The stock looks nice, it's walnut isn't it. Atb mick
Had a lucky find of a .177 Mercury S she was in reasonable nick the bluing good with some slight evidence of rust if you looked carefully. The stock was well tired after all the years.
So a bit of spit and polish was needed. Firstly a service and as usual the buffer washer was cheese! It took a fair bit of persuasion to get the piston out! So new buffer seals and spring a relube and back together. Next the stock had a light sand and raised a few dents. Then a few coats of oil over a week and a bit of wax to seal things off and the old girl live to fight another day.
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The stock looks nice, it's walnut isn't it. Atb mick
Yes Mick it is walnut sadly the other side is not quite as good. It was BSAs attempt to keep up with the Germans.
Looking forward to running her in, she’s putting out around 9.5 ft/lb at the moment but all the seals are pretty tight. Hopefully she’ll settle around the mid 10’s
Cheers
Dave
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Lovely Sir
Very jealous
atvb tom
Nice job! The Merc's are undoubtably amongst the most elegant springers ever made.
Best bit they point and shoot really well when shooting standing unsupported. The range to shoot them at is whatever range you can hit a Polo mint.
Nice one.
That looks really nice.
People who have been there focus on the fundamentals. People who sit at keyboards all day focus on the trivial and inane.
The BSA open sights are rather good. Young eyes can make the most of them. With practice those Polos are going to explode.
looks very nice
Thanks guys yes I’m pleased the way she has come out. Hopefully on the weekend I’ll get a bit of plinking done with her.
I fixed up an old Meteor Super at the same time so will look forward to a nostalgic plink.
Cheers
Dave
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Hi Dave
That’s a lovely looking Mercury S .
Enjoy your Oldskool plinking session..
Atb
Les..
I had a Mercury Challenger (same action, beech stock) in 94. The buffer washer was never a problem as it was removed and the hole for the securing roll pin was redrilled, all to increase the swept volume. Removing the washer gave a little more power but not enough to push it over the limit and produced a smoother firing cycle.
Thanks Les, I will do. Hope you’re doing okay and enjoying life. This collecting has a lot to answer to! May make Kempton in September are you planning on going?
Yep I’ve seen that mod and it’s a good idea. The buffer was only really a problem in getting the old one out. It had disintegrated and gummed up the piston in the cylinder making it frustratingly difficult to remove.
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