hw80 with 30mm piston verses 26mm piston?

[venoman]

They designed the 80 as a 30 mm because the 80 is a hunting rifle designed to make 20 ft.lbs. To detune it to the Uk 10.5~11 ft.lbs levels makes a mockery of the gun hence the 25mm reduced versions which are quite tame and nice shooting compared to the detuned 30mm versions.

A.G

the rifle will still exceed 12ft lbs in 177cal with the 25mm conversion , and if you dont have a FAC it should not be above that.

[maximus]

Hi I have had my 30mm hw80 a few years and shoot it regularly. it needed a welsh willie kit in it to keep the thing legal but it now shoots very very nice it has a very sharp quick recoil with a noticeable thump with it but it is now an absolute tack driver very close in accuracy to my hw100. A reduced capacity 80 is not a hw80 in my opinion you may as well get a hw95. I think some numpty at hw had fitted a fac spring in my new gun) I ended up throwing the original spring.

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[Weasle]

I know, most people who own 80s leave them in the cupboard and jolly off with their PCPs. Work-horse? more like ornamental artillery...

I'm another who only shoots springer's....Isn't it amazing on the interest that any thread that involves an 80 gets

I have a tack driving 98, however sometimes using the reduced bore 80 - also very accurate - feels more 'right'.......or am I just a silly 63 year old

Cheers Steve