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  1. pianoman
    Some of them look like domestic pets. They certainly don't seem to fear humans.
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    Judging by the .20 HW90 my mate Andy here has, I'd say it's a brilliant hunting calibre. Certainly is a calibre I would consider for my next rifle.
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    I have spring rifles that have been left on-cock for hours on shoots over years of such use and never known a loss of energy output as a result. MY 16-year old HW80 .22 is on its second Titan spring, replaced last year and shoots as well as ever it did. It has regularly been used and left on-cock for hours as the rabbits on my Permission in West Yorkshire are few and far between these days. Only when springs have broken with wear or just a duff quality have I had to replace them. Simon
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    Having just read where a child was held from boarding a plane with his mother at a US airport while the security enforcement officers "Disarmed and made safe" the tiny plastic gun from the little lad's Toystory 'Woody' Cowboy doll; it's a wonder people these days don't fall down in a faint at the sight of guns that actually fire something. I don't know what to make of this. Perhaps it is enough that shooting on land where we have permission to enter and shoot to cull/control pests is our one strongest suit. If lads go out onto land where no permission is granted, especially where the publi
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    I shoot with both. Either will humanely kill small vermin with a shot to the head. .177 being the smallest of the two is faster and flies a bit flatter than a .22 pellet which has a more curved trajectory but, .22 hits hard and transfers more shock energy being a bigger, heavier round which presents more frontal area to the target. Neither is more accurate than the other as both are capable of single hole pellet groups at 50 yards if you know how to shoot to that standard Pianoman
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    I'm not fannying about with decibel meters but practical experience. And the best 2 springer silencers I've used effectively is a Parker Hale on my TX200HC .177 (-it does a great job on my Daystate Huntsman Regal .177 too) and a Webley Venom Slimtech long silencer fitted to my HW80 FAC .22. Both of these genuinely does reduce the amount of muzzle crack to a percussive thud and at 30 metres the crack from either is barely detectable. Not something easy for a silencer on a springer to achieve. The only downside (if you can call it so) is it makes the rifle long; but not unwieldy to handle.
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    It is a genuine pleasure to read posts like this where our more-skilled members show how they have restored a fine rifle back to its proper glory from under a pile of rust and neglect. My hat's off to you TwoTwothree for what your skills have brought you here . I can only admire such brilliant work as this. All the very best for your enjoyment of owning and shooting with it. Simon
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    That's great Walnut oil Phil. Originally made for and sold by David Nickerson. I've been using it on my Walnut stocks for years. Work it in with the butt of your hand's palm gets it deep into the grain and closes-in the fibres. It gives a lovely finish to your beech stocks too. Best wishes mate. Simon.
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    Nice one Wxm well done on finding these two! These are superb spring rifle scopes for hunting or target shooting. I swear by Simmons Whitetails for Weihrauch spring rifles that will take the whack of my FAC Weihrauch HW80 without problems for all the 16 years I've been shooting this rifle with the same 4.5-14x40mm WTC I bought with it . A great scope for any spring rifle these. Best wishes. Simon
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    If your rifle's a spring powered gun Jon, the only things that will work supporting it are your hands, supported by your arms. Nothing else. Please don't waste your good money on bipods for spring rifles, they just don't work the way you think they do. Pianoman
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    Hmm Okay. A tight firm grip is not how to best shoot an air rifle -ANY air rifle needs a lightly supportive, finesseful hold with no restrictive pressures from your hand and with no pressure on the butt at the shoulder but a light restive support. That's all you need to control it. A sweet, gentle press of the trigger with no pulling or jerking effort to pull the barrel off-target and a nice, easy follow through, observing where the shot lands on the target is all that is needed to finish off. Shooting a full-on sniping weapon with extreme long range precision has nothing tight or grippy
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    There you have it Coypu Hunter. The really main thing to watch for when stalking-hunting and HFT shooting with spring rifles is that the point of impact will shift slightly from a precision-set zero as you move into new positions demanded by the locations you have to shoot from in the field, that were different to the position you originally zeroed your scope to take your shot. This becomes a sort of average which you can reduce with practice and the best shots are the ones who can find that sweet-spot regardless of position and shoot very well from it. You cannot always guarentee you can
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    Your rifle barrel will probably group better with 4.52 or even 4.53mm H&N ammo as you clearly describe a snug-feeling fit. A tune will not make your rifle more accurate. It will certainly smooth the shooting characteristics that will enable an advantage of your managed recoil. If you see you are changing groups patterns with a change of your forehand's position on the forestock, it may be you are unaware of a slight increase in pressure of the buttpad at your shoulder which will throw the shot off your original zero. Consistent hold is where consistent accuracy builds from and that
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    4.51mm H&N FTT are just beautiful from my .177 HW97. They don't seem to be affected with consistency niggles that the .22 version is.
