Bash dates 2025

[Waddy]

I hope your back continues to improve, Paul, and that's a result with the stand-in. Hope it works out.

Re that cylinder.....yep, give it a light polishing as you mentioned with the Solvol. Never forget that, in the dark, distant past (), some exponents of spring gun tuning actually tried to achieve a cross-hatched, slightly roughened, finish to hold lube (a) for lubrication and, (b) to give a source of fuel to promote controlled dieselling. Long behind us now.

I'd try and polish as best you can and then, if you don't have any already, buff some moly powder, moly paste or moly from a spray into the cylinder surface. Then buff it again. Then the tiniest of smears of moly paste onto the edge of the piston seal, any acetal rings and the rear bearing portion of the piston. And then, as previously mentioned, once the piston is inserted and pushed fully forwards, a helping of moly grease around the circumference of the cylinder, behind the piston. Should help with smoothness and to ward off, hopefully, any future wear.

It's got the cross hatch honing with even more aggressive scouring over the top Looks like I've not got a piston coming after all.


Knibbs has got one for 40 quid, but with postage & having to post my old one to them it's not going to that much more expensive to buy the fancy one off Alistair


I'm wondering if a spot of weld on the end of the trigger sear that doesn't engage the piston latch would make the piston latch end sit higher & engage the latch, thus saving me a few quid on this hopelessly over budget swamp donkey.

It's enough to drive a chap to drink.

[TonyL]

Just trying to picture that trigger.....mmmmm....not sure.

Hope you get that piston sorted.

[TonyL]

Oh yes, indeedy!

Edging ever closer!

89 to go!

BOING!

[TonyL]

Nick sent me a picture of the '35 piston today, proudly wearing its bespoke new piston head with the 'O' ring. Looking exquisitely made.

Feeling really giddy about seeing it in the flesh and reassembling once the breech is sealed and it arrives back.

[Waddy]

Nick sent me a picture of the '35 piston today, proudly wearing its bespoke new piston head with the 'O' ring. Looking exquisitely made.

Feeling really giddy about seeing it in the flesh and reassembling once the breech is sealed and it arrives back.

Nice ! You'll have to post a pic of it.




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[TonyL]

I'll ask our Craigy if he doesn't mind putting the image up again for me (like he did with the catapult ), Paul.

It's cute. Really cute.

[TonyL]

88 to go, peeps.


BOING!

[TonyL]

I keep saying "BOING!" at work to my colleague who I'm going to the range with next week.

He sent me a message calling me "Zebedee" and the GIF up above with the bouncing Zeb.

I told him he was a bit late!

[craig.l]

How do we go about shooting this boinger bash?

[Waddy]

How do we go about shooting this boinger bash?

There is a row of tables under a row of gazebos that everyone shoots from, in the range there is every type of target imaginable, including the infamous "bucket" which a tiny target at 75 yards.


There is also a re-settable "tin can alley'" for air pistols and a bell target.


You can shoot any kind of air gun that's under 12 ft/lbs or 6 if it's a pistol.

It's all very informal. Fish and chips Friday night & a curry on Saturday night.

Fire pit on a night where some like to drink the odd shandy.

There's a coffee & tea tent & toilets. Onsite camping or there's a Premier Inn not far down the road.



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[Waddy]

Just trying to picture that trigger.....mmmmm....not sure.

Hope you get that piston sorted.

I got another Rekord trigger today courtesy of the chap I got the action off, it might work with that , if not I might add a bit of weld to the piston latch & re-profile it.

I only went and left the new trigger at work, haven't been able to stop thinking about this nice .177 HW100 I've seen, full length with a thumbhole stock




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[craig.l]

There is a row of tables under a row of gazebos that everyone shoots from, in the range there is every type of target imaginable, including the infamous "bucket" which a tiny target at 75 yards.


There is also a re-settable "tin can alley'" for air pistols and a bell target.


You can shoot any kind of air gun that's under 12 ft/lbs or 6 if it's a pistol.

It's all very informal. Fish and chips Friday night & a curry on Saturday night.

Fire pit on a night where some like to drink the odd shandy.

There's a coffee & tea tent & toilets. Onsite camping or there's a Premier Inn not far down the road.



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Sounds good where is it I use roof tent so camping is cool by me

[NewPaul]

Sounds good where is it I use roof tent so camping is cool by me

The location is usually Melton Mowbray but Neil needs to confirm the exact location for the May Bash if it goes ahead. We’ve had roof tent campers before so you’ll be fine.

[Blackrider]

If these are what I think they are, they're great but I'd be especially careful when venturing out for a "Jimmy R" at 3am !!

[Craig-P]

I'll ask our Craigy if he doesn't mind putting the image up again for me (like he did with the catapult ), Paul.

It's cute. Really cute.

Sorry for the delay, mate - my early finish was thwarted by a last minute job in Oxford.
Piston attached: