of use. A small percentage<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> have inherited <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rifles</span> from their fathers</span> and these are worn from use<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">;</span> these are the better ones as they have most likely been well maintained and lovingly cared for whereas the former have often been abused by disgruntled squadies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However there are short cuts to this 'distressed look' effect<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. This can be</span> achieved by taking a new rifle and scrubbing the steel with variouse grades of wire wool, paying attention to the parts that are handled more. Or you c<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">an </span>creat<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span> the effect using enamel or ceramic based paints with an airbrush or feather brushing, this tends to be more for looks than practicality. A joke amongst gun owners is that if you want to make a brand new gun look old, simply take 20 foot of rope, said new gun and a car<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">;</span> tie one end of the rope to the trigger guard and the other to the back of a truck and drive for five miles up a dirt track<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The majority of Airsoft gun owners would have to use paint and a spray gun, feather brush or sponge, b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ecause</span> as most Airsoft guns are made of plastic there simply is no other way. The more exspensive airsoft guns that have cast or milled aluminium bodies could be force worn with wire wool, though a more realistic look would be achieved with a selection of enam<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span>l paints<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">;</span> steel and aluminium look quite different when exposed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I re<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cently </span>purcha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span>ed a new plastic AEG airsoft gun for around £50, the Cyber Gun DPMS 'Kitty Kat' <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">M4</span> with Panther Arms trademarks. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also comes in two tone clear and black in the UK, along with batteries , cheap charger, crap .12g BB's, and that all handy unjamming/cleaning rod.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's a short AR used generally for CQB, and using a pot of dark silver enamel paint <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> lightly feather brushed it to look worn. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still had gun metal silver paint on the brush when iIadded a mud effect for the polymer stock, it's been removed since this picture was taken.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used light tan paint to give a slightly dusty/dirty used appearance<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou can really go to town if you want to give it a post apocolyptic or <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S</span>team <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P</span>unk look. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White spirit is good for cleaning grease off the gun before starting as well as cleaning the brushes after, the box it came in made a good stand for the gun whilst treating it.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Feather brushing involves a large art brush with paint on it, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the paint is mostly worked off by stroking the brush vigorously back and forth over some card. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work off the paint till there is the lightest amount on the brush - the brush can be topped up from this patch as well.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When there is the lightest hint of paint on the brush it is worked back and forth over the gun<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flick the brush back and forth vigorously over all the parts that should be metal with gun metal silver paint, a smaller brush is good for scratch effects.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">M</span>ost paint sticks to the edges, corners, and high spots leaving the flat inner areas darker. It's more effective if the open areas where the hands and fingers handle the gun regularly are given extra attention, such as above the pistol grip where the web of your hand goes, the front of the mag well<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and the controls for the fire select, mag release, charging handle, forward assist, weaver rail, and sight adjustment.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magazine on this model is a high capacity one made of metal, along with sling studs and inner barrel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repeat brushing over areas of more wear and tear until happy, you can always rub down with a cloth before the paint really sets if too much is applied.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's pretty accurate out to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3</span>5 yards shooting 280 FPS with 0.20g plastic BB's, it has a working fire select and mag catch for the metal hi cap mag and the charging handle drops the dust cover to reveal the hop up. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hop up behind the dust cover which flips down when the charging handle is pulled, I know there is a bit too much paint there but it's done no harm.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It will easily hit a small body size shape at this distance, and with the hop up adjusted correctly it will hit a 12 inch square plate at 35 yards nearly every time. The majority of AEG's in this price range are lucky to get 150 FPS with 0.20 g BB's, so i'm actually very impressed with how this gun performs.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very, very cheap H&K G36 copy made by Double Eagle.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The body is two molded plastic halves screwed together with a seperate three position crane stock<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>his wider style of stock is ideal for wiring the batteries to the rear of the gun.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The butt stock has to be in the exact position otherwise the release lever rattles about.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slide the butt pad down and the compartment for the 7.2 volt nunchuck style batteries is revealed.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span>t does have plenty of seperate short sections of weaver rail that screw on and hide a lot of joins. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of rail space for such a short gun.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However the gearbox and gears as well as the piston are plastic, which does mean that it will not stand a lot of abuse without breaking down. You get what you pay for, though in this case the materials are of a better quality than most other AEG's of this price range.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Both front and rear sights are removable from the weaver rails and made from tough plastic, with the rear sight being flip up and adjustable for windage with a choice of four different sized holes. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A choice of four different size appertures on the rear sight, and adjustment for windage.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The front sight is your arche<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ty</span>p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">al</span> AR sight but has no adjustment for height as it<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'</span>s just molded. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Non adjustable front sight post, niether hop up or moving the sights further apart sorted out the high shot placement. Unless shooting .28g BB's at 30 yards.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From the box the gun was shooting way too high no matter how <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> adjusted the hop up or distance between sights, so a thin section of black electrical wire with the copper removed was slipped over the front sight to raise it and now it's spot on.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubber tubing slipped over the front post was the only quick fix to hand.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I like the look of it now it has been given a distressed look, it certainly makes the controls that are just mouldings look a little more realistic. For a first attempt it's not that bad at all, the fact that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> used to make and paint plenty of Airfix military models as a kid probably helped a lot. I have an old, old C<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">yma</span> MP5 which <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> will attempt nex<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span>, this thing is lucky if it reaches 100 FPS with 0.20g BB's so <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> might have a look inside first. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Cyma AEG's were of very poor quality unlike the stuff they put out nowadays, however metal wieghts gave them a good heft.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The thing <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> do like about the low capacity magazine is that it fires every last BB it holds, which makes a pleasant chan<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">g</span>e from having 3 or 4 BB's <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fall out every time you drop the mag.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low capacity magazines usually found on spring guns use every last BB.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These things are technically airguns so hit the criteria for this blog, be it not very powerful airguns at all. But they do shoot plastic BB's fairly accurately and that's good enough for me, however <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">will</span> draw the line at Nerf guns (for the time being).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">TTFN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Best wish<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">es, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P.S. My 5 year old daughter had a go at archery recently and really liked it, so she now wants a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n</span> archery setup for Christmas. This is wicked as <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> like archery as well, though <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> haven't done it for years. Might be some blogs in it as well.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hunger Games series of films has a lot to answer for, not a bad thing in this case.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-40483777971305841852015-10-13T09:17:00.004-07:002016-01-05T15:31:19.466-08:00.22 Sharp Innova, A Restoration Project. Fitting New O Ring Seals To The Loading Bolt<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Removing the bolt from the Sharp
Innova can be a time consuming, tedious job; the majority is easy but
the the little catch spring can be a total bitch to remove. This job could lead to thoughts of homicide or even suicide, but just count to ten and take deep controlled breaths and all should be well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, remove the the small flat head screw that holds the catch in place; this sits below and to the left of the loading bolt. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK boys and girls, are we ready to begin? This is the arse end of the Innova action.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This small flat head screw is about 15 mm long, when I was unscrewing it I didn't think this screw would end.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay it's off centre but it is the right sized flat head.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once the screw is out of the way, the bolt catch is free to move out of the left hand side, however the return spring will only allow a small amount of movement.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tap the catch this way to make removing the catch spring easier.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I used a small pair of tweezers to pull the return spring out of it's recess point in the catch, this was not easy and needed a lot of care, time and patience.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tease that catch spring down, it's a real pain but it can be done.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To remove the catch, the bolt has to be alternately pushed with a screwdriver and pulled with pliers, this also needs special care and attention.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catch return spring out the way to make it easier for the catch to come out. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the catch does finally come out, be aware that the loading bolt and srping are going to come flying out, so be careful to catch the buggers. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the bolt gubbins once removed; there's supposed to be a tiny spring somewhere but fuck knows where that's gone.