Well years ago my father had a Slavia 620. It was the first rifle I ever got to shoot as a kid.
Once I moved out he had given the rifle to me. I had used it to shoot rabbits, squirles and just about anything. I had a blast with the rifle over the years. I had it apart and tried to stretch the spring as I had no idea where to get parts or if I could change out with other makes or models.
Well years ago I had decieded to sell everything and move out west for work. So I had given the air rifle to my best friend to hang on too untill I could someday ship it or get it back some how. Well 4 months later he did the same thing, and moved out.... His wife did something with the rifle and it was "lost".... He had NO idea what she did with it, nor did she remember where it went.
Well I've since moved back to New Brunswick. My buddy still lives out west and was home for a visit. He was coming to stay with me for a few days and shows up with my fathers long lost air rifle!! While he was at his fathers house, he was going through all the guns and stumbled accross a gun case up in the attic. He asked what was in that one, and they had NO idea... lone behold it was my gun. So his wife must have dropped it off and didn't remember!
This gun used to shoot super accurate, and I had chronied it at 425fps years ago on a paintball range. Well like I said I knew it was in need of a tune up.
So I tore it apart pulled the crappy wore out leather piston seal off and went to a Leather Harness Shop and got him to make me a new seal. It was WAY too tight, and the gun wouldn't compress the piston. So I tore it back apart and kept woking it back and forth untill it moved nicely. I had to replace the trigger spring seeing how it was broke but worked dangerously...I bought a rubber O-ring kit to replace the barrel seal. I ordered a new BSA Metor main spring from D&L airguns in BC as well to really get it up to par......
Sorry I didn't take any pics of the new leather piston seal. I will once I tear it apart to install the new spring.
I must say though tha after I replaced that seal, I found the gun didn't seem to have the power it used too.... but maybe it's because the piston needs to wear in a bit, seeing how tight the actual seal was.... and obviously with the new spring it will have more power. Original spring was roughly 8" and new one is 9.5".
Here she is....
Oh and I'm going to rub it all down with steel wool and re-blue the entire gun....
Once I moved out he had given the rifle to me. I had used it to shoot rabbits, squirles and just about anything. I had a blast with the rifle over the years. I had it apart and tried to stretch the spring as I had no idea where to get parts or if I could change out with other makes or models.
Well years ago I had decieded to sell everything and move out west for work. So I had given the air rifle to my best friend to hang on too untill I could someday ship it or get it back some how. Well 4 months later he did the same thing, and moved out.... His wife did something with the rifle and it was "lost".... He had NO idea what she did with it, nor did she remember where it went.
Well I've since moved back to New Brunswick. My buddy still lives out west and was home for a visit. He was coming to stay with me for a few days and shows up with my fathers long lost air rifle!! While he was at his fathers house, he was going through all the guns and stumbled accross a gun case up in the attic. He asked what was in that one, and they had NO idea... lone behold it was my gun. So his wife must have dropped it off and didn't remember!
This gun used to shoot super accurate, and I had chronied it at 425fps years ago on a paintball range. Well like I said I knew it was in need of a tune up.
So I tore it apart pulled the crappy wore out leather piston seal off and went to a Leather Harness Shop and got him to make me a new seal. It was WAY too tight, and the gun wouldn't compress the piston. So I tore it back apart and kept woking it back and forth untill it moved nicely. I had to replace the trigger spring seeing how it was broke but worked dangerously...I bought a rubber O-ring kit to replace the barrel seal. I ordered a new BSA Metor main spring from D&L airguns in BC as well to really get it up to par......
Sorry I didn't take any pics of the new leather piston seal. I will once I tear it apart to install the new spring.
I must say though tha after I replaced that seal, I found the gun didn't seem to have the power it used too.... but maybe it's because the piston needs to wear in a bit, seeing how tight the actual seal was.... and obviously with the new spring it will have more power. Original spring was roughly 8" and new one is 9.5".
Here she is....
Oh and I'm going to rub it all down with steel wool and re-blue the entire gun....
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