Loctiting Of Screw On Trigger Block Of Weihrauch Rifles.

[emilianoksa 11]

This has been discussed on other forums, and I wondered if anyone on here had experienced it.

 

Apparently Weihrauch have taken to using a lot of Loctite on their 97,77and trigger blocks - so much so that they will not unscrew without heat. In one case it took so much heat to loosen the block, that the spring guide had melted by the time it was removed.

 

The gun was purchased from Germany, so I'm wondering if the Hull Cartridge imports are any different.

[slave 33]

Yes a member has brought a hw97 with this problem http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/300107-sfs-hw97k/

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

im awaiting delivery of my hw98, probably wont be loctited but I just hope its not. I heard its just the 97/77/80 but who knows they might start doing all their rifles.

 

I just wonder what they hope to achieve by doing this

 

if its for anti-tamper purposes why bother. their guns are getting worse out the box quality is poor these days and aftermarket tuners -that try to make them the rifles they deserve to be- will get pissed off having to heat them up before taking them apart.

[ian118118 10]

Tried opening my hw97k the other day and I already heard it may be glued and it's about 2 and a half weeks old, well the trigger block would not budge at all so I just reassembled it and am shooting it standard for the time being as it's quite nice to shoot for an out the box gun anyway I just fancied a tinker!

 

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Ian

[ian118118 10]

Also mine does have the hull cartridge stamp on it

 

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Ian

[whistler1 26]

My 97 is just under a couple of months old,and the trigger block came of very easily....guy with the loctite must have went for his lunch....thank god.I heard the German boards are full of threads on the subject.So now when you buy a 97,you need a tuning kit and a new end block,for when you remove the bluing on the original,while trying to remove it with heat.Will cost them sales,big time.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

I wont be buying a new hw after my 98

unless they release a totally new springer and I like the looks of it

 

second hand from now on for me,

[emilianoksa 11]

If Weihrauch don't address this problem, I can see a lot more TX200s being sold than HW97s in the future.

 

What on earth possessed them to do something so stupid?

Edited September 8, 2013 by emilianoksa

[andy836 4]

Probably doing it to stop people getting into the internals and seeing just how poor the quality control has become.

[whistler1 26]

So pre A/T hw97 will go for a little more i would have thought....that just does not sound right.Looks even weird in print.

Can see AArms rubbing thair hands at this no brainer of a decision

 

My pre A/T HW97 is just back from SFS on friday, whare it was getting a stage 2 tune.Love it even more.

Edited September 9, 2013 by WILDAXBOXER

[ian118118 10]

If I had known my 97k would of been glued I would of brought something else! I enjoy tinkering with my toys!!!

 

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Ian

[barrywhite 282]

I have read about this gluing the guns together for years .

[whistler1 26]

If I had known my 97k would of been glued I would of brought something else! I enjoy tinkering with my toys!!!

 

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Ian

 

Exactly mate...its madness.

Secondhand HW springers will be selling a lot quicker now.

[MickC 1,825]

Stop buying new guns then they will stop gluing them up,anything that affects sales will get quicker results than anything else. Anti tamper isn't even a legal requirement.

[ian118118 10]

Tempted to px it for a prosport! Or a pcp, what sort of price should I sell it for? It has a nikko sterling 4-12x50mm AO IR scope and there is not a single mark on it anywhere. Don't want it if I can't even open it up.

 

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Ian