tomburras 2,730 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 when will the bidding start? Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,811 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Iv not got a clue whats happening with it yet Tom that part is left to Si brown and Davyt63 not me i was looking at one the other day at the rfd,s and he say,d there still fetching around £450 or there a bouts he has a cracker of a one in the shop atvbmac :thumbs: Quote Link to post
tomburras 2,730 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Iv not got a clue whats happening with it yet Tom that part is left to Si brown and Davyt63 not me i was looking at one the other day at the rfd,s and he say,d there still fetching around £450 or there a bouts he has a cracker of a one in the shop atvbmac :thumbs: seen them fetch good prices too iv seen battered ones at £300. also seen a diana air king fetch £500 on the internet. Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 bloody hell jimmy ! can't believe it was that bad inside, it cocked nicely and the firing cycle was good! its gonna shoot ace now, I'm sure it was putting out about 11.3 lb i bet it'll creep up a bit now you've polished it all up give me a nod if you fancy putting a new spring in, ill send one up! you've done more than enough with all the time you've put into it ill try and work out how you start a pm and get in touch with davy, this is going to be a great prize and aft all the effort and time you've put in i want it to make as much as possible! and once again jimmy thanks for what you've done, i never imagined it would come up as well as you've got it rob at pickering guns said it would be worth a few quid when done up and ill be well chuffed when its new owner wins it!! cheers si 2 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,811 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Si it can do with a new spring but if its shooting at 11,3 then we will see what she is like when i get her back together ill put it over the crono at the rfd,s and see what she is putting out then ,first when i bring it down you can take it and show Rob at Pickering guns and see what he says about it now lol im happy your happy with it . atvbjimmy :thumbs: Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Si it can do with a new spring but if its shooting at 11,3 then we will see what she is like when i get her back together ill put it over the crono at the rfd,s and see what she is putting out then ,first when i bring it down you can take it and show Rob at Pickering guns and see what he says about it now lol im happy your happy with it . atvbjimmy :thumbs: when i bring it down I'm liking that yeah see what you think regarding the spring, if needs be i can get one and stick it in when your down! i was in the shop yesterday getting me bottle toped up and swapping a scope, i showed him your progress... he was well impressed just sent davy a pm and ill let you know what the score is when I've spoken to him! happy is an understatement cheers jimmy 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,811 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Si it can do with a new spring but if its shooting at 11,3 then we will see what she is like when i get her back together ill put it over the crono at the rfd,s and see what she is putting out then ,first when i bring it down you can take it and show Rob at Pickering guns and see what he says about it now lol im happy your happy with it . atvbjimmy :thumbs: when i bring it down I'm liking that yeah see what you think regarding the spring, if needs be i can get one and stick it in when your down! i was in the shop yesterday getting me bottle toped up and swapping a scope, i showed him your progress... he was well impressed just sent davy a pm and ill let you know what the score is when I've spoken to him! happy is an understatement cheers jimmy Im going to book into the Clifton hotel when i do come down just a little break for me and the wife and i like the :drinks: i dear lol atvbjimmy :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) good call Jimmy its about as close as you can get to the sea without getting your feet wet and a 10 min walk from my house atb si theres an old school boozer next door thats never been touched that sells loads of real ale in 1/3pints that'll keep you out of trouble or get you into it!! haha Edited June 19, 2016 by si brown 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,811 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Work done Full strip of the stock all the old stain taken out Sanded the stock back stain,d the stock and true oil,d the stock full strip of the action removed the rust and some of the pitting re.blue,d the action(not the best but a hell of a lot better than she was) re blue,d the side leaver as well sanded back the front site and a little spray of black paint same with the trigger guard (blueing will not take on alloy ) Full strip of internals and a check to make sure the seals were ok full polish of the cambers and piston spring ends polished all rust removed and back to looking like new all internals replaced back into the chamber Barrel clean,d out Rifle re built and scopes fitted and test fire.d just a gental nudge in the shoulder now test fired out to only 18yrds but im happy with the results just a week of bee,s wax and buffing now and that i can do with every thing fitted will take her to be crono,d later to day atvbmac :thumbs: 4 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,811 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 more cheers lads atvbmac :thumbs: 4 Quote Link to post
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Very nice indeed 1 Quote Link to post
mattwhite 1,993 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 That looks bloody lovely Jimmy, you will be good at this one day??? 2 Quote Link to post
mad4it 695 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 well done mac it looks a hell of a lot better than it did , who ever wins going to be proud 1 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Work done Full strip of the stock all the old stain taken out Sanded the stock back stain,d the stock and true oil,d the stock full strip of the action removed the rust and some of the pitting re.blue,d the action(not the best but a hell of a lot better than she was) re blue,d the side leaver as well sanded back the front site and a little spray of black paint same with the trigger guard (blueing will not take on alloy ) Full strip of internals and a check to make sure the seals were ok full polish of the cambers and piston spring ends polished all rust removed and back to looking like new all internals replaced back into the chamber Barrel clean,d out Rifle re built and scopes fitted and test fire.d just a gental nudge in the shoulder now test fired out to only 18yrds but im happy with the results just a week of bee,s wax and buffing now and that i can do with every thing fitted will take her to be crono,d later to day atvbmac :thumbs: nice one jimmy i feel guilty as feck now!! bet you won't offer to do me a favour again...lol your a proper star and its well appreciated cheers si 1 Quote Link to post
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