What airgun related did you do today?

[Whirligig]

Took the first Xisico B25H apart, since the J.B. Welded scope stop only lasted about 10 shots, and tried to think of a way to put it back on more securely. I finally had the blatantly obvious epiphany to just drill a hole further up the receiver right under the pin stop hole in the one-piece mount, or another mount, goes so the air rifles recoil doesn't keep hammering away at a scope stop behind it. I'll sleep on this plan and likely implement it tomorrow. The inside of the air gun is dry as a bone, so this is a good opportunity to add a little "Tune in a Tube" grease to the spring and spring guide before reassembly.

Wish me luck!

-W

[Struckat]

Ran a couple shot strings on the Mpup today. 16 grain JTS run 28-29 fpe. A little above and below 900 fps
Hades about the same, just a little faster. There is a good 35 shots in it, but I narrow the sweet spot to 25.

Then the Talon P .22 with 21.53 JTS semidomes just under 900fps, 38-39 fpe for 15 shots.

So the lineup is set for the next chipmunk safari (Turkey hunting).

No, those aren’t necessarily my chipper guns, but it will be their first trip into the field where I can stretch em out. The HW30 will come along too…

[GS2]

Installed a new grinding wheel to sharpen lathe tool bit so I can get a better finish on my home made spring guides for my springers.

[Whirligig]

Upon disassembly, I think that I discovered why the Xisico B25H had a harsh enough firing cycle to shear off the scope stop screw. See attached photo of the piston and what remains of the seal.

Any recommendations for a new piston seal? Since it's a clone of the Diana 34, would those seals be okay to use on the Xisico B25H? Who sells quality seals at a reasonable price?

If it's not too expensive, I might just want to get a whole new receiver and reuse the existing cocking linkages, trigger assembly, barrel, and stock.

Thanks,

-W

[Zsigmund]

Upon disassembly, I think that I discovered why the Xisico B25H had a harsh enough firing cycle to shear off the scope stop screw. See attached photo of the piston and what remains of the seal.

Any recommendations for a new piston seal? Since it's a clone of the Diana 34, would those seals be okay to use on the Xisico B25H? Who sells quality seals at a reasonable price?

If it's not too expensive, I might just want to get a whole new receiver and reuse the existing cocking linkages, trigger assembly, barrel, and stock.

Thanks,

-W

 Wow that one might be almost worn out!

 I used Air Rifle Headquarters Diana 34 seals in mine.

 These ones I believe:
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251485/43075.htm

 Cheers,
        G

[Whirligig]

Upon disassembly, I think that I discovered why the Xisico B25H had a harsh enough firing cycle to shear off the scope stop screw. See attached photo of the piston and what remains of the seal.

Any recommendations for a new piston seal? Since it's a clone of the Diana 34, would those seals be okay to use on the Xisico B25H? Who sells quality seals at a reasonable price?

If it's not too expensive, I might just want to get a whole new receiver and reuse the existing cocking linkages, trigger assembly, barrel, and stock.

Thanks,

-W

 Wow that one might be almost worn out!

 I used Air Rifle Headquarters Diana 34 seals in mine.

 These ones I believe:
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251485/43075.htm

 Cheers,
        G

I realized that I had an old refurb Ruger Air Hawk (with the awful wood-filler plagued stock painted black) in storage, so I went and retrieved it. It's possible that I can cobble together a working air rifle using parts form both the Ruger and the Xisico.

Thanks for the link to the ARH page for the piston seal. If I know that everything else will fit together, I'll want to put a brand new piston (and breech) seal in it.

Edit: I just went ahead and ordered a few piston seals, including a couple of these.

I'll wait until I have a good amount of time to this project, so it's fun instead of frustrating!

-W

[Zsigmund]

Upon disassembly, I think that I discovered why the Xisico B25H had a harsh enough firing cycle to shear off the scope stop screw. See attached photo of the piston and what remains of the seal.

Any recommendations for a new piston seal? Since it's a clone of the Diana 34, would those seals be okay to use on the Xisico B25H? Who sells quality seals at a reasonable price?

If it's not too expensive, I might just want to get a whole new receiver and reuse the existing cocking linkages, trigger assembly, barrel, and stock.

Thanks,

-W

 Wow that one might be almost worn out!

 I used Air Rifle Headquarters Diana 34 seals in mine.

