Idiots guide to classic airgun strips (pt 1)

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This is only a rough guide as it covers so many. The mk2 had the automatic opening loading tap activated by a pin on the sliding cocking plate pushing on a plate screwed to the RHS of the tap. The mk2 and 3 also had a conical piston head and a leather piston washer. Some of these heads are fixed and some unscrew by using a special long tool that goes down the inside of the piston. Chambers will do the job for you if you buy the washer. The option I went for was the "retro fit" conical adapter that takes the later "o" ring. You fit this (after removing old leather washer) by throwing in cup of hot water and pushing over head of piston. As mentioned in the Mercury thread above, some heads were plastic and go tight and need sanding to fit. The trigger set ups changed and fitting the trigger spring on the mk 2/3 which uses a spring similar(but larger) to the meteor is a bit of a chinese puzzle.
Once you get all the cocking linkage off the gun, the strip is the same as the Mercury above.
Remove sights and then stock screws. The mk2/3 has one at the front that goes right through, later ones have two small ones. All have the large stock bolt through the pistol grip. GO TO NEXT POST.