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Title: Old Chinese Pellet Rifles
Post by: Dogfish52 on March 08, 2025, 02:25:08 PM
I have an old Pellet rifle with no markings. I believe it is a B-3 (with safety) but I am not sure. This rifle was given to me by my brother in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It always had decent power and was quicker on the reload than my old Benjamin 347. Recently I pulled it out to dispatch an issue and found it unable to complete the task.  . It only makes a spring noise when cocked and fired with very little to no power. Are there any pointers for narrowing down the problem?
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Post by: ezman604 on March 08, 2025, 03:29:35 PM
Welcome to GTA Forums Tony!!!

SAFE & Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
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Post by: AThomas on March 08, 2025, 03:34:06 PM
Welcome to the GTA!
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Post by: buellm2 on March 08, 2025, 04:12:46 PM
Probably seal or seals are bad.   Mine was like that when I got it years ago.   The breech seal was falling apart.    I bought a package of assorted valve seals (plumbing parts) at Home Depot.   One of them was a close enough fit.  It could be a different seal though.

https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2018/03/chinese-b3-underlever-part-3/?srsltid=AfmBOoqU3ioUayEA1PpwzPzgUfi0ssg5TX8efKz-5KW1UJpbszjxfo0P
Title: Re: Old Chinese Pellet Rifles
Post by: Dogfish52 on March 08, 2025, 04:40:06 PM
Thanks!  Looking forward to learning!
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Post by: buellm2 on March 08, 2025, 04:43:58 PM
If you run into problems, check in the  China/Asian gate.   There are experts there (I'm not one of them) that know how to solve any problem on your B3.
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Post by: dk1677 on March 08, 2025, 07:17:28 PM
Welcome to the GTA Tony!
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Post by: mr007s on March 09, 2025, 09:26:26 AM
Howdy
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Post by: amb5500c on March 10, 2025, 10:43:12 AM
Welcome to the GTA.
Richard