RB2 Stutzen Strip

[mpeters11178]

Morning All

Am considering stripping and replacing the spring and seals on my stutzen as it def a bit down on power and a gives a good twang on firing. Doesnt appear to have been dismantled ever and is probably approaching 15 years old. Are there any pitfalls to striping and relubing it? I understand the scope rail will need a bit of gentle persuasion, ideally with a piece of nylon or wood, to get it off. How do i remove the rotating breech to change the seals? Does the lever just pull out with brute force or is there a more subtle approach? Any other special tools or techniques needed?

Many thanks for your time

Martin

[inproved]

Hi,

Re your Stutzen, why not ring up B.S.A. and see if they can service it, they did mine and it came back like new...

Regards

Inproved

[Arch.Stanton?]

BSA informed me they no longer service or fix any 'older' airguns and told me to go to John Knibbs .

Yes the Scope Rail is a real pain , there was a thread here last week and someone mashed there's , mine has a crack in , and others ahve been more fortunate . You need to get that rail off with whatever method you feel confidant will do the job and not kill the airgun in the process .

The Rolling Breach is then drifted out down the cylinder . Yep that little lever comes off . Its held in place by nothing other than friction , using a tiny , tiny square of sprung steel .
I released it by :
- wrapping some tape over the breach plug and as near as underneath the lever to stop scratching ,
- used a small thin screwdriver placed under the lever bottom edge and gently prized it off
- go halfway off only at first and find that piece of sprung steel .

[mpeters11178]

thanks arch.stanton that sounds fairly straightforward. seems that the only tricky bit is getting the scope rail off. will have a go and keep my fingers crossed

cheers