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I've fixed quite a few of these, and trust me there have been some bad ones, but this one was a heck of a nightmare....and I knew right from the start that something was odd/weird just by looking at the end cap.....
pic's of end cap...a stock looking 600 end cap is on the right




so I start to dissemble the 600 everything is going pretty smooth until I pull the main tube out, there are two small screw type
pins that hold the valve in place from moving, well looks like someone forced them back on and filed them down...so I had to macgyver something to get them out without causing any further damage to this thing

finally got the pins out now to remove the valve...anyone that's worked on one of these knows the valve has an o-ring that sits between the two halves of the valve that prevent the CO2 from escaping around the valve but also secures the valve from just sliding
out once the pins have been removed....normally you unscrew the front section of the valve, loosening the tension on the o-ring and then slide the valve out the front of the tube...well that's out of the question due to this mod that who knows how many owners before had put this thing in.... managed to get the valve out (forced out) and found this thing siting in front of the valve don't even know what its called...never seen one like it before, some kind of piercing mechanism





don't know why someone would go through all this trouble to put in this piercing gizmo and not just get an end cap
here is the valve by its self looks like an older version the newer style has an aluminum back section as appose to the brass.
you can clearly see the o-ring has gone hard on it and you can see the front section were you would unscrew it to remove it from
the tube easer..



after remove the valve halves to inspect the valve stem seal I noticed the valve seat had a nick on it this will prevent the valve
stem from seating properly and will cause leaking....so I had to polish it flat again...also the valve stem was bent as well, it just keeps getting better



the hammer has an o-ring on the inside this rides along the back half of the valve assembly it was all pitted and rough this will also cause leaks and will not allow the 600 to self cock...



after some polishing, much better surface for an o-ring



here is the best and most shocking part the breach area was completely worn out to the point that you could see right through it
this is not a big deal because the tube rides along the inside but I've never see anything worn out like this before....



one more....you can see my kitchen tiles through that hole lol...


being one to never give up on something, its all back together and working fine like it should be....

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The pits on the back half of the valve assembly look quite deep but you did a good job of polishing. Did you have to cut the pits out on a lathe or just polish with sandpaper?

Another wonderful job on repairing a fubared 600!

just some fine sand paper polishing then followed by some fine pad polishing, haven't got a lathe wish I did, just good old elbow grease



thanks Doug you should know buddy

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Thank you Ace from the bottom of my wallet!!!

And you did all that since we spoke earlier today it seems.....wow.

I will report that yes I bought it and yes the seller disclosed some of the issues and that he had just inherited it and had no real idea of its shape. I still believe the price was right and there was no misrepresentation and now Ace has some new tricks under his belt and I get a 600 in "Ace" condition...Thanks Marvin for some parts rescue too.

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My 600 has that same type of valve/Peirce assembly. I just need to find a valve stem for mine. Other than that it is good to go, nice job resurrecting that one.

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getting the 600 working can be a pain , this one looks extra painfull . i had one with part like this , set up for short 8g co2 i think .

thanks DigitalFx33...
really that's interesting.... I've fixed MANY guns and never ran into a piercing assembly like this before now I'm really curious as to why they would come up with this sort of system


thanks Collin....
yes! I've had quite a few not so good ones to repair as well... but I decides to post this one because it was in extra special condition
this one took the regular 12gr Co2 cart....that's why the front cap was missing the piercing section.

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The 2 Pc ones like the one shown is the "newer" model the older one the pin is in the cap. In order too flip the co2 they needed to add a spacer. As you can see by comparison the amount the old cap screws into the tube is the same as the "new" spacer. I'm sure it was just easy for crosman to make that change rather than shorten the tube or move or change the valve.

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thanks for that...did a little more research and found out that its called a 600-102 piercing assembly and was mostly used for
bulk filling....but this one I worked on was not set up for bulk fill...with the exception of the piercing assembly.
I still say there was nothing wrong with the original style end cap design.....

managed to find this on another forum during a search.....

The 'Neck in " Variant re-fit



this is the coolest modified 600 I have ever seen

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That my friend is Awesome!

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Man I want that! How does that barrel detach? I assume it is the only barrel and inserts all the way into the breach and is captured there.
Also like to know that rear stock is affixed... a through screw from the butt but into what? What is that on the end back of the pistol to attach to and how is it attached opt eh pistil frame.....?

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Hello.....There must be a through the stock bolt that goes into the back to the 600 where there is a cap, that holds the mag. spring in place...Some 600 used a different main tube so you couldn't make a bulk fill out of them..they are like the one you have with the piercing pin in the valve body....You can use a bulk fill cap from a Crosman 150 /160 /180 / 400 etc.and no, not 8 grams CO2 cylinders ....If you want to know about the Crosman 600,....and others Dean Fletcher has books on most of them ....KEN.

IIRC its attached with a machined end cap to accomdate the angled holding bolt. It is one of THE BEST 600 conversions ever done. There also was a poorer Wood version but had the extended tube for bulk fill CO2.
As for the bulk type piercing assy, have had lots. With piercing needle caps apossed and a c clip in between. I used upon longer tubes to accomodate 2 and 3 caplet piercings. Still have a few in my parts box, even a few Cr bulk fill adapters. The ole days before the birth of HPA....lol.

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I wonder if the barrel and fore stock are bayonet mounted to the action or would they have to remove a set/grub screw or two every time to remove and install the co2?

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