1961 DAISY MODEL 97 BB GUN RICOCHET SOUND RARE

Pretty rifle Mark , shoot , I am getting close to needing a scope or dot for about any shooting  outside of my well lit  shop , yes anytime you get a 97 or like gun not sounding all that great make sure that the lever that spins the drum is : long enough as they can get a pretty good bend in them , no heavy grease or oil on the parts , small clear disc is not broken and that the small wire is hitting the drum and resting on the disc , oh and grease built up on the underside of the forearm will muffle some of the sound too . after seeing your improved 96 I may have to rescue an old 99 that is in very poor condition , shoots perfect but man is it ugly LOL .  

You bet .

Hi Mark , the lever just slips in the plunger spring , you have to time it by the number of coils so that it will hit he drum and spin but not so much that it drags too much  , not he most fun gun to work on but man if you can do a 1894 ...you will have no problem , the lever will go in and seat inside the coils , I hope this is helpful  and that I am expanding myself well , if not , shoot me an email and we will talk it over .

Dannop2 wrote: Hi Mark , the lever just slips in the plunger spring , you have to time it by the number of coils so that it will hit he drum and spin but not so much that it drags too much  , not he most fun gun to work on but man if you can do a 1894 ...you will have no problem , the lever will go in and seat inside the coils , I hope this is helpful  and that I am expanding myself well , if not , shoot me an email and we will talk it over .

I understand now. Less complex than what my imagination had come up with- and that's the beauty of these guns. Simple but VERY well thought out.

I would try to oil it first before taking it apart.