ProSport - to de twang or not.....

[Weasle]

I have a dilemma:

I have an AA TX 200 HC Mk 3 - with a V-Mach kit fitted - feels great, No twang at all, shot cycle great and groups well, Very well indeed....but not as accurate as my ProSport, albeit, 'straight out of the box & bog standard' and with a slight twang.

I don't want to ruin an exceptionally accurate ProSport for the sake a the twang reduction.

BTW both in 0.177 flavour and only used for tin chickens.

Any ideas?

Cheers Steve

[TonyL]

Mmmm......toughie, that one......

The twang certainly won't harm the gun and, as you say, you're happy with the performance.

But then, having shot twang free rifles, this may always cause slight annoyance.

Maybe, especially as they're so easy to work on, I'd be tempted to de-twang. But then, having said that, I own several HWs that I've never touched internally, so I know where you're coming from. One of them being my super-accurate .177 HW99. Only a slight twang, not too annoying and the shot cycle is lovely, so leaving alone for now.

And my '98 is very twangy. But I haven't used it in ages and it so accurate and forgiving as it is. Maybe a candidate for future fettle.

[look no hands]

Just get Tinbum to make you a delrin guide to match your spring, fit it and if it improves even better, if it doesn't then just put the current one back in, only a few quid lost and ten minutes fitting it, i have a delrin kit in my Prosport and it's still accurate as hell with no twang.

Pete

[Trumpetier]

De twang the bugger is there anything worse than a twangy rifle ? I think not

[TonyL]

De twang the bugger is there anything worse than a twangy rifle ? I think not

Yep, I can think of a hell of a lot of things that are worse, Dave.

Always nicer de-twanged, though.

[Weasle]

Many thanks Gents

The ProSport is the only untouched rifle I've got ( and I have a couple ) and apart from the twang its bang on the money when it comes to accuracy and feel.

I shall ruminate on getting a 'fitted' spring guide as I'm terrified of loosing anything apart from the twang.

Cheers

Steve

[TORNADOS7]

De twang the bugger is there anything worse than a twangy rifle ? I think not

Yep, a pinging PCP...

Or should I have said a 'PCP' pinging or otherwise...

[venoman]

I have a dilemma:

I have an AA TX 200 HC Mk 3 - with a V-Mach kit fitted - feels great, No twang at all, shot cycle great and groups well, Very well indeed....but not as accurate as my ProSport, albeit, 'straight out of the box & bog standard' and with a slight twang.

I don't want to ruin an exceptionally accurate ProSport for the sake a the twang reduction.

BTW both in 0.177 flavour and only used for tin chickens.

Any ideas?

Cheers Steve

If your happy with the V-Mach kit fitted to your TX why would you not be happy with one fitted in the Pro Sport.

[32:1]

Hi Guys
Ive just bought a tidy .177 PS after a good few years without a springer, It shoots ok and the owner says its never been apart, but I want to open it up and at least look inside the old girl, now Ive read loads and heard good things about the 22mm conversion by Mr Leach

Chris

[look no hands]

If your happy with the V-Mach kit fitted to your TX why would you not be happy with one fitted in the Pro Sport.

What's the point in spending a damn fortune on a V-mach kit (and make the PS even harder to cock because of the stiffer spring) when all he needs to do is spend a small amount on a couple of Delrin guides to eliminate the twang and keep the spring already in it.

Pete

[Weasle]

What's the point in spending a damn fortune on a V-mach kit (and make the PS even harder to cock because of the stiffer spring) when all he needs to do is spend a small amount on a couple of Delrin guides to eliminate the twang and keep the spring already in it.

Pete

I took the ProSport to the club this morning and although as Accurate as ever.... the twang got to me. I used my HW98 instead and had a quiet twang free completion - with not too shabby result

I'd forgotten how good that particular 98 is - well its really a bit of a Frankenstein rifle - a 95 action, short stoked with one of Mr Bum's kits, with a 98 barrel and 98 stock.

As for the ProSport - I'm going for a set of Delrin guides and utilise the original spring me thinks.

Cheers Steve

[look no hands]

I took the ProSport to the club this morning and although as Accurate as ever.... the twang got to me. I used my HW98 instead and had a quiet twang free completion - with not too shabby result

I'd forgotten how good that particular 98 is - well its really a bit of a Frankenstein rifle - a 95 action, short stoked with one of Mr Bum's kits, with a 98 barrel and 98 stock.

As for the ProSport - I'm going for a set of Delrin guides and utilise the original spring me thinks.

Cheers Steve

A sensible idea, Air Arms springs are very good quality and if the rifle is shooting spot on already then all it needs is the delrin guides fitted to detwang it, don't even worry about taking the piston out.

Pete