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  1. cobalt327

    Some Daisy plastic trigger stuff

    Great write-up and photos! I'm sure this will help a lot of Daisy fans.
  2. cobalt327

    Some Daisy plastic trigger stuff

    Good info and much appreciated!!
  3. cobalt327

    Some Daisy plastic trigger stuff

    Rex, everything looks good from here... and nice photography!
  4. cobalt327

    Some Daisy plastic trigger stuff

    Well, I for one am interested in it!
  5. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    Outstanding work- I see no sign of the loading port ever being there!
  6. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    Great info here! Sounds like drilling and tapping a 499B abutment will get you where you want to go. The 499B abutment seal is different than the one used on the 1938B shot tube assembly. One member "Old George" out in CA (hey George!) did one of these and posted about it here, I believe. Or...
  7. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    The high performance spring I made won't break the plastic trigger. More plastic triggers get damaged by being installed incorrectly than any other reason. The problem with using a Daisy 1-piece steel trigger is the trigger holes in the guns are in different spots, and the new style rear...
  8. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    Try some Daisy BBs from Walmart and I bet it'll pick up speed. The Daisy Match BB grade BBs made for the 499 will pick up even more- guaranteed. I get them here: https://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/Dais..._Shot_177_Cal_5_1_Grains_Steel_BBs_1050ct/398 Then again, it's not like there's anything wrong...
  9. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    I have lightened the pull by bending the pawl spring, but nothing beyond that.
  10. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    For 5m competition, the emphasis is on making the gun as 'tame' as possible. The uber soft plunger spring helps make the recoil soft while still shooting flat enough for accuracy at that distance. Using weight in the forearm (there are cutouts for that) helps with that, too. This is a link to a...
  11. cobalt327

    What is a Red Ryder worth?

    The 111-40 used leather seals, so I'd suggest starting with oiling the seals. Hopefully they haven't dry rotted and will still seal. It's not unusual for leather seals to still shoot fine after oiling- I have a first-year 111-40 that looks ugly as sin but by a wide margin it's the hardest...
  12. cobalt327

    What is a Red Ryder worth?

    Chances are, it's a model 1938B with a plastic trigger, and it's well worth $6.00 if it shoots. But if it's a different model Red Ryder, then you may have done even better. The model will be stamped into the top of the receiver. Resist the temptation to refinish it until you know what you have...
  13. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    I'm not really sure what causes the rubber in our BB guns to harden like that. Using aerosol lubes and/or lubes containing solvents tend to soften more than harden rubber, at least in my experience. But it wouldn't surprise me to learn there are things that might be "innocently" used in a BB gun...
  14. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    I should add that the rubber pistons start out tapered. But after being in the compression chamber of long enough, the piston will 'take a set' to the diameter of the compression chamber and any taper that is left on the piston may go all but unnoticed.
  15. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    All Daisy rubber pistons are tapered.
  16. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    I think you'll find they're the same diameter. The difference is in where the piston is measured. Because the piston walls are tapered, it measures larger at the front. When a used gun is disassembled, the piston usually looks nothing like a new one because of how a used piston tends to take a...
  17. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    I use 7/64" ID. 1/8 is doable, but the walls are too thin for my taste. If I thought I had to have more, I'd make it from 304 stainless high pressure thin wall tubing from McM-Carr. It has a 0.135" ID.
  18. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    That's a fine looking shooter, Chris- and the forearm is the best looking one I have seen yet. I ought to get with Shane some day and see if he'll do one for my #1 1938B since it already has one of his stock sets...
  19. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    Actually, the No. 1938(no "B") piston is the same diameter as the 102 and 111.
  20. cobalt327

    Putting a little more power in a $15.00 Daisy

    Srry- misunderstood the topic!
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