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    Off the peg I'd say Air Arms Pro Sport or TX200 rifle are pretty quiet. Particularly in .22 flavour. A well fettled HW77 and HW97 are not too noisy either.
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    I had a gas-ram fitted Webley Excel .22 and on the back of that experience I had an HW80 converted to gas-ram and it smashed a couple of expensive scopes. I did not like the experience and got rid of it. The did not seem to take kindly to being gas-ram fitted and if it did, Weihrauch would probably offer one as standard like their excellent HW90. My current HW80 is .22 and spring powered to FAC level and shoots like a dream. It now just smashes cheaper Hawke scopes so, I keep it scoped-up with a Simmons Whitetail Classic 4.5-14x40mm AO and a Simmons Pro Air 6-18x40 AO which can take her
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    Mine is .22 and the finest spring air rifle I've ever owned and she's not an old girl by comparison. I've had her from new for four years just turned and this HW77 will out-match a .177 PCP for accuracy. Just a beautiful rifle to own and shoot with. Simon
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    I use 30/30 rets and I zero my HW77 at 30 Metres for .22 recoiling competitions -NOT yards. I love Bushnell and Simmons Whitetail scopes for my rifles. I just find this range gives me a very useful commanding zero. I shoot by many years experience and thorough practice which has become instinctive. It's not a guaranteed 100% certain bet I will hit every target. But so far, touch wood, my technique built on my preferred zero with my .22 HW77 has won every competition this rifle and I have entered.
  19. pianoman
    Thank you for kind remarks gentlemen. Glad you find this a help. Best wishes all. Simon.
  20. pianoman
    WIEHRAUCH HW77. The finest sub-12ft/lb underlever sporting air rifle in the world. You'll not find an easier-to-live-with, more accurate spring rifle than this German masterpiece.
  21. pianoman
    In the States you have access to some beautiful bolt action sporting rifles like a Remington 700 which comes in a variety of calibres or, ex-military WW2 like a ,303 Enfield or a beautifully restored 7.92mm Mauser which would make superb Boar rifles as well as real-world hunting/survival and defensive rifles. . I'd rather have one of those to hunt larger game with, than a spring air rifle any day. But as you want a recommended spring air rifle with some poke in it, go for a Weihrauch HW80 .22. At around 20+ ft/lbs output this rifle is a beauty for rabbits and other small game. Mine is 16
  22. pianoman
    Seriously, I would leave the HW35E at sub-12 ft/lbs and buy an HW80 .22 for tuning to around 18 to 22ft/lbs output. The HW80 is a formidably accurate spring rifle at higher energy outputs and I wouldn't be without mine where a lot of knock-down punch from a .22 spring rifle is needed. It's brilliant on Mink, rats, rabbits, any small airgun quarry.
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    I'm a spring rifle man 100%. I've bought a PCP for the pleasure of faster-reloading multi-shot shooting but, I can match any PCP with my spring rifles and my hunting will still be carried out with my trusted, faithful, spring-powered hunting companions. Anyone who still thinks PCPs are the be-all and end-all of accurate hunting has, honestly, a lot to learn about skilled marksmanship with an air rifle Pianoman.
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    Have a brilliant New Year 2014 Mitch!
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    I remember hearing the Police used the old Eley Wasp as a forensic test pellet (when Wasps were a brilliant slug. They are utter shit now) They were fantastically good if your rifle liked them. Hard hitting and superbly accurate; particularly in Webley and BSA springers. I had an HW80 .22 that loved them too. That was in the days when no-one really bothered if your rifle was a pound or two over the limit. It was how responsibly you behaved with it that mattered.
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