If you feel you must, a TBT kit will really change its manners for a very small outlay.
Hi,
Had a go with a friend of mines HW98 that had been tuned before he bought it. It was a total revelation - very slick, hardly any recoil, yet powerful and a nice quickly shot thumbnail sized group on a fence post 15 yards away, (it was his fence).
After years on the dark side, I had forgotten how successful airgun stalking is one of the most satisfying and skilled of all the shooting sports. At 25yds every move is critical and forces you to relearn your fieldcraft and be a proper stealthy hunter !
Have found a hardly used Mk1 hw85k, which was my favorite Weihrauch as a youngster. Its beautifully made and shoots nicely and probably isn't even worn in yet. But compared to the 98, you can tell the 85 is doing a lot of work. The 98 action was very lazy and unstressed and easier to shoot accurately.
What tuning modifications or kits would you recommend please ?
Cheers
Last edited by silva; 14-01-2018 at 11:06 PM.
"helplessly they stare at his tracks......."
If you feel you must, a TBT kit will really change its manners for a very small outlay.
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If you like the way your friends HW98 shot try and establish what work it has had. It is very similar internally to yours and might respond in a similar fashion. Also bear in mind the good manners are in part due to it having a long barrel with a heavy sleeve.
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Any old iron????
& there was me thinking you wanted to take it out dancing
Cheers for that. Would you go for the short stroke extension - or the standard kit ? Its a .22. Whats the pro's and cons.
The chap with the 98 is working in Scotland at the moment. He isn't really an airgun spotter so didn't remember who the chap he bought it off, had it tuned by.
"helplessly they stare at his tracks......."
[QUOTE=angrybear;7414153]& there was me thinking you wanted to take it out dancing [/QUOTE
Fair comment. Its much easier to find a good woman than a Mk1 Hw85
"helplessly they stare at his tracks......."
Short stroke nose ~10mm, tinbum properly fitting guides.
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I've never owned the early '85, John, but were they 25mm?
You will know better, as you will have, no doubt, owned / worked on these, but if it's not a silly long stroke maybe best left with the standard dimensions?
My main concern would be over the cutaway at the top of the rear of the piston to create clearance for the scope ramp. My guess would be that, at the very least, a tune should ensure that there are no sharp edges left in this area and an application of high content moly paste to protect against any potential wear.
I think the V-Mach kit includes a replacement (exchange?) piston with a synthetic band at the rear?
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26mm mate.. well, mine is Same stroke as the 95 - so benfits in the same way. Remember this thread ?
http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-on-an-HW85-95
You are right the cutaway piston isn't a great design feature, but the screw in end block is so much nicer than the silly square pop-out tiles of the latter variants....
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