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(@huck-finn)
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This is a photo of the piston housing/compression tube for my TX200, purchased in 1998 from Jim Maccari. I haven’t seen anything else like this, and was wondering if anyone could explain all the notches. I will say that it makes quite a racket when you cock it. Not that I’m complaining. It makes my gun unique. Just wondering what I’m looking at. I think I have an MK III. I still possess the original Maccari receipt, but all it says is “TX Max” and something scribbled I can’t read. Was this done at the factory or did Maccari do this? Whoever did it, why did they do it? Thanks in advance.


   
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Motorhead
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Realize ALL the notches are Anti-BEAR TRAP related ... it looks as if who ever did it was wanting a very progressive cocking safety stop position over the entire swept range of the cocking stroke.

If or not all the notches are utilized within the cocking stroke only you can determine ... and if a custom spec or production variant will be interesting to hear what other have to say ?

 

Interesting to be sure ....


   
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Most I have seen have only the first 3 notches (closest to the seal).  They would engage the anti-bear trap device near the end of the stroke, for loading safety.  As stated by Motorhead, this one appears to be modified to engage the anti-bear trap throughout the entire cocking stroke.


   
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Limbshaker
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Posted by: @airsporter

Picture is of the piston, not the tube.   Most I have seen have only the first 3 notches (closest to the seal).  They would engage the anti-bear trap device near the end of the stroke, for loading safety.  As stated by Motorhead, this one appears to be modified to engage the anti-bear trap throughout the entire cocking stroke.

That is not the piston.......

That's the compression tube. The piston goes inside it. 


   
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ok


   
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stevevines
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Posted by: @limbshaker
Posted by: @airsporter

Picture is of the piston, not the tube.   Most I have seen have only the first 3 notches (closest to the seal).  They would engage the anti-bear trap device near the end of the stroke, for loading safety.  As stated by Motorhead, this one appears to be modified to engage the anti-bear trap throughout the entire cocking stroke.

That is not the piston.......

That's the compression tube. The piston goes inside it. 

Thank you!


   
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"If or not all the notches are utilized within the cocking stroke only you can determine"

Thanks for your reply. Yes, they are all utilized. I can stop the cocking stroke on any one of the notches. It was a special order gun. I tried to find a reference to it on the wayback machine but couldn't. It has a gold trigger and a Maccari spring and this weird compression tube. 

PS - this is most definitely the tube, not the piston. Piston goes inside this. 

 

 


   
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marflow
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MR. Huck you stated what the parts was in the first post, it states piston house compression tube 

so the noise, if you just smoother the front angled edge a small amount it would more then like run over the bear trap a little quieter and some lube of your choice of course 

just a guess 


   
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