I useed to own one and found that it liked quite heavy pellets. Try the BisMag and the AA Field.
Just finished re-lubing a recent purchase, cleaned barrel & polished sear. Going to test it on the range this week, anybody know what .22 pellets these things prefer? At the time they were sold the bolt/breech mechanism was said to 'size' the pellets so that they were't pellet fussy, but there has to be a brand they get one with better than others. The rifling leaves deep grooves even in a 5.5mm H&N FTT.
I useed to own one and found that it liked quite heavy pellets. Try the BisMag and the AA Field.
Thanks Nick, it's your old rifle! AA Field it is then.
all the best
Alistair
Sorry Alistair-thought it might be you but I couldn't remember your user name! How's the rebuild going?
It was fine, very easy to strip and a simple, tough design. Gave the internals a bit of a polish and relubricated, its very smooth and quiet now. The air-seal is really solid, no hissing at all. Might need a new mainspring from Chambers, but I think it's doing about 10 ft/lbs - certainly its got a bit of a kick to it so maybe it's better to stick with the old spring! I'll let you know how I get on with it at the range.
atb
Alistair
AListair, you must have done a good job there. The one I owned and the other I shot both sounded like a major road accident right in your earhole !Originally Posted by Hsing-ee
BTW I'm off work tomorrow, feel like meeting up later in the week though ?
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.
Jon/Alistair you obviously know each other? Jon I sold a very nice HR81 to Alistair at an incredibly reasonable price because I needed to buy bread and gruel that week.
OK now though-back on the foie gras and bubbly!!
Good shooting chaps.
Should be able to do Thursday lunchtime or Friday Lunchtime/afterwork depending on how many patients turn up ....Originally Posted by BuddyBoy
It IS smooth although it leaps a bit on discharge... I larded the back end of the piston with plenty of LT2 grease, the clearance seems to be a bit wide there, maybe it'll lose some fps but it won't rattle any fillings loose ...
And it was a bargain - £90 with an unmarked stock - interesting gun, sort of a cross between a Lee Enfield and Webley Mk 3. Superb bluing on the barrel and bolt tube. Suprised it doesn't have a fitting for a spike bayonet...
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