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  1. Hi,

    Just seen your ad for a FWB 127 Sport mk2. Is it still available?

    Cheers

    Ray

  2. .20 has a flatter trajectory than a .22 but not as flat as the .177. Best way to describe the .20 is that it hits harder than a .177 without the massive trajectory curve of a .22. My next will also be a .20. Their only drawback is that at present the selection of different .20 pellets are not great.
  3. Both types can be as accurate as each other, it depends on the skill of the shooter. As for choice, it is very much a personal choice. PCPs's offer no 'recoil reaction' to the shooter whilst a springer does. I own all types and shoot them all and enjoy the challenges they individually give. Go with your heart and shoot whichever type you enjoy most. When you buy do not buy from the advice of others and their preferences. Go to a decent RFD or gun shop and shoulder as many as you can until you find one that 'fits like a glove'. Only then test it on their range if they have one. I have seen far too many bought only to be returned because it not do what the shooter expected. That went for one silly sod who bought a top of the range Steyer only to return it 2 days later as unsuitable and lost half its cost on an exchange! Think first of what your needs are, casual target, HFT, FT, garden plinking, pest control or just for 10m competition. Lots to consider so be wise. Best of luck.
  4. To make myself clear I only requested information on how to repair this rifle. I did not request irrelevant information pertaining to the laws which do not govern external countries who have no 'pact' with the UK. To respond to your advice I requested information from Trading Standards and they told me that if it is a single person making a claim then they cannot act unless its for a huge amount because it would be uncertain to reach the courts. Their best advice was to contact that TV consumer rights program to see if they would take it on. I did and received very much the same response, namely that it would take multiple complainants before they would consider opening a case file. They also informed me that if the RFD/retailer/supplier was merely an agent (which they are) not the wholesaler of the manufacturer who is based in another country outside of the UK or EU then the 'Act' is not covered or applicable. In real life not all 'Acts' work as they should, just the same as real life there are always hiccups and failures in both the Law and Acts to some and the minority always tend to be overlooked. That sums up my enquiries and research for assistance so its pointless to offer more advice which is not relevant outside of the UK or EU. Fortunately I have repaired the rifle without any help from the manufacturer, their agents or this forum though I will give advice to anyone who requests it on my 'How To' procedure of its repair. That said I doubt if anyone would wish to attempt it. I do thank those who responded and understood that although trying to advise on the repair they just did not have the knowledge I requested. Thats all. Cheers
  5. Ah but many of the problem rifles are well under a £100.00 so are not covered. Add to that many are also bought with cash too. - the fact is that SMK are constantly getting away with poor customer service and support even to Registered Firearms Dealers so it would only be truly redressed if Joe Public set the stance that they were not going to buy any of the cheaper (why not them all) SMK rifles until they provided a decent level of Customer Service and support. Any company losing so many customers and sales would soon come to their senses. At no time did I ask for a refund or exchange knowing it was not possible as it was out of warranty. All I requested was some information which has not been responded to and now realise that SMK will never reply to anyone requesting information. I am pleased that this rifle did not belong to me but by good luck and engineering skill is now fully operational again. GAMO (BSA) on the other hand do give an excellent Customer Service and Support so why not kick SMK into touch and buy these which are far higher quality anyway.
  6. These rifles are not mine cos I wouldn't give them house room. They are used at a range to learn others safety and basic shooting. All of mine are quality (Daystate, Weihrauch, Walther etc because I know that you get what you pay for. It does sadden me though that I have to work on **** belonging to others at times to keep things moving!
  7. Lack of SMK support, lack of parts diagrams, lack of any help at all from them! Seems like this one was about as bad as they could make it too! When stripped it took being put in oven at 120C to literally melt the hardened grease on its internals. It stunk too. Loads of white spirit used to get rid of the remainder then a good inspection, polish off the rough edges where present (everywhere) and re-lube. Its back together finally and the safety catch as others have reported is hit and miss so I might just take it out altogether and blank the holes. Its a disappointing rifle at best, accuracy is not bad but the power is 563 FPS = 5 Ft/Lbs using 9.3 Panther domed. Still cannot understand why there is so much pre-load (almost 70mm) on the spring for such a **** poor power level! Its a DOG! To answer your request I can only assume that it was the hard as rocks grease it was packed with causing the problem. More like candlewax than a lubricant. Pleased its done now and I can forget it. Forget SMK too if at possible, they can shove these cheapo's where the sun don't shine!
  8. If they do not reply then it is their loss because I will not have any more to do with them. Perhaps if everyone with a problem with their products formally complained publicly online they might start to take customer service seriously. I will keep my progress posted though. Seriously this SYNXS is a total piece of engineering ****. Even at £75 its not value for money in any respect. Typical Chinese **** is what it is and we should give up and coming newbie youngsters better equipment that they can appreciate instead of **** that lets them down across the board. 😄 Wouldn't that be Vindapoo though? Its faggots for me so maybe one down the barrel would work.
  9. Would make no difference if it had been left whole because it would not have been accepted for exchange by them. When its out of warranty that becomes a hand washing job as far as it goes.Best I can do now is to recommend that a change of supplier is made. I will keep this post going until its back together and working as it should, or better with luck and help from SMK tech dept.
  10. jantar

