Airgun Forum

1st post. need advise and part for Feinwerkbau-Sport 124

Posted by - rubycreekted Nov/23/2006 at 11:23AM

Hi All, I acquired the subject air rifle from a dear friend a year or so ago. He has recently passed away and I am interested in restoring this piece to working order. When I first got it I fired it a few times successfully with my Grandsons and then it quit firing the pellets. Last night I decided to take it apart to see what the air chamber and seals looked like. The piston end where I expected to find a seal of some sort has a yellowed rubber type disc on it's end. The edge of this disc that would seal against the chamber wall is gone and looks like it flaked off as pieces were in the air cylinder. Looks like about a 1/16 inch of material is done thus there is no air seal between the piston and the cylinder. I just spent the morning searching the internet for parts. All I learned is that 'maybe' Beeman now 'owns' what used to be the Feinwerkbau Oberndorf/N air gun line. I am really hoping someone here can advise me as to whether there are newer rifles that use the same parts that may be available. The piston measures 1.10in and the chamber measures about 1.11in. The disk on the end of the piston appears to be held on the end of the piston by just a tab or rubber material that does into a hole in the front of the piston although I did not pry it off as I was afraid of further damaging it. Thank you in advance if anyone can help me find a part of a airriflesmith that can get this piece operating again. Also and replies as to the history or value of this rifle are welcome. The serial number looks to be 4014.

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