Spring Bash 4th and 5th May 2024

[MikeHW45]

That's right rub it in, thought I'd gone well over board these 3 months since Christmas & then you wave that HW 45 under my nose,


God help me if the wife starts poking around my man cave.

You definitely wont regret a 45. Superb fun once you get the hang of them. Im after the Bronze star next to go with the other three i've got

[TonyL]

You definitely wont regret a 45. Superb fun once you get the hang of them. Im after the Bronze star next to go with the other three i've got

Nice.

[Waddy]

You definitely wont regret a 45. Superb fun once you get the hang of them. Im after the Bronze star next to go with the other three i've got

I do like the look of the Bronze & Black star versions, depending how I take to the standard 45, one will end up on the wish list more than likely.

It'll be interesting to compare the 45 to my Crosman 2240, it's .22 like the 45 I've bought and also right up next to the power limit for pistols, and quite accurate at 10 yards.

[TonyL]

I also have a couple of 2240s. Great fun; honest little no-frills guns.

But you're going to absolutely love the 45 for its sheer character and feel and superb trigger.

[flyingfish]

Pistols!!
Just faulty bloody boomerangs (says the man that last hit anything with one in 1978)

[Waddy]

I also have a couple of 2240s. Great fun; honest little no-frills guns.

But you're going to absolutely love the 45 for its sheer character and feel and superb trigger.

The trigger is the only weak point of the 2240 in that it's a bit agricultural, I was going to buy a two stage one from Alliance Hobbies in the US, but I've blown the budget for now

The amount of mods there are for the crosmans is incredible, went a bit nuts on it when I first got it, then got a chrono. Tested it and , certain of those mods got removed sharpish & put away in the back of a drawer !

Got two Wiehrauch rifles so I know the feel & quality of the 45 will be excellent.

[TonyL]

The trigger is the only weak point of the 2240 in that it's a bit agricultural, I was going to buy a two stage one from Alliance Hobbies in the US, but I've blown the budget for now

The amount of mods there are for the crosmans is incredible, went a bit nuts on it when I first got it, then got a chrono. Tested it and , certain of those mods got removed sharpish & put away in the back of a drawer !

Got two Wiehrauch rifles so I know the feel & quality of the 45 will be excellent.

Yes, I know what you mean re not getting tempted to get too carried away with all those mods available for the 2240. Luckily I didn't fall into that rabbit hole and kept the spend sensible, in keeping with the pistol's ethos. One of mine is standard. The other I turned into a "mini-carbine" with the shoulder stock and sports the steel breech which homes a red dot. Great fun..
I don't think the triggers are TOO bad (I also have two 1377s). Mine are all standard. By the looks of it they can be improved quite dramatically, though, by simple, cheap means, like a little polishing, lubing and weaker spring?

[MikeHW45]

I do like the look of the Bronze & Black star versions, depending how I take to the standard 45, one will end up on the wish list more than likely.

It'll be interesting to compare the 45 to my Crosman 2240, it's .22 like the 45 I've bought and also right up next to the power limit for pistols, and quite accurate at 10 yards.

That will definitely be a good comparison. Does your 45 have the two power settings? Half and full cock ? If you do have them it's worth finding which is your preference to use and set the zero for that one. The zero changes dramatically between power settings due to the difference in recoil I believe.

[baldinio]

That will definitely be a good comparison. Does your 45 have the two power settings? Half and full cock ? If you do have them it's worth finding which is your preference to use and set the zero for that one. The zero changes dramatically between power settings due to the difference in recoil I believe.

Full cock! Fnarr 🤣

[Segata]

There was a delivery while I slept, sadly not something to numb these barsteward gums and teeth but something for a bit of happiness, the Duck Ferris wheel.
Not built it yet but growing quite tempted, looks like it'll be as tall as Roe so not a tiny thing and the centre is really quite robust so a sprocket or pulley could be added without too much trouble.

[MikeHW45]

Full cock! Fnarr 🤣

Oooooh errrr missus

[TonyL]

Full cock! Fnarr 🤣

Oooooh errrr missus

Ah well, may as well go "all in"!!!!!!!

[Segata]

Doesn't the 45 have a Beeman clone? I remember looking at one a while back as I loved the appearance but could not love the price tag.

[TonyL]

That will definitely be a good comparison. Does your 45 have the two power settings? Half and full cock ? If you do have them it's worth finding which is your preference to use and set the zero for that one. The zero changes dramatically between power settings due to the difference in recoil I believe.

Absolutely, Mikey.. The point of impact can vary by as much as a good few inches, so definitely worth settling at one power level and zeroing accordingly. The strike point is actually LOWER at high power due to the piston travelling towards the shooter, forcing the muzzle down on the piston's compression stroke. Obviously, at longer ranges, those impact points might crossover due to the flatter trajectory with the higher velocity, though, but I haven't ever tested this out as mine only tend to get used at short range.

The '45 is addictive and I don't want sessions to end quickly.

And another bonus.....they smell fantastic.

[MikeHW45]

Absolutely, Mikey.. The point of impact can vary by as much as a good few inches, so definitely worth settling at one power level and zeroing accordingly. The strike point is actually LOWER at high power due to the piston travelling towards the shooter, forcing the muzzle down on the piston's compression stroke. Obviously, at longer ranges, those impact points might crossover due to the flatter trajectory with the higher velocity, though, but I haven't ever tested this out as mine only tend to get used at short range.

The '45 is addictive and I don't want sessions to end quickly.

And another bonus.....they smell fantastic.

It was the low impact point at high power that surprised me all those years ago when i purchased my first 45.