Recently bought a "used" MINT HW77. I have doubts this rifle has been fired since new if at all as the previous owner is a collector and not a shooter. What needs to be lubricated before firing and how to go about it?
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Damn you are a lucky man to get your hands on a hw77 in good condition. I have been looking for a used hw97 in 20 cal for a while now.
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Not good condition Matt, still had the hang tags on it. Brand new. Can you advise of lubrication procedure since it is an older gun with no use? Prolly all lube has ling since dried up. Sure don't want to have to tear the cylinder apart but I guess it is what it is. Gary
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I would give it a good dose of chamber oil. There is a good chance that some will find it way down the chamber walls as well as give your
piston seal the required lubrication. I have a like new FWB300 I bought new back in the mid 80's and probably still haven't shoot a whole tin of
pellets tthrough. I recently decided to get back into air guns and sitting 30 plus years it had dried out and would not fire fire a pellet, I put a few drops of chamber
oil in and it shoots like a new gun. I also bought a new set of seals and proper lubricants for it but decided not rebuild till it required new seals.
piston seal the required lubrication. I have a like new FWB300 I bought new back in the mid 80's and probably still haven't shoot a whole tin of
pellets tthrough. I recently decided to get back into air guns and sitting 30 plus years it had dried out and would not fire fire a pellet, I put a few drops of chamber
oil in and it shoots like a new gun. I also bought a new set of seals and proper lubricants for it but decided not rebuild till it required new seals.
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In the short run the chamber oil is OK. However, once you open it up for a tune, use Moly or Krytox and never put any oil through the transfer port into the compression tube as it will diesel/detonate and that can wreck your piston seal. Why the manufacturers continue to recommend squirting oil into springer compression tubes is beyond me. Some people suggest it is a holdover from the days of leather seals.
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