Autumn Bash HW80

[Mach 1.5]

Some may remember the 80 I had picked up on the way to bash last week and when on the range the thing went on without touching the trigger. Well tonight stripped down and found.
Steel guide in back block, Venom spring, no safety spring hence part of the problem, set back trigger set to light, reworked and lightened piston, rifling seems really defined for a 1982 80. Barrel was trimmed to 17 inch but this will be 14 inch when project is finished.
New seals, top hat ordered will update once completed.
Mach 1.5

[Blackrider]

Look forward to seeing this when complete Paul !
What calibre is it ?

[Mach 1.5]

.22 cal. Already got some VMach old school venom springs which fit the guide spot on, they just need trimming to 25 coils. Mach 1.5

[TonyL]

Some may remember the 80 I had picked up on the way to bash last week and when on the range the thing went on without touching the trigger. Well tonight stripped down and found.
Steel guide in back block, Venom spring, no safety spring hence part of the problem, set back trigger set to light, reworked and lightened piston, rifling seems really defined for a 1982 80. Barrel was trimmed to 17 inch but this will be 14 inch when project is finished.
New seals, top hat ordered will update once completed.
Mach 1.5

Excellent news, Paul.

I was guessing that, maybe, the trigger had been adjusted too light or full of gunk. And that safety felt solid.

Very easy fix, though.

Do let us know how the fettle goes and we look forward to sampling the fruits of your labours at an upcoming Bash.

Good luck also with the sale of those pellets and things.

[les allam]

Looking forward to seeing and hopefully having a shoot with this classic Hw80 at a future Bash :cool.
Les..

[Hsing-ee]

Some may remember the 80 I had picked up on the way to bash last week and when on the range the thing went on without touching the trigger. Well tonight stripped down and found.
Steel guide in back block, Venom spring, no safety spring hence part of the problem, set back trigger set to light, reworked and lightened piston, rifling seems really defined for a 1982 80. Barrel was trimmed to 17 inch but this will be 14 inch when project is finished.
New seals, top hat ordered will update once completed.
Mach 1.5

I noticed a fashion for setting triggers to light in the mid 80s.

It’s caused by self-taught shooters who don’t know how to shoot a rifle and think snatching the trigger while the sights pass over the mark is good technique.

It’s a good technique for accidental discharge and accidents.

[TonyL]

I noticed a fashion for setting triggers to light in the mid 80s.

It’s caused by self-taught shooters who don’t know how to shoot a rifle and think snatching the trigger while the sights pass over the mark is good technique.

It’s a good technique for accidental discharge and accidents.

Absolutely.

[Craig-P]

I noticed a fashion for setting triggers to light in the mid 80s.

It’s caused by self-taught shooters who don’t know how to shoot a rifle and think snatching the trigger while the sights pass over the mark is good technique.

It’s a good technique for accidental discharge and accidents.

I well remember witnessing a badly setup trigger on one of the FT Grand Prix rounds ( remember those? ) in the late 1980's. Ironically, I was with my mate who sadly passed away just the other day.
Anyway, the trigger on this Shamal ( if I remember correctly ), was ridiculously light with a sloppy, non-sprung first stage. The owner seemed very proud of the trigger job he'd done and had been earlier offering it around for other shooters to 'feel'.
A cease fire was called as we were on the course and the owner of the Shamal, rather than discharge the rifle into the ground, chose to rest the rifle on his foot, muzzle pointing up.
The rifle immediately discharged, the pellet going through the peak of the owners cap.
After he - and others around him, had gathered themselves, the fault was diagnosed. The weight of the trigger blade falling backward as the rifle was lifted, was enough to trip the sear and discharge it...

[rapidresponse1]

good luck with it paul

[TonyL]

I well remember witnessing a badly setup trigger on one of the FT Grand Prix rounds ( remember those? ) in the late 1980's. Ironically, I was with my mate who sadly passed away just the other day.
Anyway, the trigger on this Shamal ( if I remember correctly ), was ridiculously light with a sloppy, non-sprung first stage. The owner seemed very proud of the trigger job he'd done and had been earlier offering it around for other shooters to 'feel'.
A cease fire was called as we were on the course and the owner of the Shamal, rather than discharge the rifle into the ground, chose to rest the rifle on his foot, muzzle pointing up.
The rifle immediately discharged, the pellet going through the peak of the owners cap.
After he - and others around him, had gathered themselves, the fault was diagnosed. The weight of the trigger blade falling backward as the rifle was lifted, was enough to trip the sear and discharge it...

Ouch! Silly, silly man. And, for a few millimetres could have been so much worse.

Sorry to hear of your friend's passing, Craig.

[Craig-P]

Ouch! Silly, silly man. And, for a few millimetres could have been so much worse.

Sorry to hear of your friend's passing, Craig.

Thank you, mate. My friend, Jim, taught me a great deal about shooting and life in general. He's greatly missed.

[look no hands]

Thank you, mate. My friend, Jim, taught me a great deal about shooting and life in general. He's greatly missed.

I can see it now.....

Mr Jim Miyagi "Graigiel son, wax on wax off!"

Graigiel son "Bugger that, empty that wash and wax out that bucket and let's see if we can hit in the next field"