    Smk synsg

    If you are looking for a cheapo please STAY AWAY from the SMK SYNXS! A good one is the SMK 19-18XS and is the best you could get for a reasonable low price and have the ease of tuning. I had one, did a Welsh Willy tune up on it and now wish I had never sold it!
  11. Spent a few hours stripping it down and it was nightmare to do. Its the worst strip down I have ever had the misfortune to do. It was designed by some idiot who had no forethought that at some point it would need to be disassembled to be repaired! The trigger group is a Chinese puzzle, the pre-tension on the mainspring can be measured in inches not millimetres, the safety catch is near on impossible to remove without damaging the spring (much the same as the 2 in the trigger), in fact the easiest ans most straightforward removal was the stock and barrel assembly. Why the hell the trigger group was not designed as a separate detachable unit defies belief because it would have saved so much time in manufacturing assembly plus any future repairs. Add to the difficulties that the grease they used was as hard as plastic, stunk and took an age to clean off everywhere it had been. Ah well, its a lesson learned and its back to the re-assembly tomorrow. At least it is now cleaned. Just got to work out how the hell the trigger group and safety fit back together because they have to be assembled piece by piece while it is being re-assembled. Would I buy one or recommend one to anyone? NEVER never never. Even the B2 Original was easier to work on but my favourite is the 19-18XS.
  12. Cheers, I will try to obtain one from Chambers or perhaps a kit from TR Robb. Its not a rifle I would have considered buying, in fact any of the basic SMK ones. The only SMK I did have and fully tuned was the SMK 19/18XS and that once the TR Robb kit had been installed was good enough for HFT. Now onto the strip down. I have also now been informed of the shop from which it was bought so I will be paying them a visit considering that they apparently supplied all of the club ones either new or used. Hi ho.
  13. Cheers, but being over 70 years I own a full set of gun-smithing tools and have stripped many air rifles of all types and actions but never have come across this fault before. There is literally no sense of any compressed air at all once it has been cocked and the trigger pressed. It is owned by a small shooting club for which I am the Equipment Officer. The SMK SYNXS is a break barrel which was bought new but never shot and is now out of warranty. By stating there was no air in it I meant there was no air from the action when shot. You can both feel and hear the piston travelling inside the compression cylinder but there is no air emitted from the action transfer port at all. To answer your questions the barrel is clear, the breech seal is as new because the rifle had never been used at all. So new is it that the original SMK tie on label tag is still attached to the trigger guard. I requested some information of how it best stripped down because the information is not readily available on the web. Once I have repaired it I intend to post the information to assist others.
  14. Anyone know how to strip this down because there is no air at all when shot yet the piston is felt to operate normally. Cheers for any help.
  15. Hiya Mike, Yeah, I am going to try a few different 'engineering' plastics to see which deals both with the impact and resulting vibration best. I have tried the usual fibre washer but they were useless. Even tried a cut down tap washer too. PEEK will be too hard so I think nylon or a similar polymer may be better by having a little flex and give. At least I have found a UK company who can supply any type of plastic required and deliver next day and will be messaging them today for advice on type.
  16. So much for expecting responsible answers and suggestions! As for putting it in my ear only someone with no ideas or engineering expertise at all would think of that one. No help mat all! Seadog 1408, I removed the Air reservoir tube and placed a poly (not nitrile) O ring as a just fit over the end threads on the end of it according to the advice I was given but only as a stopgap until I had given the problem more thought. It did work though so I based my latest ideas of modification on that. On insertion of the reservoir it does not need to be fully tightened, just enough to stop any side wobble. It now transpires that many others in the USA have also taken this course of action with the exception that those with FAC power having to replace it regularly due to the higher strike force. Mine is sub 12 and still intact after a tin of pellets with the hammer face noise as it impacts the air valve housing face being far less. Its worth a try. My new hammer arrived and from appearances is far better machined that the original one they installed during manufacture. It is also fractionally shorter on its front strike rod so once I get around to it I will change hammers and remove the O ring to see what difference it makes. On USA suggestion I also intend to fractionally shorten then drill the front face of the hammer strike rod and install a synthetic PEEK (engineering synthetic material) rod to bring it back to original length as a cushion that will strike the air valve tip which should serve to reduce the slap even further by dampening the impact and associated vibration. I might also try using a nylon washer in place of the poly O ring too to make it a more rigid joint and offer more support to the reservoir body I will post again once I have completed the modification after our holidays and tested it. By the way the replacement hammer was supplied free by Edgar Bros with only postage to pay to my RFD, Solware. They now say not to pay so that's what I call great Customer Service from BOTH! Strange though that Edgar Bros was initially reluctant to have anything to do with my enquiries! All well that ends well though....... MICE!, Forgot to say I will be posting a series of pics as I do the mods.
