Results : Muscle Power League 2019, Spring/Summerr Series

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Sunday, 20190203

For a real challenge, I used my 0.177" Hatsan 55 for February's MPL Rilfe round.

A 340 g piston (at ca. 10 ft.lb) sure makes shooting interesting !!

The 55s Quattro trigger was surprsingly effective for target use.

The pull was very crisp, but not particularly light - ca. 3 to 4 lb.

If any of you have a Hatty, dig it out and use it in the MPL

Have fun & a good Sunday,

Best regards

Russ

[zooma]

Funnily enough Russ, I have been looking at buying a Hatsun - I really like the look of the Dominator.

There was a nice looking example for sale here on the BBS recently but it was about the time that the snow came along a bit sooner than expected and I was in the middle of getting my roof finished (and weather proofed) at the time so I was a way from the BBS for a few days and lost touch.

Having said that, it may not have made a very good MPL rifle in any case, and of course I would have had the problem of finding or making a suitable front sight mount - but it does look good and "chunky" and the adjustable cheek piece is another nice touch!

I was contemplating reducing the power and adding some suitable sights - maybe it was just as well that I missed it as it may not have enjoyed having its power reduced still further as I understand that the Hatsun Dominator was intended ( and is better suited) to more power - and not less power!

Nice to see you still entering the MPL with different "kickers" though - have you thought about trying the supported air rifle shooting with a kicker?

They work surprisingly well - my HW99S was surprisingly good !

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Sunday, 20190224.

I was lucky to recently buy a target rifle you don't often see - a Haenel 312 (recoiling side-lever, sliding chamber) from the GDR days.

The '312 is very nicely made, easy to cock, has a sweet trigger and shoots beautifully.

It is quite down on velocity - ca. 430 fps vs a nominal 550 fps, so it has gone off for a fettle.

I will be using the '312 in the MPL when it gets back.

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

[PhatMan]

Bob,

On the Hatsan 55S, it is a relativley straight job to fit a fore-sight tunnel - just mill off the fibre optic top part of the fore-sight, to leave an almost 'made for it' dovetail.

Strange to have a rifle with a foresight tunnel that cost more than the rifle !

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

[zooma]

Bob,

On the Hatsan 55S, it is a relativley straight job to fit a fore-sight tunnel - just mill off the fibre optic top part of the fore-sight, to leave an almost 'made for it' dovetail.

Strange to have a rifle with a foresight tunnel that cost more than the rifle !

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

Thats a tidy looking milling job you have done there Russ!

The pictures shows the barrel held in your milling vice - it looks a lot like my Vertex milling vice's. I have three of these vices in different sizes and found them to be excellent value for money.

Getting everything held square would have been the key to getting the top surface in line - did you use "soft jaws" or some other sort of protection for the barrel surface when you worked on it, or did you risk fitting it directly into the plain vice jaws (as shown in your picture)?

I only ask as I may have a similar project in mind, but I am juggling the risk of marking the barrel in the milling vice jaws with the more secure "hold" that I would probably loose by fitting soft jaws or wood block sleeves.

[zooma]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Sunday, 20190224.

I was lucky to recently buy a target rifle you don't often see - a Haenel 312 (recoiling side-lever, sliding chamber) from the GDR days.

The '312 is very nicely made, easy to cock, has a sweet trigger and shoots beautifully.

It is quite down on velocity - ca. 430 fps vs a nominal 550 fps, so it has gone off for a fettle.

I will be using the '312 in the MPL when it gets back.

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

Now that does look like a serious target rifle - classic lines - very nice!

[robthedog]

Iv'e started having a shoot again, i can only manage a few shots but its a start, accuracy is appalling though !, in practice before my injury i was getting 275+, yesterday i would of been lucky to score 150 pro rata !

[zooma]

Iv'e started having a shoot again, i can only manage a few shots but its a start, accuracy is appalling though !, in practice before my injury i was getting 275+, yesterday i would of been lucky to score 150 pro rata !

Don't worry Rob - just take it steady - it's not easy to get back into rifle shooting after an injury like yours, but if you take your time it will come!

The good thing about the MPL series is that you can chart your progress and each month you can see how your recovery is going, and hopefully by the time the next series starts you will be back to your full strength again!

Bob.

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Sunday, 20190303.

Have fun

Best regards

Russ