How long to break in Hw50 .22 and do loose pellets hurt a break barrel rifle?

[Guest]

Hello everyone I’m new to the forum and I’m somewhat new to spring piston air rifles. This hw50s hunter is my first .22 caliber and I think the pellets fit in the breech a little loose. Some Crosman premier hp fall in the breech some don’t. Rws hobby pellets almost drop in. Rws meisterkugeln go in with the ever so slightest resistance. I was hoping to break it in with the cheap Crosman pellets but not if the drop in pellets will harm the gun. 

 

[intenseaty22]

Different pellets fit tighter or looser in all my guns. None will fall through the whole barrel through and through. Some can actually come back out as I lock the barrel. None has caused a problem, and actually hit true every time.

 

[Guest]

Great thanks for the information 

 

[leadfoot]

The head of the pellet may loosely fit the breech but the skirt will provide plenty of resistance. It is not like dry firing the gun. 

If you wanted to try some different head sizes to see if it improves your accuracy many vendors supply pellets with head diameters larger than the standard 5.52mm. H&N pellets come in bigger sizes and can be bought from many of the vendors advertising on this site.

That HW50 is a very nice rifle. Life is short, use good pellets!

P.S. Keep an eye on the stock and trigger guard screws, no need to over tighten them but if they become loose it will affect your accuracy. Oh yes... and use the proper sized screwdriver.

 

[survivor45]

Get some JSBs or H&N field target trophies on order. The H&Ns shoot better than the Crosman in the three guns I have tried them with. BTW I’m new to this game too. 

 

[Guest]

Thanks I’ll order some after work today. 

 

[Richardo]

Hi Luckybuckeye. I own a new HW50S but in .177. I use JSB Express in mine. The .22 version might be worth trying in yours. As to break in period I suspect that varies by gun. After a good cleaning of the bore mine shot beautifully straight out of the box. 

 

[Guest]

I’ll clean the bore tonight retry the pellets I have on hand and order some jsb and H&N 

 

[Guest]

Cleaned the barrel and tried a different hold and got one hole groups with rws hobby pellets. They mic 5.51 on the head size

 

[boscoebrea]

 I have it,what I have found out is most new springers take hundreds of pellets to break in;that does not mean they are not accurate,just means things are tight and a little rougher...

 

[Windmill01]

I have a new HW50S in 22cal and as Richardo said shot beautifully straight out of the box. I’m shooting H&N Baracuda Greens 9.56gr in mine. No complaints whatsoever, hits hard at 30 metres and very accurate.

Gary

 

[cea1960]

I too use Crosman pellets when breaking in a new gun. IMO there is no reason to use more expensive pellets. Just my experience.

 

[Guest]

13 yard 5 shot groups (on a reused 10 meter target.)
RWS meisterkugeln pellet

They averaged 621 fps.

hobby’s shot even better and averaged 645 fps. 

 

[Bravo1956]

First of all great choice! I bought one in 177 last year and it is amazing, my new go to springer. Break in is a bit subjective term, it definitely smooths out with time. It should shoot pretty well with most pellets, but find the one that is most accurate and stick with it. You will love this!

 

[Windmill01]

Stephen Archer from Hard Air Magazine did a review in 2016. He tested a few different pellets. It’s a good read.

https://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/weihrauch-hw50s-air-rifle-test-review-22-caliber/

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the link. I got some JSB and H&N pellets to try and the H&N pellets (ftt 5.55) shot the best. My trigger feels heavy. I have not measured it yet but it feels like 4 pounds. I think I’m gonna wait until I’m about 500 pellets in until I adjust it. Does a trigger need to wear in? I’m probably 200 pellets through the rifle so far and it keeps getting better!

 

[Windmill01]

I’m no trigger trigger expert and really can’t comment on that aspect. I would adjust the trigger now to suit your needs, that way you can get the best accuracy out of your purchase. With mine I adjusted the trigger only a few pellets in to shooting it. That improved my groups markedly.

Gary

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I’ll adjust the trigger next time I shoot. For this gun I think 2 pounds would be the sweet spot for me

 

[Septicdeath]

You'll never go wrong with H&N

 

[ptthere]

I can't see loose lead pellets hurting a gun anymore than people shooting light PBA pellets through them.

PT