Recent content by borne2fly

Took out the Crosman C40 today. One of my heftier all-metal pistols. Makes an effective club if you run out of ammo :) Seems to work very well with 7.0g flathead pellets and I've found that it's important to seat the pellets just below the face of the magazine (with something slightly curved)...

That’s the video I used to help me pull the thing apart. I don’t speak German so had to go strictly by the images. The fire control mechanics are pretty complex so it helps to take a lot of pictures. Had a towel over it when I pulled the halves apart in case any tiny springs went flying. The...

That should ease the impact as you say. My MP40 suffered a broken dowel pin early on as a result of the bolt slamming against it (I suspect ). Said dowel pin splintered in such a way as to indicate poor heat treatment. I replaced it with a domestically made pin and have had no problems since...

That’s a classy looking rig! Looks solid, too. I’d like to see more made like this

The HW45 is the only airgun I have that teaches me grip control that I can apply to my PBs. It kicks, and I love it for that.

Oh, one more thing. Even with the gun all set up, be prepared to blast through several thousand rounds before you can reliably hit anything by hipshot-fanning 🙂👍

Thanks. I like those sorts of projects. I have the Peacemaker, can’t say I’m any good fanning it. To do that I’d need to mod it. Never had a Shiloh. You’ll have to tell us how that works out. I did get a Barra Schofield, and it’s a heavy slug of metal. Much slower than the Colt to draw. Anyway...

“Fast guns”, aka “race guns”, started out as stock six-guns. Modifications for fanning included taller hammers, lighter springs, deeper bolt notches, and angled cylinder bolts. All necessary because fanning put such a strain on the gun that it wouldn’t last long without these mods. Anyway, I’m...

Does this qualify? 🤔

The more I think about this, the more I think the right solution might be to modify the cone valve. I’m thinking that the bolt needs to move rearward more slowly but still slam forward with enough momentum to activate the poppet valve. That sounds a bit like the way a shock absorber works. Not...

Yes … they’re all made of white metal. And doomed to wear out rather quickly. Fortunately we can use the existing parts as patterns to make proper replacements as you suggested, and end up with something that will last. 👍

My wife hasn’t shown much interest in my airgun tinkering, until now. I made the mistake of handing her the MP40, saying “here, give it a try”. On full auto. I’ve created a monster 🫣.

I agree, the next step would be to try a lighter spring. This might cause the bolt to blow back faster, in which case I’d want to have that recoil buffer installed. The cone valve (in the part that directs gas into the barrel) has a *very* light spring, and I suspect this spring has everything...

That’s ok, I’ll keep my Diana springers. If they need parts that are no longer available, well … that’s what the lathe and mill are for …

How’s that M1A1 mod going? Curious to know how much the firing rate slowed down