Post by parky on Dec 4, 2015 15:06:11 GMT
Hi ,
I have only recently become interested in air guns and decided to buy a cheap springer to start with.
Giles's review of the Remington Express .177 seemed pretty good, glowing in fact ! so when one came up for sale second hand locally I bought it . It looked to be in very good nick , no marks on the stock or action and all the stock screws etc were pristine , so I summised it hadn't been messed with, although I did notice a “sproing” noise on cocking it.
Previously I had only shot hired PCP guns at an indoor airgun range , so I did find shooting a springer challenging, but having read up on springer technique I was sure I could improve.
After my second visit to the range with this gun and quite a bit of shooting in my back garden, things were getting worse , not better, accuracy was awful and the recoil was getting harsher.
So after many more vids on springer maintenance I took it apart. I like fiddling with mechanical stuff !
A few things became immediately obvious.
1) The nut and bolt which hinges the barrel was very loose ( probably why accuracy got so bad )
2) The piston seal was damaged around the edges
3) The piston sleeve had been dented by the cocking arm , which I have read is caused by cocking the action while removed from the stock. This was probably causing the “sproing” noise.
The gun is still in bits awaiting the arrival of a Welshy Willy service kit and replacement seal
I will update when its all sorted and hopefully shooting as it should.
There is a very good guide to dismantling the Reminington Express here www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php/203794-Remington-Express-strip-down
I have only recently become interested in air guns and decided to buy a cheap springer to start with.
Giles's review of the Remington Express .177 seemed pretty good, glowing in fact ! so when one came up for sale second hand locally I bought it . It looked to be in very good nick , no marks on the stock or action and all the stock screws etc were pristine , so I summised it hadn't been messed with, although I did notice a “sproing” noise on cocking it.
Previously I had only shot hired PCP guns at an indoor airgun range , so I did find shooting a springer challenging, but having read up on springer technique I was sure I could improve.
After my second visit to the range with this gun and quite a bit of shooting in my back garden, things were getting worse , not better, accuracy was awful and the recoil was getting harsher.
So after many more vids on springer maintenance I took it apart. I like fiddling with mechanical stuff !
A few things became immediately obvious.
1) The nut and bolt which hinges the barrel was very loose ( probably why accuracy got so bad )
2) The piston seal was damaged around the edges
3) The piston sleeve had been dented by the cocking arm , which I have read is caused by cocking the action while removed from the stock. This was probably causing the “sproing” noise.
The gun is still in bits awaiting the arrival of a Welshy Willy service kit and replacement seal
I will update when its all sorted and hopefully shooting as it should.
There is a very good guide to dismantling the Reminington Express here www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php/203794-Remington-Express-strip-down
