rws excaliber

[dale h]

hi, could anyone please give me any info on the rws excaliber, does anyone on here own one? thanks for any info, also does a second hand gun give you less shots than when it was new, as the place i bought it from said the action was 70%, i just wondered if you could tell it wasent 100%, and what do you think a second hand gun gets down graded on, sorry for the long post :) , thanks again for any info

[fossil]

Hi Dale.
The 70% is the condition of the rifle ,not the power.

tony.

[dale h]

hi fossil, what part of the secondhand rifle is most likely to suffer were and tear for it to only be 70%, thanks again :cool:

[dale h]

cheers marcus, i was just wondering if being second hand, the accuracy would suffer, or the workings of the gun, after 2 days of me having it, the seels broke, and its now in the shop getting fixed by a gunsmith, he said he will do a power check aswel, so its looking good :) :cool: :D

[dale h]

thanks marcus, ill let u know how i get on, im after a decent scope now, would you reccomend any, also all of the mill dot scopes ive saw, say if i zero my scope to 30 yards would the dots below it mean 5 yards further than my zero, i know its like this on hawke map, but i wondered if its like this on every scope, and how does magnification alter the point of impact, eg. if i zero my scope on mag 6 and then turn it up to full mag, say 16, would the pellet be hitting lower or higher, im confussed :eek: , sorry for the long post, im still learning :)

[AirgunStan]

The Excalibre is the same design as the Logun Axor, Webley FX200, and several other 'Axor' types. They are pretty robust guns and easy to work on I am told. The bit that indexes the magazine can wear but having said that I've had my .22 for three or four years now without suffering this problem.

This design must be good as every now and then there is a re-birth of this - the latest (to the best of my knowledge) is the Webley Raider ten shot.

Like all pcp's it is best to keep the gun topped up with air which helps keep the seals in good condition.

If you take out the brass filler plug and shine a torch into the cavity you will see a very small alum key head. On a few occasions I have found it necessary to give this the slightest of tweaks when the barrel has become slightly loose. No big deal.

I had a slightly larger bolt made for one of my guns by a member on here as the one that is fitted is a tad too small for my liking.

Get yourself a couple of 35mm film containers to keep the magazines safely in. Also, occasionally take off the rubber washer around the magazine and put a LIGHT cover of oil over it and replace. This preserves the washer and allows the pellet to slide easliy into the breech.

You should also put a mimiscule amount of grease (not any old grease) around the seal inside the breech. This MUST be just the slightest of smears. You must guard against getting any grease past this seal. If in doubt get your gun shop to do it.

These guns will serve you well for whether you wish to do targets or hunt.

They can also be adjusted to FAC level ( not to any great level though) by your local gunsmith should you wish to go that way at a later date.

[dale h]

thanks stan :) , info greatly appreciated, carnt wait to get it back now :cool: , they said ring mid week to see how there getting on, so ill ring on wednesday and hopefully pick it up, while im there ill get a decent scope, something like hawke map mildot, or something :) :cool: