What airgun related did you do today?

[sekiar]

I mounted the sights and made other adjustments on my new Crosman Challenger and the next step is to gas up and sight in and enjoy!  Charles

[Matchstickshooter]

   On the Gamo P23 co2 pistol...
         So, seeing what the actual face seal looked, like I tried looking those up.
 Prices are astronomical.   Got to thinking that I already had something similar.
 Found that my face seal for the Crosman 2240 looked like what I needed, if a little big.
 Had to turn down the outside diameter a bit, and then it went in with persuasion.
 Works perfect, more testing to come.

[Matchstickshooter]

 Then put my new seal kit into the Daisy 880.

[Back_Roads]

 I mounted a 3x prism scope on my PP700s .177, I didn't even have to adjust the sights   

[sekiar]

I mounted the sights and aired up my new Daisy 599!  Charles

[Matchstickshooter]

 Have some Daisy 15 foot smooth bore targets and made a "master" so I can run them off on the printer when I need them.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I tested several pellets in my weird sawed-off Crosman Shockwave/Fire hybrid.  Unsurprisingly the 15.9gr Norma GTFT were the best.  One hole groups at thirty yards.

That dog'l hunt.

[Zsigmund]

I measured some springer mainsprings to bodge up a couple of spring setters. 

[kbstingwing]

My friend came over and cleared the jungle of vines and bushes from my fence line in the backyard, now I can see the creek and what ever goes across the back trail.... time to set up those trail cams....
sorry not the best picture but you can see the field through the trees on the other side of the creek.

[Rick67]

My friend came over and cleared the jungle of vines and bushes from my fence line in the backyard, now I can see the creek and what ever goes across the back trail.... time to set up those trail cams....
sorry not the best picture but you can see the field through the trees on the other side of the creek.

My kind of place 🍻

I don’t miss my job in the PI, but I do miss going around the properties of my elder sister.

Fresh rural air with verdant surroundings 

[Madd Hatter]

I FINALLY got off my butt and took my hatsan 135 vortex apart. It's as I figured, the piston seal is chewed. Of course I messed up and removed a couple of the wrong pins like the one that holds the gas spring in thinking it would release the trigger and one of the sear pins instead of just pushing it flush with the housing.😡😡 I got around my mess up and now it's sitting on my work bench waiting for me to do some deburring and polishing. Then I'll have to tackle replacing the piston seal.😕 I'm almost thinking about ordering one of the arh piston seals instead of using the ones I got from hatsan. Of course the gas spring doesn't have any way of reducing the pressure.

[Matchstickshooter]

 Swapped some scopes around.

[Rick67]

Converted my 1720T.

It now has a Fortitude tube and a MROD GEN 1 trigger assembly.

I’ll “prettify” this one 

It looks funny, but I’m thinking of putting it in a Nutmeg Boyd’s Varmint stock with an adjustable cheek piece, or go tactical with it, I dunno.

Found a Cerakote applicator that is really good, so I’m having this one done but haven’t fully decided on the color yet 

The MROD trigger and safety blades also look funky—-needs some deburring and brushed-polish as I seem to have perfected that method 🍻

Converted my 1720T.

It now has a Fortitude tube and a MROD GEN 1 trigger assembly.

I’ll “prettify” this one 

It looks funny, but I’m thinking of putting it in a Nutmeg Boyd’s Varmint stock with an adjustable cheek piece, or go tactical with it, I dunno.

Found a Cerakote applicator that is really good, so I’m having this one done but haven’t fully decided on the color yet 

The MROD trigger and safety blades also look funky—-needs some deburring and brushed-polish as I seem to have perfected that method 🍻

Shot it today and it shoots good at 25 yards, my limited range 👍

There’s a big towel and stones in my shoot box to protect my wall 

Hmm, I need about 1.5” of cheek rise, so I’m thinking of having my wood and metal smith neighbor cut it, but I’ll do the pillars myself.

This guy lives a few miles away from me:


https://doantrevor.com/

Went to Mr. Trevor’s house/shop today after he called me——more like allowed me to visit him, lol, ‘cuz I’m very persistent—-so I dropped off my 2260 stock for him to cut for a cheek comb; just bandsaw-cut, then I’ll do the pillars myself..

