Your perfect sporting breakbarrel?

[evert]

No first hand experience, but at a guess..








SLEEVE THE BUGGER DOWN TO 25MM AND FIT THE LGV PISTON!

Yeah... But then there's all the projects that should be done... But you are right the gun is a good candidate for making an LGV

Opened it up, and found a MASSIVE piston weight, plus a spring with 4mm wire

[TonyL]

Yeah... But then there's all the projects that should be done... But you are right the gun is a good candidate for making an LGV

Opened it up, and found a MASSIVE piston weight, plus a spring with 4mm wire

4mm? Wow!

I don't know if the piston rods and trigger mechanisms are the same when comparing the LGV and Century if considering sleeving down? But replacing that huge spring with something more modest has to be a good place to start. Replacing the piston weight with a lighter top hat could well help, too, but is, obviously, also dependant on the weight of the piston itself. There's many a sweet shooting tune been achieved on the HW80/35 whilst retaining the original bore and, obviously, a less involved conversion. I think a satisfactory tune could be achieved whilst keeping to the 30mm and just addressing that spring and fitting some snug front and rear guides.

[look no hands]

Yeah... But then there's all the projects that should be done... But you are right the gun is a good candidate for making an LGV

Opened it up, and found a MASSIVE piston weight, plus a spring with 4mm wire

Wouldn't it be the same sort of tuning needed as what you'd do to an HW80?

[TonyL]

Yep.

There have been many short stroked 30mm HW80s over the years which have impressed immensely. Most notably, to my knowledge, those from Mick, T20, and WonkyDonky. Plus, I believe the Century sports the LGV-esque manual barrel latch, adding an air of even more reassurance and refinement.

[evert]

So... going the HW80 route, I'd guess the first thing would be getting a softer, longer spring, and loosing some piston weight?

I was quite shocked at the 4mm wire spring, never seen anything that heavy in a spring gun. However, it has a quite large ID, so it actually seems softer than an HW80 spring. The tophat was so long that the rear guide was cut down and extremely short.

[look no hands]

So... going the HW80 route, I'd guess the first thing would be getting a softer, longer spring, and loosing some piston weight?

I was quite shocked at the 4mm wire spring, never seen anything that heavy in a spring gun. However, it has a quite large ID, so it actually seems softer than an HW80 spring. The tophat was so long that the rear guide was cut down and extremely short.

Does it look like it was original Walther internals?

[evert]

Does it look like it was original Walther internals?

Yes, I have no reason to think the gun has been tinkered with.
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