Wharf Rat Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 HW80s are designed to run at way more than UK power limits. Out of the box a US spec 80 puts out around 17 - 19 ft-lb. Why run such a heavy gun, designed for FAC power levels, at 12 ft-lb? The hold sensitivity of springers can depend more on the quality of the tune than the power output in my experience. I would be tempted to go the HW route and play around with the spring length, pre-load and internal surface preparation and lubrication. You could easily end up with a fairly tame, powerful, fuss free classic airgun with a really useful range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 HW80s are designed to run at way more than UK power limits. Out of the box a US spec 80 puts out around 17 - 19 ft-lb. Why run such a heavy gun, designed for FAC power levels, at 12 ft-lb? The hold sensitivity of springers can depend more on the quality of the tune than the power output in my experience. I would be tempted to go the HW route and play around with the spring length, pre-load and internal surface preparation and lubrication. You could easily end up with a fairly tame, powerful, fuss free classic airgun with a really useful range. :-) wallet friendly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 HW80s are designed to run at way more than UK power limits. Out of the box a US spec 80 puts out around 17 - 19 ft-lb. Why run such a heavy gun, designed for FAC power levels, at 12 ft-lb? The hold sensitivity of springers can depend more on the quality of the tune than the power output in my experience. I would be tempted to go the HW route and play around with the spring length, pre-load and internal surface preparation and lubrication. You could easily end up with a fairly tame, powerful, fuss free classic airgun with a really useful range. Exactly. They are not that heavy weight because they are agricultural. They were initially designed as a FAC rated springer, or so I understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynGT4 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 decisions decisions.. you've already got permission on land cleared for 22lr, so why not go for it? Keep one slot for .22 FAC and one for 22lr, go on you know you want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danoi99 Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 UPDATE: I spoke to the firearms team the other day and requested 2 slots for .22. After listening to the input from you lot, plus doing a fair bit of reading on the subject I decided to get rid of the .177 option. I'm no expert in the subject, so I'm grateful for the advice.........that's what PW is for. I will take the plunge into RF once I've got back into the swing of rifle shooting, and I'm really looking forward to the precision buzz again. Thanks very much for all your sage advice...............wasn't wasted !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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