Wood is repairable. I would simply drill for a screw to clamp it and put some thin slow cure CA in the crack. Once it has had time to cure, remove screw, and drill for a dowel to be glued down through the grip. Don't have to go all the way through the bottom of the grip. File/whittle the top of the dowel down to the inletting.
Quote from: c_m_shooter on May 22, 2024, 10:16:56 AMWood is repairable. I would simply drill for a screw to clamp it and put some thin slow cure CA in the crack. Once it has had time to cure, remove screw, and drill for a dowel to be glued down through the grip. Don't have to go all the way through the bottom of the grip. File/whittle the top of the dowel down to the inletting.Different strokes, different folks...As a hardened "functionalist" I like the "testimony" of the dowel being apparent.It has been so in MANY classic high end airguns, from the Walther LGV/Spezial (some later models) all the way to the DIANA 75 and 100. Even some FWB300's show it.SOME airguns that have a "shelf" at the bottom, are also hiding the dowel.Beech is a good stock material for piston airguns because it is LESS solid than walnut and a bit heavier. In that sense, it absorbs more of the vibrations and adds a bit more weight, both of which help with good performance in a spring-piston airgun.There are many ways to skin a squirrel....Let's hope this ends well.HM
Yep, that's a slam up of the cocking device for sure!
Quote from: Mark 611 on May 19, 2024, 07:59:55 PMYep, that's a slam up of the cocking device for sure! Could also be caused by holding the wrist of the stock, while cocking. Same thing happens to Sheridans when held improperly, while pumping.
Quote from: longhunter on May 25, 2024, 10:19:12 AMQuote from: Mark 611 on May 19, 2024, 07:59:55 PMYep, that's a slam up of the cocking device for sure! Could also be caused by holding the wrist of the stock, while cocking. Same thing happens to Sheridans when held improperly, while pumping.True that... I see these gorilla types on videos all the time pumping and cocking guns while holding them by the wrists. Just because they can don't mean they should. I wouldn't... even if I could. Maybe that's why I have these huge ape hands? I'll look at our family TREE again.And I always cock a springer holding by the wrist. Butt of the rifle on my hip. Grasp the barrel with my left hand and SNAP! Even with my harder to cock Theobens and bank vault lock up Webleys. I don't usually "monkey" with any pumpers. I don't go for all that hand waving and swapping hands to cock a gun. Cock n shoot, cock n shoot, cock n shoot
Don't sweat over it any longer.Cut your losses and dump it....I'll give you a few $ for a broken gun.
If my intentions were not to have a prized safe queen I would, at this point, repair it with a glued in dowel and shoot the snot out of it. If it were to be a heirloom possession I would be screaming so loud the entire World would have trouble sleeping at night.... especially the seller.
JMO, know 1 really knows when the pix were taken that were shown in the auction pix? those pix could have been taken when the seller first got the gun! and IMO, broke the stock posted good pix, it's funny to me he had a no return offering for this Item supposed new in the box!
I really can't see how it can be in the sellers's hands when he specifically posted "no returns". To me that screams "buy at your own risk" which you did.I hate to be all negative but in my opinion you're going to receive nothing more than finger wagging from the seller. All you have at that happens is some negative feedback.At this point I think you have 2 options...Fix it and move on or sit in it and let it eat your lunch.
I think I still have recourse being that it was not in the condition stated
Did the seller insure the rifle? if so, how much?
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