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    Quote Originally Posted by Daveo View Post
    I've never stripped one but the park rifle RH series, looked a complete bitch
    I had a look at one in a gunshop once and it had a bmx chain as a cocking lever.
    I remember really struggling to get an original trigger back together
    It was full of ball bearings.
    The park has quite a few extra steps and considerations due to it's design, but it's really quite easy.

    For me a hard gun to strip is one where even if you know exactly what you are doing, it's still a pain...!
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Never found a gun hard to strip, its the getting back together thats the hard bit

    But seriously.. for me the 2 most complex rifles I've stripped and rebuilt are
    1) parker hale dragon - mainly for its very unique design
    2) FWB300s - for its complexity and the fear of getting it wrong.

    Both accomplished by working patiently and methodically.
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    The EDgun leshiy Trigger not other parts were dead easy but the Trigger boy o boy no room in there to fiddle with any thing you can get shears out to polish but a nightmare to reassembled
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    Quote Originally Posted by robs5230 View Post
    Never found a gun hard to strip, its the getting back together thats the hard bit

    But seriously.. for me the 2 most complex rifles I've stripped and rebuilt are
    1) parker hale dragon - mainly for its very unique design
    2) FWB300s - for its complexity and the fear of getting it wrong.

    Both accomplished by working patiently and methodically.
    Yeah, agree with that - dragon seals especially are a real pain, as if you get one a fraction too tight, power nosedives
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    Yeah, agree with that - dragon seals especially are a real pain, as if you get one a fraction too tight, power nosedives
    You may well be right with the seal thing. I used aftermarket seals and my .177 only made around 10ftlbs after rebuild. Shot very well at that though.
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    Diana 60, 65 and 66

    gave my 65 to a specialist who once worked at Diana and he managed to change the 2 springs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luftgewehr100 View Post
    Diana 60, 65 and 66

    gave my 65 to a specialist who once worked at Diana and he managed to change the 2 springs
    I've got my 66 down to an art now. The Diana 75 I've not tackled yet though. Like a 66 but with even more parts

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    Quote Originally Posted by cooper_dan View Post
    I've got my 66 down to an art now. The Diana 75 I've not tackled yet though. Like a 66 but with even more parts
    Its definitely true, once when you keep repeating the same repair it becomes old hat. I struggled with my first Original Model 6M years ago, but now it is a simple job when you know the correct procedure and what to look out for. I think Lawrie could assemble a Crosman 600 in the dark. We had to assemble our L1A1 SLR in the Royal Marines blindfolded. A lot easier than most air rifles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benelli B76 View Post
    Its definitely true, once when you keep repeating the same repair it becomes old hat. I struggled with my first Original Model 6M years ago, but now it is a simple job when you know the correct procedure and what to look out for. I think Lawrie could assemble a Crosman 600 in the dark. We had to assemble our L1A1 SLR in the Royal Marines blindfolded. A lot easier than most air rifles.

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    A Parker Hale Phoenix mark 2. Multiple parts and they just would not go back in place. Never again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by recipio View Post
    A Parker Hale Phoenix mark 2. Multiple parts and they just would not go back in place. Never again.
    Honestly I found the phoenix just fine, even the very first time. Sure, there's a lot of parts, but it's really not that complex.

    Crosman 600 is a real PITA...
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    I have been having another think about this and while I find it hard to describe it as difficult, I would class the PH Dragon as a real puzzle that took me some time to work out the first time I stripped one. Working it out took a couple of hours and much coffee but once I had worked it out, making notes on the way, reassembly was quite easy and the next time I did one it was really straightforward.
    I guess once you know how to do it, anything is easy.
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    Id dread to take my skan r32 apart. Heard they are a nightmare to work on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cooper_dan View Post
    I've got my 66 down to an art now. The Diana 75 I've not tackled yet though. Like a 66 but with even more parts
    Owned and done both, had the springs and ratchet / twin opposing piston mechanisms out on both, bit of a pig to reassemble but easier the second time.

    If you take the action out of the stock on an Original 75, take one look at the complexity of the cocking mechanism and put it back in the stock !

    I posted on here a couple of years back about my one ( which I’ve still got ), it had been given to me to sort out and keep as it would cock but not fire , after much help from members on here including one from Sweden who sent me images of the cocking mechanism on his, I deduced that one of the adjustable ‘slides’ was about 10mm out, I adjusted that to match the image he sent me and it cocked and fired straight away.

    Incidentally they’re an incredibly accurate 10m gun, from bench resting mine on a bean bag, several times I’ve split a playing card edge on at 30yrds, admittedly with a 4 x 32 scope fitted !

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    Hello to All,

    For similarity to an evil jig-saw puzzle, a full strip of the FWB65 pistol.

    One of the 'why the F did I do this' moments

    Have fun & a good weekend

    Best regards

    Russ


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