I use a set of old feeler gauges to help slide seals past cutting points, where feeler gauges don't provide enough width I use plastic film cut to width. The main trick is not to use any more length than needed to accomplish the task, It can be tricky to extract the film or seal can grab it and drag it in.. You can help to prevent this by cutting shoulders and gluing a length of tongue depressor across the shoulders to give it some extra strength. However I usually round off the sharp edges prior to rebuilding, proper cleaning required to clear debris a wipe with a dirty rag wont cut it. I do however still use the gauges or film during assembly.
I actually use the feeler gauges, and plastic shims. Learned that from Robert Law's supplements back in the day. 😉 Yup... definitely want to use an "Old Set" 😂 I have had to pull a rifle back down to fish out a plastic shim though... 😖
@@marcmyers1465 Marc you will have to remind me who is Rob Law, I know a Rich Law went to school with him. It was something I first started playing with back in the seventies, the plastic film in the eighties, yes let go of the shim and the resulting strip down can be a struggle to say the least washing up liquid and warm water in through the transfer port helps free things up. I designed a jig some years ago to use compressed air along with the soapy water to drive pistons out also tried oil , grease can help where you come across blow by.I use the same trick on older BSA's when disintegrating buffer washers lock up the pistons.
Thanks, Russell. I'm hoping to avoid surgery if at all possible. I find that it does improve if I go easy and give it time. Thanks for watching, my friend.
Use a piece of steel rod or tubing with an OD slightly larger than the piston seal dovetail on the piston. Slide the piston seal over the steel rod and place it against the piston dovetail and pop the seal over the dovetail.
I like you was hoping for 750 with the 14 grain pellets. Also like you being smooth and accurate is more important. Time for accuracy test again. Good presentation Kevin.@@razor1962
@@kenolson3444Spot On, Ken ! Too easy to get hung up on power. 🤷🏼♂️ It's the shot to shot Consistency that ultimately produces overall accuracy. Unstable output = Erratic groups... 😉👍
great video as always , you can't be far off running out of air rifles worthy of your time to tweak and tune . hopefully I'm completely wrong because I love watching your content and your enthusiasm is infectious .👌🏻👌🏻
Excellent work Kevin. The rifle will do nothing but get smoother and a little faster as the seal and buttons settle into their new home. BTW-That is very good power for a 34 in .22. I have seen them run from 675 - 725 in .22. Well done-you have an excellent hunting/fun gun.
A well deserved thumbs-up sir, i would love to see the comparison video between wiehrauch hw97k and air arms tx200 soon wich you were talking about in the underliver rifles video.
Excellent video. When your shoulder gets better try cocking your springers with both hands. Weather I'm shooting a gun that takes 50 pounds to cock or my HW 30 that takes no effort at all, after breaking the barrel, I reach up with my other hands and finish cocking the rifle. It quite literally cuts the effort in half and allows me to shoot hundreds of pellets at one sitting without hurting myself. I think cocking springers one handed is off balance and strains your back and shoulder on one side unnecessarily. Once you get use to cocking with both hands it evens out the muscle use on both sides of your body and eliminates shoulder and back strain. At least for me.
Exactly. The rifle was making good power before. Now, it behaves as it should and still makes good power. Very pleased. Anxious to see where it settles in.
The FPS is pretty fair ( read that as good ) for this rifle. I looked it up, the model 34 in 22 cal is rated at 800 fps. I wonder here what weight of pellet was used to give that 800 fps number? I shoot with .177 a lot, and .22 sometimes. My main shooting is at targets, both paper and cans, so pellet weight in and around 8 gr. is my choice. I think the model 34 you have shown here will give some very respectable accuracy, and I'd like to see this to Kevin. Thanks you again for this 2 part video,... maybe a Part 3 ?
Hi Peter. This particular rifle doesn't employ a cocking shoe. Instead, there's a flare at the end of the cocking arm that engages directly with the piston.
