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Says 102 on the barrel band/tube cap.

08 on the tube cap, what ever that means...

And to the OP‘s title question: this two piece cocking lever is the biggest weakness in the 30, 35, 50, 55. IMHO

Agree with MDriskill. In the video it looks as if the right groove on the receiver (holding it upside down) has wear on it. This removal...

I like the bottom one.

I did a pine wood derby car once and stayed in a Holliday Inn last night 😉

Hey BOG, Your strip stain of beach and other processes are pretty much the best handling of beech I’ve seen. I had a Stormrider years...

Finishing seems scary, it's not and it is redoable many times before you sand your stock away.

I bought this 760 at a pawn shop for $15. Very rough. Didn’t work. Rusty. Just cleaned the internals and snapped in a new pump cup. Then...

I have done the wire/torch process on black powder rifles. Did this Crosman 760. The wire can scar the wood. It’s a gamble.

no reason you cant duplicate the bottom one again , it will come out different as it is a different piece of wood . Saw a "job" at the...

That’s my opinion also. And my wife says “you don’t want them to look alike anyway.” Good point.

Good question. These both are the “Diana Stormrider“ in 22 caliber. I started out on a Sheridan in the late 70’s/early 80’s. Went to the...

@Bear-of-Grayling - Nice results on the stock! So how does the rifle shoot?

Nothing gets a thread derailed faster than finishing a gunstock or is a R7 enough power to hunt with. 🍿