Recent content by EMrider

My hw50s is configured almost exactly the same, and it is indeed a great hunting/target package. Just curious why you prefer the Hawke 4x32 non AO scope over something like the Hawke 2-7x32 AO? I think that you'll really like the new hw50s with the ARH indoor PK. R

Exactly. No need to make the seller out to be a scam just because they are offering a good price. R

I missed that detail. Yes, dieseling would typically cause the FPE to jump up, not down. As with a strip down, it is pretty easy to swap breech seals on the PS if that is the source of the problem. Just curious, which ARH spring are you using in your PS? I have a Vortek 12fpe kit in mine...

Most of the references to FPE that I recall reading in this sub-forum include details on the pellet used. If that detail is not included, I don't pay much attention, because as you mention, FPE will vary with pellet type and weight. In my spring guns, the delta in FPE between JSB 8.4s and JSB...

That is an odd pattern. One outlier shot out of a dozen or so may be consistent with some dieseling caused by a bit of grease getting in front of the piston seal. If so, it should burn off with more shooting. If it persists, the PS is very easy to strip down and re-lube if that is necessary. R

No issues with an hw97k. That said, IMHO the hw97k is a better 4th or 5th gun due to the weight. Of all my Weihrauchs, my hw97k is the one I shoot the least. R

I own, or have owned, probably 10-12 Weihrauchs, and can't really detect a pattern to barrel droop in terms of model or year of production. Some have it, most don't, and it just seems random. In the past, my fix was to shim the scope or use droop compensating scope mounts. Those worked OK...

The ARH indoor plinker kit gives me about 9.1-9.3fpe in my .177 hw50s, depending on the pellet chosen. The gun also has a Vortek piston seal. R

I think that you will really like that setup. A full power and a reduced power hw50s is ideal, but mine are not in the same location and I like the reduced power kit better. R

If you'd like an easy to cock hw50s, then try the ARH indoor plinkers kit. I've had that kit in one of my hw50s in .177 for a few years, and it shoots at a very pleasant 9.2fpe with AA 8.4s. This makes the hw50s into an all day plinker, or a capable sub 30 yard hunter. I just received another...

I've always gotten better accuracy by de-tuning my guns from factory specs, and they are more enjoyable to shoot that way too. 12fpe or less for hw97k, pro sport, hw95, and 10-10.5fpe for my hw50s. The only exception to this rule has been my R7/hw30s, which have always been very accurate at...

Makes perfect sense, and my only side lever (an FWB300) is an incredibly accurate gun. I don't compete, but have noticed that in all piston FT competitions virtually all shooters have TX200s or hw97ks. That is not a coincidence. R

In my experience, under lever spring guns are more accurate. But the delta is very modest, and often not worth the weight penalty that comes with under lever guns. 90% or more of my shooting and hunting is with my break barrels. If I were a competitive shooter, I'd use an under lever like all...

I usually shoot the AA 10.3s and like them very much. Very accurate, and a good hunting pellet. If the gun I'm shooting is 11fpe or more (hw50, hw97k, pro sport), then I'll typically grab the 10.3s. R7/hw30s, I usually grab the AA 8.4s or 7.3s. The FTT 8.64s I just can't stand because of how...

I tried the 'rabbit magnum' pellets in an R1 I had, and they shot like crap. 10.3 were great, but there was something about the design of those very heavy .177 pellets that just did not work for me. R