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    What is the worst fault that you have seen on a springer

    Even the best can have faults, some are common and some are very rare and some we just put up with because we like the gun, sometimes old is better and sometimes new. But what is the worst that you have seen


    Here is a few of our favourites we make excuses for LOL



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    Quote Originally Posted by bighit View Post




    Straight for the jugular

    Beat me to it.

    Oh and obviously the HW99 issues.

    Pete
    Far too many rifles to list now, all mainly British but the odd pesky foreigner has snuck in

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    Worst fault .... the person pulling the trigger?

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    It had BSA written on it.

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    Not sure if this is applicable ... are you looking for problems?
    Ok .. bought a BSA standard at an antiques fair several years ago. Got home, stripped it down, just in case, and found there was no piston head. Oh dear.
    Ok .. bought a nearly new rifle at auction for a bit of fun, maybe a Westlake (don't laugh please). At home, performance was awful on first shot so I stopped and stripped it. I found the piston head detached and stuck in the cylinder. Screw thread had stripped. My guess is that it had come loose, been fired and the thread stripped on the securing bolt. Oh dear ... easily fixed but should not have happened.
    Daughter bought a brand new Diana 46 stutzen, performance was poor. Noted breech seal was missing. Was sent another one but it tended to fall out as it was a poor fit. Complained about it; told 'Yes they all do that'. I fitted a better O ring that fitted.
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    HW 95 (both bought new but 3 years between purchases).

    1) Springs finished by ape with angle grinder, not even flat, like a corkscrew at each end.
    2) Internal grease full of swarf, possibly caused by 1.
    3) Buzzed like a swarm of bees in a tinfoil factory, caused by 1.

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    Hw80 bought from a shop called vandenburgers in the 80's. Couldn't really test in shop. Trigger engagement had Ben mesed with and would go off at random. Barrel bent sideways.

    Mind you, took it home and returned it just wrapped in plasic bags on a mixture of tubes and buses. Doubt if you could do that now!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barryg View Post
    Even the best can have faults, some are common and some are very rare and some we just put up with because we like the gun, sometimes old is better and sometimes new. But what is the worst that you have seen


    Here is a few of our favourites we make excuses for LOL


    My little HW30! That was the worst gaulling I have seen on these, but sadly, it's been on every second hand '30 I've bought and worked on. I've one in the cave at the moment, where the bracket had been welded on back to front, meaning the M6 thread was in the wrong position to align with the stock screw. Sadly someone had carried on using it, so the front trigger screw hole in the stock had become oval, due to lack of clamping force.

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    Quote Originally Posted by look no hands View Post
    Straight for the jugular

    Beat me to it.

    Oh and obviously the HW99 issues.

    Pete
    Had to be done.

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    LOL I cringe every time I see that piston rod pull out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bozzer View Post
    LOL I cringe every time I see that piston rod pull out.
    Funny that when you look on the threads for the Issue here

    http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....t=diana+piston.

    That all the pictures have been deleted

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    Quote Originally Posted by bighit View Post
    Funny that when you look on the threads for the Issue here

    http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....t=diana+piston.

    That all the pictures have been deleted
    Why do you think its funny that the pictures have deleted

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barryg View Post
    Why do you think its funny that the pictures have deleted
    Is there a reason why they were removed ? To hide the fact that there is a dangerous fault ? Or they emptied their photo storage account of old pics ?

    No pics= it never happened

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