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OK, fellas, looking for some input here. For the past couple of years I've kept my eyes open for a chrome (nickel plated?) 38T and they just don't pop up very often. The information online is sparse as well, moslty referring to them as salesman samples, which is how they are referenced in the...

If you like learning about the line, I've been working on content for a website that will give you far more info than you ever wanted to know about them! I hope to get it up and running later this summer. Your 790 would be a good starting point for a try at a rebuild. The steps are the same...

The trough machining appears on Q, L, and M pistols for both 780s and 790s. Earlier 1981 pistols are basically rebranded 79gs, and I haven't run across this in any of them yet. IN 1982, Daisy switched to a Phase 2 version of the pistol which features a new upper frame/ slide and a standard...

The 79g was added to the pellet pistol line in the second year of production - serial 11000 and up - and had adjustable triggers up until around pistol 44000. During this time The Q81 790 will be a little sloppier to load due to the feeding trough, but will give you more velocity in factory...

Did you pick up that one that just ended a few hours ago? There was a progression of serial numbers starting with pistols that just kept the ones S&W had already stamped into their parts. The final ones followed traditional lot numbers that were either L1 or M1 standing for November and...

I recently picked up a Daisy 790 in pieces and decided to put it back together this afternoon. A previous owner had replaced some of the seals, but left the original exhaust valve and small o-ring in the piercing assembly. Once everything was cleaned, lubricated and all new seals and valve...

That muzzle velocity is consistent for a 78g in original configuration. I've run a few of my 78gs across a chrono, and the ones with rebuilt original exhaust valves were 355-370 fps. Those with the white replacement valves were 405-415 fps average. The service manual lists 320 fps as the...

I've watched this video several times including once yesterday. It was referenced again when I was checking muzzle velocities for this pistol, and we're only about one fps apart. I've watched quite a few of your videos in the last few years, and appreciate the work you've put into them. An...

I sealed a Crosman 1861 Shiloh this afternoon and thought I'd share a few pics. The side plate is held on by five screws. If you maintain pressure on the cylinder pushing it down into the frame of the pistol, the parts will stay in their correct places. Most of the parts will hold...

I tried out different sizes before finding green ones at Home Depot that work well. The trick is to adjust the screw in the anchor to the point it needs to be lightly tapped into the sleeve with a hammer. Then tighten up the screw, which may require holding the end of the anchor so it doesn't...

Getting that extension sleeve out can be the hardest part of the rebuild. A wall anchor can help with the removal, and the plastic won't mar the metal:

I saw that one - it's in nice shape. When it arrives you'll see a small cardboard tab at the rear of the box. If you pull up on this you'll find a compartment under the pistol where paperwork may be stored. Sometimes sellers have no idea to even look there, so don't advertise some of the...

And here is a picture of the most valuable 78g on the planet: It's the one my Dad bought back in February of 1976, and was the first "real" gun I ever got to fire as a kid. As such, it's priceless! The paperwork in the picture was required because my state viewed this as an actual handgun...

I think I was bidding against you for that Power Line 41! That heavy trigger wasn't a recall repair. All the 41s I've come across so far were manufactured in January, March, and April 1983. By that point in time, Daisy was installing the drop safe trigger on all 790 and 41 pistols. They do...

I've been watching the sales on eBay very closely for the last two years, and resealed pistols don't generally sell for a lot more than non-sealed ones do. Considering the cost of parts and shipping, plus the time it takes to perform the rebuild, you'd expect them to sell for a lot more! Also...

The adjustable trigger was included on pistols up until around serial number Q045,000. A very small number of Smith 78g/79g pistols were sent in under a recall that was issued in 1983 and had their trigger modified to be "drop safe". (This increased the pull weight and length of pull...

Smith serial numbers aren't like the lot numbers on Daisy and Crosman pistols/rifles from the era that can be decoded to find the month and year of production. The Smith serial numbers were sequential up to around 175,000 (with a few gaps), then there were two other small runs that skipped up...