16th and 17th June 2018 Boinger Bash --- Event And Payment Details

[Chippendale]

I missed chatting to quite a few people as I arrived a bit later than I wanted. Had plenty of discussions later, a particular focal point being Mel's Hw35.

It was nice to meet and shoot alongside you too, well, next but one, thank you for the input on the 35, but alas with all the gun enthusiasts who had a go its still not quite right but i will get it there.

Thanks once again to His Highness, King Mick and his ever so lovely Queen, Shirley, the legless beauty of Saturday night, can she boogie, for once again putting on a marvellous weekend for us all.
Thanks to the early arrivers for setting up the field, would have been a little boring without your input.
Gwynn was his usual knowledgable and entertainingly self, a lovely musical discussion with wine and ale to compliment it round the fire on Saturday night, nice one Gwynn.
Not sure if I can make the September one but I will be thinking of you all anyway.

Cheers

Mel

Chippendale (with clothes on

[Blackrider]

It was nice to meet and shoot alongside you too, well, next but one, thank you for the input on the 35, but alas with all the gun enthusiasts who had a go its still not quite right but i will get it there.

Thanks once again to His Highness, King Mick and his ever so lovely Queen, Shirley, the legless beauty of Saturday night, can she boogie, for once again putting on a marvellous weekend for us all.
Thanks to the early arrivers for setting up the field, would have been a little boring without you imput.
Gwynn was his usual knowledgable and entertainingly self, a lovely musical discussion with wine and ale to compliment it round the fire on Saturday nigh, nice one Gwynn.
Not sure if I can make the September one but I will be thinking of you all anyway.

Cheers

Mel

Chippendale (with clothes on

Whats the problem with the 35 Mel, is it the missing safety or the trigger malfunctioning ?

[Chippendale]

Whats the problem with the 35 Mel, is it the missing safety or the trigger malfunctioning ?

Its to do with the safety, there were four of the lads looking at it at one time, the cause i'm sure is that its the wrong spring which was suggested by the lads at in the end.

As you know i am a pillock when it comes to remembering names, there was Phil, Tony and two others, Richard the Newbie and the other guy that was sat a couple of places to our right, sorry mate I can't for the life of me remember your name. Then there was a visitor who Tony and Mick were talking to, Paul was his first name, again can't remember his surname, but he is a guru on airguns apparently, writes about them in one of the magazines, a very nice bloke, he had a go and we thought he had fixed it but on the second attempt at shooting the gun it failed again.
The problem is that when you depress the safety to shoot the gun the safety goes in ok but when you depress it and wont allow the gun to be fired. You have to touch the safety again holding it in slightly then and it works.

Im going to get a proper spring, but before I my son Paul is going to have a look to see if the my 97 spring works in it.

Cheers

Mel

[Blackrider]

TW. Chambers & Co. are showing a Safety Spring for a 35 (I assume it'll fit the Export version?) Ref. CS 126 for £4.32 in stock Mel !

[Rickenbacker]

I don't think the problem is with the safety spring. We've tried all different size springs in there, including a modern factory item, and none of them quite worked perfectly.

I reckon the trigger unit it's self needs a strip / clean / deburr / relube, as Mark from Hereford pointed out.

If I'd had my HW spares box with me, we could have quickly confirmed or discounted that theory by trying a different trigger unit in the gun.

It's annoying that we couldn't get it going there and then for you, Mel.

[Chippendale]

I don't think the problem is with the safety spring. We've tried all different size springs in there, including a modern factory item, and none of them quite worked perfectly.

I reckon the trigger unit it's self needs a strip / clean / deburr / relube, as Mark from Hereford pointed out.

If I'd had my HW spares box with me, we could have quickly confirmed or discounted that theory by trying a different trigger unit in the gun.

It's annoying that we couldn't get it going there and then for you, Mel.

It was still very interesting watching all of you though, I learned something about the gun so it was not all that bad.
Thanks again for all your efforts.

Cheers
Mel

Chippendale (with clothes on)

[Papa Cleary]

Thanks go to Mick and Shirl for a great weekend and also to all my dinner guests on Saturday evening. Just a shame that not everyone could fit into the awning. Next time we'll organise it earlier and better.

[TonyL]

Its to do with the safety, there were four of the lads looking at it at one time, the cause i'm sure is that its the wrong spring which was suggested by the lads at in the end.

