Very accurate HW90 ram

[shawnlyndy]

Very accurate detuned HW90. Set to 14 foot-pounds. Shooting 45 yards front bag rested. It is a blustery day with storms coming in. Probably would have all been nickel sized groups without the wind. Anoyingly light trigger at 6oz. But adjusting does nothing. But it is a great bench gun. Utilizing extremely light hold. Fun times!

 

[Teber66]

@shawnlyndy that’s some great shooting. Don’t know if your in the Okc area but I’m North of Stillwater and it’s definitely a windy day. I tried shooting my HW97 the other day at 50yds but finally just gave up but the winds here were more than what they are today. I’ve shot NRL22/PRS22 matches in winds in the mid to upper 20mph and still managed to shoot good scores but the the little 8-10gr pellet has humbled me in winds that are a third that. Definitely quite the learning experience. Keep up the good work.

 

[shawnlyndy]

Yes, Far East Oklahoma City area on twenty acres. Had the police called on me a couple of times for shooting rimfires in the city limits so he recommended “the new generation of air rifles” that event started a whole new hobby. Haven’t looked back…..lol.

 

[shawnlyndy]

Also these heavier .22 probably holds up a little better in the wind.

 

[crowski]

Shawnlyndy this is music to my ears (blues). Nice shooting. I have a HW90 .25 and can’t jack it. And the trigger, blow on it, all it takes. I have the the valve pump kit on order, but we all know that story goes. 
Is that valve kit how you detuned your 90?
Did it make cocking easier?

Crow

 

[KWK]

To detune you just bounce a pin punch off the schrader valve. It's easy. I've heard that you go too low and lock time is sacrificed. Of course it reduces cocking effort. I actually have the Theoben stirrup pump I bought in 1988. They're pretty rare I believe. Not the slim jim. You can still buy those. Maybe Sonny has an original Theoben pump.

Nice shooting.

 

[shawnlyndy]

I took it in on trade for an HW80. He had already detuned it. Cocking is about the same weight as my HW95. Not bad at all. Very nice bench shooter. Would not want to drag it around in the field.

 

[crowski]

The 90 was the first HW I bought. I did carry it in the woods, once. Needed a rescue team to carry it and me out. Really looking forward to getting the kit and so is my shoulder. Thanks Crow 

 

[sonnysan]

My favorite HW rifle, that is for sure. If you have a pump, these are really sweet shooters at 20FPE. You will need to buy Barracuda pellets to go along with the power. 6oz trigger? That's quite scary. One of my R-1 lasers showed up with a 9oz trigger. At least I could up it to 1.5lbs. This is one of the hardest guns to master. If you can do it, shooting PCPs is a breeze.

Here is one of my RX-1's with the deluxe walnut stock option back in the Beeman heyday on top. Theoben TB90 on bottom.