Picked this one up at the Carlisle, PA show. The seller replaced the trigger with one from a LG53. At least that's what I think that he told me. Regardless, the trigger is wonderful. I noticed that it was a little underpowered, and the other day, she just wouldn't spit a pellet out. Opened it up and to my surprise, found a synthetic piston seal that was in great shape. The spring was nice and straight. the transfer port was clear and the breech seal was good. I just cleaned some really sticky grease out of everything and put it back together. Same issue. Yesterday morning, I opened it up again and removed the mainspring. I found one similar in size. same I.D., slightly heavier wire and about a half inch shorter. The new spring was also equipped with a top-hat. Something that the old spring didn't have. I tried to compress each spring by hand and they seemed pretty close. However, with the new spring installed, she's running right around 6.5 ft/lbs. What a delightful little rifle. Smooth as silk, as accurate as I'll ever be with iron sights, and it's got that classic springer era appeal....
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That's lovely! Seldom seen in such excellent condition, and the early stock-mounted diopter is a rare and classy touch.

The evolution of this family of guns was very interesting. From the earliest LG 51's through the LG 53, LG 55 and LGV, the basic action and barrel dimensions never really changed. But Walther covered the whole gamut from light sporter to full-race 10-meter rifle by varying sights, triggers, stocks, weights, and other internal details - a truly "modular" design.
 
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