Coronary territory. Have fun with it though
To top up a half empty hw100 with a stirrup pump?
Never use a pump nor see anyone using it before but eager to find out.
Coronary territory. Have fun with it though
Just watch this!
https://www.pyramydair.com/article/U...mp_May_2006/30
Easier than a rapid bottle!
Master Debater
I have done it several times. Much harder when the gun is near empty (although the first xx pumps are mostly boring).
You'll need somewhere quiet to do the job and take breaks.
DONT do the pumping by a public window
because a lot of it is total carp.
The only aspects of using a hand pump that could possibly affect your rifle are the Relative Humidity (of your surroundings, when pumping) and NOT taking it in stages / having short breaks.
The first concerns peoples' worries about a build-up of moisture in the rifle cylinder (largely non-existent IMO).
The second is connected with the heat that builds-up in the pump and the connector (also linked to the above).
Do it in stages (mug of tea on hand, maybe) & you'll be fine.
A person I know quite well was happily pumping away (torso held straight bending from the knees) by a window IN HIS DRESSING GOWN on a Saturday morning when the replacement Postie called in (she was late).
I top up my HW100 from the yellow with a hills pump a few times a week. TBH its not a problem at all
not hard. three cups of tea, give it another go. take the dog for a walk. give it another go. have 5 fags. and do it again. hey Preston 2 hours later your off rabbiting.
the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.
Only use a pump for my hw100 carbine, mostly topping up from the low green, sometimes the yellow area on the gauge. Its not hard work at all - just take it slow so the pump doesn't get hot and empty each 50bar. I've even pumped it from empty before. Had it nearly 4 years now and never had any problems using the pump (although first cylinder it had, had a leak but this was down to the seals but it was never right so I replaced it). Have inspected the cylinder it's had for most of the 4 years, taken it apart and looked at the inside whilst its been apart. No signs of corrosion or moisture. I've only ever filled it indoors, in a clean and dry environment.
Danny
My collection = Ratworks BSA Scorpion T-10 .177, HW100KS .177 (tweaked by me), PP750, Crosman 1322 and 1377