bruno22rf Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Bin looking for a Mercury "S" in .177 flavour since the end of 2012 and finally got my hands on one last week. Its been in a loft for nearly 30 years and all the seals have rotted away but R&K Stockcraft are servicing it at the moment so I am like a kid on Christmas eve . Going to try and find a cheap scope and the rear sight is broken so I need to find one of those then its going to visit a nice little roosting wood that I have just been given permission on to see what it can do-I have a Daystate MK3 but that's going to the back of the cabinet for the foreseeable future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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evo Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 great news bud ,,, enjoy, as you know,,,good things come to those who wait, happy Christmas Atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ci coch Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 you got any pics mate good guns mercurys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Should be picking the gun up from R&K on Mon/Tues so will put some pics on then If anyone has a rear sight in good nick for sale please let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Chambers will sell a rear sight.. chambers gun spares! they have everything. I have a mercury that is a fantastic work horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Will dig my mercury out before summer and check over. I think some of the seals are worn. Is there a guide online anywhere that shows how to re-fresh a mercury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Will dig my mercury out before summer and check over. I think some of the seals are worn. Is there a guide online anywhere that shows how to re-fresh a mercury? Del- this isn't a tutorial but rather a set of exploded diagrams showing parts and order numbers Chambers Guns The Mercs and Airsporters are dead easy to work on EDIT- Forgot to say, there's a plastic buffer washer that sits behind the piston head, with age they crumble and so can't be refitted so you'd best get one just in case here's my two Mercs.. Mk3 I think! Mercury Challenger.. Cheers, John Edited March 3, 2014 by johnbaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thanks John I'll take a look. Stripped some of it down last night. Just got to put it in a vise now to get the main spring out and take a look at the inside. Found out mines a mk2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Like the Challenger-last model they produced I believe and only for one year before German rifles became the thing to have. Its a shame really because with a little investment the Mercury could have competed with the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thanks John I'll take a look. Stripped some of it down last night. Just got to put it in a vise now to get the main spring out and take a look at the inside. Found out mines a mk2. Del Be very careful if putting the cylinder in a vice as they're not very thick and can squash a bit, if this happens then it will be scrap as the seal can't cope with an oval cylinder John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 I like the early airsporters,mk1&mk2 but the airsporter 'S' that I had was truly awful. Terrible pressed chequering on the plainest piece of so called walnut. It only shot well with eley wasp/pylarm pellets. I think the mercuries were better, but compared to their German contemporaries like feinwerkbau, weirauchs and bsf's...poor I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Del Be very careful if putting the cylinder in a vice as they're not very thick and can squash a bit, if this happens then it will be scrap as the seal can't cope with an oval cylinder John Hi john,Thanks for the info. I just this minute am in the garage and I've got the main spring out.managed to wedge it with some wood,then some sharp taps on the metal bar that I used in the trigger section and it unscrewed . There must be 30 years worth of gunk come out! Now just got to figure out how the piston bit comes out of the cylinder? I will look on your link. EDITED to add, I managed to get it out with some gentle persuasion. There was like a spacing washer which fell to bits on removal.! Thanks again Edited March 3, 2014 by Del T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 I like the early airsporters,mk1&mk2 but the airsporter 'S' that I had was truly awful. Terrible pressed chequering on the plainest piece of so called walnut. It only shot well with eley wasp/pylarm pellets. I think the mercuries were better, but compared to their German contemporaries like feinwerkbau, weirauchs and bsf's...poor I'd say. Hi Rimfire boy The first six of these are mk1 and mk2 Airsporters (1st three are mk1, 2nd three are mk2).. Think i've bought three or four more since I took the pic John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Some more, more modern Beesas John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 The Mercury was a popular rifle when I was a boy, but I don't remember seeing one in 0.177 before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 I seriously think you've got a shortage of airsporters John. About time you bought a few more fella,lol...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz.man64 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Iv just bought a really nice original mercury lovely gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Now there's a collection! I'm back up and running nicely. Just the scope to install. Feels much smoother and seems to have a bit more power than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Still waiting for mine back-after the service the gun is running way over 12ft/lb so its back in the workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Unlucky :( Mine is about to get restocked in walnut. For me, there is an issue with the Mercurys with modern optics and eye relief so with a bit of stock working ingenuity i should be able to sort that out. I am in two minds restock it? or just buy a replacement original stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The S comes with Walnut but its carp quality and the chequering looks like its been hammered into the wood. Other hiccup is pellets-modern ones fall halfway down the barrel-I have about 300 old Eley Wasps but lord knows what I will do when they run out (mines .177). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 The S comes with Walnut but its carp quality and the chequering looks like its been hammered into the wood. Other hiccup is pellets-modern ones fall halfway down the barrel-I have about 300 old Eley Wasps but lord knows what I will do when they run out (mines .177). I agree totally, they were flagship models at the time. The wood and chequering was poor to say the least, and in .22, pellet fussy is an understatement. Modern 5.5mm pellets are so loose in the bore that the power and accuracy is affected to a noticeable degree.This is just my option, but I think that the 'S' models were truly awful, and I wouldn't entertain another one unless it was given to me. Then I'd sell it on pronto. Mine would run at around 11.5 ft lbs with eley wasp/ pylarm and around 9.5 ft lbs with everything else I tried, and I tried a lot. Performance was harsher and accuracy poor by comparison. All in all, I was very disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Rimfireboy-you are ruining a beautiful moment for me by dissing my latest gun (but you are dead right). Watching the demise of Britain's airgun making industry during the 80's was painful and yet so easy to avoid-like our motorcycle industry we sat on our hands and failed to reinvest in modern ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Rimfireboy-you are ruining a beautiful moment for me by dissing my latest gun (but you are dead right). Watching the demise of Britain's airgun making industry during the 80's was painful and yet so easy to avoid-like our motorcycle industry we sat on our hands and failed to reinvest in modern ideas. Sorry about that bruno, at least the new triumphs are up there with the good stuff. Might just get myself a speed triple....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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