This morning's shooting experience centered around checking out my Weihrauch HW80 .22 cal, purchased and tuned during the 2020 COVID period, to help me keep my sanity intact. I refer to it as "the Beast" due to its mass, weight, and power output.
Removing it from the vault, I first checked all of the screw tensions, with the hinge bolt barely moving, maybe a .20 turn or so on each of the side stock screws, and resetting the the scope ring screws to 15 ft lbs.
This rifle has not been shot all that much, so the barrel wasn't very dirty, requiring only 4 patches front and back, and a pair of .22 felt cleaning pellets doubled up back-to-back to make the rifling appear bright and shiny.
The installation of a Vortek PG4-Steel HO kit occurred with the purchase of the rifle and was installed immediately upon receipt of the rifle. The trigger was fully disassembled with all of the touching metal surfaces hand polished with a stone and emery cloth. Everything was lightly lubricated and adjusted to my personal preferences. This rifle, especially for producing right at 17 fpe, is very smooth, with just an audible "thump," minimum spring recoil, and no "buzz" evident.
In the original set-up, after testing several different pellets through it, it seemed to show a definite preference for the Hades 15.89 gr pellet, and that is that I have continued to use ever since.
Wiping the rifle down to remove any finger prints or smears, I proceeded to the indoor 18 yard test range. While I have springers that produce groups half of the size indicated, they are all in the <15 fpe range. Given the power output of this rifle, I find the groups to be acceptable and within a "minute of squirrel." I wouldn't hesitate to pull it out of the vault for any need inside of 50 yards.
Removing it from the vault, I first checked all of the screw tensions, with the hinge bolt barely moving, maybe a .20 turn or so on each of the side stock screws, and resetting the the scope ring screws to 15 ft lbs.
This rifle has not been shot all that much, so the barrel wasn't very dirty, requiring only 4 patches front and back, and a pair of .22 felt cleaning pellets doubled up back-to-back to make the rifling appear bright and shiny.
The installation of a Vortek PG4-Steel HO kit occurred with the purchase of the rifle and was installed immediately upon receipt of the rifle. The trigger was fully disassembled with all of the touching metal surfaces hand polished with a stone and emery cloth. Everything was lightly lubricated and adjusted to my personal preferences. This rifle, especially for producing right at 17 fpe, is very smooth, with just an audible "thump," minimum spring recoil, and no "buzz" evident.
In the original set-up, after testing several different pellets through it, it seemed to show a definite preference for the Hades 15.89 gr pellet, and that is that I have continued to use ever since.
Wiping the rifle down to remove any finger prints or smears, I proceeded to the indoor 18 yard test range. While I have springers that produce groups half of the size indicated, they are all in the <15 fpe range. Given the power output of this rifle, I find the groups to be acceptable and within a "minute of squirrel." I wouldn't hesitate to pull it out of the vault for any need inside of 50 yards.
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