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Get the replacement seals ready for fitting; they usually come in .22 and .177 and the bolt needs two of whatever calibre you need, so I chose the larger two of the four I had on hand.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Replacement O rings in .22 and .177.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I prised the old seals off the loading bolt, they might not have looked worn but they were.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prise those old knackered O rings off</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then applying a load of silicone grease over the two new replacement seals, I slipped them into place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of silicone grease and the two O rings just slip over, you don't really need loads of grease, it's just my preference.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I then popped the catch return spring into place ready for returning the loading bolt, though some might find it easier to do this after the bolt is in place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you do fuck the catch return spring up it can be replaced by a spring from a Bic lighter.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then I slid the loading bolt return spring over the tip of the loading bolt and pushed it back into the bolt hole, it's important to push it in all the way ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bolt will only return if the nub at the bottom is aligned with the hole.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... this is because the bolt catch can pass through the recess in the bolt when returning it into the left hand side of the breech. Once the catch is in place you will need to tease the catch return spring back into it's recess, this is reletively easy compared to removing the bloody thing!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the bolt pushed in the catch returns back pretty easily.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now somehow, magically, the catch sits in the perfect place so it is lined up for the screw to be threaded into place; no waggling or teasing, it just sits there and the screw goes right on through and is ready for screwing in. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once I had finished it, I put it over the chronoscope; low and behold, the loading bolt seals were losing me around one and a half ft/lb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RWS Superdomes gave 11.6 ft/lb with 6 fps spread over ten shots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Air Arms Diabolos gave me a high of 11.9 ft/lb with a 10 fps spread over ten shots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5.6mm Eley Wasps gave 11.8 ft.lb with an 8 fps spread, though one did go over 12 ft/lb increasing the spread to 23 fps, but I put that one down to a freak of nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">H&N Field Trophies gave 11.3 ft/lb with a spread of 10 fps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you have it, I could not be more happier with results like these! Not as easy as refurbing the exhaust valve with all the fiddly bits, but a lot easier than having to sit through the Jeremy Kyle show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's it for now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TTFN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The sear block has a slight movement back and forth where it sits in it's housing, so to cure this I thought I would put a shim in there. Too thick and the sear would not return on its spring; too thin would make no difference whatsoever.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how the back of the trigger pushes the sear block upwards?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So to start with, I tap the pivot pin for the trigger out most of the way until the trigger could be removed. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gently tap out the pivot pin for the trigger.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With that done, the sear and return spring came out of the housing. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sear has different dimensions from the one that comes with the sear liner.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, with a small screw driver, I worked the metalplate out from an access point on the side ... </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unhook the steel liner from this point and out it comes.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... this is there to stop wear and tear on the plastic in the breach, this is L shaped with a a small tab to lock it in place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sprung steel liner stops wear and tear on the plastic of the breech</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I cut a number of shaped pieces from thin plastic from a disposable food carton; these were placed between the metal and the plastic wall of the housing. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to take the rifle apart to get the sear out as it was wedged in with too many shims, bloody nightmare that was.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I found one was perfect; when I tried two it was too tight and believe me it took a fair bit of effort to free the sear from where it had wedged itself in. So back to one shim and in went the spring ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One thin plastic shim was perfect.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... the sear and then the trigger was lined up and the pivot pin was tapped back into place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Line up the hole in the trigger and the pivot pin and gently tap in with a rubber mallet.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The trigger works fine now with no free movement of the sear back and forth, I could've got away without doing it but why the hell not?! Besides, you get to see how the trigger and sear assembly is put together.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the best.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This blog entry is going to be in as much detail as I can manage, as I want it to be the sort of thing that I would have found really helpful the first time I worked on the Sharp Innova. I have already stripped and inspected this air rifle in a previous blog entry <a href="http://angryangryguncompany.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/22-mk-l-sharp-innova-restoration-project.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> , so today I will repair the exhaust valve using the T.R Robb Sharp Innova seal repair kit and test the power output.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The T.R Robb exhaust valve repair kit, which consists of a stainless firing pin, exhaust valve spring, a red inlet packing seal, an inlet ball seal, two big O rings for the valve guide seal and chamber seal, and two small O ring seals for the transfer port and inlet valve seal. Also a blob of silicone grease for the seals and a small bottle of silicone oil for the pump rod seal.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is important to have a clear working space so you can keep track of all parts that have been removed, I keep small parts in a tin as it's a real bugger if they get lost. I am lucky in being able to do my work on the dining table, however the dog thinks that the table is also his bed.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dog whines a lot if I move him from his bed.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here is the guide in all it's tedious, mind numbing, gut wrenching detail.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pin and circlip already tapped out.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, drift out the smaller roll pin in front that secures the sight unit to the cylinder; this can be a bit stiffer but it will move more easier using the correct sized pin punch. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Correct sized pin punch for the roll pin is important.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Grasp the sight unit and pull it from the cylinder, outer barrel and inner barrel. This may need a lot of wiggling if it's not been removed for a long time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pull the pump rod down to the front of the cylinder using the pump arm linkage and line up the pivot pin with the hole for the pump arm linkage and cylinder. Twist the brass pump arm pivot base a little so the pivot pin lines up with a hole on one side; only half of the pivot pin will be visible in the hole on the other side so tap it out from this side with a smaller pin punch. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old dart head makes an excellent small pin punch.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remove the pump arm linkage from the pump rod and remove the pump rod through the front of the cylinder, push it out with a screwdriver at first, then pull it out the rest of the way.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pump rod shouldn't be this greasy.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To remove the cylinder from the breech block, first remove the brass collar screw on the underside of the breech ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only finger tight , the stock screw locks the collar screw in place.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... then using a flat head screwdriver, remove the stud screw under this.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This stud screw appears to hold the whole rifle together.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remove the spacer that sits between the bottom of the cylinder and breech block; use a thin blade to lever it out at first, then it should slide out by hand.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remove the cylinder with the exhaust valve inside from the breech block, this should drop into the breech hole and pull out easily, revealing the transfer port O ring on top of the cylinder.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unscrew the exhaust valve back guide from the cylinder end, this should move by thumb pressure alone.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If the exhaust valve back guide is ever too tight a tool can be made up to fit the two small holes.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then remove the spacer with the bumper inside it, the exhaust valve spring, and bumper plate - these should tip out into your hand. Using a piece of dowl from the front of the cylinder, push the valve out of the back, then remove the firing pin from the exhaust valve.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valve with firing pin, bumper plate, spacer with bumper inside, and exhaust valve back guide.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The exhaust valve unit consists of the longer air chamber and the shorter exhaust valve guide. Unscrew them; you might have to use mole grips at first as they can be tight.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remove the valve spring and inlet valve ball from the air chamber ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGozCNBxFOuyQ2FE1MnftsY2wJel-Z95U7nJKSCCSmCik9fjvrsvfoS7cZrG8L1orfHfCmroB7JCKsEnf_hrh-bzatnnr-npLpkt70AyqF-BcX_uTdhWCLw7S3AeuL_mL2oXcudDDB_wQ/s1600/DSCF3122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGozCNBxFOuyQ2FE1MnftsY2wJel-Z95U7nJKSCCSmCik9fjvrsvfoS7cZrG8L1orfHfCmroB7JCKsEnf_hrh-bzatnnr-npLpkt70AyqF-BcX_uTdhWCLw7S3AeuL_mL2oXcudDDB_wQ/s400/DSCF3122.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Split the valve parts to get to the air inlet valve parts.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... and the exhaust brass valve stopper and exhaust valve seal from the exhaust valve guide. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbYd9JQwi5EmB6euAKkHRa6pFM4Y58OkpMSIB7xaC87EexSHPyuY4NL1-7bIr-m5h2r33ABrbl1dmOUUUifhSkWOmTNk891iAxFDo1wbwQd4xJxvVgDRxR2tQcuOEK3Mk8RIpv8oktIw/s1600/DSCF3129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbYd9JQwi5EmB6euAKkHRa6pFM4Y58OkpMSIB7xaC87EexSHPyuY4NL1-7bIr-m5h2r33ABrbl1dmOUUUifhSkWOmTNk891iAxFDo1wbwQd4xJxvVgDRxR2tQcuOEK3Mk8RIpv8oktIw/s400/DSCF3129.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">valve guide, seal, and stopper.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">inside the air chamber, the inlet valve packing is held in place by the inlet packing stopper. Unscrew the stopper using a wide fat blade, and the packing should fall out.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iLj6Nk-fz4SJR0aqe7bu65_qrZu99iaLnsoKFJSsf42qva0TYnMasyB-GQ60y2F4M6KwpPY5m4W6KL0LgDRPi3xJ-gK5UjL4qQ6NY2M6-_QCLK9AitPCcgs-tVmqSVbO-liWxyarRrM/s1600/DSCF3826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iLj6Nk-fz4SJR0aqe7bu65_qrZu99iaLnsoKFJSsf42qva0TYnMasyB-GQ60y2F4M6KwpPY5m4W6KL0LgDRPi3xJ-gK5UjL4qQ6NY2M6-_QCLK9AitPCcgs-tVmqSVbO-liWxyarRrM/s400/DSCF3826.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inlet packing washer well and truly stuck in there.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(In this case, the packing was wedged in tight and I couldn't even prise it out, I had to very, very carefully mill it out using a mini drill and small drill bit so as not to damage the air chamber.)</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDTEXNHuQRjDzclP5o4nv7Z2p52extNNcAHcRfUSk9GPx8OKVdNlUNvVLM9QQbdkgQ3v-WUEXKYtTwt7EF3ULRqFRPwZw3dsCthIiGz0wdqIWjhEdIuR9NGMVMWUn2BTZxB67NJqWK6Y/s1600/DSCF3827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDTEXNHuQRjDzclP5o4nv7Z2p52extNNcAHcRfUSk9GPx8OKVdNlUNvVLM9QQbdkgQ3v-WUEXKYtTwt7EF3ULRqFRPwZw3dsCthIiGz0wdqIWjhEdIuR9NGMVMWUn2BTZxB67NJqWK6Y/s400/DSCF3827.