Piston gliding

[cozzamec]

Another vote for Nick Simmons

[TonyL]

Yep, I'd be going for the V-Mach one, if still available.

If not, how about Nick G?

[Mach 1.5]

Some tuners re work HW pistons. VMach machined their own and only used HW latching rods. Steve once told me there were 17 processes in making a 97 / 77 VGlide unit. Mach 1.5

[clipper]

I've been in touch with the seller on bay of fleas and his are custom made (assuming it is this one 285824109090 - if there is another I've missed when searching on there please can someone post the item number)

Keen to make simple changes - out of the box the HW80 has been so much better than the 99 and 95 that came before it, power has crept up a little from new, and it is almost 1980's long with the HW mod on the end of it, so there is a DM80 slimtech style 'barrel weight' on order, and while I have it apart to lop the end of the spring off having a thorough clean, deburr and decent grease makes sense.... and if there are fractions to be gained in smoothness by gliding it would be a good opportunity to do it all at once

Just not too sure about the lightening of the piston - shot cycle out of the box was smooth and docile, has become a little less docile as power has crept up (about .5ft/lb with 16gr pellet), see no reason for drastic machining if it's not required

[ToniD]

I was told that buttoning/banding etc just helps with the cocking. My 80 cocks really easily so I won't have need of it.
I have no idea what lightening would do, and until I know I will leave well alone.

Don't get me wrong, there's loads of information on here, out there about it, but I can't, yet, understand it.

[Mach 1.5]

The venom lazaglide/ VMach vglide systems run 25mm piston. The maglaza they did ran a 30mm piston. Mach 1.5

[Weasle]

The venom lazaglide/ VMach vglide systems run 25mm piston. The maglaza they did ran a 30mm piston. Mach 1.5

I've used a maglaza piston with a nose extension in the past, which worked rather well for many years, however the rifle ended up with a VMach reduced cylender conversion by Steve(RIP) which is possiblely the ultimate HW 80 conversion.