No, it was not functioning. The previous owner said it was fubar. I have heard that before, and usually that means someone with the lack of knowledge and understanding has messed up something they just should have left alone. It was very dirty inside, and full of old, hardened grease. And most of the adjustment screws was way out of tune for the pistol to work. Even the regulator was tampered with, set point was below 50 bar. But now it is cleaned, properly lubed, regulator pressure set to 80 bar and all adjustment screws are reset to defalt settings. Unfortunately I'm at the cabin now, and I forgot to bring with me the cronograph and a test magazine when I left home, so I have to wait until next weekend to test the pistol properly. But I have got it to cycle 3-4 shots between malfunctions, so I'm cautiously optimistic about the pistol.
Thanks for the thought, but don't worry.
I have taken apart and put together many air guns over the years. Air gun repair were actually my job for a period, so I want to be so unassuming to say that the pistol is in relatively safe hands.Actually, it works now. I couldn't leave it in limbo until next weekend, so I had to try to see if there was hope. After some adjustment of the firing spring screw and the choke screw, it started to cycle fairly steadily. I suspect the muzzle velocity is a bit low, it sounds a bit limp, but the most important thing is that it has actually been brought back to life.
