"Old thread revival".
My A is working well. My nylon valve seal polishing seems to have worked in the end. Perhaps it needed some "bedding in". Now it consistently holds air; I test up to 8 pumps.
Polishing the inlet seal of the valve, has eliminated the small leak that was present from the start, after the first pump.
@45flint, I think that these valves aren't too difficult to work on, to be honest.
The nylon seals have lots of "meat", so it makes me actually confident that I can keep using it for a long time.
With valves that need a new polyurethane seal, this is more difficult; I would need to buy a lathe, learn how to use it, get rods of polyurethane, and develop skills. This would take years (and lots of phone calls to Lawrie LOL).
Pump guns an inferior design compared to good spring guns?
"Each to their own". My HW30 Lochschaft is probably my best airgun, but I find it boring . I would much rather do a session with say.... my Super Grade
Then the B, which I repaired for my friend Milo.
It is working well and his pride an joy.
Milo has built up this impressive Sheridan collection in the course of only 1 year, and is still going strong. Holland was one of Sheridan's main export markets in the seventies and eighties.