Recondtioning old air rifles?

[TIMMAY 6]

Basically got an old vulcan a few years ago, and myself and a more mechanically minded mate had a go at recondtioning it with new spring, seals, e.t.c., and reblueing it (looked pretty good for about a week ). Anyway I have this as a 'backup', and is currently on loan to a mate who has helped me get alot of my permission, for shooting rats about the farmyard at close range.

 

However he now fancies coming rabbiting with me, but i don't think it's powerful enough.

 

So is there a basic test i can do to estimate the power, without a chrono? If it is less powerful, is it worth taking to a gunsmiths to have it overhauled? will this get more ft/lbs out of it? Any ideas on price of a full service?

 

Or should i cut my losses just keep it for targets/rats and tell him to stop being tight and buy his own ?

[Guest coney catcher99]

i know you can test them in a gunshop you could buy an ox string for it aswell the money you would probably pay messing about in the gun shop you would prob pick a decent springer up for that money i rate wh97 springers highly

[MRD 3]

i know you can test them in a gunshop you could buy an ox string for it aswell the money you would probably pay messing about in the gun shop you would prob pick a decent springer up for that money i rate wh97 springers highly

 

I love OX STRINGS!! lol .... Here's a blast from the past RELUM TORNADO.

Edited June 12, 2008 by MRD

[SEAN3513 7]

i know you can test them in a gunshop you could buy an ox string for it aswell the money you would probably pay messing about in the gun shop you would prob pick a decent springer up for that money i rate wh97 springers highly

 

I love OX STRINGS!! lol .... Here's a blast from the past RELUM TORNADO.

 

 

ha ha.............i'm in the middle of overhauling my rellum sport.........hasn't been cocked or fired for at least 15 years...............chrono'd at 7.8 ft/lbs.....impressive or what.

 

an alternative to chrono........its crude......but will give you an idea !!

 

using you trusted and accurate hunting rifle.............fire from 30yds into a pack of soap !!!

 

do the same with your old springer...........and compare penetration.

 

soap is harder than your quarry, but will give you some indication of the difference between them.

 

but..........to be 100 % sure get it chrono'd...................most gun shops will do this very cheaply!!!

 

hope this helps

 

regards

 

sean

[victor 10]

i hope some one awnsere this , as my mate has a pellet gun (springer ) it is an old show gun and we shoot birds and we woulkd like to know how powerful it is .

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Chronographing is the only way.

 

Not only will it tell you what the power is, it'll tell you whether it's capable of what you want to use it for. I mean if it's not close to the legal limit then, personally, I wouldn't want to spend the time restoring it as it wouldn't be suitable for taking small game at the distances I'm using. I can appreciate quality engineering as much as the next man but airguns, for me, are tools to do a job. I wouldn't buy a Black and Decker drill and expect DeWalt performance, and reliability, and I certainly wouldn't invest the time trying to improve the cheap one.

 

I must add though, I have nothing against restoring rifles but if a restored rifle isn't fit for the purpose, you're trying to restore it for, then you owe it to your quarry to kill it quickly and humanely.

 

...and one more thing.

 

Ox Springs.

 

I'd rather someone took a shit on the rifle than use an Ox Spring. JMHO of course.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

ox springs are wank, always were.number one way to f**k a gun up is fit one.

vulcans were legal limit when new, so if its a bog standard springl it will do the job of rabbit shooting just fine.

[Coney 3]

ox springs are wank, always were.number one way to f**k a gun up is fit one.

vulcans were legal limit when new, so if its a bog standard springl it will do the job of rabbit shooting just fine.

 

Nuff said..