Sfs Stage 2 Hw97Kt

[A1WOC 212]

Well here it is! My new SFS stage 2 tuned HW97kt fitted with a Hawke Panorama EV 4-12x40 AO IR scope.

I have been testing pellets and taking chronograph readings most of today; Accupell are the tightest group of the seven brands I have tried. They are consistently grouping easily within a six penny piece at 30m. AA Field & JSB 4.52 Exact were very close runners up; with AA Field producing the highest chrono reading of 11.44lbft. Surprisingly, Daystate LI produced the worst group of all, 30mm centres apart on the worst.

I didn’t clean the barrel after a different change of pellet; I took five off target shots and five on target shots each pellet change before chrono readings and group test shots.

My Combro chronograph performed adequately at best; I did have several bad readings and had to re-align it to get back on course. I also found it tedious writing down the results after each shot and pressing the reset button before the next shot. I think it’s time for me to buy a F1 chronograph!

Regards, Steve

 

 

[woodcote1 88]

Great looking rifle mate. When you going out to blood it?

[J-D 7]

Very nice Steve. I have to wait a few more weeks before mine is ready , cannot wait.

John

[Mawders 595]

Lovely mate, looks just like mine. Funny you should say accupells performed the best as I found that out the other night at the range! I was putting 5 pellets through the same hole after leading the barrel. Ordered two tins just waiting for them to be delivered. Keep an eye on the power Steve as once she beds she will probably be well above the legal limit.

 

Bet your well chuffed with the results!

 

Phil

[A1WOC 212]

Very nice Steve. I have to wait a few more weeks before mine is ready , cannot wait.

John

I was the same John, worth the wait though!

Regards, Steve

[A1WOC 212]

Great looking rifle mate. When you going out to blood it?

 

I'm still setting it up and getting used to it at the moment. Once I feel confident using it in the field, I'll probably use it in a hide to start with.

Regards, Steve

[A1WOC 212]

Lovely mate, looks just like mine. Funny you should say accupells performed the best as I found that out the other night at the range! I was putting 5 pellets through the same hole after leading the barrel. Ordered two tins just waiting for them to be delivered. Keep an eye on the power Steve as once she beds she will probably be well above the legal limit.

 

Bet your well chuffed with the results!

 

Phil

 

Hi Phil,

The chrono reading for 7.9g Accupells averaged 10.25ftlb, but the8.4g AA Field produced a rather high reading averaging 11.36ftlb; quite a big difference for only a small difference in weight. I hope to get a F1 chrono soon to produce more accurate results. How many pellets did you have to put through before it settled down?

 

 

Regards, Steve

[gurtwurz 792]

Won't take you long to get used to it mate, give it a couple of tins of pellets and you'll both be raring to get out.. Good luck with it, theyre cracking rifles

 

Cheers, wurz

[BenjaminCadd 109]

get about 300 - 400 pellets through it and it beds in nicely, i fought mine was spot on when i first got it back but a tin through it and its still getting better! Atb

[Mawders 595]

 

 

Lovely mate, looks just like mine. Funny you should say accupells performed the best as I found that out the other night at the range! I was putting 5 pellets through the same hole after leading the barrel. Ordered two tins just waiting for them to be delivered. Keep an eye on the power Steve as once she beds she will probably be well above the legal limit.

 

Bet your well chuffed with the results!

 

Phil

Hi Phil,

The chrono reading for 7.9g Accupells averaged 10.25ftlb, but the8.4g AA Field produced a rather high reading averaging 11.36ftlb; quite a big difference for only a small difference in weight. I hope to get a F1 chrono soon to produce more accurate results. How many pellets did you have to put through before it settled down?

 

 

Regards, Steve

Hi mate,

 

I think its gobbled up a tin of pellets now but still settling. I think really a few tins of pellets should see it settle. My 97 was pushing 10.5 ft/lb with AA fields so just waiting for my accupells to turn up so I can try them through the chrono.

 

Phil

[risingfriend 1,042]

very nice mate gotta love the thumbole stocked 97 one fine piece of kit ATB Aaron

[davyt63 1,845]

LET THE FUN BEGIN!!

[porkybella 284]

So this is why my tune is a 5 week wait im waiting for every THL member hahahaha ive got another boring 4 weeks left

[porkybella 284]

A1WOC how you find the recoil and muzzle flip now you have it tuned??

[A1WOC 212]

In all honesty I can’t answer your question fully because I sent it to SFS only a couple of days after I had bought it from new. Previous to SFS having it, I had only put a very few pellets through and hadn’t got the feel of it. The only thing I can compare the tuned .177 97kt with is my .22 TX200HC; the HW97 is a little smoother and far more accurate than the TX200; it is also producing consistent very tight groups at 31m (my preferred zero) with 7.9g Accupells.

Regards, Steve