Confessioms of a fettler

[u.k.neil]

Time to 'fess up...... Many moons ago I was machining an S200barrel in order to fit it to an S400 action. When fitted, I could only get the muzzle energy to around 6 f.p.e. On investigation I found that I had been one revolution out on my metric 0 - 25mm micrometer and had machined the groove that the air travels around from the transfer port and had machined it at too small a diameter. There was enough meat on the barrel to part that off and start again.


Neil

[I. J.]

I have to admit to fitting at least one scope with the turrets 90 degrees out. Ive also been my own victim of setting the Rekord trigger on a re-build and then wondering why the gun wont cock. Rebuilding a '77 and not putting the lug into the cocking slot so the (big) main spring had to come out again. I once spent ages trying to zero a .22 Ace fitted with a .177 silencer. Only last week I turned up at the club with right rifle - wrong magazines. I did once 'help' someone fit a torch to the top of their scope. It was only when they mounted the rifle they saw the torch was facing the wrong way.

A good friend of mine once shot into a plastic bucket filled to the top with water to catch a pellet. A small puddle appeared under the bucket. He also rebuilt an early Airsporter and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't cock. He had fitted the piston rod 180 degrees out.

The 'Club Gladys' has been known to try to fit .20 pellets into his .177 Mercury.

Oh the joys of airguns.

[MartynB]

I'm going to remember these Ian

I did once 'help' someone fit a torch to the top of their scope. It was only when they mounted the rifle they saw the torch was facing the wrong way

This one made me laugh the most