I really messed up and I'm wondering if there is any way to fix this. Here's the backstory - I purchased a .22 Evanix AR6 pistol from Pyramyd as a refurb. It was leaking like a beast upon arrival. I remember reading a lot about refurb guns still leaking even after factory repairs. Should I have returned the gun right away - probably. Did I try to fix it on my own - hell ya. And I did. It's holding air like a champ - but damn is this a loud pistol. I purchased a 11mm adapter from DonnyFL with the intent I would toss it in the mini-lathe and bore the inside out to 11.2mm for the barrel. The 11mm adapter arrives and I test fit it to the gun before any work. It looks like it could fit with a little tap from a hammer. Well I proceeded to bang the life out of this adapter onto the top of the barrel with a hammer - I hear a million airgunners crying what the hell were ya thinking? And they would be right. It didn't fit - I banged it onto the barrel and was deforming the Al with the steel barrel as I banged it on. In a moment of clarity I realized how stupid I was being and removed it be using a screwdriver as a wedge and hammering it off.
The point of this all - I may have just destroyed this pistol. I went from shooting spot on to shooting a 6" group at 10 yards. Did I kill it? Is there any fixing this mistake in judgement?
The point of this all - I may have just destroyed this pistol. I went from shooting spot on to shooting a 6" group at 10 yards. Did I kill it? Is there any fixing this mistake in judgement?