As you know i am a pillock when it comes to remembering names, there was Phil, Tony and two others, Richard the Newbie and the other guy that was sat a couple of places to our right, sorry mate I can't for the life of me remember your name. Then there was a visitor who Tony and Mick were talking to, Paul was his first name, again can't remember his surname, but he is a guru on airguns apparently, writes about them in one of the magazines, a very nice bloke, he had a go and we thought he had fixed it but on the second attempt at shooting the gun it failed again.
The problem is that when you depress the safety to shoot the gun the safety goes in ok but when you depress it and wont allow the gun to be fired. You have to touch the safety again holding it in slightly then and it works.

Im going to get a proper spring, but before I my son Paul is going to have a look to see if the my 97 spring works in it.

Cheers

Mel

TW. Chambers & Co. are showing a Safety Spring for a 35 (I assume it'll fit the Export version?) Ref. CS 126 for £4.32 in stock Mel !

That jolly fine chap we were talking with was none other than Neil Price, Mel. Now retired gunsmith but he still writes the technical strip-down and fettling guides for Airgunner Magazine.


That safety spring shown on the Chambers site will be incorrect methinks, John, with Mel's gun having the "single sided" safety. I wonder if Protek may have one? Or, as the chaps were saying, if you could source another little spring (I think the chaps were saying that there was a little recess for the spring to fit in?).

[Blackrider]

That jolly fine chap we were talking with was none other than Neil Price, Mel. Now retired gunsmith but he still writes the technical strip-down and fettling guides for Airgunner Magazine.


That safety spring shown on the Chambers site will be incorrect methinks, John, with Mel's gun having the "single sided" safety. I wonder if Protek may have one? Or, as the chaps were saying, if you could source another little spring (I think the chaps were saying that there was a little recess for the spring to fit in?).

Would a new/replacement trigger unit solve the problem ?

[Blackrider]

That jolly fine chap we were talking with was none other than Neil Price, Mel. Now retired gunsmith but he still writes the technical strip-down and fettling guides for Airgunner Magazine.


That safety spring shown on the Chambers site will be incorrect methinks, John, with Mel's gun having the "single sided" safety. I wonder if Protek may have one? Or, as the chaps were saying, if you could source another little spring (I think the chaps were saying that there was a little recess for the spring to fit in?).

Would a new/replacement trigger unit solve the problem or is it just the spring ?

[TonyL]

Don't know without having a proper play, John.
I'd say spring first. Then, if that didn't work, maybe borrow a trigger unit from another gun and see if that helps.

Of course, Mel could always just omit the safety catch anyway and job done, but I think he prefers it back to how it should be?

[Chippendale]

That jolly fine chap we were talking with was none other than Neil Price, Mel. Now retired gunsmith but he still writes the technical strip-down and fettling guides for Airgunner Magazine.


That safety spring shown on the Chambers site will be incorrect methinks, John, with Mel's gun having the "single sided" safety. I wonder if Protek may have one? Or, as the chaps were saying, if you could source another little spring (I think the chaps were saying that there was a little recess for the spring to fit in?).

Cheers Phil, Neal, even got his christian name wrong, I'll give Protek a bell and have a word if I give them the serial number of the gun and the year of manufacture if they do have a spring for the HW35E they should know if its correct for the year, ie a single safety and not a through one.
Thanks once again for the effort and info.

Cheers

Mel
Chippendale (with clothes on)

[slinger69]

It was nice to meet and shoot alongside you too, well, next but one, thank you for the input on the 35, but alas with all the gun enthusiasts who had a go its still not quite right but i will get it there.

Thanks once again to His Highness, King Mick and his ever so lovely Queen, Shirley, the legless beauty of Saturday night, can she boogie, for once again putting on a marvellous weekend for us all.
Thanks to the early arrivers for setting up the field, would have been a little boring without your input.
Gwynn was his usual knowledgable and entertainingly self, a lovely musical discussion with wine and ale to compliment it round the fire on Saturday night, nice one Gwynn.
Not sure if I can make the September one but I will be thinking of you all anyway.

Cheers

Mel

Chippendale (with clothes on

Really enjoyed our chat too Mel: old songs, wine, beer & the all-night (sometimes) comfort of the fire.
Mick & Shirl have created a terrific airgunning.....I don't think paradise is too strong a word, & a lot of lasting friendships.
Thanks for the great 'Birthday' pics Papa & thanks too for the many kindnesses received from Quigley Mates....
ATB
Gwyn

[TonyL]

Really enjoyed our chat too Mel: old songs, wine, beer & the all-night (sometimes) comfort of the fire.
Mick & Shirl have created a terrific airgunning.....I don't think paradise is too strong a word, & a lot of lasting friendships.
Thanks for the great 'Birthday' pics Papa & thanks too for the many kindnesses received from Quigley Mates....
ATB
Gwyn

And yet another lovely quote for The Lovely Gwyn.