I almost choked when I asked him how much ‘cuz he said $25 😂 I had $100 in my pocket, and I was gonna give him $50 after his quote, but he told me to keep the money and just pay him when it’s done..

He’s doing 9 custom walnut stocks right now, so I’m very lucky that he’s going to accommodate my cheapo 2260 furniture 👍

I want it too look somehow like the one in the picture; very simple, but I told that I’ll defer to what he decides on.

Oh, he’s this guy…He’s probably in his 80s now 🤔



https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2024/05/sunday-gunday-master-of-wood-doan-trevor-custom-rifles/

[sekiar]

I worked on my new Notos today.  First off the trigger was terrible out of the box so I adjusted it to about 1 1/2 lbs, and tuned the regulator for about 525 fps with Crosman 14.3 gr pellets.  Out of the box it was shooting about 760 fps, which eats too much air and since I only shoot from about 12 to 20 yards, I didn't need all that power.  Also have peep sights and is setup as a pistol.  Charles

[avator]

I worked on my new Notos today.  First off the trigger was terrible out of the box so I adjusted it to about 1 1/2 lbs, and tuned the regulator for about 525 fps with Crosman 14.3 gr pellets.  Out of the box it was shooting about 760 fps, which eats too much air and since I only shoot from about 12 to 20 yards, I didn't need all that power.  Also have peep sights and is setup as a pistol.  Charles

You might find some useful info here if you feel like reading...

https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=212666.msg156511467#msg156511467

[Rick67]

Converted my 1720T.

It now has a Fortitude tube and a MROD GEN 1 trigger assembly.

I’ll “prettify” this one 

It looks funny, but I’m thinking of putting it in a Nutmeg Boyd’s Varmint stock with an adjustable cheek piece, or go tactical with it, I dunno.

Found a Cerakote applicator that is really good, so I’m having this one done but haven’t fully decided on the color yet 

The MROD trigger and safety blades also look funky—-needs some deburring and brushed-polish as I seem to have perfected that method 🍻

Converted my 1720T.

It now has a Fortitude tube and a MROD GEN 1 trigger assembly.

I’ll “prettify” this one 

It looks funny, but I’m thinking of putting it in a Nutmeg Boyd’s Varmint stock with an adjustable cheek piece, or go tactical with it, I dunno.

Found a Cerakote applicator that is really good, so I’m having this one done but haven’t fully decided on the color yet 

The MROD trigger and safety blades also look funky—-needs some deburring and brushed-polish as I seem to have perfected that method 🍻

Shot it today and it shoots good at 25 yards, my limited range 👍

There’s a big towel and stones in my shoot box to protect my wall 

Hmm, I need about 1.5” of cheek rise, so I’m thinking of having my wood and metal smith neighbor cut it, but I’ll do the pillars myself.

This guy lives a few miles away from me:


https://doantrevor.com/

Went to Mr. Trevor’s house/shop today after he called me——more like allowed me to visit him, lol, ‘cuz I’m very persistent—-so I dropped off my 2260 stock for him to cut for a cheek comb; just bandsaw-cut, then I’ll do the pillars myself..

I almost choked when I asked him how much ‘cuz he said $25 😂 I had $100 in my pocket, and I was gonna give him $50 after his quote, but he told me to keep the money and just pay him when it’s done..

He’s doing 9 custom walnut stocks right now, so I’m very lucky that he’s going to accommodate my cheapo 2260 furniture 👍

I want it too look somehow like the one in the picture; very simple, but I told that I’ll defer to what he decides on.

Oh, he’s this guy…He’s probably in his 80s now 🤔



https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2024/05/sunday-gunday-master-of-wood-doan-trevor-custom-rifles/

The gent called me yesterday and told me to swing by this morning 👍

Very excited to see it, and I’m also looking forward to installing the pillars myself.

