Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
The '35 is a rifle not often tuned and sorted so it will be interesting to see what improvements over standard you can make.

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Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post

For a quick tune, (though nothing's carved in stone) I'm looking at fitting a synthetic seal, longstroking the piston a tad and sleeving the transfer port down --- so nothing too drastic.
There is one thing I've read on here that points to the main problem of getting power out of an Original 35 but I need to get inside mine first to find out if this info is correct or not.

Before I do all that I'm going to make my very first spring compressor so I don't lose my balls. :

All the best Mick
Yes, I guess the awkward and fiddly nature (perceived or otherwise) of stripping / replacing those trigger balls will have put many of working on these rifles. I'm sure I've read in places that using grease to retain those balls when rebuilding helps immensely.