Please don't make fun but newest acquisition is a Browning AirStar 200 electric

[Hsing-ee]

Good point, the screws holding the bottom plate under the cocking mechanism look pretty straight forward. What lubricant would you put on gears?

I would use a dry lubricant as far as possible. Maybe a tiny drop of machine oil on the pins.

Try putting

MoS2 Molybdenum Disulfide TECHNICAL GRAGE FINE powder Moly lubricant lube 1oz

into the US 'Bay.com

It's $15 for a handy puff bottle, should last a million years.

[Garvin]

I would use a dry lubricant as far as possible. Maybe a tiny drop of machine oil on the pins.

Try putting

MoS2 Molybdenum Disulfide TECHNICAL GRAGE FINE powder Moly lubricant lube 1oz

into the US 'Bay.com

It's $15 for a handy puff bottle, should last a million years.

↑ Alistair is the lubrication expert.

[45flint]

I'll take your advice on the lub, will search out tomorrow. Tonight I fit the Williams peep on it and it should be a huge improvement over the open sights for these old eyes, it has a adjustable aperture, been sitting in a box for 25 years. Just hope it works with the existing front sight it is very tall given the centered barrel, it came with 5 different inserts. The William's looks much better on it. Morning will tell.

[Unframed Dave]

You've joined a very exclusive club, welcome.

Dave

[45flint]

You've joined a very exclusive club, welcome.

Dave

What is you serial number?, someone posted that they had never seen one with a serial number under 2000. Mine is 2799. Also mine had a warning in white "Switch off before charging" on the switch plate. All the pics I see don't have that. Probably added during the run cause people don't read manuals.

[Hsing-ee]

I wonder if it would be difficult to stick a push-type underlever on one when the motor gave up? Like an Airsporter or ProSport.

[45flint]

I wonder if it would be difficult to stick a push-type underlever on one when the motor gave up? Like an Airsporter or ProSport.

I think you need to be a little more optimistic, I'm thinking I'll give out probably before this motor? Well maybe this isn't that optimistic either? Lol

[Benelli B76]

I wonder if it would be difficult to stick a push-type underlever on one when the motor gave up? Like an Airsporter or ProSport.

The Rutten Winstar is the underlever version. You cock it with a backwards and forwards action, cocks spring on both actions. The last time I tried to repair one nearly lost a finger.

Baz

[45flint]

I would use a dry lubricant as far as possible. Maybe a tiny drop of machine oil on the pins.

Try putting

MoS2 Molybdenum Disulfide TECHNICAL GRAGE FINE powder Moly lubricant lube 1oz

into the US 'Bay.com

It's $15 for a handy puff bottle, should last a million years.

Found this on the bay, how much do you use?

[Hsing-ee]

Found this on the bay, how much do you use?

Just puff it into whatever you need to lube, you should see a shiny coating after working things back and forth a bit. You can mix it with regular moly grease for a high moly content grease too, or with mineral oil.

[Unframed Dave]

Mine has the following numbers stamped adjacent to the loading port:

1214P46NZ

01194

Dave

[45flint]

Mine has the following numbers stamped adjacent to the loading port:

1214P46NZ

01194

Dave

Intestesting mine has same upper number but lower which has to be the serial number is 02799.

Wonder if there are serial numbers below 1000? and how high they go?

The store where I purchased mine still has one for sale so he must have had more than one.

The one that sold on our Gunbroker Site several weeks ago for $500 was said to be the first of a cache of 21 new in box rifles that a importer had for 30 years? (These were such a marketing disaster) No more have been put up for auction, they were probably surprised it brought that much?

Bought a second battery that should arrive in a couple of days. You don't have to be nuts to own this gun but it helps. Lol
Here is a pic of the cocking mechanism, crazy!
https://imgur.com/gallery/yzass

How could anything go wrong in there? Lol

[Unframed Dave]

I think there must be several sleepers around as they simply didn't sell. I've seen a boxed, still labelled one in a shop in Norfolk. Unfortunately the owner wanted far too much for it. They came out just as pcps came onto the scene, so we're virtually obsolete from the start.

Aside from the noise issue, the are superb to shoot. The quality of the bluing puts many manufacturers to shame.

To me, they fit the bill perfectly. I love the weird and wonderful. Mick puts up a pretense of dislike, but I've seen the glint in his eyes when I get the "black and decker" out its case.

Dave

[Jimny4x4]

Could n't help notice the article in the current issue of that American mag , Airgun Hobbyist , that the electric Airstar is so so similar to the pure springer version Mach 1 . There is mention of this electric Browning in the article but only a passing mention .

[45flint]

I think there must be several sleepers around as they simply didn't sell. I've seen a boxed, still labelled one in a shop in Norfolk. Unfortunately the owner wanted far too much for it. They came out just as pcps came onto the scene, so we're virtually obsolete from the start.

Aside from the noise issue, the are superb to shoot. The quality of the bluing puts many manufacturers to shame.

To me, they fit the bill perfectly. I love the weird and wonderful. Mick puts up a pretense of dislike, but I've seen the glint in his eyes when I get the "black and decker" out its case.

Dave

We are the same: the love of the "weird and wonderful"!

The William's sight eliminated it only shooting weakness, deadly with it, and it looks better I think. I continue to be amazed how Peep sights save the fun of shooting with old eyes in the backyard.