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note inlet packing washer dust around the air chamber.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Milling into one side of the packing then the other, it eventually came out, spinning up the drill bit, leaving me with a grubby air chamber.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbO4F5o_fkcRov-9I3RO4gyWTBQerVqdQuHVkm0huOrhWvTj-5CReSTbMCCoBLsLhVYN9jz_FWZ30gnCmh1fZH1HlS7-MpCrmLXHvkt5YJx0QNJG0ce0c68YZC4FKuZKr1nGQQCVLgU2M/s1600/DSCF3830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbO4F5o_fkcRov-9I3RO4gyWTBQerVqdQuHVkm0huOrhWvTj-5CReSTbMCCoBLsLhVYN9jz_FWZ30gnCmh1fZH1HlS7-MpCrmLXHvkt5YJx0QNJG0ce0c68YZC4FKuZKr1nGQQCVLgU2M/s320/DSCF3830.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needs a bloody good clean.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Clean the area where the packing washer sits in the air chamber with white spirits to remove any crap that might hinder a good seal.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEDMzHt8n5qZ4_8MBjSLSpPkYshSB5oUXB7pg9vATHmM9i7F5BNGgx7uUINK9Lli6IZy9EZp59p3WWf9MJx5mk0UCJ79gqb9D_6LgAncQOmMF6t1PCKjpSGmKvMMDeJMry7WTuyDOtnY/s1600/DSCF3831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEDMzHt8n5qZ4_8MBjSLSpPkYshSB5oUXB7pg9vATHmM9i7F5BNGgx7uUINK9Lli6IZy9EZp59p3WWf9MJx5mk0UCJ79gqb9D_6LgAncQOmMF6t1PCKjpSGmKvMMDeJMry7WTuyDOtnY/s400/DSCF3831.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen towel wrapped around a pick really shifts that crud.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prise off the exhaust guide seal from the exhaust valve guide and the chamber seal off of the air chamber.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGnAGIqp_stxwEhXJTzWnmCAzA5hPnyP_B_CnrjgjIyPlbtFvR9LFNJ_gZCM87T3RFqUq635sImdWaLIDdgiUhpeDRIFl_HlitAW8k8tUzt2hQ2Xd66YTL3n514t2DQNIY0Dd2AmOBZU/s1600/DSCF3833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGnAGIqp_stxwEhXJTzWnmCAzA5hPnyP_B_CnrjgjIyPlbtFvR9LFNJ_gZCM87T3RFqUq635sImdWaLIDdgiUhpeDRIFl_HlitAW8k8tUzt2hQ2Xd66YTL3n514t2DQNIY0Dd2AmOBZU/s400/DSCF3833.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh so handy pick in action.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, with kitchen towel and white spirits, clean the air chamber (inside and out), the valve guide, packing stopper and valve stopper thoroughly.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9WmgMEUAOxzFPi7nZGoD7MDpbGvYkybI8glbIROL-ePhL5EPJHm8J2a58VLgwczrIbSq1ChGTFp17cACTP3TFr-dzpTmGkRN7yigWI4a9wXrXCw2TsKZR-UHEK1Ob9Cj9uvmyWvK31k/s1600/DSCF3829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9WmgMEUAOxzFPi7nZGoD7MDpbGvYkybI8glbIROL-ePhL5EPJHm8J2a58VLgwczrIbSq1ChGTFp17cACTP3TFr-dzpTmGkRN7yigWI4a9wXrXCw2TsKZR-UHEK1Ob9Cj9uvmyWvK31k/s400/DSCF3829.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decanting a bit of white spirits into the lid keeps the rest of the bottle clean.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I lightly ran the outside of the air chamber and valve guide over a file to smooth out any scratches caused by the mole grips</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr0ILVhF-9MDxTrftDarKmL5oAuwGhTuPBkAeeXIoDiJXFb5uJMTdAl-h_SLILBPgQ8OXFWIRbUPQhlj57a5KkePRQmDeqQ8l4Bi3Mz4km8xDfNpHNozCYKH7GHQoaTPNwcsB97Za9EI/s1600/DSCF3834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr0ILVhF-9MDxTrftDarKmL5oAuwGhTuPBkAeeXIoDiJXFb5uJMTdAl-h_SLILBPgQ8OXFWIRbUPQhlj57a5KkePRQmDeqQ8l4Bi3Mz4km8xDfNpHNozCYKH7GHQoaTPNwcsB97Za9EI/s400/DSCF3834.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wet and dry or sandpaper will do also.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the parts being replaced were put to one side; they consisted of the firing pin, the remains of the packing washer, inlet valve ball, exhaust valve spring, exhaust valve seal, exhaust guide seal and the chamber seal. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVGeYRKopYVi3MEupmmWGPdwGTIL12SrhKibZJpOA8fGk9LioBI_0wBEd18qHt9CdcWcTl1lQFkd9cV4rnew_Y0nxHFZjG7fEIjPsbUAPhYy2YFpeSW0FhhW0eMM_ELnBt5jqb1vA68A/s1600/DSCF3836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVGeYRKopYVi3MEupmmWGPdwGTIL12SrhKibZJpOA8fGk9LioBI_0wBEd18qHt9CdcWcTl1lQFkd9cV4rnew_Y0nxHFZjG7fEIjPsbUAPhYy2YFpeSW0FhhW0eMM_ELnBt5jqb1vA68A/s320/DSCF3836.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old worn parts, look at the state of that old packing washer.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the clean and replacement parts in order ready for rebuilding, along with a small blob of silicone grease for the O ring seals.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_N0LgwRU_GMoP6-Zdgjn2pozG3DcQz_8BFimot0ceXZZiIK7ryLlAGoIOODLY9t8BaF2l__wCGl4tSKgXPSZCojZzXzSB_SwXgnCZ9pymjuuNtFnLpeMdrGiBf6_y8BWNZ1G6QGN-pvY/s1600/DSCF3837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_N0LgwRU_GMoP6-Zdgjn2pozG3DcQz_8BFimot0ceXZZiIK7ryLlAGoIOODLY9t8BaF2l__wCGl4tSKgXPSZCojZzXzSB_SwXgnCZ9pymjuuNtFnLpeMdrGiBf6_y8BWNZ1G6QGN-pvY/s400/DSCF3837.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lining up the parts for reassembly makes the whole proccess a lot easier.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take the air chamber, insert the new packing washer and prod it into place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That pick came in handy for prodding the packing washer into place.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then the inlet packing stopper, guide it into place with your little finger.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inlet packing stopper screwed in finger tight.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then tighten it down using a wide flat blade.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even tighter, though a chisel blade would be better than using the spacer.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Drop the inlet valve ball inside the inlet packing stopper to rest on the packing washer.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTAs1VivaxT0mJXLXZLMQe70ejy8EGds8bFVtGqG9b24boCGsXZOR7C3UVV7J8oo2HGehKy-5auwNUjkmuTckKTmynSWadhU32eCQhkIPt5RDNNrvO1fy5nPxOoj78IjcJovK2V-bsoQ/s1600/DSCF3842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTAs1VivaxT0mJXLXZLMQe70ejy8EGds8bFVtGqG9b24boCGsXZOR7C3UVV7J8oo2HGehKy-5auwNUjkmuTckKTmynSWadhU32eCQhkIPt5RDNNrvO1fy5nPxOoj78IjcJovK2V-bsoQ/s400/DSCF3842.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inlet valve ball just drops in.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the valve spring on top of the inlet ball and put the air chamber to one side.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B4qbc-g9DCHSbw4b_JgLxJWVJncVsyI0mNMu_b6JVrl02IDz0dbOTQCXIz9mWpiKM82r8IwXOW6jNQpeIKFNOQJs5azJnAmffeMoTxmcVy6NCaYBpqJWvgBgY8aT77UpMyZtLWDF72o/s1600/DSCF3843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B4qbc-g9DCHSbw4b_JgLxJWVJncVsyI0mNMu_b6JVrl02IDz0dbOTQCXIz9mWpiKM82r8IwXOW6jNQpeIKFNOQJs5azJnAmffeMoTxmcVy6NCaYBpqJWvgBgY8aT77UpMyZtLWDF72o/s400/DSCF3843.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And so does the valve spring.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take the new guide seal, thumb it over the screw thread of the valve guide and roll it into its recessed groove.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MAvUNAcslrsVX5OPZbUiM9zC4SGnM04iohDf2mXOV9YvhTG_lcAhMqbjnGZq4Fai_mrOO9eOlt_CCPtZxJVrbcYTYBL3exMYFk1RcuwGKn4-gPpGPzZo36J11qWuNiWM1x-NOWvFxKo/s1600/DSCF3844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MAvUNAcslrsVX5OPZbUiM9zC4SGnM04iohDf2mXOV9YvhTG_lcAhMqbjnGZq4Fai_mrOO9eOlt_CCPtZxJVrbcYTYBL3exMYFk1RcuwGKn4-gPpGPzZo36J11qWuNiWM1x-NOWvFxKo/s320/DSCF3844.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the smaller of the two large O rings.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Smear a dab of silicone grease over the new O ring seal. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioneQHX5osU9HYbVIcYjiqXjRZPf4lZcGf_B9_EOR0NdWLyNY6evMPLWs2WJfcuhQyin1zIJvHiP2dMWZhiGPd3xh1S-iUPLTurC1cQ8ean-zBCjOLbQi6CohLS-lxFT5rOzBDdi1PpCU/s1600/DSCF3845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioneQHX5osU9HYbVIcYjiqXjRZPf4lZcGf_B9_EOR0NdWLyNY6evMPLWs2WJfcuhQyin1zIJvHiP2dMWZhiGPd3xh1S-iUPLTurC1cQ8ean-zBCjOLbQi6CohLS-lxFT5rOzBDdi1PpCU/s400/DSCF3845.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The O ring spins around in it's groove easily.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Smear the new exhaust valve seal in silicone grease and pop it into the valve guide.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4YTceGl8KecSb-WAXe0k29vQr5ZoLRI3re7ct3dNd4MumGMCR8clGgl3ExmyEAHr3XHwOZkAYidr4Aymt7VWGZ3j8UAbilbVoSU7pjixH2yehyphenhyphenuTOdCTXBtq-TTdgCn-Yb2puaR-aAc/s1600/DSCF3846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4YTceGl8KecSb-WAXe0k29vQr5ZoLRI3re7ct3dNd4MumGMCR8clGgl3ExmyEAHr3XHwOZkAYidr4Aymt7VWGZ3j8UAbilbVoSU7pjixH2yehyphenhyphenuTOdCTXBtq-TTdgCn-Yb2puaR-aAc/s400/DSCF3846.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the smallest of the two small O rings.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On top of this goes the small brass valve seal stopper.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod9Qv5iRw4A8Pp3yp_9O-BM2mf1tpHMYBeNG9V8OZRQ7KueGzpR9wESfhlH8edDRODEANfurzEsTKuDa0juWsGtyiW2AXETkhLWPRnrJg-WDw9GROFjrYa5Baw-4GeZeRK1psS-1KfoI/s1600/DSCF3847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod9Qv5iRw4A8Pp3yp_9O-BM2mf1tpHMYBeNG9V8OZRQ7KueGzpR9wESfhlH8edDRODEANfurzEsTKuDa0juWsGtyiW2AXETkhLWPRnrJg-WDw9GROFjrYa5Baw-4GeZeRK1psS-1KfoI/s400/DSCF3847.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seal stopper just pops in.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Align the air chamber with the exhaust valve guide so the valve spring sits on top of the valve seal stopper. Screw them together as tight as can be done by hand compressing the new valve guide seal.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsTlArS5z7TESVXLyMRyahKCS3BnYXkpMAuSZUUxXd3WBx48UQ8yEOmu0AdB3GB1-X0GILgC3H6o8npQb9l_hPIlqFW6Lrb4B52Ygifq3-ThzA-QXWlxnhCN2hy6SyZFmkisRw91vltg/s1600/DSCF3848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsTlArS5z7TESVXLyMRyahKCS3BnYXkpMAuSZUUxXd3WBx48UQ8yEOmu0AdB3GB1-X0GILgC3H6o8npQb9l_hPIlqFW6Lrb4B52Ygifq3-ThzA-QXWlxnhCN2hy6SyZFmkisRw91vltg/s400/DSCF3848.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screw all the way un till there is no gap squashing the O ring for a good seal.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thumb the new chamber seal into place, smear it with silicone grease and put the whole valve to one side.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZtQAtopvN78TnSgK_pbFaw23kS3Vt3LrdG5b9ObSn1Qw-yusuVV-NRLEn1b_2ZgIb-cWVZgy5PVeMjJ2prm_ikgkTU7Jcb8gCRH_VrfQ31-HoKz7vko1XMAyXxkXYHDMMvnRg3jqQCg/s1600/DSCF3849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZtQAtopvN78TnSgK_pbFaw23kS3Vt3LrdG5b9ObSn1Qw-yusuVV-NRLEn1b_2ZgIb-cWVZgy5PVeMjJ2prm_ikgkTU7Jcb8gCRH_VrfQ31-HoKz7vko1XMAyXxkXYHDMMvnRg3jqQCg/s400/DSCF3849.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The larger of the two big O rings is a tight fit</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In order to get the best seal for the pump head and chamber seal, the inside of the cylinder needs a good clean. A few balls of kitchen towel soaked in white spirits pushed down the cylinder with a piece of dowel will loosen any crap ... </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UGLQXqgeYNK0ii8Oa41h7swB2ugR-rZ-XxaGCJmeUzeS6E-THkPdPAVCwNWDnvoO1ultErFNGT9mdpri97Vwh25GBKa7JfWxHwNeoFi4r836TBhLH30444HEUbenjlPWPLxFsvyIGlE/s1600/DSCF3850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UGLQXqgeYNK0ii8Oa41h7swB2ugR-rZ-XxaGCJmeUzeS6E-THkPdPAVCwNWDnvoO1ultErFNGT9mdpri97Vwh25GBKa7JfWxHwNeoFi4r836TBhLH30444HEUbenjlPWPLxFsvyIGlE/s400/DSCF3850.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a lot of crap all in all.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... then ram a few dry balls of kitchen towel through until the inside of the cylinder is clean and shiny.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbw_diSsNcDTIUJSbQBkaTWZvEEaPxZns43_ri61a6ITvV8eIPe8_SZ0O6BOpPjUemhLIdM-7ZyB2bnlxDRTph49jkCaqF0sfDtwOB8zZOwMEhZH_Dsu2IW1lx91vcyJdp0tfSNPq-PoA/s1600/DSCF3852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbw_diSsNcDTIUJSbQBkaTWZvEEaPxZns43_ri61a6ITvV8eIPe8_SZ0O6BOpPjUemhLIdM-7ZyB2bnlxDRTph49jkCaqF0sfDtwOB8zZOwMEhZH_Dsu2IW1lx91vcyJdp0tfSNPq-PoA/s400/DSCF3852.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooooh, oh so shiny.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pop the shorter end of the new firing pin into the valve guide end of the exhaust valve and align it with the back end of the cylinder, making sure the transfer port is aligned with the transfer port hole in the cylinder, and the same with the the stud hole.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJfh3ellKoj9bgU-OUUtNj_1ZBFCdH29X8VyP7fiqbOpanR_OgZav9jtdwFN94ndZMIYtt_WEQgANd1iOFOPHKmn0U51gvm7o5Kkf3KLX0j3rF58p2N6Fge4Rj2fljFPDAjRLfk_ClZ4/s1600/DSCF3855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJfh3ellKoj9bgU-OUUtNj_1ZBFCdH29X8VyP7fiqbOpanR_OgZav9jtdwFN94ndZMIYtt_WEQgANd1iOFOPHKmn0U51gvm7o5Kkf3KLX0j3rF58p2N6Fge4Rj2fljFPDAjRLfk_ClZ4/s400/DSCF3855.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lined up correctly and ready for insertion.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Push it in until the stud hole appears in the bottom hole of the cylinder ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv9GPGSQseIKvYgXRXUFvKzXbxk4PGlb-VZhQhET2HT1vDRLIKwMlhCT8UpiUfeVZlwfFA7QEN3nF3c676z_3kd3KZow4I0JUdsPFYXQkMSSmiRemN4IMTOX50JoP8LrOyJtrts1M7ao/s1600/DSCF3856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv9GPGSQseIKvYgXRXUFvKzXbxk4PGlb-VZhQhET2HT1vDRLIKwMlhCT8UpiUfeVZlwfFA7QEN3nF3c676z_3kd3KZow4I0JUdsPFYXQkMSSmiRemN4IMTOX50JoP8LrOyJtrts1M7ao/s400/DSCF3856.