Mycapt65,
I am in hopes you might have the time to give me some advice on HW30s and HW50s rifles. If so thank you for the gift of your time, knowledge and experience. First a bit of background to put things in context. I am an active, fit 67 year old here in North Western Maine and am returning to air guns. Like many, my first gun was a BSA springer as a young boy. My first hunts for squirrels. Like many I moved on to the 22 lr, then the deer rifle and left spring guns behind. I recently decided to get a springer for target practice, Red Squirrel pest control in my large garden, small orchard and bird feeder and for some occasional Grey squirrel hunting. After many hours of research (Wow, air guns have changed!) I have purchased two springers. I have a HW30s on hand and have a HW50s coming next week. You seem to have an affinity for these guns, hence my seeking you out. The HW30s is wearing an older Bushnell Banner 1.5-4.5x scope. It has a smooth shot cycle out of the box and is insanely accurate with 8.4g pellets. 4 Red Squirrels have passed into the great beyond in its first couple of days here in Maine, so it is earning its keep. After 50 shots I removed the barrel and inspected it for galling, which had just started. The cocking arm linkage at the riveted knuckle was very stiff. I worked that till it was functioning freely and lubed it. I then polished the rough surface of the cocking arm until it was smooth with various grades of emery cloth and put a smear of lube on it. The plan is to make the HW30s my fun gun and bird feeder pesting gun. I may put a Williams peep on it, I may keep it scoped. Is there anything else that you would advise I do to it? It will probably see 500 rounds a year, as many interests compete for my time. Now the HW50s I have more concerns. It is reported to be a fine gun, but few seem to like the shot cycle out of the box. The heavier cocking will not be a bother as its role will be as a hunter, longer range orchard pester and it will likely only see 100 rounds a year. What would you advise here. I have the tools and skills to take apart and do a drop in tune, deburr, etc. I am not a machinist, don't really want to get into spring cutting, do not have a chronograph. I don't want to be constantly tinkering, just dial them in and use them as the fine tools that they are. Oh, and both are .177.
I am in hopes you might have the time to give me some advice on HW30s and HW50s rifles. If so thank you for the gift of your time, knowledge and experience. First a bit of background to put things in context. I am an active, fit 67 year old here in North Western Maine and am returning to air guns. Like many, my first gun was a BSA springer as a young boy. My first hunts for squirrels. Like many I moved on to the 22 lr, then the deer rifle and left spring guns behind. I recently decided to get a springer for target practice, Red Squirrel pest control in my large garden, small orchard and bird feeder and for some occasional Grey squirrel hunting. After many hours of research (Wow, air guns have changed!) I have purchased two springers. I have a HW30s on hand and have a HW50s coming next week. You seem to have an affinity for these guns, hence my seeking you out. The HW30s is wearing an older Bushnell Banner 1.5-4.5x scope. It has a smooth shot cycle out of the box and is insanely accurate with 8.4g pellets. 4 Red Squirrels have passed into the great beyond in its first couple of days here in Maine, so it is earning its keep. After 50 shots I removed the barrel and inspected it for galling, which had just started. The cocking arm linkage at the riveted knuckle was very stiff. I worked that till it was functioning freely and lubed it. I then polished the rough surface of the cocking arm until it was smooth with various grades of emery cloth and put a smear of lube on it. The plan is to make the HW30s my fun gun and bird feeder pesting gun. I may put a Williams peep on it, I may keep it scoped. Is there anything else that you would advise I do to it? It will probably see 500 rounds a year, as many interests compete for my time. Now the HW50s I have more concerns. It is reported to be a fine gun, but few seem to like the shot cycle out of the box. The heavier cocking will not be a bother as its role will be as a hunter, longer range orchard pester and it will likely only see 100 rounds a year. What would you advise here. I have the tools and skills to take apart and do a drop in tune, deburr, etc. I am not a machinist, don't really want to get into spring cutting, do not have a chronograph. I don't want to be constantly tinkering, just dial them in and use them as the fine tools that they are. Oh, and both are .177.
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