Quote Originally Posted by hwtyger View Post
Had a .22 lazaglided HW98 years ago. Didnt like the way it fired. My .22 Tomahawk also lazaglided was FAR smoother. And these are already quite lively cause lightweight.
But the HW98 kept leeping from the shoulder. Contacted Steve Pope; he said that it probably ran too low on power (it was a 12Ftp)for best smoothness. They usually are smoother to shoot slightly over 12Ftp (13Ftp or something). I later shot a tuned FAC HW98 (ok Maccari kit but still) but that indeed was much smoother to shoot than my 12Ftp so Steve was probably right.
Sold it in the end.
Low power doesnt always means smoother. I have 7.5J Dianas that shoot as 'rough'as a 12FTp
I bought a secondhand 95 short barrel with Hw mod many years ago, I took it over the farm and thought perhaps .22 is not as slow a cal as I had thought, used for a few hunting sessions then put it over the chrony it was pushing 13ft lbs but with no muzzle flip, cut a long story short the 95 ended up at around 11.2 ft lbs and was then quickly sold on.