  17. Great, At last the noise has been tamed by the simple expedient of the use of a cheap 'O' ring! Quite why a company as huge as Hatsan could not have thought of this is way beyond understanding. Only explanation being they were more concerned about joining the Bullpup market than actually providing a 'pup' that worked as well as its competition. Their loss and this experience now makes me wonder if I can ever trust Hatsan or their importers again considering the poor Customer Service, after sales service, spare part shortages (virtually non existent) and extremely poor build quality. If only I had tested this before illness stopped me for a year then I would not have kept and got a refund! My advice after my experience DO NOT BUY ONE IN THE UK!
  18. A few have asked why I don't enter competitions and the reason is because I am simply not competitive. This is the only sport I actually take part in. I enjoy the skills required to shoot accurately and the mechanical aspects of my rifles including the repairs and UK level tuning and that is enough for me. Bit of a loner really so crowds are not my thing, not even the gun shows. That is why I stick to the smaller ranges and clubs where on many days there are very few present at the times I am, the others are usually archers. Too old to change now too but life is all about enjoying yourself and I certainly do that. Happy days......
  19. Thanx for the comments, and yes it does shoot as I stated. Its only that noisy hammer which spoils it. But, if you haven't shot one then have a go whenever you can. I admit that I was disappointed mightily with what I discovered inside it because as a retired engineer of the old school there is no excuse in todays world of robotic machinery and design tools for such poor quality, ragged edges and sheer filth. I really think that mine must have been a late on Friday one! Honestly I have owned quite a few Hatsan rifles of all types and this is by a long mile the very worst I have ever had. If my illness had not got in the way and prevented me from using it until its warranty had ended I would certainly have taken it back for a refund! Surely to generate interest leading to high sales numbers the initial batch, of which this was one, ought to have been faultless to encourage it. Because I have yet to resolve more of the hammer noise problem, the sloppy cocking pivots, plus the not so smooth sliding action of the cocking shoe I will try to set up a camera so I can hopefully video it, or at least take a series of pictures next time I strip and rebuild it. It has to happen because that noise is off putting to my concentration. The accuracy I partly put down to its sheer weight of 5.3Kg including the scope. She's a big girl for a Bullpup! Certainly not a 'carrier' even with its provided sling unless you are built like a brick ****house. One thing I have discovered is that once the anti tamper screw and its rod are removed the rifle works just the same without them! Here are the pics of the targets at 35 and 40m before and after a barrel clean using 10 shot strings. The day was windless. Shots taken were all bench rested.
  20. Sadly due to an illness soon after buying the warranty ran out just as I started back into using it. Not too bothered though so decided to do it myself with a bit of guidance from forums. I found a video of how to strip it so oft I jolly well went.... Seeing I had nothing better to do this afternoon I opted to watch the video on how to strip the Gladius ( then had a go myself. Have a look at that video before you go on to read how I did the job. It was far easier than I first thought and it came apart very easily, even that 'dreaded' anti tamper was dealt with inside a minute by the careful use of an 8mm drill bit which took its head off and without the need for a bit guide! I admit that I did use a decent gun vice though to hold it steady. All screws came out with ease and no trace of any locking compound or Loctite was found anywhere. They were tight yes, but a decent driver bit sorted them. Now its in bits an examination showed a terrible standard of machining, but more so the finishing off of it. Rough edges were on every machined surface and cut slot. An hour later and much use of my Dremmel followed by a going over with wet and dry paper and WD40 then a clean with hot soapy water and a good rinse showed nice edges with no rough spots at all. The Chinese B2 I once owned had better finished internals and that is the truth. Perhaps it can be put down to the fact that my Gladius was one of the first imported and sold in the UK? Not really an excuse for poor workmanship or poor quality control though is it? I applied Moly Grease on all surfaces which could rub against each other and gun oiled all pivot points in its linkage as it was assembled. Finally back together I gave it a test shoot and Chrono test which came out no different to its readings prior to the stripping down before refitting the scope. A barrel clean tightened the groups into a single 10 shot hole on hole 3mm across at 40m shot from a bench rest and bipod. Not bad for a .177! The hammer action is still too noisy (which I intend to return to), the sliding parts in the cocking lever train remain to be rough in use and I can see no easy way to ease it. All I can say is that from this retired engineers point of view it is a very poor designed system with little support by the synthetic sliding shoe being supported and guided by its sides only. Best comment I can make is that it is powerful at 11.38 and is extremely accurate. Tomorrow is another day....heyho
  21. No problem m8, checked all that and there is no signs of dieseling at all.
  22. jantar

