Best Spring for Hw80

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I know this has been asked before but i see alot of answers saying titans or ox accelorator but i have only heard bad things about these?

 

Steve

[pianoman 3,587]

Nothing bad with a Titan and proper tuning Steve. I've used one for years in my FAC-tuned .22 HW80 and she's been a formidably accurate, very powerful hunter. It's not about shoving a higher performance spring into the cylinder and that's all there is. Ox, however have something of a pretty poor performance record in a lot of spring rifles.

 

For HW80s at normal sub 12 ft/lb power limits, go to Hull Cartridge, TR Robb, Chambers Airgun Spares, V-Mach/Venom kits or, try Sandwell Field Sports who do some amazing springs for tuning quality spring rifles.

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Whats your hw running at? I hear they run better at the 18-20ftlbs mark than the 12ftlbs?

 

Steve

[pianoman 3,587]

My HW80K carbine is running at 19.6 ft/lbs at last chrono reading. I have two. The other is a longer barrelled standard HW80 which is beautifully accurate and smooth at this level on my licence. It has only just needed a broken spring replaced after more than 10 years and thousands of shots with it. I wouldn't want them higher. This level suits the FAC HW80 perfectly.

 

I will not give any further advice on tuning your HW80 to this level here. I'm sure you'll understand why.

 

But it is a fallacy to suggest the HW80 spring rifle is only good at this level of power. I've shot with mine long before they were put on ticket and tuned up. They were absolutely razor sharp accurate at 11.3 ft/lbs. The increased power means the rifles get the pellet to the target animal much quicker before they have a chance to turn fast and dodge the round on firing over ranges of 25 to 60 metres.