Is my Spring worn out?

[garfield 23]

get it off to steve pope to be v-mached you wont regret it i saw one fired with a pellet on top and it didnt move a mm but was running 11.7

[zini 1,939]

Hey Jack read this buddy,

 

Despite not having any feedback on my original question I decided to get my 177 Lightning XL tuned at Sandwell Field Sports.

 

My reasons being

1. that there was far too much twang noise from the spring,

2. too lively, even for a light 177rifle it just seemed to recoil more than any other rifle at the club

3. It was so hard to get a pellet into the barrel i had to use a pellet seating tool.

4. My relatives gave me the movey for Christmas

 

Before the tune the gun was producing just under 11 ft/lb using Webley Mosquito Express.

 

The purpose of the tune was not to increase power but to solve my reasons above and just make the whole thing smoother to operate.

 

I collected the gun last week ( the gun was ready for collection after 9 days)

On arrival Tony explained that my spring guide was damaged and had been replaced with a better one.

He had also replaced original spring with a better quality one.

Much of the tune involves polishing all rough surfaces and removing all sharp edges that may impair efficiency/consistancy.

So the inside of the cylinder, surfaces of the piston, cocking lever, cocking slot, parts of trigger, breech port were all polished.

The breech end of the barrel now has a very slight tapered lead in so i can push pellets in easily.

The front stock screws were also replace with allen bolts

The whole lot then re-lubed and re-assembled with great care.

These are just the things that i can remember from those he told me

 

I was invited to test it in their range set up in the roof space of the shop.

Wow... what a difference i noticed as the guy fired the first three shots.

Even within the confines of a small metal roofed range i could tell the gun was quieter, no twang.

I thumbed in an air arms pellet so easily that i no longer need the pellet seating tool...fantastic

Three of my five shots formed a single ragged hole group, i was chuffed to bits.

 

Next day i took it to the club

Despite the weather being awful (gusty wind and drizzle) I got the gun roughly zeroed at 30 yards.

Its a completely different rifle. quieter, easer to load and smoother in every aspect.

After being chono'd (producing 11.65 ft/lb using Webley Mosquitos) i took it around the course.

I some how managed to beat the personal best of the guy whos been advising me how to shoot springers.

 

If anyone is thinking of getting their gun tuned can thoroughly recommend Sandwell Field Sports.

It was £50 well spent.

 

Cheers

Nigel

 

 

Si

[zini 1,939]

Hi Andy,

 

Yep it’s a small world buddy .

 

He drives some weird car now as well as being an eccentric.

 

He as some really good HWs in his shop on sale mate.

 

HW80 with silencer and scope all serviced etc £200.

 

Was a nice man and very helpful and was very pasionate about his work but not a patch on Tony Wall for quality and what he produces as a final product mate.

 

Si

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi Andy,

 

Yep it’s a small world buddy .

 

He drives some weird car now as well as being an eccentric.

 

He as some really good HWs in his shop on sale mate.

 

HW80 with silencer and scope all serviced etc £200.

 

Was a nice man and very helpful and was very pasionate about his work but not a patch on Tony Wall for quality and what he produces as a final product mate.

 

Si

 

 

Yeah, Kevin always was a little, erm, eccentric... If you see him, tell him Andy from Linsley Bro's says 'hi'.

 

Cheers, mate.

[zini 1,939]

Here you go Andy buddy,

 

K.G Burrill

The Old Blacksmiths,

The Wynd,

Bedale,

North Yorkshire

DL8 1EW

 

Tel: 01677 424447

 

Regards

 

Si

[andyfr1968 772]

[JackReid 35]

Zini do you usually send your gun in the post or are you close enough to drive there??

 

When you have sent guns in the past what do you usually do and how much does it cost?

 

I'm an hour and two mintues from West Brommich, May well post it there and pick it up personally?

 

Jack

[zini 1,939]

PM sent mate

[JackReid 35]

lol I just realised I wrote 'hour and two minutes' from West Brommich, was meant to be hour and 20.!!

 

PM returned mate. Will write up the whole experience when I've got the gun away etc

 

Jack