Service life of Feinwerkbau Sport 124 seal?

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wingwlkr

wingwlkr

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This is my first post on this site, so my apologies if I've chosen the wrong place to ask these questions. Please direct me to appropriate place if needed. 

I know it gets tiring for folks to hear a nube come on the board and ask dumb questions.

I purchased a left hand version, Feinwerkbau Sport Deluxe 124, .177 from Beeman in 1990. Only shot it a few times (<25), then it sat in a closet until 2013 when I sent it off to David Slade for his Masterlube, breech and piston seals. Got it back from him, and didn't even shoot it once. Been sitting in the closet ever since. 

Questions; Does it need to be serviced again? I'd like to sell it and don't know how to represent it to any potential buyers. What sort of price should I ask? It has all original paperwork, and a Beeman Short Scope SS-1 2.5 X 16, also with original box. 

Same questions on my Beeman P1, (With original paperwork and box), but it was serviced by Mr Slade in 2015.

Thanks,

Eddie Bob

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If it was serviced in 2013, the piston seal is good. The original seals were a different material and degraded rather quickly over time. The new ones are urethane and last much much longer. The Weihrauch is fine, I have some from the 80s still running original seals. 

Now the lube may be a little dry and caked up, but maybe not.

Best thing you can do is take it out and shoot it a bit. See if it feels to have decent power and that the trigger isn't sticky. The safety is known to be rather sticky on these guns, especially if it's caked with dried out grease. 

If all that seems well, ship it. Put it on eBay and ask a silly price for it, and you will probably get it. They were going for crazy money recently. Not sure if the left hand will help or hurt?

Don't sell it here if you are looking to get the most for it. 
 
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Sure sounds like sage advice. Thanks. 

Glad to hear those seals should be fine. I'll take your advice and shoot both guns a bit to make sure none of the lube has dried. 

Since I first posted last night, I've read the classified rules. It's pretty typical of these kinds of sites to restrict selling by a nube with no posts or history until folks have time to feel more comfortable. So, your suggestion of using eBay makes sense. I've (screen name; wingwlkr) got a 100% positive rating over on eBay covering a 20+ year period. Gunbroker, H&K, Rolex forum sites, same thing.




 
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That is one nice 124D! As mentioned, if you have the front and rear sights it will add to the value. I'd say it's only negative is it a left hand model. I only say that from the standpoint of demand for a left hand model. If it were a right hand model with paperwork, Beeman SS-1 scope, and in its current beautiful condition you could get $800-$1000 for sure. I see less nicer condition one's than yours sell for $500-$700 and that just the rifle. Your big obstacle is finding someone to buy it who's a lefty.
 
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Personally, I would pass on both.

Why?

I don’t want anything that someone has messed with, regardless of who it is.

Un-molested…Deal
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I've seen it on either side, start anew with new and work it in yourself or take on a refurbished or not used air rifle.

I've bought air rifles from Dealer's saying "refurbished" or checked out for function before selling and those established places stand behind their "used" rifles. I couldn't tell if it was brand new or slightly used in all cases.

Buying from another air rifle enthusiast I've done as well, and in my case I haven't gotten a lemon, but when I look at the things I've accidentally done to my finest air rifles (Like the D54 .20 Hector Special No. 27 of 30--I dry fired ONCE when I first got it and I had to send it back to Hector Medina for repair).

Well the D54 .20 tuned for heavies is working fantastic now and has been after Hector replaced a few things about a year ago.

I still have a used HW30 .177 I kept that had been vortexed operating more efficiently than my new ones in .177 and .22. I eventually let the new ones go, knowing their new owners would appreciate them. But the HW30 vortexed and dated 1991 or so is working just fine!



In time I realized I could be "good enough" of a judge of any air rifle springer handed to me old or new. It took about 30 years for me to feel confident enough to do this, and I really have gotten great rifles used into my home.
 
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