The HW80 also brings its own delicacies to the party . FAC spec rifle that sends a piston the size of a modern electric car, howling down the massive diameter cylinder, compressing a volume of air that would keep a Sri Lankan pearl diver alive for a session.
I'd really expect negative preload on a .22 80 with lightweight pellets to keep under 12
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Really enjoying this thread and glad that people with the know how are prepared to share openly.
Will the amount of required preload, mentioned above, be dependent on spring rate all other things being the same?
Thanks again all.
P.S. going to look up some FAP/RS whatever they are!
Its certainly great to get peoples opinions and reasoning on this subject and so far I've come to the conclusion that its worth more experimentation. I've ordered a few tins of various pellets and as soon as I get a moment will try to do a bit of an in depth chrono session with the different varieties through a couple of rifles and post the results on here.
Falcon Accuracy Plus and JSB RS 👍
Both very good pellets. The Falcons are my go to pellet for initial testing in any new springer - the skirts are quite thin so, they flare out into the rifling well. Also, I've found them to be a good fast, accurate pellet.
Good luck with your testing.
All of the above.
Strange how different pellets effect the firing cycle. My hw80 shoots the daystate li well. Rws hobby are very sweet shooting. But the hw80's power can change from 11 to 13 ftlbs with 13.5 -16 grain pellets. So stick to legal daystate li.