Recent content by MDriskill

This one by DT Fletcher should be right up your alley. There is relatively little text, mostly it's 300 pages of factory catalogs, instruction sheets, drawings, etc. (the two recommended above are both fabulous, but of course the Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols has nothing on Benjamin's...

I don't know yet, but it's a very stout piece of stuff. It's been in an old HW 50 for years with no issues.

FWIW, Maccari from time to time sells this bit that works the same way: https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251488/3216416.htm It looks like a heavy version of an essay folder binder strip, LOL, if ya remember those from your school days. it simply creates a smooth bearing surface...

Hey Willy, if you can see the serial number we can tell you the age.

Ha - ya beat me to it! I just popped over here after seeing that pic in another thread, to correct my post above. Yes, apparently the HW 30 is even older than I gave it credit for.

You are correct, "Bayern" ("Bavarian") is the proper term for the classicallly German rounded lines and "stretched hexagon" cheekpiece of that lovely stock. "Luxus" ("luxury") was just HW's marketing tag for the model. In the late 70's, the Luxus stock changed over to a completely different...

Call me weird, but I've long admired the 35's styling, in fact it was my instant favorite when perusing my first Beeman catalog back in the day. It's been made in several different stock styles over the years, these old Export and Luxus ones are my favorites. Besides nice lines, the balance...

Lovely rifles, y'all! I haven't tried this, but I've wondered if rounding off the "chisel" point just a teeny bit and polishing it - together with keeping this spot properly lubed of course - would reduce the receiver face wear over time?

As marflow said, that amazing gun may well be unique, or close to it. For many years, double-set triggers were made and sold as self-contained units for fitting to bespoke target or hunting firearm rifles. It's possible that this trigger is not factory work, but added by a skilled gunsmith or...

I have a 1959 HW flyer in which the HW 30 does not appear, so I suspect it dates to the first half of the 60's. My 30S pictured below is from 1967, so the design is sneaking up on at least 60 years old. https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/weihrauch/weihrauch-miscellaneous/#post-143 HW...

My only experience with the HW 75 was shooting one for five minutes at the Hickory show. I instantly bonded with it and have been looking for a well-priced one ever since! It lacks many refinements of a full-race four-figure match gun of course, but it just has that certain je ne sais quoi about...

I love the darn things. Being old and cranky myself, something about old cranky designs appeals to me! This is an HW 35E made in 1966, with 22" barrel and a diopter from the '50's.

Yes, the FAS is a good choice. One reservation is that the velocity is a little low to consistently punch cleah holes in target paper: https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2018/09/fas-6004-review/?srsltid=AfmBOoqyExFbnVJfyJuNm45xxWxeFHQrULdR9kd_lUzXlWbjZjCE-iD8 The Weihrauch HW 75 (aka Beeman P2) is...

1. These guns have a long tapered breech leade. Be sure you've pushed the pellet in far enough that the skirt is solidly sealing against the barrel. 2. Check that the breech seal is working OK. 3. If you have a new piston seal - DRY FIRE the gun 2 or 3 times. The piston seal does not have a...

OK, this is kinda off-the-wall, but imagine a springer pistol with a Tempest-like powerplant located farther forward and lower (in oother words, architecture more like a typical match PCP). It would be less compact, but having the piston in line with the wrist, instead of above the hand, would...