Potential HW97K damage?

[subfire91]

here comes another another one:

what fps should i expect with jsb exacts??

[Tenuc]

You should get high 700's. Impossible to say exactly as depends on the FPE of the gun. Most springers improve after the first couple of tin have been shot and the internals bed in.

[subfire91]

that gun advertises 951 fps but with lighweight pellets as weihrauch told me via email. Many reviewers say that after 1000 shots you should expect high 800's and very low 900's if you are lucky

[Flannelmeister]

My 77K which is the same gun inside is doing 780 - 785 with JSB exact 4.51s.

Going to cut a coil (maybe need 2) off the spring though to try to get it down to about 760fps. I want to get a lesser and smoother recoil and the difference in trajectory is negligible, about 1/8 inch difference at 45 yards.

[subfire91]

recoil is not a problem on that gun. It is minimal. i want to get the most i can from power though

[Flannelmeister]

Legal limit with JSBs is 800 fps so late 800s/900s is only on if you have a firearms certificate.

Having weighed a couple of tins of exacts, although they are nominally 8.44 grain in actuality I had from 8.29 to 8.52.

I wouldn't want the gun to be averaging much more than 790 as you could easily be sent over legal limit with that variation in pellet weight.

[Tenuc]

recoil is not a problem on that gun. It is minimal. i want to get the most i can from power though

As Flannelmeister says, the real sweet spot for the gun is between 750 and 780 fps with JSB Exacts. This will result in a more accurate gun, and that is more important than absolute power when hunting. My old HW35 only pushes out 10.5FPE and it still has enough power to take vermin at 40yd.

As well as JSB, many Weihrauch guns also like H&N FTT - worth giving them a try to find the most accurate pellet.

Get plenty of practice and make sure you can shoot consistent 25mm kill zone size groups at your hunting range before you go bashing those bunnies.

[subfire91]

im from Cyprus mate. th gun is FAC like all guns sold. What fps should i expect from a FAC gun with exacts??

[Gwylan]

that gun advertises 951 fps but with lighweight pellets as weihrauch told me via email. Many reviewers say that after 1000 shots you should expect high 800's and very low 900's if you are lucky

In America maybe, over here, with normal pellets,that's FAC.

Gus