Newer version, 16" barrel, FAC.
Does anyone have one in .22? What pellet does yours prefer? Velocity? # of shots? TIA!!
Does anyone have one in .22? What pellet does yours prefer? Velocity? # of shots? TIA!!
HW100 Carbine In .22?
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I have one, a laminate carbine, mine is .177, but I've had it in .22 also, love them both. Understand, like many European air guns, the HW100 platform was designed around sub 12 fpe. So, at FAC level, the shot count is modest. I needed a yard rifle, so I tuned my .177 down to app 11.5 fpe, and it's perfect. I get 80+ shots on reg, great accuracy, and deadly on squirrels out to my maximum yard range of around 35 yards.
At full power, around 30 fpe in .22, you should expect 30-35 shots on reg. These are great rifles, but they really shine at the lower power levels. With a .22, tuning it down to sub 12 fpe would result in very low velocity and a steep trajectory. My suggestion, if you are not satisfied with that shot count, consider a .177, which retains a very friendly trajectory at the lower power tune.
If you are committed to the typical US more-power- the-better mentality, then another platform might better serve you.
At full power, around 30 fpe in .22, you should expect 30-35 shots on reg. These are great rifles, but they really shine at the lower power levels. With a .22, tuning it down to sub 12 fpe would result in very low velocity and a steep trajectory. My suggestion, if you are not satisfied with that shot count, consider a .177, which retains a very friendly trajectory at the lower power tune.
If you are committed to the typical US more-power- the-better mentality, then another platform might better serve you.
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The carbine that I have came from AoA with the 175cc rifle air tube. It was shooting 16 grain JSB's 865 FPS. I tightened the HS and got the 16's up to 885 FPS for 28 shots and 28 FPE on a 3000 psi fill. The last two shots are off the regulator , but still with in a very good ES. Accuracy is exellant.
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Hrer's a carbine in 22.I think its about 10 or 13 years old?Its a tacker' 28 t0 30 on a fill.
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I have a hw100 TKL in .22, I finally got the large 175 cc air tube so now it is 18 gr JSB tuned to 21fpe. I can shoot the brass end of 12 ga shotgun shell at 50yds all day ( in right conditions). It is great out to about 70 yds target and 50 hunting. I’m now getting 60 shots on reg ( 105 reg ) and about 70 before poi change.
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I just received mine yesterday from AoA. I was surprised that it came with the 175cc tube.
Mine arrived shooting around 25.5 fpe with 18.1gr FX & AA(JSB), and I tweaked it up to 27 fpe just to have it shooting over 800 fps. I am getting 28-30 shots per fill.
Side note: The FX and AA 18.1 gr pellets look exactly the same, even up inside the skirt. They shoot to the exact POI. The AAs are at least 4 years old, and I just received the FX.
Mine arrived shooting around 25.5 fpe with 18.1gr FX & AA(JSB), and I tweaked it up to 27 fpe just to have it shooting over 800 fps. I am getting 28-30 shots per fill.
Side note: The FX and AA 18.1 gr pellets look exactly the same, even up inside the skirt. They shoot to the exact POI. The AAs are at least 4 years old, and I just received the FX.
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I think jsb and fx ( ? ) I have read are out of the same mfg? I know fx and Jsb 8.4 both shoot the same in my fx Thor .177
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I believe that AA and FX pellets are both private label products made by JSB. I've read that both are swaged from specific dies, but that might be only marketing hype.
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I don't think I have ever seen two different labeled pellets from JSB ever look exactly the same. There are usually slight differences in the depth of the skirt.
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