Skan 32

[eyebull]

BTW here is a link to the (rather basic) manual:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Ta...ew?usp=sharing


You can still get pellet probe o-rings on the bay. Don't think anyone is offficially supplying spares though.

[rsrjerry]

Hope this link works ?

https://postimg.cc/gallery/1Zxr3sm

[eyebull]

Yes that's a mini M32 (poss. R32), the mk before mine, so the manual will be relevant and it will use the same fill adaptor.

[WILBA]

Hope this link works ?

https://postimg.cc/gallery/1Zxr3sm

Hi jerry.that gun will cost you a good £350-£400 to sort out. Last time I priced getting a fill adapter made I was priced £120. The magazines go for £100-£150 second-hand. Looking at the pics you are also missing the magazine holder on the gun and that's going to cost a fortune to get made plus who is going to lend you a non existent part to be measured up it to be pattened.

[eyebull]

Turns out the Superten and Rapid fill adaptors are one and the same. For £15 from Best Fittings this is definitely worth a try. Mike Childs wasn't having bottles made from scratch, just like he wasn't making his own barrels, it was an off the shelf part.

If anyone has a superten or rapid and can measure the thread on the bottle, I can compare it to my Skan.

[Alakar]

I was once told that Colin g on here is the go to man for Skan rifles knowledge.

[colin g]

No,,,, The fill adapters are totally different, Mike made his own design but I have them copied from the ones i have with my rifles, No luck with the mags though as i only have half a dozen spare mags myself, Did try a printed one but one mis-cock and it exploded. (Fractured in multiple places) If you dont already have a working Skan then sometimes they are not worth repairing unless its for yourself, Around £200 for the standard cylinder, Around £100 per valve and easily the same again for a 2nd hand mag, I Think the fill adapters are around £50 to have made. Before you purchase any of that lot its worth looking down the inside where the cylinder goes to make sure the hammer pin is still inside the rifle, Usually when you dry fire it without the cylinder or bottle on it will pop out. Its a serviceable part and is made to do that. Skan R32 mag on that auction site went for £250 just before last Xmas so not cheap even 2nd hand.
I can help in most cases but cant work miracles without seeing the rifle.. Col.

[eyebull]

Was doing some research yesterday and some people were saying that the bottles were CO2 bottles originally, hence why they have 'FAC' on them (CO2 guns were FAC only pre-1997). So perhaps some kind of CO2 bottle fitting may work.

As above though maybe this is a non-starter; biggest issue I think being the magazine holder. While I would be loath to loan mine out, if you did want to persevere with the project I'd be happy to take mine off the gun and take any and all measurements you may need. It's not an incredibly complex part from what I recall.

The light at the end of the tunnel is that clearly spares are extrememly thin on the ground, so you may be able to recoup your losses breaking the rifle for spares. Sacrilege to some, but I'm sure there are Skan collectors who would have use for the parts...

[WILBA]

No,,,, The fill adapters are totally different, Mike made his own design but I have them copied from the ones i have with my rifles, No luck with the mags though as i only have half a dozen spare mags myself, Did try a printed one but one mis-cock and it exploded. (Fractured in multiple places) If you dont already have a working Skan then sometimes they are not worth repairing unless its for yourself, Around £200 for the standard cylinder, Around £100 per valve and easily the same again for a 2nd hand mag, I Think the fill adapters are around £50 to have made. Before you purchase any of that lot its worth looking down the inside where the cylinder goes to make sure the hammer pin is still inside the rifle, Usually when you dry fire it without the cylinder or bottle on it will pop out. Its a serviceable part and is made to do that. Skan R32 mag on that auction site went for £250 just before last Xmas so not cheap even 2nd hand.
I can help in most cases but cant work miracles without seeing the rifle.. Col.

The printed mags are crap. The plastic is just not hard enough to use with the skan mag system. Did you notice col the mag retainer Is missing on the gun?