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That pick came in handy again for centering stud hole.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... it should be nice and tight with the new chamber seal fitted.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUwafEC-jvI5OiHQeYYiiTzwipPDYIsZ96KlAuVF8_m4BoPOzASzAswtPgd5tk5jG3pVtzLA7uFjIJdZueJAf3G0iOD9srHUaYYKux1jr4K9xPLyXv1vI9tBWbjE6PqXapKGEEjrgOPc/s1600/DSCF3861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUwafEC-jvI5OiHQeYYiiTzwipPDYIsZ96KlAuVF8_m4BoPOzASzAswtPgd5tk5jG3pVtzLA7uFjIJdZueJAf3G0iOD9srHUaYYKux1jr4K9xPLyXv1vI9tBWbjE6PqXapKGEEjrgOPc/s400/DSCF3861.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the longer end of the firing pin reaches the end of the cylinder.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the bumper plate over the firing pin and let it slide down to rest at the stop in the firing pin.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWbqvJyUlHwEYRmPp8SkLf02Q3Qj52wwSEfFFJj6SDcIZBtzEOUYxTzlmZplNBDBwblnh9tXXhymR1KWafUOOrOS6O8Y_nOikD-Af-UijzviewCs-Cok5_yyqXZci3BPfjsaMZlaeCJQ/s1600/DSCF3858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWbqvJyUlHwEYRmPp8SkLf02Q3Qj52wwSEfFFJj6SDcIZBtzEOUYxTzlmZplNBDBwblnh9tXXhymR1KWafUOOrOS6O8Y_nOikD-Af-UijzviewCs-Cok5_yyqXZci3BPfjsaMZlaeCJQ/s400/DSCF3858.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I must stop biting my nails.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Making sure the bumper is inside the spacer ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDErXUdtDbKeCOZmmkq9IggOlXRsE9iMceO88nq7LVDZilIhx7VzJGXwFiG7aqNwkaiYfQJV9ZMyX-p076BiyqyUwzlxDcLv5TMuOM1PmYUag-tgPzNznbRmdz94uPjluyt_CH_BbX6c/s1600/DSCF3860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDErXUdtDbKeCOZmmkq9IggOlXRsE9iMceO88nq7LVDZilIhx7VzJGXwFiG7aqNwkaiYfQJV9ZMyX-p076BiyqyUwzlxDcLv5TMuOM1PmYUag-tgPzNznbRmdz94uPjluyt_CH_BbX6c/s400/DSCF3860.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bumper only came out of the spacer if it was pushed out, some can be loose.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... insert it into the end of the cylinder to rest against the exhaust valve.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkJ9Nd4PgUu52PGcYCCYQFeinE_zxIx2MGTOH7lhxfNkIFgiaMOS_rjRkefwMLAa10wFFlL-X_SZ6gO0sYfX80e9k7p-89yEdqLIEkUtgAP8i57ot2DyybUE_WPfI2OyBKLoIzgXN3uk/s1600/DSCF3857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkJ9Nd4PgUu52PGcYCCYQFeinE_zxIx2MGTOH7lhxfNkIFgiaMOS_rjRkefwMLAa10wFFlL-X_SZ6gO0sYfX80e9k7p-89yEdqLIEkUtgAP8i57ot2DyybUE_WPfI2OyBKLoIzgXN3uk/s400/DSCF3857.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It really doesn't matter what order they are put in, as long as they're in the right order.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the exhaust valve sping inside the bumper to rest against the bumper plate, making sure the wider end of the spring is facing to the rear to rest against the exhaust valve back guide.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2N-2wCXLfsi0QLDZKxkHmlBQ1ToRx1W8eka0snxyL_oGxEd-ec-dNnK9ZkIZ5xYKoPvGpnzqCpJ67GqbbAU0pmjtPwJr_Fj1j9nrppFWTF4AXWMf1tea9_b9vIb8NAW35Pup7PNoLfCI/s1600/DSCF3863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2N-2wCXLfsi0QLDZKxkHmlBQ1ToRx1W8eka0snxyL_oGxEd-ec-dNnK9ZkIZ5xYKoPvGpnzqCpJ67GqbbAU0pmjtPwJr_Fj1j9nrppFWTF4AXWMf1tea9_b9vIb8NAW35Pup7PNoLfCI/s400/DSCF3863.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The valve spring must go in this way round.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the exhaust valve back guide on the spring, push into place and screw in by thumb.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really needed that new exhaust valve spring, the old one barely pushed the back guide past the end of the cylinder.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now the cylinder and valve can be returned into the breech, so with the old transfer port O ring seal out of the way, put a dab of silicone grease on the new O ring seal and press it in place around the transfer port.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The silicone grease helps the transfer port O ring stay in place.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When inserting the cylinder back into the breech, the cylinder is best pushed in along the bottom of the breech hole to stop the transfer port seal from moving out of place. The cylinder will stop short of the back of the breech hole, so pull the trigger and slide it back further until the stud holes in the breech and cylinder line up.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hole in front of the stud screw is for a stud screw that pushes the spacer against the cylinder on most Innova's, not this one though.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Screw the stud screw back in lightly and slide the spacer into place so the forks of the spacer sit either side of the stud, then tighten the stud screw fully and screw the brass collar back onto the stud screw.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only needs to be finger tight.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fitting the pump rod, pump arm and linkage and front end sight unit is simply a reversal of the disassembly process.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I changed adaptors on my Deben Whisper silencer and fitted it to the action so as not to piss off the neighbours, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">then it was off to the shed for a test of the muzzle velocity over the chronoscope.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Deben Whisper comes with four adaptors, and I still can't use it on most of my air rifles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really must sort my shed out.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two pumps gave me 257 FPS with 14.5 grain RWS Superdomes, which equates to 2.13 ft/lb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Three pumps gave 392 FPS with Superdomes, which is 4.95 ft/lb. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Four pumps gave 463 FPS, which is 6.9 ft/lb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Five pumps gave 501 FPS, which is 8.08 ft/lb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Six pumps 550 FPS, which is 9.74 ft/lb </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soon after that the blow off valve cut in, but I was getting around 560 FPS by that time. This took the rifle up to just over 10 ft/lb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fitting new O ring seals to the loading bolt should up the muzzle velocity, given the state of all the other O ring seals they are most likely failing at the moment. Then if the muzzle velocity still needs to go up, I can adjust the blow off valve higher.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the best, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The pump head - when the pump rod is at rest on any multi pump - should ideally just touch the face of the outside of the air inlet valve, inside the pump cylinder. Most leave a little space which, when the rifle is fully pumped, is compressed air and will want to expand, pushing the rod back if the gap is too large. However the length of the pump rod can be adjusted on the Sharp Innova very easily indeed, which my friends is very handy for so many reasons.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To remove the pump rod for adjustment for either stroke length or pressure blow off adjustment, first remove the front sight unit. Knock out the front roll pin, then pin with circlip on it and the unit pulls off the front as well as the pump arm dropping free. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As I had been removing and refitting the pump arm so much I used a clear plastic bag between punch and pin to avoid the possibility of scratching the blueing.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, pull the rod back by the pump arm linkage, and tap the pin holding them together through the same hole the pin and circlip go through; this leaves the pump rod free to be removed out the front of the pump cylinder. Tease the link end out with something, then it just pulls out. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just used an old bent pair off tweezers to push the pump rod out this time.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The brass unit on which the actual pump head sits is the pressure blow off valve, and the 10mm silver nut behind this is the lock nut which holds the unit in place on the rod. Crack the 10 mm nut loose by supporting the end of the blow off unit with a 14 mm spanner.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If the lock nuts are too tight, use a pair of mole grips on the valve body, it's pretty rare to resort to that though.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With a 10 mm spanner, loosen off the lock nut for the blow off valve unit and pump head.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By hand I screwed the blow off unit and pump head about 2 mm outwards to bring the pump head nearer the inlet valve, reducing the amount of pumps needed to make full power. Remember, if it is adjusted too far the rod will bend eventually as it will be too long, so do it in small increments, reassembling and testing each time until you are happy.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The thread on the rod and the thread on the blow off valve run in opposite directions, which does make things a lot easier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lock nut for the blow off valve is actually a ring with two flat edges opposite each other.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you need to up the ft/lb before the blow off valve kicks in, screw the brass unit inwards, likewise adjust it outwards if you need to lower the full power output. There is a very strong, thick, square section spring holding back the air inlet seal in the blow off valve, so you might need some mole grips or something to adjust the unit inwards. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screw to the right or inwards to up the power and to the left or outwards to drop the power, it was fine as it was in this case.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And retighten the blow off valve lock nut to keep the power where it is.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With both lock nuts tightened up, I carefully inserted the pump rod back into the pump cylinder, being mindful of the pump head as it passed any open metal work on the cylinder.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dab of silicone oil around the pump head makes this go a lot more smoothly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I will never understand why they go to the trouble of fitting brass bushings then scrimp on the breech by making it from plastic, still they stand the test of time anyway.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tapping the roll pin and stud back in with a rubber mallet is always better than using a hammer.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubber mallets also vastly reduce the chance of scratching the bluing or paint work.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And do be careful fitting the circlip as it's a bitch to find if it pings off somewhere.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, that 2 mm adjustment reduced the the 12 ft/lb blow off limit from 7 pumps down to 5 pumps, it is possible to reduce it down to 4 pumps but I didn't want to chance over doing it and having the rod eventually bend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now all I had to do was remove my Deben Whisper silencer which I had used for testing over the chronograph. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Deben adaptor always gets stuck in the sight unit, not scratched it yet though.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And it was all ready to be sent back to it's owner. I am well chuffed to hear he was very pleased with the work I had done for him, it almost made me feel like i actually knew what the hell i was doing (joking!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-47927466739882793642015-09-18T11:22:00.000-07:002016-01-05T18:14:27.658-08:00Practical Pistol Shooting kit and Other Unprofessional Bodged Bits and Bobs.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I own two .177 steel BB pistols at present, both are blowback and field strippable. One is the Swiss Arms G92 which is a pretty good copy of the real steel Taurus G92, which is itself a copy of the Baretta 92, except for the safety being on the frame and not the slide.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pretty good copy of the Taurus G92, except for the mag extention which allows space for the CO2 bulb.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />The other is a licenced copy of the Sig Sauer P226 X Five, the basic P226 has a shorter barrel and no beaver tail. This is an extremely comfortable pistol to hold and fire.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sig P226 X5 fits my hand a treat</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since I bought the Sig P226 X Five BB pistol i've been getting into a bit of speed shooting or pratical pistol, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and it is a real hoot i can tell you. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a high feeling of realism with this pistol.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bought a spare magazine when I found one in stock because they are not that common.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spare mag for the X Five, grab them when you can.