Buying a HW95 already tuned, Sandwell field sports or Welsh willie

[oldboyshooter]

Morning Chaps, I have a question for all you springer tuning experts out there, As i seem to have failed miserably to find a second hand HW95 i'm now looking at buying 1 new, I've decide to go for a tuned gun right from the off and have narrowed my choice down to 2, these being the welsh willie tuned or sandwell field sports tuned guns, As there is only a couple of quid difference in prices between these 2 guns supplied and tuned this decision isn't down to cost but which is the most highly rated, So anyone out there who has 1 or the other or even both and can give me some feedback on which is the best tune up it would be much appreciated

Cheers Tim

hello, i am sure both will do an excellent tune of a HW95 but at a cost of an extra £165 plus?? these are not like the internals of chinese airguns and only need a spring tube and piston polish and re lube. you could see if a local rfd has a 95 and then get him to fit a spring guide and top hat. bearing in mind it may void the HW warranty.

[goonertim]

hello, i am sure both will do an excellent tune of a HW95 but at a cost of an extra £165 plus?? these are not like the internals of chinese airguns and only need a spring tube and piston polish and re lube. you could see if a local rfd has a 95 and then get him to fit a spring guide and top hat. bearing in mind it may void the HW warranty.

Hi mate, Unfortnately my local RFD who can supply them is the Air Gun Center( not a great shop imo) They want £339 and aren't interested in any kind of deal even though i told them i'm not bothered about their lifetime guarantee, so having spoke to both Willie and Tony, both can supply a new tuned HW95 around the £380ish mark +pp, and tbh from what i've read about both of them on this and other forums it seems the £40 extra i'll spend over getting it locally is money well spent over an off the shelf gun

[magnummike]

hello, i am sure both will do an excellent tune of a HW95 but at a cost of an extra £165 plus?? these are not like the internals of chinese airguns and only need a spring tube and piston polish and re lube. you could see if a local rfd has a 95 and then get him to fit a spring guide and top hat. bearing in mind it may void the HW warranty.

My stage 1 tune at SFS cost me 75 quid very good value for money I think as a trigger tune is Included . A V mach kit costs that alone and then you have to fit yourself

[Bill50]

My stage 1 tune at SFS cost me 75 quid very good value for money I think as a trigger tune is Included . A V mach kit costs that alone and then you have to fit yourself

And i am having the pleasure of shooting it when we meet up.

[LeeO]

Cant speak for W willy's stuff,but only read good comment's so far,
Same for Tony-Bigtoe, good guy too,
I do like the SFS stuff I've owned,a spectre and a phantom,
really nice to use,
the 95 seem's to be the preffered work up model nowaday's, excellent platform to go on,
nice rifle as is new when a few tins in,
any chance there is a .22 spectre owner out there who might prefer a .177 ?
But as already said,
the main rifle reworker's all do a fine job, without having them all lined up to try in the same calibre,it'd be a tough one to opinionate on,
the mention of a banshee rebarreled 95 sold as real,
There was a banshee barrel sold on here a while back,although i'd hope that was a different one than the above mentioned etc,
and as a fyi,
the current banshee is around the 7 mark at last check,
which when you break down the part's isn't too unfair overall,
custom stock,worked up rifle,original rifle cost, etc,
my current go to favourite is the phantom, from SFS, not sure on the answer if my spectre was .22 though,lol,

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Will any of these professional tunes make the 95 more manageable in 177 calibre?

I was thinking of buying one ready tuned but set at 10ft lbs, because that is more than enough power for me. Would a tuned, 177 HW95 set at 10ft lbs still experience muzzle flip?

[bigtoe01]

Will any of these professional tunes make the 95 more manageable in 177 calibre?

I was thinking of buying one ready tuned but set at 10ft lbs, because that is more than enough power for me. Would a tuned, 177 HW95 set at 10ft lbs still experience barrel flip?

If a .177 a tune will make it very smooth at 10fpe, however when you actually look at what a tuner is doing 95% can be done by the end user if they are willing to open up the gun and take their time. What you need to remember is the lower power guns such as the 50 and 55 had a smaller swept volume and lighter piston...and there is a reason for this.

Saying that 10fpe from a 95 would still be nice using the standard hardware, good lube and a good polish

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Thanks BigToe.

Have a feeling, bearing in mind what you have said, that the HW35 might be a better option for me.

Tried the 95 twice (both new) in 177 and didn't like the firing manners. Just found them too light for the power they were putting out. Of course neither of them had been tuned. I did like the look and balance of them, though.

Another option would be to get an 80 and have it short stroked. Lot of extra weight though. What do you reckon?