Piston Buttonining

[Bossmugler 14]

Hi All

 

Just asking, would getting the piston buttoned on my V-mach tuned HW97K make any real difference, as the rifle already shoots very sweetly, with minimal recoil. I was however thinking of getting the trigger unit polished, so does any body know where I could just send the trigger unit, to get it done and the approximate price.

[Tron 173]

NO! you allready have a superb set up there. Buttoning the piston wont really make any real differance to your rifles firing sequence and I dont for a minute think that stoning the sears of a HW Reckord trigger will be felt either. The Reckord trigger can be adjusted from new staight out of the box to a fraction of the ounce let off plus both first section travell can be dialled in/out to suit the shooter. For you to pay for some service at quite a cost that wouldnt make a nats nacker of difference is up to you,! My opinion? It would be a waste of time, plus your money.

[Mawders 595]

My advice would be to listen to tron he knows his stuff regarding air rifles but it's your money my friend.

[Bossmugler 14]

Cheers guys, your saving me money each time i post on here. :)

[Marksman 934]

buttoning probably no, polishing, yes

 

Darryl

[darkdd81 36]

Hey Boss

 

I have been doing a lot of research and tinkering recently regarding buttoning and trigger adjustment. I think there are a few factors to think of when answering this question.

 

1. Will the money spent be worth it?

 

If you have access to a lathe and a few assorted machine shop tools, buttoning should be reasonably achievable if you do the right research and are willing to put up with a lot of trial and error. it shouldn't be expensive either.

 

2. How old is the hw97

 

If the rifle is years old, the internals may be showing some signs of wear, and if bought second hand it's history may be unknown. To you it may shoot sweetly, but compared to a Lazaglided (or other tuning) it a may be a little rough.

 

3. Use

 

If the rifle is purely for hunting, and not field target and you are not worried about absolute precision out to past 50 yards, perhaps having buttoning/trigger job may not be necessary. (I understand for some, long range precision for hunting is as important as it is to the field target boys, my self included.)

 

Venom arms/Ken Turner introduced the use of delrin bearings on the piston and compression chamber in the mid 80's (I think!). These are regarded as the true Rolls Royce of the airgun world. The idea that reducing metal to metal contact between the piston and compression chamber have since been used by air arms and Walther (I'm sure there's others.)

 

My personal opinion is that of you are confident and capable to do it yourself, or can afford to have a pro do it for you, go for it. With regards to the trigger, I have stripped and polished the sears on my tx200hc, and there is a world of difference. In the end, there are very few things in this world that can't be improved apron, but like most things, it's how much time/cash you want to throw at it.

 

Check out some of the threads on the airgun bbs. There are lots of experts on there who will have forgotten more than I will ever know regarding this subject.

 

All the best and good luck with the 97. They truly are ace rifles.

[Tron 173]

Sorry entered in wrong section.

Edited March 1, 2013 by Tron