Hi All, Hope this is allowed on this forum.
First post so apologies if the photos don't come up as planned...
I acquired a second hand .22 hw77 from a local RFD last year between lockdowns that was sold as not working, finally got round to to getting it apart this week and trying to sort it.
Overall the gun wasn't in bad condition. The blueing is ok for its age, the stock needs refinishing but thats fine, for now I have stuck on a thumbhole synthetic stock I had spare. It came without a scope but with a slip on silencer with 'AirMasters' written on the side. The issue was