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I decided on a leg holster which I got off E bay for about a tenner, it velcros around any pistol and has a mag pouch as well. What I didn't notice until too late however was that there were no locking buckles for the two leg straps, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">however I found an old bum bag with the right size buckles on it, so off they came and the holster was fixed. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drop thigh holster would work loose around my leg with no retaining buckles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easily fixed after salvaging a couple of buckles off an old bum bag.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I like the pistol on my thigh for a quick draw as I can have my arm relaxed down the side of my body with the pistol grip easy to grasp,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand ready to draw, spare mag pouch at the front of the holster.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">this gives me time to draw, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the restraining strap released, the gun lifts smoothly from the holster.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">rack the slide as it comes up my body, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finger of the trigger till you're ready to fire, after this you can use your own one or two handed grip.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">then perfect a two handed grip as I push the pistol forward while aiming by focusing on the front post sight.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, I knocked up a load of metal target plates that angle down slightly so BB's rebound downwards and not at me, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The steel plate rings out louder because it is suspended by wire.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">well not at my face at least! They tend to be 3 by 4 inches and either made from aluminium from old DVD player casings and the like, </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aluminium makes more of a thud when hit by steel BB's.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">or steel from old heater covers which ring out when hit unlike the ali which makes more of a thud.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Different metals and quality allow for different range of sound when hit.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really like the Three Gun style of competition shooting where you shoot set targets with either a pistol, a shotgun or an automatic rifle in whatever order the course demands. I have a shotgun, MP5 and H&K G36 in 6 mm airsoft, ideally I would like an airsoft M4 gas blowback and use my Crosman 1077 as the automatic shotgun as it is a smooth bore afterall.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Airsoft G36 is the orange and black one at the end, it's the only pic I have of it at present.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crosman 1077 makes an excellent stand in for an automatic shotgun, but at over 5 ft/lb you have to be extra careful about your backdrop.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The fun is in the doing rather than showing on this blog, and it really is a lot of fun. I have a small woods I have permission to shoot in, so I set up different courses by hanging the metal plates from branches and seeing how quick I can run through them. Well, it keeps me happy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the best, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-85029531442546156722015-09-16T10:43:00.000-07:002016-01-05T18:27:19.333-08:00.22 Mk lI BSA Airsporter, A Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Airsporter was first sold in 1948 as the MkI; it wasn't until 1959 that the MkII came out with the addition of two short wide scope rails. Both of these models were the only ones to have the loading tap open automatically when the rifle was cocked, after that the quality slowly started dropping off on the later Mk's.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mk I BSA Airsporter, bloody sexy.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Airsporter is a tap loading underlever spring piston air rifle, and the awesome thing about the underlever part is that it is hidden from view in the underside of the stock, making it look like a sporting firearm rifle. The BSA Mercury is a break barrel that is identical in looks, but was not introduced until the MkI in 1971, by which time the Airsporter was at it's MkV stage. Even the old BSA Cadet has similar looks, though is a totally different design. They all have the smooth swept back look from the rear of the piston cylinder to the comb of the stock, instead of a step.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.22 BSA Mercury with scope, .22 BSA Airsporter and a .177 BSA Cadet, sharing a common heritage.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The big thing to remember about old BSA air rifles is that the bore of the .22 was actually 5.6 mm and not 5.5 mm, so they tend to be very pellet fussy when looking for both power and accuracy. Old Eley Wasps worked well but not the new ones, however RWS Superdomes tend to fare well in my experience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The front sight has four interchangeable elements of different heights with a bead on top. The sight element is secured with a small screw from the left hand side. This sits atop a sloped ramp with a hood around it, though in this case there is no hood and just one of the taller elements.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaded sight elements come in low, standard, medium and high and are secured with a small screw.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rear sight is of a leaf or butterfly design that flips up and down and sits in a dovetail in a sleeve around the barrel, just in front of the loading port. The unit is drifted in the dovetail for horizontal sight correction.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear leaf sights using the V notch at the moment.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A small notched plate secured by two small screws sits between the leaves and has a small amount of vertical adjustment, it can also be fitted upside down giving you the choice of a V or U notch to sight with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other option is to fit a scope, which can be done. The piston cylinder has two sets of short scope rails each set 13mm wide, this means a scope will be a little off centre with modern mounts but adapters or special mounts can be bought. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early, rudimenary scope rails, better than nothing but still a bitch to fit modern mounts on.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To cock the rifle you have to pull down the spring loaded catch at the end of the cocking arm at the front of the fore stock,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sturdy spring loaded catch holding the underlever arm flush to the fore stock.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">this allows the cocking arm to drop a little so you can pull it back 120 degrees until it cocks. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underlever arm at full cock magically opening the tap loading port, Harry Potter eat your heart out.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The sweet thing about the MkI and II models is that there is a cam that automatically opens the loading port when the rifle is nearly fully cocked. The loading port can't be closed until the cocking arm is returned and locked in place.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When this air rifle grows up it wants to be an Air Arms Prosport.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is handy in my mind as there is less of a chance of the rifle being dry fired. It's not 100 percent foolproof, but the loading port lever is pretty noticeable and you would have to be pretty well distracted (a polite way of saying idiot!) if you forget to load a pellet before returning it home, where it sits nice and flush in a small cutout in the stock.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the loading tap only ever needs to be pushed down it can sit flusher than others.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is definitely an adult air rifle as the cocking arm is fairly short and gives the illusion of pulling the piston back as opposed to pushing; the underlever linkage does not connect directly to the piston, but to a a rail that slides along the underside of the piston cylinder.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the metal inside the stock is the slide that allows the linkage to push the piston backwards.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The rail system also triggers the cam for the loading port and pushes the piston on cocking, it is held against the piston cylinder by a plate and a nut.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The nut and plate that keep the slide against the piston cylinder. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The plate also holds the cam and the guide holes for the single screw bolt and nut that holds the fore stock side panels in place. When I first saw the bolt side of the stock, I thought someone had bodged it and broke one of the two screws I mistakenly assume were used. No, just one nut and screw bolt running from one side to the other. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The stock itself is made up of three seperate pieces of walnut, the butt and pistol grip and the two side pieces - seeing as the cut out would be for the cocking arm as well as the trigger housing it's just easier to make it in parts.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking very carefully you can see where the pieces of fore stock are joined to the rest of the stock, from just in front of the serial number, out a bit, and sweeping back just past the rear of the trigger guard.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At first glance it looked like a very clever and professional fix, but again I was wrong. The butt has no shoulder pad and is finished off with a shallow curve with horizontal ridges cut into the wood, the forestock has finger ridges carved down both sides. This is all very common for it's age and looks very shapely, although there a few scuffs and marks which again is not uncommon for a rifle this old.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I took the rifle into the shed and put it over the chronoscope. Using 10 Superdomes at 14.5 grains I was getting a 500fps to 509fps spread, with one odd one at 540fps which I ignored. This converted to 8.3 ft/lb, not to bad for an old air rifle. A couple of drops of oil will soften the leather piston seal and the muzzle velicty should improve, and would do even more so with a new piston seal, main spring and lube.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's it for now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the best, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-21844296197061591202015-09-10T08:29:00.001-07:002016-01-05T18:46:53.091-08:00.22 Mk l Sharp Innova. A Restoration Project.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been doing this blog for about three years now and admittedly, not a lot has been going on for the last few months if the truth be told. The usual reasons really; work, family and being a bit of a lazy git. Anyway, the other day I got an email off a chap who has read my blog entries on the Sharp Innova and asked if I could restore his for him, to which of course I said yes as us airgunners tend to help each other out if we can. We exchanged many emails back and forth and several weeks later, Parcel Force delivers the gun - minus the stock - to the door. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.22 Sharp Innova, Whisper Silencer. Rhino blocks, and a Tasco 3-9x50 scope.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Innova on first inspection appears to pump up and hold air just fine, however on dry firing, if the trigger is released slowly there is a slow release of air then the rest is dumped through the valve. So the first order of the day is to strip her down and get the valve apart to get a look at the trigger and sear. I have O rings I can use until the proper kit arrives from T R Robb, but it would be handy to see if anything else has buggered up in there and needs ordering as well. Externally, the rifle is in a really tidy condition and it's owner has had it for the last 30 odd years from new, so it sounds about right that the O ring seals would be starting to perish by now.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The piece in the middle is all i need.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is what arrived in a long cardboard box, wrapped in a metric fuck ton of cellophane. Considering the breech and outer barrel are plastic, there is some weight to it!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I removed the pump arm pin by sliding the circlip out of the way, then pushing out the pin.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The circlip needs to removed with great care as they are a bugger to find if they go pinging off somewhere</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next I removed the roll pin that holds the front end sight unit on, making it possible to remove the front unit that holds inner and outer barrel and the cylinder. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roll pin is pretty firmly held in place, but a punch does the trick. Note the pellet tin in the backdround for keeping small bits from getting lost, very important.