Well I'm going to guess this will be a long post. I have looked and found little info on prepping a brand new springer, so, this is what I do, and it's served me well.
But first I am astounded at how quick I got this here in Ohio, from the Netherlands! 3 DAYS! I ordered it the 12th and got it the 15th! actually 10pm Thursday the 11th, but by noon Friday, I had tracking, UPS expected delivery the 15th,,,, I laughed and said that will never happen? Sunday the 14th it was sitting in Indiana 25 miles away? I had it by Noon Monday the 15th, just two business days! Plus it was not available here in the US, but paid less for shipping and all than I could get it here before shipping and tax was put on it!
Well In over 95 degrees and 90% humidity, I really got a work out. But first off, was to strip it, adjust the trigger, and clean the barrel. These Weihrauch air rifles have had a lot of residue from corrosion protection in the bores! I used butches bore solvent to patch the barrel with 3 wet patches before brushing "PRO SHOT WITH A COPPER BORE BRUSH" which I gave 6 to 8 passes from breach, to bore exit, carfully stopping at bore exit, and pulling back thru, that was one pass.
I used three wet patches then 2 dry, and used IOSSO bore cleaner, this was when, after 5 or 6 passes as with the brush, I pulled those brown patches out, that's not barrel metal, barrle polishing they come out black, it is whatever they use as corrosion protection! Probably Cosmaline. But I went thru this regime 4 or 5 times. So after about an hour or more, I cleaned the outer surfaces with STI solvent, it contains a preservative lubricant that penetrates the pores of the steel and preserves and lubricates. I use STI super tuning level wind fishing reels. Great stuf, also good for semi-auto pistols. These are only the patches used with the IOSSO, 4 to 5 passes stroking back and forth, cleaning and polishing the bore. when properly done, will smooth and stop fouling from quality lead pellets.
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Finally wiped down, clean and back in the stock, I did nothing to the internal power plant,,,, YET? I seasoned the bore for lead projectiles. I used the same thing I used decades ago on Muzzel loaders,,, T/C Bore Butter Seasoning. It is mainly softened bees wax, and 100% natural. Three patches with the butter impregnated in the patch, then stroked back and forth 6 to 8 passes with each patch, before running one clean dri patch thru. Leaving the pores of the barrel pre seasoned.
I then installed the rings, the lightest set I had, and the small light, Vantage 2-7x32 Mildot AO Hawke scope. For a sweet little light6,6 lbs. package.
It was time to start sighting in. I probably put over 50 shots thru it before getting the chrony out and shooting 10 shot groups at 20 yards with three different pellets. When I ordered this rifle was hoping I could get 620 to 630 fps with 7.5 ish grain pellets? Well it did not disappoint! It not only gave me a 10 shot average @ the speed I was hoping for, it did it easily, with 632.7 fps Average. Not to mention with less than 20 fps extreme spread @ 15.3 ES with 5.09 SD. I'm definitely Hap HAP happy! And right of the bat with all three pellets under dime sized groups. So not at all pellet picky, but I will be using the JSB Exact RS in this rifle,, I have 3000 on there way for starters.
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But with the JTS 7.8 grain Dead Down Wadcutter, the 7.7 grain H&N Terminator, and the 7.3 grain JSB RS all proved to shoot great, under a dime sized groops, whill all printing to the same POI using the SPA for each 10 shot group with all three. I thought fabulous out of a gun this clight, and compact! This was another surprise I would have never even thought reasonable to ask for!
The JTS Wadcutters were tested later on when I found they were also mid 7.5 ish in weight. What I am going to consider the sweet spot for pellet weight in this rifle.
I have shot it all day long, OFF HAND, I only test on a bench, anytime I shoot after testing, I shoot as I would in the field! This gun has set cocked for 30 or 40 minuets, shooting 3 or 4 pellets, sometimes one with a terminator one with the RS but everytime out to 25 yards it nails walnuts every time, not one miss on those sized targets for over 100 shots, I cant even keep count.
For now this is all I have. I think my prep with this rifle helped it right out of the gate. I have JB'd barrels that were new forever on my centerfires, and started doing it to my pellet rifles about a decade ago, but this was the first I tried the T/C Bore Butter in, and I will use it on any cleaned barrel new or used from hear out. I will let my pellets keep the barrel seasoned from there. Using quality pellets from H&N, JSB Air Arms and JTS are all my rifles eat, and I have yet seen accuracy open up once I have some rounds on them, they simply only ever shoot smaller. I think the Bore Butter just helped settle this rifle down quicker. Now we'll see how much better it gets?
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