What is a good pump for HW100 - Total Newbie question

[silva]

Hi, Hands up I know nothing about pre charged airguns - always used springers.
I inherited a HW100 carbine from my great uncle about four years ago. Which is a revelation - superb airgun. The air bottle has now run out and its difficult to find anyone to charge it in the Welshpool, Oswestry region. So I was thinkng of getting a pump when funds allow.
Which one should I get that is good quality and do the job. Will my existing charging cable fit and any other advice please.
Cheers

[ratbuster2240]

The two leading brands in airgun stirrup pumps are Hills and Fx.

I have had an Fx stage 3 for over 10 years I even fill my Gunpower Stealth bottles that are 500cc. It has worked well and I have checked inside air cylinders and no sign of corrosion with long term use. So I would happily recommend an Fx stage 3.

It was also bought from a member on here so its secondhand.

[Edtwozeronine]

Get a cylinder to save time an energy! I fill my 7 litre 300 bar one up for under a fiver a year, you just need to find a good dive bottle shop.

[Shed tuner]

best pump for a PCP... the big f*off one at your local dive shop; use it to fill up your cylinder

[angrybear]

Hi, Hands up I know nothing about pre charged airguns - always used springers.
I inherited a HW100 carbine from my great uncle about four years ago. Which is a revelation - superb airgun. The air bottle has now run out and its difficult to find anyone to charge it in the Welshpool, Oswestry region. So I was thinkng of getting a pump when funds allow.
Which one should I get that is good quality and do the job. Will my existing charging cable fit and any other advice please.
Cheers

Odds are your cylinder is now out of test date, there should be a sticker on it with a 'due test date' if not the date of manufacturer test is stamped on to the neck.
As you already have the cyl it makes far more sense to get it tested & filled, ask google/RFD's/other shooters where they get theirs tested & filled.

[leadpig]

as said the fx are good, not tried the hills, but in all honesty its a shed load of effort, i gave up after two fills and went back to a dive bottle

[throdgrain]

I had a Hills pump when I had my Falcon FN19 years ago, since I recently bought a HW100 I bought a bottle too, much easier, wouldn't like to have to go back to pumping!

[mjoseph]

Hi,

I've got a Hill Mk4 that I bought at the start of lockdown because both my 3ltr and 7ltr bottles were nearly empty. I don't have any problem filling my R10 or HW101.

That being said, there was a thread recently, where quite a few people had good experiences with £30 pumps from the auction site.


Cheers,



Mark.

[GrahamHenderson]

i have a Hill Mk3 pump, pumping is easy, especially on a HW carbine 105cc cylinder
lard ass beer swilling couch potatoes will tell you to get a dive cylinder