Have I done the right thing??

[Backyard_sniper]

Hi Guys

Need some help here in deciding whether I have done the right thing, left the local RFD earlier after ordering
a HW95k in .177!

Some reassurance that I haven't cocked up would be good.

James

[Mole trapper]

Not really, it's a good rifle, ok more snappy than a .22
Strip it down, finish the ends of the spring off, clean out the tube, re-lube the spring properly, put a tin of pellets through it and you should love it.

[TonyL]

Uncertainty after buying can be a horrible thing, tieing you up in knots and wondering if you have done the right thing......


Which you 100% have.

Lovely rifles. Superb trigger and very accurate. Just take the time to bond and you'll love it forever.

Many can be very good as regards firing cycle refinement straight out of the box. Although not strictly necessary, they're even better with a knowledgeable fettle and there is lots that can be done and a huge resource of knowledge and custom parts that you can tap into.

Enjoy and rest assured you've chosen wisely.

[chrisisthe1@lycos.co.uk]

Wouldn't worry about it, love my 95

[rhyslightnin]

Hi Guys

Need some help here in deciding whether I have done the right thing, left the local RFD earlier after ordering
a HW95k in .177!

Some reassurance that I haven't cocked up would be good.

James

Yes.. you have done the wrong thing... Its not a full length HW77

[eyebull]

Lovely handling, but not nearly as easy to shoot as the .22 IMO.
You will need to strip and fettle, and bring the power down to about 10.5 to 11 FPE, where it should shoot nicely. If you try and run it at full chat it will be hard work.

[Backyard_sniper]

Thanks guys, I'm planning on having it tuned at some point and sticking it in a CS700 stock.
Just wanted something I could grab and shoot with, not having to worry about shot counts and dragging
a bottle around etc.

Hopefully I can re-master a springer.

James

[flyingfish]

95s are great guns, my only real advice is to run it in properly with a couple of tins of pellets through it to let it settle before you decide what you like & don't like.

Oh & get to the bash of course where people that know what they are talking about can help with any problems

[secretagentmole]

Be prepared.
1) Swarf in the grease is common.
2) So is finishing the spring ends with a disc cutter and not flattening or smoothing them, leading to galling and swarf in grease (see 1).
3) Buzzing worse than a swarm of bees in a tinfoil factory (see 1 and 2).

So be prepared to strip it down and fit a tuning kit in it. It will transform the gun into what it should have been like when in left the bloody factory. Yes we have had to do this to 2 different guns, made years apart. But once sorted they are damned superb!

[NewPaul]

Good choice

I love my HW95 (.22). After a basic fettle and TbT short stroke kit it is shooting as sweet as a sweet thing.

[TonyL]

Be prepared.
1) Swarf in the grease is common.
2) So is finishing the spring ends with a disc cutter and not flattening or smoothing them, leading to galling and swarf in grease (see 1).
3) Buzzing worse than a swarm of bees in a tinfoil factory (see 1 and 2).

So be prepared to strip it down and fit a tuning kit in it. It will transform the gun into what it should have been like when in left the bloody factory. Yes we have had to do this to 2 different guns, made years apart. But once sorted they are damned superb!

To be fair, many report that badly finished spring ends are well and truly in the past. I'm not saying that it can't happen, but many do seem to be fine now. And a fair few HWs that I have worked on have been free from swarf.

Plus, many very recent HWs that I have tried have displayed very refined firing manners from the box, indicating to me that more attention has been paid to spring to guide fit.

[TonyL]

Oh & get to the bash of course where people that know what they are talking about can help with any problems

Top tip from Pete.

And within very easy striking distance of Colchester.

[rhyslightnin]

Thanks guys, I'm planning on having it tuned at some point and sticking it in a CS700 stock.
Just wanted something I could grab and shoot with, not having to worry about shot counts and dragging
a bottle around etc.

Hopefully I can re-master a springer.

James

There's a cs500 in sales?

[look no hands]

Well there's a new slant to the "Which rifle" type of thread.

Well done for choosing one of the better modern springers and an even better choice for thinking about putter it in a CS700 stock

Pete

[averageplinker]

A great choice. Ignore the doom mongers �� and see how yours shoots before jumping straight on the strip it immediately band wagon. You may get a good one. If it is a bit jumpy but not graunchy get a tin of pellets through it to bed it in. The first quick and easy tuning tip I would try first is to roll up some lead flashing and substitute it for the silencer internals (making sure that it lets the pellets through the middle of course!).
Rich.