'..unscrew the rocker....' If by this you mean the tang that goes into the cylinder, well, I never put my precious banjo playing digits into the orifice (or any other orifice ) until the rifle is FULLY cocked. The chances of the safety, sear, rod and tang failing all at the same time is about as rare as me winning a dancing or charm competition.
ATB
Ian
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
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If you knock the pin out that holds the rocker on the bear trap you can remove the rocker and will find the whole thing is held on by 2 screws, on the rocker is a little lug that protrudes into the slots on the cylinder, that's what holds the cylinder back,
One of the reasons the bear trap is on an TX is when you cock the rifle but the safety does not pop out, all TX owners are probably familiar with this you have to pull the lever back again to engage the trigger fully, well you could imagine anyone unfamiliar with the rifle could well stick their fingers in the port with the trigger not fully engaged!
To be honest I get so irritated by TX bear traps I put an o-ring under the rocker to permanently disengage it, then rely on the safety , trigger and me holding the lever as per my HW's!
No such luck there. I am one of those people who once they get interested in something I don't hold back. I have to be honest and say i have gone a little mad,not all of them were new, but then I did have a really good job and could afford it, before the place shut down. I now enjoy my collection and gradually working my way through having a furtle with them. I have said this is the last one since the third rifle, but it really is now as there is nothing else I need or should I say want. I consider myself to have been very fortunate.
Shooting Air Rifles is like being a pubic hair on a toilet seat.
Eventually someone comes a long and P's you off.
They usually have a PCP
To all those that think the sun shines out of the HW factory gates, I love the HW35 and currently have eight, In the past i've had two HW35e's, Both had the dread HW droop, I read that their barrels were made of drawn mild steel which coupled with the longer 22" barrel was a failing with HW guns! (Believe it or not!! )..
I did straighten both using a vice, 2" angle iron and three bits of wood, I could have done with an e3xtra arm too but I struggled through- Had to bend them beyond straight to go against the spring back in the steel!
Apart from that gripe, I love the HW's and have quite a few of them!
I still think the mk1/2 BSA Airsporters will lick any other rifle in to fits for looks though!!
Just to let everyone know i'm now ducking for cover!!
EDIT- By the way THIS is my fave HW35 at the moment!!
John
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No, that's cheating! I had an SLR98 which did the same thing. But when it comes to cocking and reloading single pellets, nothing beats the Airsporter Mk 1/2. I remember having a disagreement about this on here a few years back, so I issued a challenge to the main protaganist who said a break barrel was faster, to see who could get the fastest 5 accurate shots off. Needless to say, he didn't accept.
Happy Shooting!! Paul.
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them" - Albert Einstein.