Landyman
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So, I've chipped in on a few other people's threads, @Backgardenplinker ,@deleted member and @KILLERPARSNIP have been doing similar threads, but thought I'd add my own to document the fettling of my Westlake B2.
So it started a while back when I asked my local RFD if he had any project guns to get rid of, he usually either scraps them or sells them on to idiots like me, he came out with a double whammy, a B2 and a B3! So, I duly dropped a £20 note into the local air ambulance charity pot and took them home.
So, here's what I'm starting with, A Westlake B2 CUSTOM no less, with the extra deep blueing and top grade hardwood stock (Their blurb, not mine!
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As you can see, no expense is being spared in this project with a matching £27 SMK 4x32 scope and a tin of Marksmans finest pellets!
So, internals first, bit short of pictures for this bit, didn't want to keep picking up the camera phone with greasy hands. I'll probably add a few pics at a later date the next time I strip it down to tinker further.
So basically, new leather piston seal, apparently these are better than the synthetic ones when used in an older style B2 (pre SMK). Suitably soaked in ATF fluid overnight, 2 reasons for that, it's cheap and I had some in the garage.
Next, some sort of piston liner. Drinks cans are a usual suspect for this, but not having any at the time I cut down a piece of 4pt plastic milk container, which took up the slack between piston and spring nicely. While the spring was out, give it a good clean, get off the tractor grease it had been previously lubed up with and get it polished up. Both ends and the guide were also given the wet and dry treatment to bring them up to a mirror shine.
Piston next, sticking in the cordless drill, pair of gloves on and get the wet and dry on it, polish until smooth and silky. I find with the soft vice jaws I can clamp the drill horizontally, cable tie around the trigger and use it like a poor man's lathe. Which incidentally is also helpful for polishing the inside of the cylinder after deburring the cocking slot, piece of dowel in the drill, long cut down the middle, insert a piece of wet and dry and use like a flap wheel to polish up the inside of the cylinder.
Right, end of part one before I accidentally press delete and lose the lot!!
More to come!
So it started a while back when I asked my local RFD if he had any project guns to get rid of, he usually either scraps them or sells them on to idiots like me, he came out with a double whammy, a B2 and a B3! So, I duly dropped a £20 note into the local air ambulance charity pot and took them home.
So, here's what I'm starting with, A Westlake B2 CUSTOM no less, with the extra deep blueing and top grade hardwood stock (Their blurb, not mine!
)As you can see, no expense is being spared in this project with a matching £27 SMK 4x32 scope and a tin of Marksmans finest pellets!
So, internals first, bit short of pictures for this bit, didn't want to keep picking up the camera phone with greasy hands. I'll probably add a few pics at a later date the next time I strip it down to tinker further.
So basically, new leather piston seal, apparently these are better than the synthetic ones when used in an older style B2 (pre SMK). Suitably soaked in ATF fluid overnight, 2 reasons for that, it's cheap and I had some in the garage.
Next, some sort of piston liner. Drinks cans are a usual suspect for this, but not having any at the time I cut down a piece of 4pt plastic milk container, which took up the slack between piston and spring nicely. While the spring was out, give it a good clean, get off the tractor grease it had been previously lubed up with and get it polished up. Both ends and the guide were also given the wet and dry treatment to bring them up to a mirror shine.
Piston next, sticking in the cordless drill, pair of gloves on and get the wet and dry on it, polish until smooth and silky. I find with the soft vice jaws I can clamp the drill horizontally, cable tie around the trigger and use it like a poor man's lathe. Which incidentally is also helpful for polishing the inside of the cylinder after deburring the cocking slot, piece of dowel in the drill, long cut down the middle, insert a piece of wet and dry and use like a flap wheel to polish up the inside of the cylinder.
Right, end of part one before I accidentally press delete and lose the lot!!
More to come!
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