Hardest gun to strip?

[peddy]

Funnily enough it was a Walther CP88 for me too! The hammer spring had broken on this one so I took it to Richard Spencer at Target Technics who wouldn't touch it and told me to send it to the manufacturer, specifically warning me not to try it myself. Well, I did anyway and managed to do the job, but like you say they're like a pocket watch inside!

Cheers
Greg

I feel better that Richard wouldn't touch one, you are right it did resemble a watch movement , sure I counted 8 springs. How the hell do they make these on an assembly line???!!

[PCPShooter]

Original 35 Super

The only one I had to go to someone with, with the 'bag of bits'

[jonnyone]

Original 35 Super

The only one I had to go to someone with, with the 'bag of bits'

That happened to me too. And I blamed the silly beggar who took it to bits, lost interest and stuck it in the corner for two years in a carrier bag. I really lost my tag with him
but he got it sorted in the end (this was pre internet days).
Yes I've not made same mistake second time.
Dave��

[max headroom]

air gun.brockock safari. gun. the bloody sten. field fixed my bum. and the sterling.

[WarMachine]

by far its the bsa lightening, that piston is ridiculous and the scope rail to get off.

[thisisdonald]

I really struggled with the theoben/webley trigger... a real pain in the bum!
Also the old BSA Mercury is quite tricky if you are trying to cram a big square spring in and aren't using a spring compressor and trigger block holder!
I had a jam in my Remington 1100 that was a pain to fix.. lots of fiddly little components inside a metal box! In comparison I've also got a Browning auto 5 which is a doddle!
I've got an Original 75 coming up soon which I'm actually looking forward to. I've been doing my research and speaking to folks that have worked on the Giss guns.. easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Ps.. here's the link to the theoben trigger walkthrough
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byi...w?usp=drivesdk

[Geezer]

Summary of this thread for new readers:

Normal people admit that there are some guns they think they would find a challenge.

Others with natural mechanical aptitude, skills, experience and good toolkits say those guns are fine.

[WILBA]

I really struggled with the theoben/webley trigger... a real pain in the bum!
Also the old BSA Mercury is quite tricky if you are trying to cram a big square spring in and aren't using a spring compressor and trigger block holder!
I had a jam in my Remington 1100 that was a pain to fix.. lots of fiddly little components inside a metal box! In comparison I've also got a Browning auto 5 which is a doddle!
I've got an Original 75 coming up soon which I'm actually looking forward to. I've been doing my research and speaking to folks that have worked on the Giss guns.. easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Ps.. here's the link to the theoben trigger walkthrough
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byi...w?usp=drivesdk

I changed my spring in my mercury easily. Ok my 20st m8 was pusing down as i turned the rear end. Better than a spring compressor as he is a big lad.