What is the cork about?
Yes! I had fun cutting out the cork gaskets for these 2. I almost took a page outta your book and was about to cut a couple leather gaskets out.But I didn't have leather on hand. I did however have some old cork coasters I was saving for this project.I don't currently own a chrony - but as soon as I do - I'll run these 2 through.When resealing them I found that the 49's compression chamber wasn't cut for the oring.But the older 101 was. All aluminum valves in both rifles too - minus the brass compression chamber, brass check valve screw, and steel exhaust valve stem.The first rifle has no serial numbers punched anywhere on it. Really strange.The only serial number on the 1949 is just behind the pump arm:
Tried the correct direction. I even kept it compressed in a car jack and tried pushing it out. Didn't budge one mm.
It was asbestos outer seal and no inner seal. It was just dirty. There wasn't notches so it wasn't threaded in. I'm almost certain it was 2 parts, as any liquid would slowly make it pass along the putter wall to the other side.Yea, that rod took a beating. Heat, liquids, hammering, and a good bit of pressure. Took the shape of the tube nicely and did a great job of cleaning it up.
Hey Renfield, try flipping the hammer spring? Maybe one end isn't flat and is causing your "angular hammer" issue? Mine had both ends cut and unfinished (not flat), and it causes mine to have a slight upward cant.