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To remove the pin that holds the pump arm to the end of the pump rod, simply line it up with the pump arm pin hole at the front end of the cylinder and push it out. You have to tilt the pump rod slightly for the pin to come out.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The hole for the front end of the pump arm is drilled below centre, so the pin for the swing arm and pump rod sit above this and don't fall out. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The whole pump rod assembly will now come out with the help of a screwdriver, the whole thing was slathered in thick black grease which was not right at all. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There should not be any grease on a multi pump , just a couple of drops of moly oil here and there.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was so much that if it was on a main spring on a break barrel air rifle it would have most likely knocked four ft/lb of power off it! You only need three drops of moly based oil now and again to keep the pump arm lubricated. This was going to be interesting! When I got the valve unit apart, it took a lot of kitchen towel to remove the gunk, it got everywhere.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I later recycled this grease for the bearings on the back wheel of my bike. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remove the brass collar then unscrew the stud to loosen the cylinder with valve inside it.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is also a trigger adjustment screw that pushed the trigger away from the underside of the breech block, it's missing, just like every other Innova i've come across.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cylinder came out of the breech easily by sliding the cylinder spacer out by it's little lip, then sliding the tube out, being careful of the transfer port O ring on the top side. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The transfer port O ring seal sits atop the cylinder, removing the spacer lets it come in and out without catching on anything.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This one did not have the nut and screw that presses the tube up into the breech hole like the last one I had did, but seemed to be a really snug fit with the spacer in place regardless. The exhaust valve back guide on the back end of the cylinder unscrewed by thumb pressure alone ...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like you could get or make up a little tool to remove the back guide, but they tend to move if you use your thumb.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">... then out came the spacer, bumper, bumper plate and exhaust valve spring. The exhaust valve came out by unscrewing the brass collar, then removing the screw under this that secures the valve to the correct part at the rear or the cylinder, which has already been done. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I pushed the valve unit out with a piece of dowl; if the pump arm is connected, draw the arm back securing the valve in place with a drill bit then remove the drill bit and pump the arm slowly. The valve will slide out under pressure, but remember to catch the firing pin as this tends to shoot out and get lost somewhere in my experience.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bumpers, spacers and springs keeps the firing pin in check when fired, I have known many Innova's with the bumper and plate missing. Easy to bodge up and replace if push comes to shove.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I unscrewed the firing pin housing from the valve body by holding one part in a vice and unscrewing it with the help of a wrench, it was on bloody tight but shifted in the end. It only needs to be firmly hand tight as the O ring between the two holds the air pressure in. Again, it was pretty much packed full of grease.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I removed the valve spring and inlet valve ball, then unscrewed the inlet seal stopper. I left the inlet seal in for now as it seemed fine and I was just concerned with cleaning out the grease. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grease inside the exhaust valve. Inlet seal and stopper are still inside the body, you'll see them in a later blog when i fit the new seal kit.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it came to cleaning out the firing pin housing, once the pin was removed I found it was missing the exhaust valve seal and seal washer. It would appear that the only thing holding what air pressure it did hold was the copious amonts of grease. I was going to have to get a washer made up as there was none in stock on any of the spares sites.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The O rings are old ones I had in a tin, so where is the the O ring and brass washer to support it?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of hours later, I was checking to see how far the firing pin went into the housing to see if an old O ring would do the job, when I noticed the pin wasn't quite reaching the O ring. I gave the firing pin housing an extra clean up and noticed that the O ring washer was actually wedged into the housing (that was a relief!), but that the O ring seal was missing, which would explain a lot. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found the washer wedged in there, the O ring is one I took off an old Innova I worked on ages ago. Needless to say it was buggered.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seeing as I had to wait for the O ring kit to arrive before I could sort the valve out, I thought I would check out the trigger and sear. I had noticed the trigger adjustment screw was missing which is pretty common in my experience. Tapped out the trigger pin and removed the trigger, out came the sear and the sear spring but no sear liner.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sear goes the other way up and the spring pushes the rear liner back after each shot, where is the sear liner? I reckon I could knock up a new liner out of a bit of thin flat bar and a tiny grub screw to see if there is any improvement.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sear sits in it's space in the bottom of the breech unit. The spring sits in it's hole in the sear and pushes against the liner, which moves up the sear when the trigger is pressed. A hole in the liner lines up with a hole in the sear allowing the firing pin to be released. At least that has been the case on the other Innova's i've worked on!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this case, the sear is upside down with the spring between it and the roof of the sear space, in the breech, the trigger is pushing the sear up until the firing pin can shoot through the hole, allowing air out the valve and on it's journey through the transfer port. In theory this should work fine and hopefully is not the reason for the slow escape of air when the trigger is pressed gently. If it is, I can fabricate a makeshift liner and if that sorts it I can then order the part. I will just have to play the waiting game for now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There's refitting the seals, sorting out a sear liner and adjusting the air let off valve on the pump head to come, so that's another couple of blogs in the works.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All the best, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-77430226103251641452015-09-05T03:20:00.000-07:002016-01-05T18:53:32.909-08:00Cheap DIY Lighting For a Chronograph<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are really good chronys, well worth the money.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Having spent just over £100 on a new chronoscope, I have spent many happy hours discovering the power output of all my air rifles. Unfortunately it was always dependant on good weather. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So it's into the shed for my testing, where I can't get a reading without a lighting system. Those things can cost up to £50 if you buy the matching set to go with the chrony unit you have purchased, however it only costs a fraction of that to make your own. You have to use the old style non energy saving light bulbs which you can plug into the mains and connect to the underside of the light diffusers, or cheaper still, use the type of battery powered LED lights - the ones that don't stutter, as you won't get a reading otherwise.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheap and chearful lighting system.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I went for the latter, choosing a common type made by Rolson that have a magnet on the back and a hook for camping purposes. They cost anything between 3 and 6 pounds each; I got two for 6 quid from B&Q.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnet and Hook on the back.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The magnet was not strong enough to hold the light to a piece of metal resting on top of the diffusers from underneath, and the light is not strong enough for it to work if resting on top.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of LEDs for the job in hand.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I cut a strip of thin steel with some tin snips and rounded off any sharp edges, then folded it in half to make a clip.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's best to fold the metal around a pen or something, clips onto the diffuser easier that way.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The metal clip held on to the diffuser without any movement; it needs to sit in the center of each diffuser for the lights to get the best readings on the chrony.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The clips are not going anywhere.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The lights stick to the metal on the underside of the diffuser and it takes a firm tug to remove them, so there's no chance of them falling off if the unit gets knocked.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">twist the light around until the on/off switch is in the best position for your taste.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These lights take three AAA batteries and that will last quite a few hours with constant use; i've used these lights camping before and left them on all night with a decent set of batteries in them and they still worked the following morning.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Believe me it works a treat.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are other styles of lights and torches you can use but it's important that they are the type that give a constant light and not stutter like the flourescent tube lights do. Any hardware shop or camping shop should sell them or they can easily be found online.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The whole thing took 15 minutes to make and only cost 6 quid as I already owned a set of tin snips, but you could even pick up a set of tin snips for a fiver if you don't have any and that's still a massive saving on buying a professional unit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-60944741460834176092015-04-09T03:43:00.001-07:002016-01-05T19:13:46.356-08:00Swiss Arms GSG/P 92 .177 BB Pistol, First Month Review, Field Strip and Lube.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The P92 comes securely packaged in a box with snug fitting polystyrene.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is another KWC blowback pistol sold through Swiss Arms. Like the 1911 and Sig X five, it is a field strippable replica with the magazine holding BB's, Co2 and valve</span></span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What it is though is an unlicensed copy of a copy of the Beretta 92 fs, an Italian 9 mm pistol introduced in 1972 which is now also made in America under license for the police and armed forces and replaced the 1911 in 1985 as the standard issue side arm. You can also find copies of this gun produced in many countries around the world, the most well known being Taurus in Brazil. In fact you will find that this Co2 pistol is actually an unlicenced replica of the Taurus PT 92 B firearm itself, but it still originates from that iconic Italian 9 mm pistol that has proved so popular over the last 40 odd years.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what comes out the box, as well as a Chinglish instruction manual.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are a couple of things that differ from the original Bereta firearm; these are the safety, which denotes it as the Taurus and is on the frame below the slide at the rear and not the slide, and the magazine, which is shaped slightly different at the base so a Co2 cartridge will fit below the valve. It's not a problem though as it looks like a high capacity magazine, and is roughly the right shape for a Taurus mag base.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pistol has the usual light engraving of the lengthy warning on the other side of the slide as well as brand name and calibre on this side.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a weaver rail at the bottom of the frame which you could attach a bridge mount rail for a red dot sight, a laser designator, or even a torch, which is in keeping with it's tactical look. With the front post and unadjustable rear sight set so at 8 yards the BB's fall to the right and 2 inches down, the notch in the rear sight is quite wide and it would improve accuracy to have one of these things fitted. However there is a white dot at the base of the rear notch that helps to align the front post, it helps but only when there is plenty of light about. Considering it's not a target pistol but a tin can blasting BB gun, it works fine as it is, but it would be a lot easier to aquire targets if the white dot was on the front post instead.