@@PeterAgostiniJdcap26Peter, I left a post for you on another channel, but it got deleted ? 🤔 If it's alright with Kevin, you can get my contact info from him... 😉 Obviously I just don't put it out all over the Internet. 🤷🏼♂️
Excellent video 😊 Blessings 💯 🙏
Thank you, my friend.
Evening my friend!
Hey there, Nibs! Thanks for your help.😊
I use a set of old feeler gauges to help slide seals past cutting points, where feeler gauges don't provide enough width I use plastic film cut to width. The main trick is not to use any more length than needed to accomplish the task, It can be tricky to extract the film or seal can grab it and drag it in.. You can help to prevent this by cutting shoulders and gluing a length of tongue depressor across the shoulders to give it some extra strength. However I usually round off the sharp edges prior to rebuilding, proper cleaning required to clear debris a wipe with a dirty rag wont cut it. I do however still use the gauges or film during assembly.
Sound advice, David. All good ideas.
Thanks as always, my friend.
I actually use the feeler gauges, and plastic shims. Learned that from Robert Law's supplements back in the day. 😉
Yup... definitely want to use an "Old Set" 😂
I have had to pull a rifle back down to fish out a plastic shim though... 😖
@@marcmyers1465 Marc you will have to remind me who is Rob Law, I know a Rich Law went to school with him. It was something I first started playing with back in the seventies, the plastic film in the eighties, yes let go of the shim and the resulting strip down can be a struggle to say the least washing up liquid and warm water in through the transfer port helps free things up. I designed a jig some years ago to use compressed air along with the soapy water to drive pistons out also tried oil , grease can help where you come across blow by.I use the same trick on older BSA's when disintegrating buffer washers lock up the pistons.
Great work. Sorry to hear you're having problems with your shoulder. I had an artificial joint put in several years ago. It worked out great.
Thanks, Russell. I'm hoping to avoid surgery if at all possible. I find that it does improve if I go easy and give it time.
Thanks for watching, my friend.
Nice shot Keving with opens 1st try! didn't know the 34 was such a powerhouse!
Thanks very much, my friend.
Use a piece of steel rod or tubing with an OD slightly larger than the piston seal dovetail on the piston. Slide the piston seal over the steel rod and place it against the piston dovetail and pop the seal over the dovetail.
Thanks, William. I'll give it a try.
I always learn something every time I watch one of your videos excellent excellent
Thank you, Frank. So glad to know that you're enjoying the channel.
It proves that a job well done bears results beyond what is expected
Sometimes Iwan, sometimes....
Thanks as always, my friend.
I'm looking to do a original model 45 soon,which I will be adding to my collection.
@iwanvanderhut4159 My first springer was a Diana 45. It was a tack driver.
@razor1962 I'm looking forward to see how it performs.
Nice job .
Thank you.
I was waiting for this one Kevin
Hopefully, you're not disappointed. 😆
I like you was hoping for 750 with the 14 grain pellets. Also like you being smooth and accurate is more important. Time for accuracy test again. Good presentation Kevin.@@razor1962
@@kenolson3444Spot On, Ken ! Too easy to get hung up on power. 🤷🏼♂️
It's the shot to shot Consistency that ultimately produces overall accuracy.
Unstable output = Erratic groups... 😉👍
Very nice! 😎
Thank you, my friend.
And another good one Kevin!Thanks again.
Thank you, Dave.
Nice work. A small but significant improvement, more consistent and no buzz
Thanks very much. I'm pleased with the results. Once she's settled in, I'll set about checking the accuracy. Looking promising already.
It will get Allot More Significant after a couple of tins to bed it in... 😉👍
I think the upgrade also improves the sound, better than the original.
No more "buzz"....wouldn't have it any other way, my friend.
great video as always , you can't be far off running out of air rifles worthy of your time to tweak and tune . hopefully I'm completely wrong because I love watching your content and your enthusiasm is infectious .👌🏻👌🏻
It's great to hear that you're enjoying the channel. Thanks so much, my friend.
Excellent video Kevin, keep up the great work. 😊
Thank you, Norman.
