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  1. JBWALES
    Most .22 model HW30's don't make that, you must have got extremely lucky with that that one. I would be inclined to leave it alone, they were not designed for full power. Better off buying a full power gun. John.
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    I recently bought a mint boxed Tempest for £100. Hurricane should fetch maybe £130/140 if boxed. John.
  3. JBWALES
    I have an HW80k in .22 complete with iron sights & a Leapers 2-7x32 milddot scope for sale. Excellent condition fitted with sling swivels. £275. Located just outside Cardiff. John.
  4. JBWALES
    Hello JohnBoth rifles are new, will I be able to tell by the numbers ? If they are new, they will have the delrin rear guide.factory springs are good quality, and all you will need is a top hat & a dab of moly grease to improve the firing cycle. John.
  5. JBWALES
    If your guns have the newer delrin rear guides fitted, then I would suggest all you need is a delrin top hat to go with it & a relube. This will remove the twang from the firing cycle. No need for a new spring, the standard one is fine. John.
  6. JBWALES
    I zero my .22 12 ft/lb guns at 25 yards. Mid point zero is then around 12 yards give or take a yard or two depending on your scope height. John.
  7. JBWALES
    Thats what I do, just use the short side between finger & thumb. Never crimped a tube & never had a scope creep in the rings. John.
  8. JBWALES
    One piece mount just has more clamping area. Sportsmatch make mounts for lots of different companies, RWS being one of them. They also made the mounts for THEOBEN. John.
  9. JBWALES
    The pictures on the website are generic, not necessarily the one you get. The sportsmatch catalogue I have shows 4 screws for the rail clamp. John.
  10. JBWALES
    Chances are the gas ram has lost all it's air. You need to find someone with the appropriate pump & fittings to try & re-gas it. It may also need the gas ram re-sealing if it won't hold it's air. Given that your not confident in doing it yourself, I would consider taking it to a gunshop who will be able to do it for you. Or as you are not an airgunner, consider selling it on as a faulty rifle, lots of tinkerer's out there who would probably buy it as is. John.
  11. JBWALES
    1'' one piece high mounts single screw HOP16C double screw HOP26C. 30mm one piece high mounts only available in double screw HOP40C. 30mm dampa mount only available in high DM70. All fit up to 56mm objectives, without Adjustable objective. John.
  12. JBWALES
    Sportsmatch, never let me down in over 30 years. J.S Ramsbottom is the cheapest I have found, superb service as well. John.
  13. JBWALES
    Thanks for the reply When you say how much do you want to spend it's more a question of how much will I have to spend to get the job done ? How much should will I need to pay. Vortex & Nikon have much better glass than Hawke in my opinion, I would think £150-£200 will get you a 'Diamondback' or 'Prostaff' new. Riflecraft stock the Vortex scopes, Optics warehouse sometimes have good deals on the Nikon range along with Uttings. Hawke are ok for the money, but in my experience, they lack the light gathering abilities of the others at dawn & dusk. I can let you know from experience
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    Low light shooting you need glass quality, no amount of bells & whistles will improve this. I would look at the 'Vortex' or 'Nikon' range of scopes for not a lot more money than a 'Hawke'. You will need an adjustable parallax of some sort to cover all your scenario's. Ideally you need to give us an idea of budget, but personally I would go for quality second hand, rather than poor new. John.
  15. JBWALES
    I have an old school Bushnell Trophy 3x9x40 mildot on my CZ, zeroed at 56 yards with SK magazine it is exactly 2 mildots for 100 yards. Much better optically than most Hawke offerings, and can be picked up quite cheaply if you keep your eye out on the forums. John.
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    I have seen a lot of TX's with faded or damaged bluing on the last few inches of the barrel shroud, I think this is just down to use & not wiping down with an oily rag after every session. They are good guns, the pistol grip is slimmer than a weihrauch which offers better trigger control in my opinion. £299 is that with a scope? Excellent examples can be had privately for that money complete with a scope. Easy to work on & usually benefit from a re-lube. On particularly old examples, the piston seal can deteriorate £6 on eBay. John.
  17. JBWALES
    Fixed mag scopes usually give better clarity due to less lenses being involved. A bigger issue for air gunners is parallax, as most scopes without parallax adjustment are fixed at 100 yards. I like 7xmag myself on an airgun, and this will be plenty to 35 yards and more. Vortex scopes have very good glass for the money, much better than Hawke. John.
  18. JBWALES
    Seems odd, but does it do it every time. Your eyes may be getting used to a specific focus whilst you are zeroing/shooting, but during the short break they go back to normal if that makes sense, and then when you go back to looking through the scope again they have to re-adjust all over again. Failing that, I have come across some fixed parallax scopes which don't respond well to re-parallaxing, not many mind. You may have just been unlucky with this individual. John.
  19. JBWALES
    Give the 'Vortex' range of scopes a look, much better glass than the Hawke or MTC offerings. Available with a BDC reticle as well if your that way inclined. John.
  20. JBWALES
    You used to be able to get them for airguns specifically, without the bronze brush, but I haven't seen them for a while (try eBay). Other than that you won't beat a good cleaning rod & patches. John.
  21. JBWALES
    I'll take the Swift stubby as long as the female to male adaptor is removable. Thanks, John.
  22. JBWALES
    You will probably find that you will need the Ram for a .177. .25 calibre is not as air efficient as .22. John.
  23. JBWALES
    How did you reduce the hammer spring tension without removing the anti-tamper. Sounds like the reg was fitted without making the necessary adjustments or the HUMA reg pressure was set higher than the original. The adjustments are very fine for a large increase either way. John.
  24. JBWALES
    Hi all, Got to handle one of these today & was really impressed with the balance & finish of the gun, but what are they like to shoot. Most reviews have suggested that they are not as refined internally as the HW99 & are £40 more expensive to boot. Opinions from anyone who has owned or shot one would be appreciated. Cheers, John
  25. JBWALES
    What are you using them for. If it's just for foxing out to 200 yards or so, I don't see any advantage over the cheaper stuff, as long as the cheaper stuff groups ok in your rifle. They are devastating on vermin though, probably not a good choice if you intend to eat anything you shoot with them. I tried the 40 grainers in my .223 Howa & they were no more accurate than Privvy, so decided to go with those as I don't reload. John
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