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The safety is a three position lever; it gives you 'safe', which can only be applied when the hammer is cocked or half cocked, 'semi auto' and 'full auto', but the gun is hobbled to give you semi auto in the semi and full auto positions. You can find the mods very easily to convert the gun to full auto on You Tube, but in the UK full auto is not allowed and you would get your pee pee severely slapped by the law of the land. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This in another world is the selector position for full auto, it goes semi auto just as it does when the switch is horizontal.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Besides, it's wildly bloody inaccurate in full auto and a waste of Co2, basically I wouldn't bother as it will totally bugger your gun up. With the safety on, the trigger moves freely because it is disengaged somehow; remove the grips and you see how that works to some degree.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the selector position for safe, also the slide lock holds the slide back after the last shot.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What I do find totally amazing is the trigger in single action. It's really light and is set back to just before breaking point when the hammer has been cocked, and utterly predictable when compared to all other KWC blowback products I have come across. This, plus the solid, heavy feel to the blowback are most likely the main attractions to this gun. Double action isn't too heavy either which means you don't need to rack the slide to fire it, but you might as well as a BB is only loaded when the slide has been racked, besides, that's half the fun. Another groovy thing is that the trigger works just like the original with the metal bar on the right side of the gun swinging forward, as does the takedown bar and mag release. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More moving parts than you could shake a stick at </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In fact the only molded features are the trigger pin and of course the sights which have already been mentioned.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The magazine which is released by the button catch on the front of the grip by the trigger guard is a self contained ammo and power unit, just like the real steel. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can buy spare magazines for the P92, they're just not in stock very often.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It contains space for 21 steel BB's at the front which are loaded from the top, while the spring and follower are held down by your thumb as there is nowhere to lock it when loading. The 12g Co2 capsule fits in the bottom of the mag and is secured in place with a circular screw cup made of plastic; with fresh Co2 in the mag the cup is tightened with an allen key until just past the point the Co2 stops hissing after piercing. Tighten too much and you can damage the seal between the capsule and the valve sat at the top of the mag. A couple of times, I have had to tighten a little further when a slight hiss starts after a couple of shots into a fresh Co2 capsule, but that seems to have settled down now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To strip the gun down for cleaning and lubrication the mag needs to be taken out so the slide can be removed. Press in the button on the right side of the takedown lever which is above the front of the trigger guard, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">so the switch on the left hand side can be moved 90 degrees to point downwards.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press the take down lever button with your for finger,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and move the lever down 90 degrees with the thumb of the same hand. Or you could use both hands, it's up to you.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now the slide is free to be removed by pulling forward off the pistol frame, which is cool as you don't have to pull the slide back to move the take down lever like you do on many other guns.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The slide comes off easy... Did you know that originally the Bereta did not have a take down lever and an assialant that was too close to you could reach out and just remove the slide, disarming your gun.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, turning the slide upside down, turn the recoil spring guide around 180 degrees and push all the way forward, compressing the recoil spring completely.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the flat on the collar of the recoil spring guide, facing at 90 degrees at the moment.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This now gives space for the barrel and breech unit to be removed by lifting at the breech and sliding out to the rear.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The barrel and breech do not come out until the flat of the guide is facing the barrel and the spring fully compressed.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now that you have the slide in it's three main components, it is ready for a clean and lube.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> All ready for cleaning and lubrication. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">l must admit that when it came to giving the now stripped pistol a wipe down with some kitchen towel, I found it to be pretty clean compared to say the Sig X Five which was fairly grubby. So silicone grease was dabbed on to the exposed outer barrel and rubbed in with kitchen towel to spread it sparingly.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's too much grease really</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This removes the excess.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, removing the recoil spring from the guide, more grease was applied to the guide and spread around between finger and thumb before replacing the spring.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More grease here and after a few shots it gets worked into the spring.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, using a mix of mostly silicone oil with a dab of silicone grease, I lubricated where the slide, frame and breech all came into contact; this was spread into tight corners with the aid of a little rolled up paper towel.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add mixture along the runners on both sides here.....</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once it was cleaned and lubricated it was a simple matter of reversing the take down instructions to put it back together. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fit and press in recoil spring and guide making sure the flat on the guide faces the barrel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a snug fit but the barrel and breech slide in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On releasing the recoil spring make sure the flat on the guide is facing the pistol frame, then he slide simply slides on again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And push lever back into position to lock the slide in place.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then using just the silicone oil, I lubricated the spring and BB follower in the magazine, as well as the slide lock tab at the top of the mag for good measure.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though silicone oil won't do any damage, it's still best to avoid getting any on the transfer port on top of the magazine.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Any excess oil and grease is wiped away and the pistol is ready for shooting again, once some more Co2 and BB's have been loaded into the magazine.</span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wiping oil and grease can give the pistol a more realistic look</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All in all, this is a pretty cool replica of the Taurus PT 92, apart from all the white writing all over the slide and frame. There are several methods to remove this, from sanding down and respraying to filling the writing with acrylic paint or permanent marker. Dispite the BB's not landing where the sights say they should, they do however group as small as just over an inch at six yards if care is taken. Two inch groups are the norm when shooting off hand or rapidly, and as there is no catch for the follower in the mag you can load and fire the full compliment of 21 BB's without problems.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's not too loud either as the report and blow back can be heard in equal measure when you shoot it, in fact the most noticable noise comes from the BB's hitting the target. I have hours of fun quick drawing from my waist band and shooting at multiple 4 inch square metal plates at 6 to 9 yards, rebounding BB's were a problem until I started to angle the metal target plates pointing down.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spare magazines are pretty hard to source unlike the 1911, but I recently managed to find one for my Sig X Five and they're hard to find as well. So i'm not abandoning all hope of finding one just yet, just be in the right place at the right time, or the right air gun shop web site.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-76768149255314927412015-04-01T04:13:00.000-07:002016-01-05T19:22:42.102-08:00SIG Sauer P226 X Five Field Strip , Clean, and Lube<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Like all KWC blow back pistols, they are designed to be as realistic as possible and that means field stripping amongst other things. The good thing about field stripping is that they can be cleaned and lubed so they work a little smoother, and of course it will prolong their life a tad longer. They're not designed to last a long time as they are quite cheap to begin with and generally made out of pot metal, but as most things wear or break they can be replaced, and with the slide removed this is possible for many parts.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Besides a box of cheap steel BB's, this is what you get out of the box.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many people have wondered if with a bit of tinkering they could improve the power output, though most likely you would just end up with a stronger kickback and a slight drop in power which can only lead to the pistol wearing out and breaking sooner. Believe me, a lot better minds than mine have looked into this and I am quite happy to defer to their judgement for now, so i'm happy just to get a smoother running pistol that can happily decimate empty energy drink cans at a rapid rate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, down to business and the joys of field stripping your lovely SIG X Five, which has to be one of the major attractions in the purchasing of this fine Taiwanese replica. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The X Five is a fairly large pistol</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First thing to do is drop the mag out of the pistol as nothing is moving anywhere until it's out of the way. It's also a good idea to rack the slide and check for any BB's in the barrel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The top slide, which is made from Zinc alloy I believe, has to be racked back until the semi circular cutout on the bottom left side of the slide lines up with the take down lever. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The semi-circular cut away in the slide allows the take down lever to turn 90 degrees.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once here, the lever will be allowed to turn 90 degrees within the ark of the cut out in the slide, so when the lever is pointing downwards you are able to pull the slide all the way forward and further till it slides off the front of the pistol frame.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but give it a little jiggle and it moves on and off the pistol frame.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cool, the gun's in three bits now; the magazine, which could do with a spot of lubrication, the pistol body which only needs a wipe and some lube, and the slide which will dismantle further for cleaning and lubrication and is the part we're concentrating on mainly for now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flip the slide upside down to start removing the recoil spring, guide and barrel.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note which way up the recoil spring guide sits where it sits against the breech block.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Push the guide forward and lift, then remove by pulling it back. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spring and guide are easily removed with one hand, the square lug on the end of the guide sits inside the slide.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note which way around the square block at the end of the guide goes for when you put it back again.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well it's a start, but there's more.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The barrel housing, inner barrel and breech lift out easily in one unit, </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner, outer barrel, and breech assembly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outer barrel lifts off lug on the breech.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.177 smoothbore brass inner barrel with rubber O ring to hold it in place inside outer barrel.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and once out, the inner barrel removes quite easily from the outer barrel.