Results : Muscle Power League 2018, Autumn/Winter Series

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Thursday, 20180920.

Have fun

Best regards

Russ

[zooma]

Thanks Russ,

Nice to see another entry in the 6 yard MPL rifle competition - and with a nice classic recoilless match rifle too! Very nice!

Lets hope we get a few more - and in the air pistol and supported competitions too!

[PhatMan]

Bob,

+1

The MPL is looking much better now that more chappies have entered

Have fun & a good weekend

Bets regards

Russ

[Modski66]

Once I have got the hang of my FWB 65 again after a break, I will be sending some scores in!

[PhatMan]

Modski66,

The FWB65 - a fine pistol for use in the MPL

Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

[robthedog]

Well, i have sold the 30, it just wasn't for me, so i need to replace it, tried to find a 177 barrel with open sights for my 80 but have had no joy, so it is going off to have the moderator dove tailed to take a front sight, so what do i do in between time ..?..

I have the above 80, & a 77 in 177, but the 80 doesn't have open sights, the 77 is set up with a scope, so can i use a 22 in between time ?, i have an old 77 in 22 that doesn't have a scope, & i have just fitted a Beeman peep sight(thanks zooma) on it, so can i use it for Septembers cards ?

Rob

[zooma]

Well, i have sold the 30, it just wasn't for me, so i need to replace it, tried to find a 177 barrel with open sights for my 80 but have had no joy, so it is going off to have the moderator dove tailed to take a front sight, so what do i do in between time ..?..

I have the above 80, & a 77 in 177, but the 80 doesn't have open sights, the 77 is set up with a scope, so can i use a 22 in between time ?, i have an old 77 in 22 that doesn't have a scope, & i have just fitted a Beeman peep sight(thanks zooma) on it, so can i use it for Septembers cards ?

Rob

Hi Rob,

Sorry the HW30 was not for you, but I am pleased that the Beeman peep sight that I sent you has finally turned up in the post ("first class signed for") and hope that you can find a suitable .177 rifle to slide it onto so you can use it in the MPL.

We did run a .22 air pistol class some years ago (I still have the grey plastic grip Model 5 I won it with!) but due to the lack of support or interest in target shooting with a .22 air pistol it only lasted for one season.

We have never run a competition for .22 air rifles, but if there is enough support for it we are aways willing to listen

At the moment the MPL is only for .177 calibre airguns - mainly because it is the only recognised calibre to be used world-wide for target shooting with an airgun, but also because we all make holes of the same size - and so it is easy to make comparative scores - which is the basis of the competition.

Why not slide that scope off of your .177 HW77 for a while and use that until something else turns-up? - or you until get the dovetail cut in your .177 HW80 ?

As a matter of interest I have a lovely .177 HW95 (virtually as new and hardly ever shot) that I would love to use in the MPL but it has no dovetail in the barrel or the barrel sleeve so I cannot fit a front sight. Russ (PhatMan) has an HW95 Super Match (lucky sod) that comes with a front sight already fitted, and the picture of his has inspired me to make the effort to convert mine to take a front sight as I like the shape of the stock and the adjustable cheekpiece.

What I don't like about the HW95 is the effort needed to break the barrel every time it needs reloading - it really is harder than it needs to be, so once I find a way of cutting a dovetail into either the barrel itself or the sleeve I will de-tune it to make it more suitable for target shooting (it is way too powerful at the moment!), and also take a look at the barrel latch to see if it can be "softened" without losing the security of the barrel lock (to maintain accuracy).

With that done it would make a superb HW target springer !

If anyone knows who can accurately cut a dovetail into my HW95 barrel to take front sight - please let me know. An alternative would be to find a spare HW95 Super Match barrel, but as this model is not imported into the UK by the official importer, I am guessing that finding a spare Super Match barrel wont be too easy?

Another solution would be to buy an HW95 Super Target - anybody selling one?

[robthedog]

Hi Bob,

Many thanks for the reply, mine is going off to Geoff Bullock at Liquid steel design, he is a gunsmith at Preston, who turns out some excellent work, he built my .25 80, & he will dove tail the 177 80 for me,, so could be worth you getting in touch as he's not that far from you.

Rob

[PhatMan]

Rob,

Please let us know how the '80 gets on with it's dove-tailing.

With the HW77, you can remove the existing fore-sght post assembly, and use a standard HW sight tunnel on them - the HW77s are fitted with the standard HW dove-tail grooves at the muzzle.

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Sunday, 20180923.

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

[zooma]

Hi Bob,

Many thanks for the reply, mine is going off to Geoff Bullock at Liquid steel design, he is a gunsmith at Preston, who turns out some excellent work, he built my .25 80, & he will dove tail the 177 80 for me,, so could be worth you getting in touch as he's not that far from you.

Rob

Thanks for that Rob,

I will contact Geoff and find out if he is happy to cut the dovetails for me in the sleeve of my HW - once I have worked out how to remove it

The larger diameter of the sleeve should allow the dovetails to be cut to a larger width (such as that used on my Walther match rifles), and this in turn would allow me to use my existing raiser blocks and front sights etc.

Meanwhile, I think I will dust off my HW55T as I have not shot it at all this year and it must be in need of some exercise!

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Tuesday, 20180925.

Have fun

Best regards

Russ

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

Scores updated Sunday, 20181007.

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

[zooma]

Nice to see you rotating your MPL rifle collection Russ - they all need some exercise now and again - and the MPL is a great excuse to shoot them all !

I should follow your lead and dust the cobwebs off of some of my "hidden treasures" and see how I get on with them - but have enjoyed shooting the HW30S even though it is a bit too small for me and does nothing to help my damaged neck to feel comfortable!

My HW30S is such a lovely shooting little rifle, and my example is as smooth as silk with a lovely trigger - I wonder if I can find a larger size stock to fit it into?

Has anyone tried to fit the HW30S mech into a different stock ? - it would be perfect in an HW98 stock with the adjustable cheek peice

[PhatMan]

Bob,



For the first time, I think, I have used a non-springer rifle

I cannot see why the HW30S could not be fitted into another stock - all that would be needed would be some semi-circular spacer pieces fitted into the new stock, front and rear, and a block to allow the front mount to work.

For a very cruel solution, the action could be glued in place - like my Diana 35 !!!

Food for thought and experiment

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