Indians For Guns

Posted: **Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:14 pm**

Hey Guys

I got a friends air rifle with me....its an old chinese rifle...branded 'hesble' thats wats written on the barrel..... while shootin, something flew from the rifle..on inspecting it i realised .... the metal part below the barrel is missing...

http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii73 ... 008340.jpg

http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii73 ... 008342.jpg

wanted ur opinion on the same and wanted to know wat can be done...the rifle can be cocked n fired...but not sure if its safe ...

thanx
regards

Posted: **Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:36 pm**

The pic is poor but it looks like the locking latch is broken or missing.

I would stop using this rifle until the problem has been sorted out.

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:38 am**

In the first pic, it looks like the part below the latch enclosure is broken or corroded away. Is it? Maybe thats why it popped out.

Looking at the corresponding part on the action, the latch appears to be the wedge type. Most of the local armouries will be able to find a replacement for that. Provided there's no damage to the enclosure.