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  1. 02-02-2019, 03:45 PM #1
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    I know Air Arms springers are built well but.....

    .....Do you really need that much industrial strength thread lock to hold the barrel shroud on, I've run out of gas in my blow torch now and it still won't shift after being heated for a good fifteen minutes, I've had to strip the rifle down to take the barrel out and it's still stuck fast.

    All of this because someone before me (they shall remain nameless) decided that fitting a sling swivel without tape underneath would be a good idea but it marked the bluing when removed, so I thought a new shroud would be a treat for the old girl, looks like it's going to be another weekend wasted doing a job that should only have taken an hour to do.

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    Put the sling swivel back over the mark and treat yourself to a consiliatory beer!
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    You need to leave the barrel firmly fixed in the action , to give you something to hold on to , then make sure the grub screw is removed and use the detent bracket for purchase , I have done a few without too much problem , I use a propane torch.
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    You took a blow-torch to that early Prosport? Good God man! What the hell is leaching out of Salisbury Plain and into the Hampshire water supply?

    I didn't fit any swivel to that machine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
    You took a blow-torch to that early Prosport? Good God man! What the hell is leaching out of Salisbury Plain and into the Hampshire water supply?

    I didn't fit any swivel to that machine.
    Well there was one on the shroud when it returned back into my hands and I'd never fit one as it would spoil the looks.

    You should see the state of the shroud now, so it needs to come off and be replaced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NickG View Post
    then make sure the grub screw is removed
    What grub screw are you talking about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by look no hands View Post
    What grub screw are you talking about?

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    The one that made you think you needed more heat?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigEars View Post
    The one that made you think you needed more heat?
    Well if there is one, then it's bloody well hidden and the new shroud has no provision for one.

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