Originally Posted by Waddy
I have to agree about softer shooting lower powered rifles, I was disappointed with my Airsporters power initially but then it's manners & accuracy won me over.
Ah well, at least my bad back has got me out of driving, every cloud & that
.I hope your back's feeling better soon, Paul.I've had all day to think about this piston & I can't shift the image of the inside of the cylinder when I saw it had been sanded or something, it's much coarser than the original honing marks you see in cylinders. I think it would wear the plastic bands on a glided piston down in no time.
On another note I saw a one piece 30mm mount up for sale, listed as "medium", it looks identical to the one I found in a drawer the other day that I thought was "low". So I went & got it out, and to my amazement it's spot on for this new scope I bought, might have to ditch the flip up cover on the front but that's not a problem. Just need to work out which rifle gets it, or indeed if It requires the purchase of another rifle.....
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Good news on those mounts.
Yes, low to medium power rifles with good accuracy and superb manners are most enjoyable and rewarding to shoot, aren't they? Especially when enjoying extended sessions. And they drive home the fact that you really do not need "maximum power approaching the limit".
Mmmm.....what to do with that cylinder?That's a sad and annoying state of affairs. I guess an amount of further honing etc might increase the diameter to an unacceptable level? Maybe with enough moly buffed into that surface when building, some high content moly paste on the tail and a little extra helping of moly grease on the cylinder walls after installing the piston and pushing forward will help?
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