    In Transit

    Its far easier to use a sling, the best in my opinion being a tactical type neck loop with a single snapclip to clip to the rifle (mine goes on the trigger guard safely keeping the muzzle pointed downwards) and keeps my arms and hands free for other uses such as gates and obstacles. All rifles have trigger guards so 1 sling fits all. Hope that helps.
  23. Cheers m8, I am on the Hatsan forum plus I have placed requests on many others but as yet no-one appears to have an answer. Pity its a major problem that spoils an otherwise great rifle. Having the skills and tools I might strip the action and use a bit of moly grease on the hammer face or weaken the hammer spring (after buying replacement parts just in case) and see how that goes.
  24. My Hatsan Gladius PCP has a very noisy action, the noise in my ear being louder than the muzzle report! Bigger problem is that as soon as any target (pigeons, rabbits and rats) hear it off they run. Could it be the hammer spring is incorrectly set? If so how can it be adjusted? Anyone any ideas of a solution other than earplugs? Cheers....
  25. jantar

    In Transit

    If a decent scope is fitted correctly using quality mounts (and creep stopper if a springer) correctly tightened the poi zero at a given distance should never change. Problems arise when parts loosen or are of poor quality. Any scope is only as good as its mount and not all mounts are equal. If transporting them in a vehicle do as I do and either lie them on a padded surface (rear seat works) in their slips or in the boot on some old pillows. Never pick up a rifle by its scope either which I have seen many do.
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