Assembly completed on my B3-1 restoration project, a $10.00 Ebay purchase made on 02/04/2021, that was originally intended to be a parts gun. It was specifically bought for the all metal spring guide which was to have been used to replace the plastic guide in the old B3-2 my father-in-law gave me on Thanksgiving Day 2020. I eventually discovered it was an old early B3-1, exactly like the one Tom Gaylord reviewed in his PA blog and just as rusty as the one he wrote about.
This project still awaits a still in process scope mount or a modified open sight and strap. In addition, this project could not ant would not have happened without the encouragement, suggestions and parts supplied by a member of the GTA forum.
I did run 5 test rounds through it off hand, I don’t know speed yet but it seems to be up to speed and fairly accurate as I hit where I aimed each time. It is also very smooth when cocking. I am so happy I took the time to bring this one back from the scrap pile. This weekend it will get run through the paces with or without scope or rear sight just to see what the actual performance is and how accurate I can be with just the front sight centered with what is left of the spot welded rear sight.
This project still awaits a still in process scope mount or a modified open sight and strap. In addition, this project could not ant would not have happened without the encouragement, suggestions and parts supplied by a member of the GTA forum.
I did run 5 test rounds through it off hand, I don’t know speed yet but it seems to be up to speed and fairly accurate as I hit where I aimed each time. It is also very smooth when cocking. I am so happy I took the time to bring this one back from the scrap pile. This weekend it will get run through the paces with or without scope or rear sight just to see what the actual performance is and how accurate I can be with just the front sight centered with what is left of the spot welded rear sight.