Other A.H Hartley Tiger 10 LE & Falcon Hawk FN-19

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SpindleB

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Finally received these two classic and very classy rifles on Friday.
Weeks delay due to the power being shut off during the winds and fires in SoCal.
The Falcon Hawk still had air, after figuring out how to fill the tube I presurizerd it to 2000psi.
Test fired that night, into the ground, Bang, done, still works.
This morning I chrono a couple rounds ~825FPS with Norma 15.9

Then then fun began, tried to air up the Hartley.
Tube leaks, Gun interface leaks, internal leaks.
So I started pulling things apart.
Every o'ring was flat and broke into pieces.
Pulled everything i was comfortable with and replaced all the o'rings i could find.
Rifle is based on the BSA Superten.
Put it all back together and lo and behold 2500PSI and holding.
So, i figured load up the magazine with some of my .22 gathering dust Crossman recreational 14.3
Very respectable 900FPS.

Now i need some 11mm scope rings.
Only had a couple cantilever one piece mounts in 11mm and they blocked the magazines on both rifles.
Amazon delivering to tomorrow, so no scopes and no accuracy checks...

Now onto FrankenTalon hammer upgrade

-- Matt
 
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SpindleB said:
Finally received these two classic and very classy rifles on Friday.
Weeks delay due to the power being shut off during the winds and fires in SoCal.
The Falcon Hawk still had air, after figuring out how to fill the tube I presurizerd it to 2000psi.
Test fired that night, into the ground, Bang, done, still works.
This morning I chrono a couple rounds ~825FPS with Norma 15.9

Then then fun began, tried to air up the Hartley.
Tube leaks, Gun interface leaks, internal leaks.
So I started pulling things apart.
Every o'ring was flat and broke into pieces.
Pulled everything i was comfortable with and replaced all the o'rings i could find.
Rifle is based on the BSA Superten.
Put it all back together and lo and behold 2500PSI and holding.
So, i figured load up the magazine with some of my .22 gathering dust Crossman recreational 14.3
Very respectable 900FPS.

Now i need some 11mm scope rings.
Only had a couple cantilever one piece mounts in 11mm and they blocked the magazines on both rifles.
Amazon delivering to tomorrow, so no scopes and no accuracy checks...

Now onto FrankenTalon hammer upgrade

-- Matt
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I was watching both of those on Gunbroker. The seller, Mt. McCoy, has been coming across some nice collections lately.
 
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SpindleB said:
Finally received these two classic and very classy rifles on Friday.
Weeks delay due to the power being shut off during the winds and fires in SoCal.
The Falcon Hawk still had air, after figuring out how to fill the tube I presurizerd it to 2000psi.
Test fired that night, into the ground, Bang, done, still works.
This morning I chrono a couple rounds ~825FPS with Norma 15.9

Then then fun began, tried to air up the Hartley.
Tube leaks, Gun interface leaks, internal leaks.
So I started pulling things apart.
Every o'ring was flat and broke into pieces.
Pulled everything i was comfortable with and replaced all the o'rings i could find.
Rifle is based on the BSA Superten.
Put it all back together and lo and behold 2500PSI and holding.
So, i figured load up the magazine with some of my .22 gathering dust Crossman recreational 14.3
Very respectable 900FPS.

Now i need some 11mm scope rings.
Only had a couple cantilever one piece mounts in 11mm and they blocked the magazines on both rifles.
Amazon delivering to tomorrow, so no scopes and no accuracy checks...

Now onto FrankenTalon hammer upgrade

-- Matt
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tried to Google and found no pictures , sounds like a good deal .
 
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baranjhn said:
I was watching both of those on Gunbroker. The seller, Mt. McCoy, has been coming across some nice collections lately.
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Yeah, I was kind of surprised I got the 3 I really wanted, the rifles and the Duk Il Arms Hunting Master AR6 pistol.
Bid on 6, The Career 707 I stopped bidding on, found one elsewhere for much cheaper.
The Air Arms S310 I let go and Theoben Rapid went for more than I was willing to pay.
Kinda regret the Theoben.
Neither the AA or Theoben were as gorgeous as the Hatley or Falcon.

-- Matt
 
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SpindleB said:
Finally received these two classic and very classy rifles on Friday.
Weeks delay due to the power being shut off during the winds and fires in SoCal.
The Falcon Hawk still had air, after figuring out how to fill the tube I presurizerd it to 2000psi.
Test fired that night, into the ground, Bang, done, still works.
This morning I chrono a couple rounds ~825FPS with Norma 15.9

Then then fun began, tried to air up the Hartley.
Tube leaks, Gun interface leaks, internal leaks.
So I started pulling things apart.
Every o'ring was flat and broke into pieces.
Pulled everything i was comfortable with and replaced all the o'rings i could find.
Rifle is based on the BSA Superten.
Put it all back together and lo and behold 2500PSI and holding.
So, i figured load up the magazine with some of my .22 gathering dust Crossman recreational 14.3
Very respectable 900FPS.

Now i need some 11mm scope rings.
Only had a couple cantilever one piece mounts in 11mm and they blocked the magazines on both rifles.
Amazon delivering to tomorrow, so no scopes and no accuracy checks...

Now onto FrankenTalon hammer upgrade

-- Matt
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These are the rings I am using on my FN19. They are very good quality rings.

Rimfire and Airgun Rings | Burris Optics

www.burrisoptics.com www.burrisoptics.com
 
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BBGunn said:
Rarely does a ground squirrel escape the fine accuracy delivered from my old .22 FN19 single-shot. In over three decades of use this rifle has accounted for the demise of literally thousands of various vermin. There may be modern rifles that are as accurate as my FN19..., but few that are more accurate.

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Not only accurate... but beautiful, light, and DURABLE ...
Very fine airguns... I never understood why they weren't more popular...
We have an FN19 Raptor and an FN12 Hawk that could be in the last few to go if that were ever necessary...
Bob
 
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