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The third KP-3 I owned and probably the one
that I should never have sold. It was almost unused. The first owner had somehow gotten
the valve to slip out of place causing a leak that pretty much sent it into retirement before it
had even been used. Bore was perfect, wood was excellent. Fixing the valve was no problem once I figured
out what the culprit was. I restained it dark green then sold it like a moron.
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KP-3 Restoration Article
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My Piranha Rifle, it looks worse in the photo than it really is. The Piranha rifle, like the .68 Magnum, had
it's feedport built into a removable aluminum block. This rifle is missing it's
directfeed block along with a goodly portion of it's internals. This rifle is also in desperate
need of valve work. The striker (hammer) and mainspring are gone entirely. Fortunately those
parts are still available from Sheridan. It is of note that this rifle also has the
cylindrical retainer cap, late trigger, and stock of a Sheridan pellet rifle. This means
it is among the last Piranha's produced. |
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The Piranha Rifle after completion. Replacement
feedblock scavenged from one of the hopeless .68 Magnums. Lost internals found, stock and barrel refinished.
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Here are some relics for you. 4 Rather trashed KP Rifle stocks and 1 Full Length
stock from an early 'C' Sheridan Pellet Rifle. The long stock at the bottom is destined
to be attached to a Hurricane or Stroker Rifle just as soon as I get my hands on one. You can see
in the image that the butt has been cut and grafted back together. This limits my reconstruction options,
so I will be sanding it out and painting it O.D. Green. The
other four stocks I will be building into rifles of my own. Yes that is a KP-2 Manual dangling
from one of the stocks, No, you can't have it! |
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KP-2 Rifle, Stock class feed. This one is nearly in
perfect condition with only minor wear on the stock and bolt. |
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My KP-2 Rifle, Pretty trashed on the outside, a few scratches in the wood
and an really bad example of camoflage spray paint. But the barrel
is almost perfect, the bolt is excellent, and internals are fantastic. I'de say the former owner liked to tinker but didn't
play much. The homebrew drop out is poorly executed and I will no doubt be grafting a new section of
tube in place there. Additionally the junction between the stock feed and the barrel has been opened
up appearently to make a crude direct feed. I will be replacing the stock tube to correct this. The oversized pump
shown is a wooden affair grafted to the original aluminum pump. How about that external velocity adjuster? Can you say Dial-A-Welt? Pretty. Pretty Ugly that is. It flew well though when I threw it as far as I could, must have been the wing nut. Fortunately the retainer cap is in good condition and will clean up nicely. I'll replace that bolt with an allen screw and be just as happy as a lark. |
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KP-2 Restoration Article
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A very slick custom KP2 that a reader offered to sell
me. I would have snapped it up in an instant if I had the cash. I love that cradle. Nice rig now certainly in the
hands of a new owner.
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Custom KP3 from the same reader. Actually I made an
offer on one of these guns, I believe on the KP2, unfortunately I was too slow. Prolly for the best 'cause I
certainly didn't need to be spending the money.
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