keldar67 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 im after a couple of bits of advice if you can guys and dolls,i'm new to air rifles and forums so please excuse me if i sound like a three year old,,,,,i own a hw80 and a hw97k, the hw80 is a second hand gun and after taking it to target sports to be checked and tested they said they could do nothing with it as it had been messed with ( bored out i think he said ),is there any way of restoring this gun back to its legitimate glory as i dont want to lose it,it was by the way only firing at 7flb. Also can anyone advise on a decent but not expensive scope for either rifle, i have a hawke 3-9x40 map at present, but the scope keeps losing its zero every few shots, (hope its not the gun) had the gun two years but not really used it, thanks for your time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wxm 1,638 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 If you mean the barrel has been bored out to a bigger size could you not buy another 1 off the likes of eBay ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Duncan 802 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) 2nd point first - I've had good experience of hawke scopes with springers - could it be that the scope is broken? Try a different one first, but to me it sounds like the scope is fooked. The - don't know which gun shop you've tried or their reputation, but did they say what has been bored out? Could be they meant the compression chamber, in which case there should be a larger piston fitted. If I was closer I'd have a look, but a second opinion is needed I reckon. ATB Duncan. Edited August 24, 2012 by The Duncan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keldar67 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 advice needed boys, take both your points, im taking it then that whatever has been done to the it can be undone? 2nd point, ive only got one scope at the moment but is there any other scope which are ok on springers /// Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Duncan 802 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hawkes are normally fine on springers, as are jsr scopes and many others. Sounds like your scopes fubar'd. In your shoes I'd take the to another gunsmith and ask for a full description of whats wrong with it. Impossible to diagnose without seeing it I'm afraid. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Has the scope got an arrester block? It could be losing zero from scope creep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keldar67 0 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 sorry whats an arrester block ????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) Hawkes are normally fine on springers, as are jsr scopes and many others. Sounds like your scopes fubar'd. In your shoes I'd take the to another gunsmith and ask for a full description of whats wrong with it. Impossible to diagnose without seeing it I'm afraid. +1. Take it to a different gunsmith. I very much doubt the barrel has been bored out, but you never know. If it's the chamber been bored and a bigger piston put in, I would imagine it would put out way over 7 ft/lb. Once you get a proper diagnosis of what is wrong with the gun, it will be possible to work out what needs doing. These guns are pretty indestructable, so anything that has been done to it can almost certainly be "undone" - for the right money obviously. Hello and welcome by the way Edited August 25, 2012 by walshie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 A small block that most guns have a place for behind the scope rails to stop the scope moving to far back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Weir haunch definat accept them as mine has one on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/searchresults;PdsSession=60002f531390a54c8842c172fffdd5be?kw=arrestor+block&isNewKw=true&cmd=SREF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickey D 10 Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Hello and wellcome mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billybaltic 308 Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Welcome to the site mate, and good luck with the gun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stripes 401 Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 45 eh! what took you so long,, welcome to the forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keldar67 0 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 so anyway does anyone knownof any good gunsmiths etc in or around merseyside that may be able to help me with my hw80 problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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