The 100 I bought from him is located 90 miles north of my location, should get delivered tomorrow.
Well I got my 100 today. It's not the exact one I asked for but it's still a nice example and at the price I am not going to return it. This has no numbers stamped on the breach. Is that normal?
Don,Stamped numbers will not be on the breech of late models, for some odd reason they moved the numbers to the pump linkage area, or at least that is how it goes on late model 101's but could be different on the 100's. I know it is on the 102's they put the stamping on the front of the receiver and is visible when pumping.
Got my 100 today, will take pictures tonight. The one I got is not going to shoot until i do some work on it, not didappointed for its $95.00 purchase price. I even think I know why the price was $95.00 the but plate had a $100 sticker from many years ago which lends credibility to the idea these 10x series rifle were going to be worh $100 each in the future.
Don,The tightness is a little odd. could be the pellets are a touch over sized for some odd reason this can happen from brand to brand so it may not be a barrel issue but I would also check for burrs or damage around the loading port of the barrel itself to rule that out as well. Your chrony numbers for a .177 seem a little slow, not sure the grain of the pellet used but it is the typical 7.4-7.9 gr the velocity indicates someting is going on with the efficiency to retain and discharge air properly. Over pumping could lead to air being retained in the chamber, a quick check is to cock the gun after intial discharge if it fire again it is not being effective causing slower velocities. Over pumping can also lead to a problem called valve lock where the gun will not shoot after being pumped. Then again a weake spring could be your solution as well.
Gary,I will say with complete confidence I was the first person inside since this one left the factory, needs new seals all around, it even had the old asbestos one.