I’ll buy me a drill press for this project because this is something I’d really like to do myself. My passion for AGs is back, hence I’ll fuel it and relish it 

As for the gent again, I was amazed the 1st time I saw him. He’s most probably an octogenarian, but he’s still very much at it even with his gnarled fingers and slow movement. He’s like another nationally-renowned gunsmith here named Charlie Robertson. Also, they’re  not curmudgeons and are very responsive to questions 👍

Anyway, I asked him about the semi-formed walnut stocks, and he told me that it costs about $1,600 or more (e.g., adjustable cheek comb and buttpad, and rail) when it’s done 👍

[airgunaut]

Then put my new seal kit into the Daisy 880.

Ya got me beat. My 880 still awaits repair, which I will do in November. That's when kayaking season is done, outdoor chores are mostly done, and I don't mind clearing the table which serves as my desk, pile keeper, and 880 fixer platform.

I miss shooting that gun, especially since it has a scope.

[Rick67]

Converted my 1720T.

It now has a Fortitude tube and a MROD GEN 1 trigger assembly.

I’ll “prettify” this one 

It looks funny, but I’m thinking of putting it in a Nutmeg Boyd’s Varmint stock with an adjustable cheek piece, or go tactical with it, I dunno.

Found a Cerakote applicator that is really good, so I’m having this one done but haven’t fully decided on the color yet 

The MROD trigger and safety blades also look funky—-needs some deburring and brushed-polish as I seem to have perfected that method 🍻

Converted my 1720T.

It now has a Fortitude tube and a MROD GEN 1 trigger assembly.

I’ll “prettify” this one 

It looks funny, but I’m thinking of putting it in a Nutmeg Boyd’s Varmint stock with an adjustable cheek piece, or go tactical with it, I dunno.

Found a Cerakote applicator that is really good, so I’m having this one done but haven’t fully decided on the color yet 

The MROD trigger and safety blades also look funky—-needs some deburring and brushed-polish as I seem to have perfected that method 🍻

Shot it today and it shoots good at 25 yards, my limited range 👍

There’s a big towel and stones in my shoot box to protect my wall 

Hmm, I need about 1.5” of cheek rise, so I’m thinking of having my wood and metal smith neighbor cut it, but I’ll do the pillars myself.

This guy lives a few miles away from me:


https://doantrevor.com/

Went to Mr. Trevor’s house/shop today after he called me——more like allowed me to visit him, lol, ‘cuz I’m very persistent—-so I dropped off my 2260 stock for him to cut for a cheek comb; just bandsaw-cut, then I’ll do the pillars myself..

I almost choked when I asked him how much ‘cuz he said $25 😂 I had $100 in my pocket, and I was gonna give him $50 after his quote, but he told me to keep the money and just pay him when it’s done..

He’s doing 9 custom walnut stocks right now, so I’m very lucky that he’s going to accommodate my cheapo 2260 furniture 👍

I want it too look somehow like the one in the picture; very simple, but I told that I’ll defer to what he decides on.

Oh, he’s this guy…He’s probably in his 80s now 🤔



https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2024/05/sunday-gunday-master-of-wood-doan-trevor-custom-rifles/

The gent called me yesterday and told me to swing by this morning 👍

Very excited to see it, and I’m also looking forward to installing the pillars myself.

I’ll buy me a drill press for this project because this is something I’d really like to do myself. My passion for AGs is back, hence I’ll fuel it and relish it 

As for the gent again, I was amazed the 1st time I saw him. He’s most probably an octogenarian, but he’s still very much at it even with his gnarled fingers and slow movement. He’s like another nationally-renowned gunsmith here named Charlie Robertson. Also, they’re  not curmudgeons and are very responsive to questions 👍

Anyway, I asked him about the semi-formed walnut stocks, and he told me that it costs about $1,600 or more (e.g., adjustable cheek comb and buttpad, and rail) when it’s done 👍

So I got my 2260 stock and was charged $15 from the original $25 😂

I gave him $25 though for a repeat order if ever 

It’s a good cut, but I would have preferred that the bottom be cut straight and w/o a curve, hmm..

We talked about airguns, and he said he had one, a FWB 300, so I asked him if he was selling it and he said NO 😂

He made his 1st stock in 1960 and has been at it from that point and at present…That’s over 60 years woodworking 

[Rick67]

Mock-up but I intend it to be higher 🤔

[sekiar]

Bill thanks for your tips !  Did take advantage and read the Notos posts!  Charles