 These ones I believe:
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251485/43075.htm

 Cheers,
        G

I realized that I had an old refurb Ruger Air Hawk (with the awful wood-filler plagued stock painted black) in storage, so I went and retrieved it. It's possible that I can cobble together a working air rifle using parts form both the Ruger and the Xisico.

Thanks for the link to the ARH page for the piston seal. If I know that everything else will fit together, I'll want to put a brand new piston (and breech) seal in it.

Edit: I just went ahead and ordered a few piston seals, including a couple of these.

I'll wait until I have a good amount of time to this project, so it's fun instead of frustrating! I've got two good guns out of the pile and one ok gun, lol.


-W

 Hah! I have a pile of those too... My original Flying Dragon XS25S, then a parts gun Mike sent me when I had a problem, because he's so awesome. I also took a gamble and bought a box of parts on Ebay (just for a good looking wood stock) that turned out to be a complete Ruger branded .177 XS25 missing a single e-clip.

 I made two good 25s and one 'ok' one out of the pile of parts. Pretty sure I've got the ARH seals in all of them.

 Good luck and have fun

 

[Novagun]

took my budget Gamo Varmint out for a few shots. I have just put about 40 pellets through it since replacing the top hat and rear spring guide. Apart from being quieter the group size has noticeably tightened.
There must be some connection between spring vibration and accuracy. I don't know how the two interact precisely but the connection is there. Even the reduction in buzz is worth the effort.

[Whirligig]

Upon disassembly, I think that I discovered why the Xisico B25H had a harsh enough firing cycle to shear off the scope stop screw. See attached photo of the piston and what remains of the seal.

Any recommendations for a new piston seal? Since it's a clone of the Diana 34, would those seals be okay to use on the Xisico B25H? Who sells quality seals at a reasonable price?

If it's not too expensive, I might just want to get a whole new receiver and reuse the existing cocking linkages, trigger assembly, barrel, and stock.

Thanks,

-W

 Wow that one might be almost worn out!

 I used Air Rifle Headquarters Diana 34 seals in mine.

 These ones I believe:
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251485/43075.htm

 Cheers,
        G

I realized that I had an old refurb Ruger Air Hawk (with the awful wood-filler plagued stock painted black) in storage, so I went and retrieved it. It's possible that I can cobble together a working air rifle using parts form both the Ruger and the Xisico.

Thanks for the link to the ARH page for the piston seal. If I know that everything else will fit together, I'll want to put a brand new piston (and breech) seal in it.

Edit: I just went ahead and ordered a few piston seals, including a couple of these.

I'll wait until I have a good amount of time to this project, so it's fun instead of frustrating! I've got two good guns out of the pile and one ok gun, lol.


-W

 Hah! I have a pile of those too... My original Flying Dragon XS25S, then a parts gun Mike sent me when I had a problem, because he's so awesome. I also took a gamble and bought a box of parts on Ebay (just for a good looking wood stock) that turned out to be a complete Ruger branded .177 XS25 missing a single e-clip.

 I made two good 25s and one 'ok' one out of the pile of parts. Pretty sure I've got the ARH seals in all of them.

 Good luck and have fun

I took the Ruger Air Hawk apart this morning just to see what I have to work with. The piston seal in the Air Hawk was undamaged, but seemed very hard. The piston assembly is also in better shape than the one in the XS25S, and the mainspring in the Ruger is two coils longer than the one in the XS25S. I definitely want to keep the XS25S barrel and stock. I might put the Air Hawk's trigger blade and/or assembly in the rebuild, just because the Air Hawk's trigger is metal instead of plastic.

All in all, I think I have all the parts needed to rebuild the XS25S. I'll wait for the ARH Maccari piston seals to arrive, and then see if I'm right.

-W

[Zsigmund]

Upon disassembly, I think that I discovered why the Xisico B25H had a harsh enough firing cycle to shear off the scope stop screw. See attached photo of the piston and what remains of the seal.

Any recommendations for a new piston seal? Since it's a clone of the Diana 34, would those seals be okay to use on the Xisico B25H? Who sells quality seals at a reasonable price?

If it's not too expensive, I might just want to get a whole new receiver and reuse the existing cocking linkages, trigger assembly, barrel, and stock.

Thanks,

-W

 Wow that one might be almost worn out!

 I used Air Rifle Headquarters Diana 34 seals in mine.

