"I'm pretty sure I picked this gun up from Jim Evans.."Bill, your memory is getting as bad as mine. And, had the 1400 picture been taken on a plain background, I never would have remembered it either. But, when I saw that carpet that I took that picture on, I knew right away that you bought that 1400 from me. You even pm'd me to say what a nice rifle you received. I am enjoying looking at the pics of the refinishing process. Can't wait to see it finished. Oh, proof of the carpet in my shop/office is the picture below shot moments ago with my phone.
Quote from: mackado on April 19, 2017, 04:35:48 PMI'll be following the results here, I need to get motivated to finish restoring my 1400 !, planning to re-stain the and re-blue the metal that doesn't look good, I think my 1400 may have the "boring" wood, not sure. yes Rick at Precision Pellets is a very nice guy, I ordered the pump link arm and other parts from him for my 1400 instead of trying to fix the old one, coinsidently last night installed the spacer he sent me for my CR-180, it fits like a glove, maybe I'll order one for the 1400 and replace the plastic one. Last night I was also trying to figure out how to fix the damage the old link rivet caused to the air-tube metal, I was thinking of hammering back to shape using the pump arm cylinder as a "mold" on the inside, but I'm worry I may damage it, I think I've seen pictures of others grinding down the damaged part instead. If anyone has any better ideas? | | In the past Crosman has always instructed to grind the area to match their newer profile. Kind of like [ ] that. | |
I'll be following the results here, I need to get motivated to finish restoring my 1400 !, planning to re-stain the and re-blue the metal that doesn't look good, I think my 1400 may have the "boring" wood, not sure. yes Rick at Precision Pellets is a very nice guy, I ordered the pump link arm and other parts from him for my 1400 instead of trying to fix the old one, coinsidently last night installed the spacer he sent me for my CR-180, it fits like a glove, maybe I'll order one for the 1400 and replace the plastic one. Last night I was also trying to figure out how to fix the damage the old link rivet caused to the air-tube metal, I was thinking of hammering back to shape using the pump arm cylinder as a "mold" on the inside, but I'm worry I may damage it, I think I've seen pictures of others grinding down the damaged part instead. If anyone has any better ideas?
| | In the past Crosman has always instructed to grind the area to match their newer profile. Kind of like [ ] that. | |
Just pump slow and consistent.