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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles » TX Front Swivel    View previous topic :: View next topic  TX Front Swivel   Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:31 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND I have a sling fitted to my TX and the front swivel is fastened to the cocking lever by a clamp, this when bought was made to fit 13.5 mm to 14.5 mm which covers the TX and Weihrauch HK, the problem with this is that a shim is provided to shim out the TX barrel to the size of a Weihrauch so that the clamp fits, and this works alright for a time but comes lose after a while and scratches the under leaver, plus if you give it a good pull you can pull the cocking leaver open. My solution to this problem is by fastening the swivel to the cocking lever connecting arm, all this requires is a 3mm hole drilled through this arm. There is plenty of room for the swivel connector as Air Arms have put a half round cut out in the cocking lever support bracket, whether AA had the same idea at some time or other I don’t know, but it just falls right for this mod. I machined the bracket from solid steel, but you can make it in three pieces if you do not have a milling machine, using a vice to bend the metal, I fastened the bracket to the cocking arm connecting lever using a threaded pin but you can use any method that suits you, if you make it out of three pieces then use a nut and bolt, you may also need to shave a bit of wood off the slot where the cocking lever connecting arm sits to accommodate the mod. Have Fun Al _________________   Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:10 pm 23ib0d0n Moderator Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 757 Very cool Al, that trick would work for some of the break barrels linkage as well. I'll be sure to 'borrow' that idea in the near future   Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:40 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND I never thought about break barrels J good idea. Al _________________   Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:45 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I'm not sure if it will work with light break barrels, as some are so darn easy to cock. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:05 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND I see your point Anton but! the distance from the pivot point to the end of the barrel is probably 10 times what the distance is from the same point to the swivel bracket, so the energy required to break the barrel whould have to be 10 times greater than using the barrel. QED. Al. _________________   Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:03 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Just checking, neighbour. I can see a first class moron going ahead with the job and then finding out that his rifle clicks open while carrying it. Remember that Slavia I got? It was just to easy to cock, so I tightened the bolt that keeps the breech to the hinge. _________________ BIG GAP TX Front Swivel     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." Your browser cookies have been reset or you need to register to access the topic in question. Use the 'Register' button near the top left of this page. Click Here for AirGunHome.com Main Page Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Partial Styling Supplied by Vjacheslav Trushkin Themes Database.