Who repairs spring piston airguns?

[eeler1]

I sometimes get emails from people who have a spring piston air rifle that doesn't work, and they want  to get it fixed.  Usually just involves new seals, maybe a spring, but some people just don't want  to work on it themselves.  Who does that work these days?

[Yarddog]

Check out the 'tuner' section in this forum. That's what they do.

[Roadworthy]

It really depends on the airgun and whether they want it tuned or just repaired.  Some places and people that work on airguns are specific about what they will and will not do.  There's also the very significant matter of paying for shipping.  People on the east cost would probably prefer not to ship to the west coast and vice versa.  If they just want a simple repair they could try the vendor of that particular brand.  I think Pyramyd has a repair facility as does Umarex.

[JP806]

Scott S. aka motorhead

He fixes all types of air rifles including springers. Repairs as well as tunes.

He's actually in your area. Probably no shipping involved.

[eeler1]

Yeah, Tuners gate.  Who knew?

Sorry Scott, no offense intended. I guess I had figured you to be more fancy.  This last guy has a Beeman GS1000.  Happy to send him your way, but he's not on the GTA and I don't generally like to give out emails.

[Motorhead]

Yeah, Tuners gate.  Who knew?

Sorry Scott, no offense intended. I guess I had figured you to be more fancy.  This last guy has a Beeman GS1000.  Happy to send him your way, but he's not on the GTA and I don't generally like to give out emails.

No offense taken .. Now said, sadly not a AG I fool with ( Spanish ) as is Chinese or Turkish guns.

Be well ... and good luck to your friend finding a service provider.

[Back_Roads]

 When I quit my real job in 5 years I would be happy to fix clunker air rifles

[ezman604]

No guarantee but check out Rocker1. David works on most springers.

[avator]

I wouldn't mind getting into it some if it weren't for all the shipping hassles involved. I've done pretty good with my own guns and some I've worked of for locals.
But yeah, with shipping costs to and from it don't leave much meat on the plate... I mean, how much would a guy want to invest in a low/mid level gun? At the end of the day a guy could combine the cost of the tuning/shipping with what you might get out of the gun in the classifieds to pick up a much better quality gun.
No offense to the OP but spending money on having a low end gun tuned is like putting lipstick on pig. It's still going to be a low end gun.
Your best bet might be to pick up one or 2 and learn to do it yourself. Tons of instruction vids around and a spring compressor is simple and cheap to build from a Harbor Freight pipe or C clamp.

[eeler1]

Shipping is definitely a hassle if you are an occasional shipper.  Once you get set up for it, and do it regularly, i.e., get the supplies, and accounts with USPostal, fedex, ups, and some of the discount shipping companies, it’s not that bad. 

As for the guy with the guns needing repairs, turns out he also has an old HW55M.  I referred him to the GTA tuner gate, figuring he can search there himself.

[10Gauge]

I use a long Irwin quick grip bar clamp for a spring compressor.  I learned that from a guy on the old Yellow forum.  Most springers are pretty simple and straightforward once you get started.

Lots of stuff on the interwebs nowadays, I bet there is a youtube video for that specific gun.  Probably any of them.

There is a guy on youtube, Mike Ellingsworth, that does a lot of stuff with turkish guns.  He is probably willing to figure yours out.  Pretty sure he is affiliated with John in PA.