HW/Weihrauch Your grandpa's HW 30

[Wadcutter]

My JM kit came in yesterday, so I've stripped the old HW 30 down.

If you've ever read any of Robert Law's classic Air Rifle Headquarters literature, you know his idea of a "tune" (or "accurizing" in ARH-speak) was to pack AN ENTIRE TUB of moly grease into a rifle! This one seems to have received such treatment...everything inside is mummified in the stuff. It's gonna take a while to de-muck it, but the old lube looks to have been a good preservative at least.

I should have taken a pic of the stock inletting before I wiped it down...yuck. It looked like a coat of silver-grey paint.

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Funny, I just cleaned out an HW35 where the piston was also entombed in Moly and some sort of white lithium grease. The barrel is wrapped in black shrink tube, so possibly another one of Robert Law's accurized guns.

 

[Mycapt65]

Funny, I just cleaned out an HW35 where the piston was also entombed in Moly and some sort of white lithium grease. The barrel is wrapped in black shrink tube, so possibly another one of Robert Law's accurized guns. View attachment 512303View attachment 512302View attachment 512301

That's what people call a "Lube tune". They try to smother the twang out of the gun with tar or heavy grease. It only works so long before it diesels enough to ruin the piston seal. I'm sure you're aware of this. I'm just pointing this out for the newer spring gunners.