Dream 80 Almost Done

[andykllhr 91]

So here she is, taken me a couple of years but she's almost ready.

.22 HW80K
CS500 stock
Vmach kit
Slimtech silencer
Brass trigger guard and safety
Brass screw cups (hex screws)
Fitted with a Simmons prohunter 6-18X40SF

All I need to do next is slieve the piston, which I require some advice for so if anyone has done it before then please chime in.

[Rez 4,961]

What do you want to know?

 

V-Mach kits come with sleeve...

 

Looks proper. By the way.

 

Nicely done.

[andykllhr 91]

Thanks Rez,it's got an older v-mach in it, sans sleeve, so would like to fit one, but only if it is going to make a difference, it's bang on now without it. However, would like to cut down the recoil as much as possible. What's the consensus on sleeving? worth it?

[villaman 9,982]

Very nice mate , you could all ways contact Wonky donkey Dave Price he does a very nice drop in kit

[jonnie bravo 572]

That is lovely.

 

Sleeving will help make things smoother but it won't tame any recoil. They are great for springs that are a little loose in the piston, stopping them from rattling about.

[andykllhr 91]

thanks, there's no spring rattle as the v-mach spring guide does it's job well. So you don't think that sleeving is worth it?

[villaman 9,982]

The sleeving will stop any twang

[jonnie bravo 572]

Nah mate leave it be in that case. A sleeve will probably cause more problems if everything is a tight fit already

[andykllhr 91]

Ok so I won't bother then fellas, I was looking at Tinbum's drop in kits to complement the V-mach already fitted

[jonnie bravo 572]

A word of warning there the tinbum kits are based around the factory springs, not the v mach ones. I bought a tin bum kit for the my prosport that had a v mach kit already and it didn't fit. I have the factory spring and it fit's that perfectly.

 

Like the sleeve, if the spring guide and tophat are already a grew fit you shouldn't need to change them

[Rez 4,961]

Thanks Rez,it's got an older v-mach in it, sans sleeve, so would like to fit one, but only if it is going to make a difference, it's bang on now without it. However, would like to cut down the recoil as much as possible. What's the consensus on sleeving? worth it?

If its bang on, maybe give it a miss. But, like bravo, Ive found that they dont take much recoil away, a tad maybe, but they do keep things nice and tight internally, thus perhaps adding more to the sound than the feel, no twang kinda thing. My PS doesn't have one, but the 97 does.

[Durham John 693]

Always have a soft spot for hw80's

Being the only gun I've ever bought brands spanking new.

That does look very well mate.

[andykllhr 91]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys, the only thing that's bugging me (only a bit though) is the cocking arm rattle, doesn't sound as solid as it should. But this is only a minor concern and hardly worth mentioning.

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Nice piece Andy. I got a piston sleeve for the HW off 'tInternet auction site, you know the one, about three quid.

[jonnie bravo 572]

Good luck with it mate, it would be a shame to have such a looker not running perfect.

 

I got a ptfe sleeve for my 99 from the bay. The only criticism I have of the hw is the trigger is a little far forward- this is where the prosport excels.