projects for 2015

[johnbaz]

I was put on to a mk1 HW80 by a mate, it was rusty as buggery but only £60, it had both open sights and a li'l Nikko 4x32 scope too!! (I suz robbed tho' as there was no slip!! )


Anyhow, a chap on Facebook said he could get it Hot chemically reblued (Or reblacked) cheaply so I stripped the gun and set about removing steel until the deepest pitting was gone!! (shifted a lot of of material!!)

Pics..

As it was when I collected it..


After much slack belt grinding then hand rubbing with ally oxide paper..


As I brought it back from the reblue (I dropped the polished parts off at 10.30 and picked them up at 14.30 )


First time i've had a 'proper' job done and can't believe the difference!!

I can't rebuild it yet as the blacking from inside the cylinder needs removing and the 1/2" dowel with the split to take emery cloth has vanished!! (Made loads over the years for cross hatching and can't find one!! So it's off to B&Q in the morning for some more!!

Can't wait to get it back together!!

PS, sorry about a couple of the pics, the light was dipping as it was getting late on in the day



John

[RichardH]

I was put on to a mk1 HW80 by a mate, it was rusty as buggery but only £60, it had both open sights and a li'l Nikko 4x32 scope too!! (I suz robbed tho' as there was no slip!! )


Anyhow, a chap on Facebook said he could get it Hot chemically reblued (Or reblacked) cheaply so I stripped the gun and set about removing steel until the deepest pitting was gone!! (shifted a lot of of material!!)

Pics..

As it was when I collected it..


After much slack belt grinding then hand rubbing with ally oxide paper..


As I brought it back from the reblue (I dropped the polished parts off at 10.30 and picked them up at 14.30 )


First time i've had a 'proper' job done and can't believe the difference!!

I can't rebuild it yet as the blacking from inside the cylinder needs removing and the 1/2" dowel with the split to take emery cloth has vanished!! (Made loads over the years for cross hatching and can't find one!! So it's off to B&Q in the morning for some more!!

Can't wait to get it back together!!

PS, sorry about a couple of the pics, the light was dipping as it was getting late on in the day



John

John

There is nothing to be gained by removing the blacking from inside the cylinder.

Dimensionally it's identical it's just black.

Rich

[johnbaz]

John

There is nothing to be gained by removing the blacking from inside the cylinder.

Dimensionally it's identical it's just black.

Rich

Ahh!

Thanks RIch


I just recalled reading something once that said thet the blueing in the cylinder can cause friction and impede the free travel of the piston and that clean steel was preferrable

Can't remember where I read it though!!



John

[RichardH]

It's worth remembering it's not removed when guns are manufactured

Use that hour of your life we've just saved for something else

[johnbaz]

Thanks Rich



John

[sproat]

Must get my son"s VW trike Finished and two scorpions [both 177] stripped and lubed,recently bought a scorpion pistol with nothing stamped on the barrel or on the cylinder plus it has stippling on the grip where you put your thumb, any imformation gratefully recieved http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/...lyisla0001.jpg

[junglie]

Ahh!

Thanks RIch


I just recalled reading something once that said thet the blueing in the cylinder can cause friction and impede the free travel of the piston and that clean steel was preferrable

Can't remember where I read it though!!



John

just give it a really good degreasing & make sure you clean all the threads & holes out well as hot bluing solutions are very corrosive & somtimes leave deposits of salts behind..