 These ones I believe:
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251485/43075.htm

 Cheers,
        G

I realized that I had an old refurb Ruger Air Hawk (with the awful wood-filler plagued stock painted black) in storage, so I went and retrieved it. It's possible that I can cobble together a working air rifle using parts form both the Ruger and the Xisico.

Thanks for the link to the ARH page for the piston seal. If I know that everything else will fit together, I'll want to put a brand new piston (and breech) seal in it.

Edit: I just went ahead and ordered a few piston seals, including a couple of these.

I'll wait until I have a good amount of time to this project, so it's fun instead of frustrating! I've got two good guns out of the pile and one ok gun, lol.


-W

 Hah! I have a pile of those too... My original Flying Dragon XS25S, then a parts gun Mike sent me when I had a problem, because he's so awesome. I also took a gamble and bought a box of parts on Ebay (just for a good looking wood stock) that turned out to be a complete Ruger branded .177 XS25 missing a single e-clip.

 I made two good 25s and one 'ok' one out of the pile of parts. Pretty sure I've got the ARH seals in all of them.

 Good luck and have fun

I took the Ruger Air Hawk apart this morning just to see what I have to work with. The piston seal in the Air Hawk was undamaged, but seemed very hard. The piston assembly is also in better shape than the one in the XS25S, and the mainspring in the Ruger is two coils longer than the one in the XS25S. I definitely want to keep the XS25S barrel and stock. I might put the Air Hawk's trigger blade and/or assembly in the rebuild, just because the Air Hawk's trigger is metal instead of plastic.

All in all, I think I have all the parts needed to rebuild the XS25S. I'll wait for the ARH Maccari piston seals to arrive, and then see if I'm right.

-W

 That looks like too much fun!  👍😸

[OldCrow]

Got this in the mail yesterday.


She is prettier in person.

Almost have a moderator insert designed for it.  Probably run a couple of shots through the first iteration this afternoon.

[Zsigmund]

 The CO2 rifle bug has bitten me again since playing with the AR2708B..

 I dug a couple of things out of the dungeon. Now I'm scrounging up parts to revive a leaky Benjamin AS392.
Will be using a 2-12gr CO2 adapter for it.

[Zsigmund]

 Benjamin AS392 reseal and tune up.

[bear air]

I got the new discovery scope all squared up on the bulldog today. I still have to bore sight and so forth. Next is the regged aea m457. Get the scope all squared up on it and then do the bore sighting together.

[Back_Roads]

 I played with my P-Force, swapped the 3-9 Vortex scope for a Pinty 4-16 x 50 added a green laser and reflex sight, after the picture I swapped out the Serpent reflex for a nicer Pinty one

[avator]

So far this morning I repainted my steel blank targets with the RV roof coating paint. The halogen range lights really light them up at night. Almost as if they were florescent. I'll let them dry and flip them over to paint the back sides.
Also printed some 30 yd targets to take with us on our trip to Ohio next month.

[airgunaut]

A few days ago I made a can spinner target base. Spinner because once the can gets shot, hitting it just right makes it twirl around.

The stick is just a disposable bamboo chopstick. I didn't want to use a metal rod if shooting BBs.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Working a deal on an old Walther..

[Whirligig]

Unboxed the second PINTY bullpup, filled it with air, loaded the mags, mounted the scope, and tried to sight it in. Pellets were going everywhere, and I mean feet from a large cardboard box. After emptying numerous mags, I took the baffled barrel shroud off, and the accuracy was fine. I took the shroud apart and found that one of the baffles had been damaged by a pellet which, it turn, caused all subsequent pellets to damage the steel cap to the baffle.

Upon closer inspection, I could see that the part of the receiver that the baffle screwed into had a .5mm to 1mm gap. I loosened the small screw holding it in place with a tiny hex screw, slid it back to where it should have been in the first place, tightened the hex screw, removed all the baffles from the barrel shroud, and ground off the damaged part of the screw-on shroud cap.

After reassembly, I was able to sight the air rifle in, and accuracy is as good as it should be. I'm leaving all the baffles out of the shroud for now, so it's louder than my first PINTY bullpup, but the increased volume doesn't bother me, and I doubt I'll put the baffles back into the shroud.

It's amazing what can happen with parts being just half a millimeter off.

-W

[Blowpipe Sam]

Chrongraphing pellets and air guns.  Lots of data.  No conclusions yet.