Very cool! Awesome workshop! Thanks for passing on knowledge.
Thanks very much, and thanks for watching.
Good job, looking forward to see how accurate it shoots now.
Me too. I think that it'll settle down into a very accurate and smooth shooter.
Excellent work Kevin. The rifle will do nothing but get smoother and a little faster as the seal and buttons settle into their new home. BTW-That is very good power for a 34 in .22. I have seen them run from 675 - 725 in .22. Well done-you have an excellent hunting/fun gun.
Skwerl 🐿️ Rifle Extraordinaire ! 😈
Thanks very much, my friend.
Keep them coming kevin, loving the videos.
Thanks, Robert. I'm glad that you're enjoying the channel.
A well deserved thumbs-up sir, i would love to see the comparison video between wiehrauch hw97k and air arms tx200 soon wich you were talking about in the underliver rifles video.
Thanks very much. Watch for the Battle of the Underlevers late this summer.
👍👍👍👍👍
Nice. Sounds good!
Thanks very much.
Glad that it worked out for you 👍
Thanks very much.
Excellent video. When your shoulder gets better try cocking your springers with both hands. Weather I'm shooting a gun that takes 50 pounds to cock or my HW 30 that takes no effort at all, after breaking the barrel, I reach up with my other hands and finish cocking the rifle. It quite literally cuts the effort in half and allows me to shoot hundreds of pellets at one sitting without hurting myself. I think cocking springers one handed is off balance and strains your back and shoulder on one side unnecessarily. Once you get use to cocking with both hands it evens out the muscle use on both sides of your body and eliminates shoulder and back strain. At least for me.
Good advice, my friend. I was using both hands to cock one of my more powerful springers just the other day. It definitely makes it easier.
It will come up in power and stabilize once it beds in ! But power was never really an issue with this one, just a fairly significant buzz... 😣
Exactly. The rifle was making good power before. Now, it behaves as it should and still makes good power. Very pleased. Anxious to see where it settles in.
The FPS is pretty fair ( read that as good ) for this rifle. I looked it up, the model 34 in 22 cal is rated at 800 fps. I wonder here what weight of pellet was used to give that 800 fps number?
I shoot with .177 a lot, and .22 sometimes. My main shooting is at targets, both paper and cans, so pellet weight in and around 8 gr. is my choice.
I think the model 34 you have shown here will give some very respectable accuracy, and I'd like to see this to Kevin. Thanks you again for this 2 part video,... maybe a Part 3 ?
Thanks, Reg. I'll let her settle down some, and then we'll do some accuracy testing. I'm hoping that it's still a tack driver.
@@razor1962 That's what I'm waiting to see too.
Good job buddy turned out very nice. That's around the speed I'm getting with my HW97KT but like 10 fps less.
Thank you , John.
I don't have no kit in it the gun is brand new.
@@JohnVentarino-ey5lnSo fully stock factory rifle... Thanks ! 😉👍
@marcmyers1465 yes nothing done to it but shot 30 to 50 pellets through it and that's all.
@@JohnVentarino-ey5lnHow's the Veyron working out, John ?🤔
On the cocking arm attachment isn’t there a shoe that goes on the piston?
Nice work Kevin . Ty 😎👍🏻
Hi Peter. This particular rifle doesn't employ a cocking shoe. Instead, there's a flare at the end of the cocking arm that engages directly with the piston.
Basically like an HW97K, Peter. 😉
ok thank you for explanation @@razor1962
@@PeterAgostiniJdcap26Peter, I left a post for you on another channel, but it got deleted ? 🤔
If it's alright with Kevin, you can get my contact info from him... 😉 Obviously I just don't put it out all over the Internet. 🤷🏼♂️
@@marcmyers1465 me either . I asked Kevin but like everyone busy .
Thanks for sharing 👍
Where do you get the buttons?
Air Rifle Headquarters... at the very top of the Tune Kits page. They're on sale this week too ! 😉👍
What Marc said...Thanks for watching.