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crosman
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I have a crosman air rifle model 761 XL
I bought it new around 1973 , its the one with the gold ? plated receiver and wood stocks.
cost me 30.00 and change when new with tax .
my first actual paycheck was for 32.00 and that's what I bought . before moving on to "real guns"
any way is there some one who can restore it including the plating on the receiver , one of you have dealed with or know ?
no hurry but just like to have it "restored " for sentimental reasons
Thanks in advance
I bought it new around 1973 , its the one with the gold ? plated receiver and wood stocks.
cost me 30.00 and change when new with tax .
my first actual paycheck was for 32.00 and that's what I bought . before moving on to "real guns"
any way is there some one who can restore it including the plating on the receiver , one of you have dealed with or know ?
no hurry but just like to have it "restored " for sentimental reasons
Thanks in advance
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I ended up buying the repair kits and repaired an old Benjamin and a Crossman myself.
I would seach Pyramid Air and check them out.
If it would be me 40 years ago, I would rip it apart and O ring it.
I must have millions of O rings laying around that I have collected in boxes over the years that are in storage. There probably dry rotted by now.
This box of O rings came from ? and much too big for air guns but I do have smaller one somewhere.
That would be a good project gun to work on.
If it would be me 40 years ago, I would rip it apart and O ring it.
I must have millions of O rings laying around that I have collected in boxes over the years that are in storage. There probably dry rotted by now.
This box of O rings came from ? and much too big for air guns but I do have smaller one somewhere.
O my! [:0]
Crosman stopped doing rebuilds on their guns in the early 80s, their plant near here doesn't build much anymore. I've drank a few beers with some of their former employees.
My favorite was the 140's. I hand built/fitted parts for it. It would shoot a .22 pellet threw one side of a galvanized garbage can. Second was the 600 pistol. If you take the disconnector out it would run full auto and put all 10 pellets in a dime size hole at 20 feet.
for the feedback , I was more interested in having the plating redone it picked up a lot of scratches over its life with my younger brother taking over for a while in its life also .
I was thinking it may not be possible with out spending a small fortune may just reseal and have the battle scars left alone [:D]
My question is just whether or not it "should". I get the sentimental value of the gun here, but when all is said and done the whole gun is probably not worth a lot more than $50 in its current state, and probably less than that.
If you just wanted to get it back into working order, there is a seal kit with exploded view of the gun available on Eb-ay for $12 shipped to your door.
Home anodization is possible and apparently terribly difficult, though I don't know how much work you want to put into this.
If you can live with something that looks and functions pretty good, but maybe isn't 100% "authentic", perhaps you could have a local auto or similar shop powder coat the receiver for you.