Stigy79 5 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Hello all, I've just aquired a tx200 hc and was wondering what I could do to smooth it out abit. Had it chroned and its shooting 11.4 with air arms field so the power not a problem, its just doesn't feel as smooth as my mates which is the same but just not hc. Im quite handy with tools so dont mind having a go myself. Is changing the spring and such like the best road to go down? Any advice would be great! Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,587 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 What calibre Stig79? If yours is a .177, it will be a bit more snappy and not quite so smooth in character than a .22 TX200. Quote Link to post
AR177 588 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I would start off with a clean and a re-grease before jumping straight into changing parts, as you say the power is there and if the accuracy is there too then you don't want to go messing with a good thing.... you can always send it to have a tune if your really not happy. ATB Adam Quote Link to post
Stigy79 5 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Sorry forgot to add its a .22 it just seems a little rougher than my mates. Seems to pull the odd shot so I just want to make it smoother. Some people say tuning it will sweeten it up abit but just unsure whats best? Are there any tuning options for these rifles? Or is it best just to clean it up and re-grease. What type of grease do you use? Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 is your gun new.?your mates gun is a longer gun than yours ??so a bit heavier?? that would make his gun a bit smoother . Quote Link to post
Stigy79 5 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Hi barrywhite, my mates is longer but with walnut stock so seems a little lighter and a couple of years newer. If I clean the internals and re-grease I thought that should sort it out. Any idea what type and how much grease to use? Quote Link to post
gasman1 15 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 the tx200hc is a bit snappier than the tx200 due to the shorter barrel. most people that shoot tx's for competitions and what not mainly use the full sized rifle over the carbine because of this. they can be made to shoot a lot nicer with a proper strip down and relube with quality lube. the carbine tends to be a bit hold sensitve though. a chap i know has a tx200hc thats been fettled and is possibly one of the nicest springers ive ever shot. i'm a hw fan and like my 97's, but his tx is stunning. i'm suprised your gun isn't already super smooth with it being a 22 as they tend to be a lot tamer in the bigger calibre. it might just need a load of lead firing through it to help it settle down somewhat and a relube. it shouldn't need a deal more than that as they're excellent rifles to begin with. 1 Quote Link to post
Stigy79 5 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Agreed on the fact its an excellent rifle just need a relube I think? Ill strip it down and polish it up and lube it and see if that makes a difference. Any lubes recommended? Quote Link to post
Stigy79 5 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Update. Stripped down the rifle today and the insides were really black and glupey so I cleaned it all out with a rag then put new grease on it but sparingly! But it back together, re-zeroed the sights and shot about 50 pellets through it. Seems better now. Does any know how much lube is enough/to much? Quote Link to post
gasman1 15 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 basically you just show it the lube. as sparingly as possible. when dave did mine, he put a very fine film on the spring and just 3 dabs in the piston. he said it spreads itself to where it needs to get with use. once he'd done it i bought a couple of cheap tins of hobbies andshot 50-100 a night to help it settle in and then tested a few different sort of pellets. i could feel it getting nicer the more i shot it. Quote Link to post
Stigy79 5 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 basically you just show it the lube. as sparingly as possible. when dave did mine, he put a very fine film on the spring and just 3 dabs in the piston. he said it spreads itself to where it needs to get with use. once he'd done it i bought a couple of cheap tins of hobbies andshot 50-100 a night to help it settle in and then tested a few different sort of pellets. i could feel it getting nicer the more i shot it. Cheers for the replie gasman, just wanted to make sure I didn't over do it! I'm gonna order some cheap pellets to fire through it then re chrono it as it feels alot different, but better:-) . You got same rifle? Quote Link to post
Taz-n-Lily 62 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I have a TX but not the carbine. When I tuned mine I polished the inside of the compression tube. It all makes a difference. The trigger can be massively improved with a self-tune too. Google tuning a TX - there's a few instruction pages out there. My TX is very smooth and its a .177. Quote Link to post
Stigy79 5 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I have a TX but not the carbine. When I tuned mine I polished the inside of the compression tube. It all makes a difference. The trigger can be massively improved with a self-tune too. Google tuning a TX - there's a few instruction pages out there. My TX is very smooth and its a .177. Cheers mate, ill have a search and see if I can fettle with it abit. How/what did you polish it with? Quote Link to post
Taz-n-Lily 62 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I have a TX but not the carbine. When I tuned mine I polished the inside of the compression tube. It all makes a difference. The trigger can be massively improved with a self-tune too. Google tuning a TX - there's a few instruction pages out there. My TX is very smooth and its a .177. Cheers mate, ill have a search and see if I can fettle with it abit. How/what did you polish it with? Autosol I think it was called - slightly abrasive metal polish. Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 hi you can use Duraglit AKA brasso Quote Link to post
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