Benjamin Bulldog Cocking Lever

[hbtacoma]

Hello all,
I have a situation with my Benjamin Bulldog. The cocking lever will not stay down securely. The slightest touch will cause it to flip outward into the position to be cocked. It doesn’t seat with a solid click sound. After the gun is fired, the lever flips outward. 

The event thatcaused this:
The cocking lever had not been pullled backward far enough, to the maximum distance needed to cock the gun. Later I found that a pellet was lodged between the magazine and the barrel, and two pellets were lodged inside the barrel. I was able to evetnually remove the mag and the pellets. 

Now, the cocking lever handle will not seat into the small groove in the side of the gun. It is possibly 1/8” from reaching it. Additionally, It no longer has a resounding click when the lever is pressed down after being cocked. 

I have checked the oring at the bolt, it’s still there. The bolt does have play in it, but I don’t recall if the amount of movement is the norm for this gun. 

If if anyone has an idea of what is happening, and a solution to repair it, I’d certainly appreciate some suggestions. 

Thanks 

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

One might think that from trying to load so many pellets you have bent the bolt/linkage/other.

John

 

[hbtacoma]

John,
Thanks for the response. I’ll degass it this weekend, and look at the linkage. After I check the linkage, I’ll check the bolt. 

Thanks 
Hugh

 

[hbtacoma]

A friend had a great observation, warning, that I'd like to pass along. If the cocking lever is bent and the gun is fired, there's a good possibility that the magazine will shatter in my face when the bolt slams backwards. With those words of wisdom, I won't be firing the gun until I learn what the problem is.

 

[ShakySarge]

I know this thread is a year old but a couple months ago I started making the levers out of flat rolled steel and sent a few out to guys to try out. Well, they solved all the issues when it came to cocking even with a heavier hammer spring and the power turned all the way up. Unfortunately, a couple guys that have big shops stole my idea from a thread and started producing them this month which completely ran me out of a side business. That being said, you can now buy steel cocking levers and AL alloy from a couple different vendors out there. 

 

[duggerdm]

ShakySarge,

Do you have a link to someone that is selling the steel bulldog cocking lever? If so please provide - [email protected]

 

[Roachcreek]

Jefferson State Air Rifle sells a beefed up lever. 

You can see the 19 page post on GTA, “Bulldog modification by Pcphack.”



Roachcreek