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pistol fully field stripped, you want to strip it any further and you will need a tool kit and lots of photos for putting it back together correctly.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now it's in bits, it is a good time to clean all the parts before applying grease and oil; these pistols are always dry and a bit dirty out of the box by all accounts.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For something so new I was surprised how much crap came off of it.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just wiping a piece of kitchen towel over any parts that will come into contact when the slide moves is a good start, in fact a good wipe on all the internal surfaces won't do it any harm at all.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnmOy8FTkfyIZzZVueuWytvjqAJs4TWl1OPsCXH7ltv93dhoQPQijRGwoipNCk_j45qa8qr1tRBbgPXnQdICju6857ReQwjNJzr3mV_myZKsTbAbi2Svw04gdq2eU-lXrwSiK7SJEAW4/s1600/DSCF9244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnmOy8FTkfyIZzZVueuWytvjqAJs4TWl1OPsCXH7ltv93dhoQPQijRGwoipNCk_j45qa8qr1tRBbgPXnQdICju6857ReQwjNJzr3mV_myZKsTbAbi2Svw04gdq2eU-lXrwSiK7SJEAW4/s1600/DSCF9244.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen towel removes nearly all the grime, but a dab of white spirits will do a better job.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once any grime was removed, I started by removing the recoil springs and washer and applying a thin smear of silicone grease to the guide and springs, making sure I remembered which way around they were originally fitted.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pistol has two recoil springs and a washer, whereas most others have just the one spring. The collapsed ends of the springs go on the outside.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made a mix of silicone grease and silicone oil which I smeared over the outer barrel with kitchen towel, </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWWSsl9x_xQlPCNXrc2xgkJM_LjhJQ_nrkjta1IFMLJQIbOGYvNXCYSIae9RDwJ2QjOnEelTthEjxNTlCaTjlsv9HgBFhRPahjEvsG1XR2h-ln-g3CO_VyDbFmcMgV-aA-lio_Uhb0l0/s1600/DSCF9242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWWSsl9x_xQlPCNXrc2xgkJM_LjhJQ_nrkjta1IFMLJQIbOGYvNXCYSIae9RDwJ2QjOnEelTthEjxNTlCaTjlsv9HgBFhRPahjEvsG1XR2h-ln-g3CO_VyDbFmcMgV-aA-lio_Uhb0l0/s1600/DSCF9242.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All it needs is the thinnest of coatings, and it looks oh so shiny.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and all the touching parts of the slide had a smear of silicone oil as well as the parts they touched on the pistol frame.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOq-HnT2PNonlPXh7gBTMoDcXzdZOMrft8hjUtVSZBuILFg3dovCzFQ4YPHrP10z5DIlsEGhRaUDai2dy6D52tlfrlCAZlfwXPOtiD7KNX8A_N_dOz75uSrfTbnjNeao3_NGqNqxXRRU/s1600/DSCF9246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOq-HnT2PNonlPXh7gBTMoDcXzdZOMrft8hjUtVSZBuILFg3dovCzFQ4YPHrP10z5DIlsEGhRaUDai2dy6D52tlfrlCAZlfwXPOtiD7KNX8A_N_dOz75uSrfTbnjNeao3_NGqNqxXRRU/s1600/DSCF9246.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smear the oil along with a finger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7XzYzkScXL-LDNEmhcmUMWe5eyjOtWiD6qmRhI90LJEcVBqFi4B8dm3auPwFj8RmEhnpEvv2FiLNnkj_rS0sS5SrMc3Y8avF8FzKHYlhFFsQozX0Lp6DgcCuGy27brBGopw88c8P-C8/s1600/DSCF9249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7XzYzkScXL-LDNEmhcmUMWe5eyjOtWiD6qmRhI90LJEcVBqFi4B8dm3auPwFj8RmEhnpEvv2FiLNnkj_rS0sS5SrMc3Y8avF8FzKHYlhFFsQozX0Lp6DgcCuGy27brBGopw88c8P-C8/s1600/DSCF9249.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little silicone oil is all you need, though a little fine graphite powder mixed in would be even better.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that all parts were evenly lubricated, it was a simple matter to reverse the disassembly guide to put it back together, and it is pretty straight forward and simple as these pistols go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The magazine just needed a little silicone oil along the BB tension spring and follower, </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWwXwMhcc_YI4RpKapZKOgF-NpzB3bGQQBQf08eKJ5zdSRPTi-YpDRHk0vLGXEDexLHfc9sqjHucB3jEwA-KYero_qf4KnRqaJphsn_hT7hegTx3MLHiACrkV6oypYL7vL8M0SuOL3kU/s1600/DSCF9263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWwXwMhcc_YI4RpKapZKOgF-NpzB3bGQQBQf08eKJ5zdSRPTi-YpDRHk0vLGXEDexLHfc9sqjHucB3jEwA-KYero_qf4KnRqaJphsn_hT7hegTx3MLHiACrkV6oypYL7vL8M0SuOL3kU/s1600/DSCF9263.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just to help it along I worked the follower up and down the mag with my thumb.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLp2yVA4usxNcwex3XMv6qyQ1enbSEnWxvbjbIEhjVsxfv36YXKpMxTx7R-hxESGPvq3lK10oyh4Eiv44O4KWf5fURSBUnf1A9QHeRz0MQhzPEmQU5nZevQXgXQUpVh_wsulxSveSwWhU/s1600/DSCF9264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLp2yVA4usxNcwex3XMv6qyQ1enbSEnWxvbjbIEhjVsxfv36YXKpMxTx7R-hxESGPvq3lK10oyh4Eiv44O4KWf5fURSBUnf1A9QHeRz0MQhzPEmQU5nZevQXgXQUpVh_wsulxSveSwWhU/s1600/DSCF9264.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once the spring and follower are oiled it will not need doing again for quite a while.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another drop of oil to the lip of the BB feed at the top of the mag and where the follower connects with and pushes the slide stop into position for good measure. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just the tiniest drop here, and wipe any excess that goes near the square Co2 transfer port seal behind it.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By using silicone oil you are using an oil that does not damage rubber and plastic seals, but it's still best to wipe away any excess as you only need a little to do the job properly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As this pistol is pretty easy to field strip it should be no problem to clean and lubricate at any time, and for me this is one of the main attractions in owning a replica like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TTFN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025681741981219305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370368530324255652.post-28617496596410131022015-02-01T03:56:00.002-08:002016-01-05T19:41:48.011-08:00Cheap Lights For Lamping.<h4>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or the blog you write when you haven't had time to mess around with your airguns for a while.</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No longer do you need a bike battery and headlight that weighs a ton after lugging it around a field for four hours when lamping, and don't forget the battery acid holes in your clothes either. Nowadays we have small and compact, self contained units that clamp above the scope and can be turned on by a pressure switch for tiny flashes of time to get your bearings on your prey, all thanks to the wonders of LED's and CREE which create vast amounts of light for very little power.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These <span style="font-size: small;">compact self contained units will cost you about 40 quid for the most basic model and upwards from there, for that you'll get a torch/lamp, scope clamp and a pressure switch, and the effective range will be on the lower end of the scale. Not only that but A123 batteries last about two hours and you tend to need two at four quid a shot.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The more you pay, the better you get in things like improved range as the Lumens go up, different brightness settings or variable brightness, adjustable focus, different colour light bulbs or filters, inbuilt re-chargable batteries and separate batteries with chargers, and ones that play the 1812 overture every time you make a killing shot, though don't quote me on the last one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, one day I thought I might treat myself to a lamping kit and end up getting one knocked out by SMK. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sturdy, tactical looking and good for rabbits, though not for the rabbit itself.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was about £40 and came with a scope attachment </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attachment comes with two 22 mm short rails for extra stuff.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and a remote switch. Unfortunately it took two A123 batteries which cost four quid a shot and lasted around two hours, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">which to my mind was a
bit of a swizz as I would have to fork out more money for re-chargable A123
batteries and a charger for them, which would end up costing nearly the same as the
lamp kit. Needless to say, it didn't get used much, though it did look
pretty cool on top of the Air Arms Shamal.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good for keeping long wire lengths short.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pressure switch activates the light only when pressed and is held on with a small strip of gaffer or duct tape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking good on this and most other rifles.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A useful tip here is to set your lamp up at the rear of your scope unlike I did, because that way you don't get the light shining off your barrel interfering with your scope.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyhow, a while later I came across a rather slim CREE torch for £10 which had a nice tight beam and was as powerful if not more so than the SMK lamp. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CREE torches come in all sizes and are bloody bright for their size. As for the flexible plastic clip, I can't remember where I found it, but I have two of them, they appear to be the sort of thing that holds aluminium poles together.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I used a little plastic clamp to hold it onto the moderator of the Air Arms S410. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Placed on the moderator it does not effect the POI or accuracy, and is easy to turn on and off quickly.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It runs off two AA batteries and lasts quite a long time and for £10, not having a remote switch is no hardship at all, especially as I can just unclip it and use it as a torch anytime.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">£10 CREE torch on the AA s410 with Bushnell scope, whatever gets you through the night.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This same clip is pretty handy for connecting small nine bulb LED lights to the Co2 tube on my Crosman 2240, and they look well snazzy to boot. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Value LED torch on a value Co2 air pistol.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They are good out to about 30 yards but are best at 15 to 20 yards, great for ratting at shorter distances which is all the 2240 is really good for. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These things are anything from £1 to £4, small, cheap, and handy.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The most awesome torch I have is actually a CREE bike torch that is 1500 lumens and could spot rabbits four fields away.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This thing is really, really bright. the switch at the rear shines green when connected and red when low on power.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It has a less bright setting which is ideal for hunting, but on full power you can see for about 500 yards. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battery pack (8.4 volts) can attach to the rifle using the velcro strap and buckle, your belt, or simply pop it in your pocket.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It has a seperate battery and charger and can be mounted on a head torch adaptor, which works great with any of my other rifles as long as it is set right on my head. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When used as a head torch it's a good idea to bundle that wire up so it doesn't snag on anything.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know I have to cover it with my hand til I get the right setting, but that's no great hardship considering this thing could spot enemy bombers at night. It wouldn't be that hard to design a clamp for the rifle for it but it works fine as it is.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One other bike torch I picked up for £6 happens to be a bit wider than the others but has a variable beam as well as two brightness settings, and at the brighter setting is good out to about 40 yards with the scope. The lower setting is good for 20 yards, would suit ratting and lasts a long time on three AAA batteries. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wide beam setting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Narrow beam setting, the head just slides as it is pretty cheap.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The actual bike torches have been used on my bike for many months at a time and are still going strong, I live in the countryside and out of the six mile journey to work, three of those are over diabolical pot holes so give a good indication to the durability of these torches. So all in all, you can go lamping for very little money indeed, which leaves you all the money you saved to spend on more pellets or whatever takes your fancy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TTFN</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes, Wing Commander Sir Nigel Tetlington-Smythe </span></span><br />
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