I found this 102 on eBay and after looking at it for a month or so I decided why not give it a try.
I am skeptical of buying project guns from eBay as they usually have more issues than documented or photoed. This one was no exception as it had a bad receiver that was cracked from one side of the feed mechanism through the barrel set screw which caused the air to blow out of the crack thus rendering it useless, good thing I had another period correct receiver or this 102 would have been a pile of parts.
This old 102’s Walnut stock had some nice figure, the compression tube had the air hole on the left side and had the all brass valve system inside. It also has the checkered forearm and stock, they are worn and almost flat but still there. I also switched out the brass slide feeder with a metal one and a period correct bolt was added as well.
I did not do a complete reseal but I did put a new seal between the valve body and compression chamber. It holds air for days, so I am happy with the seals in this one. One other thing I changed on this one was the brass barrel, I swapped it out with a steel barrel from straight logo 101 from about the same period.
This 102 shoots surprisingly well and test shooting reflected an average of 615 fps with 14.3 gr Crosman Premier Domed pellets. The feed mechanism works flawlessly and like my other 102 this is the only pellet that works with the feed system.
I am skeptical of buying project guns from eBay as they usually have more issues than documented or photoed. This one was no exception as it had a bad receiver that was cracked from one side of the feed mechanism through the barrel set screw which caused the air to blow out of the crack thus rendering it useless, good thing I had another period correct receiver or this 102 would have been a pile of parts.
This old 102’s Walnut stock had some nice figure, the compression tube had the air hole on the left side and had the all brass valve system inside. It also has the checkered forearm and stock, they are worn and almost flat but still there. I also switched out the brass slide feeder with a metal one and a period correct bolt was added as well.
I did not do a complete reseal but I did put a new seal between the valve body and compression chamber. It holds air for days, so I am happy with the seals in this one. One other thing I changed on this one was the brass barrel, I swapped it out with a steel barrel from straight logo 101 from about the same period.
This 102 shoots surprisingly well and test shooting reflected an average of 615 fps with 14.3 gr Crosman Premier Domed pellets. The feed mechanism works flawlessly and like my other 102 this is the only pellet that works with the feed system.
