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    Quote Originally Posted by pelletcaster View Post
    If nowadays you like to switch such an old system to a synthetic seal, easy-peasy with an adapter,
    Now I wouldn't bother with the adaptor on the leather sealed piston to convert to a synthetic seal for three good reasons.

    1) John Knibbs is knocking out synthetic sealed Pistons complete with seal at £30.

    2) The adaptor adds 27grams to an already heavy piston.

    3) The adaptor reduces the already short stroke of the leather sealed piston by another 4mm.


    Here's the three strokes and weights of the three setups :-

    Factory Synthetic sealed piston ------------- 69mm stroke - piston weight 264g

    Factory Leather sealed piston --------------- 65mm stroke - piston weight 294g

    Leather sealed piston adapted to synthetic - 61mm stroke - piston weight 321g


    Saying all that I do like to start off with the old leather sealed piston as you can machine the nose back easily to end up with a lightened piston with a 71mm stroke.




    All the best Mick
    Last edited by T 20; 13-01-2017 at 03:48 PM. Reason: Just for Arthur

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    My thanks to

    T 20 / Mick
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    Geezer

    for their - at least for me - valuable information.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vestlenning View Post
    Mine is a 1980 leather, now plastic piston seal. Nothing done to the TP but the rifle works just fine, consistent at about 220 m/s with JSB Exacts.

    http://barx.org/airguns/?id=hw_35

    Thanks
    and congrats - nice gun.

    BTW - do you have the TP-Dia dimension?

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    Quote Originally Posted by vestlenning View Post
    Mine is a 1980 leather, now plastic piston seal. Nothing done to the TP but the rifle works just fine, consistent at about 220 m/s with JSB Exacts.

    http://barx.org/airguns/?id=hw_35

    Thanks
    and congrats - nice gun.

    BTW - do you happen to have the TP-Dia dimension?

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    Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post
    Now I wouldn't bother with the adaptor on the leather sealed piston to convert to a synthetic seal for three good reasons.

    1) John Knibbs is knocking out synthetic Pistons complete with seal at £30.

    2) The adaptor adds 27grams to an already heavy piston.

    3) The adaptor reduces the already short stroke of the leather sealed piston by another 4mm.
    Depends. My 35 has an adapter and plastic seal and is consistent at about 220 m/s - plenty for my use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert_Lavin View Post
    ... to want a HW35?

    Rob.
    No.

    HTH
    Ian
    Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
    www.rivington-riflemen.uk

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    Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post
    Now I wouldn't bother with the adaptor on the leather sealed piston to convert to a synthetic seal for three good reasons.

    1) John Knibbs is knocking out synthetic sealed Pistons complete with seal at £30.

    2) The adaptor adds 27grams to an already heavy piston.

    3) The adaptor reduces the already short stroke of the leather sealed piston by another 4mm.


    Here's the three strokes and weights of the three setups :-

    Factory Synthetic sealed piston ------------- 69mm stroke - piston weight 264g

    Factory Leather sealed piston --------------- 65mm stroke - piston weight 294g

    Leather sealed piston adapted to synthetic - 61mm stroke - piston weight 321g


    Saying all that I do like to start off with the old leather sealed piston as you can machine the nose back easily to end up with a lightened piston with a 71mm stroke.




    All the best Mick
    Sorry, but did I read that right.

    Are they made of nylon or carbon fibre for example.

    Does the reduced weight of such a piston make for a much smoother action?

    Or did you mean their own metal pistons with a synthetic seal?
    Last edited by T 20; 13-01-2017 at 03:50 PM. Reason: Fixed it for you Arthur
    Arthur

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur John Smithsplease View Post
    Sorry, but did I read that right.

    Are they made of nylon or carbon fibre for example.

    Does the reduced weight of such a piston make for a much smoother action?

    Or did you mean their own metal pistons with a synthetic seal?

    Sorted it for you Arthur

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    Thanks a lot.

    Thought it was probably a slip of the pen.

    But you never know.

    Arthur

    I wish I was in the land of cotton.

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