HW98 Springer

[Topsparx1]

Guys anybody own one of these ?? I had a go of a friends one recently and now I want one, it was a .177 variety and has been through Tony Walls hands at Sandwell Field Sports. It was so smooth and easy to use, Ive only used very basic springers and I inherited a Webley Xocet in .22 that was my Dads it is awful twangy kicks like a mule and is not accurate at all. This HW98 though is a different rifle though its the newer version with the screw on mod conversion. Does anyone use theirs for hunting or is it all about PCP's now for hunting ??

[Mickyd]

Hi I've not got one but fancy one. I've a tx200 with a Tony leach 22 mm piston in .177. I will get one sometime, springers are fine for hunting you won't run out of air😊

[KCE]

Hi Topsparx1.

It sounds like your Webley has a ox spring fitted at some time but it can be sorted very easy with a titan main spring and a extended main spring dampener and top hat.
That will get rid of the recoil and that twang.
Regards kev.

[KCE]

I at times go out with my 1982 HW 80 a cracking bit of kit after I tuned it.
It has stood the test of time and never lets me down.

Regards Kev.

[Lewis86]

I have had a couple of 98'S. can't fault them at all. Respond very well from a tune, even just a strip, polish and re-lube works wonders. I've always fancied one in .20. They come up for sale or swap regular on mewe, people always seem to want to swap for a HW97k or a TX200.

[Topsparx1]

Well Ive succumbed to temptation and ordered a .177 HW98 from Mundilar, I went to them cos they sell the 98 with the original wood stock but with the threaded barrel, all the RFDs I spoke to in the UK only have the non threaded barrel unless you want to spend £620 for the laminate version. I wanted to be able to fit a mod to it for shooting/testing in the garden without annoying my anti shooting neighbour, and if I take it out rabbiting the little fellas wont hear me 😁

[GB2017]

will be interested to see how you get on with this, as these are tickling my fancy too

[Topsparx1]

I'll do some pics and a short review straight out the box, chrono some strings, shoot some 25yard groups etc. I heard they can be a bit twangy when new so a drop in Tinbum kit will probably be the first upgrade. Can't wait being delivered next Tuesday hopefully

[GB2017]

look forward to it

[Topsparx1]

Well gotta say using a springer is a whole world different to a PCP, I tried a few shots through the combro and found a problem, I cant do the out the box testing cos the spring supplied with the rifle is a "European" spring and needs to be swapped out immediately for a UK spring 😳 I'm sending the action over to a guy who does a top job on the internals of HW98's, so when it comes back all 'sorted' glided piston, deburred, top hat, spring guides, cylinder polished etc I can start testing, hopefully in a couple of weeks time.

[GB2017]

Well gotta say using a springer is a whole world different to a PCP, I tried a few shots through the combro and found a problem, I cant do the out the box testing cos the spring supplied with the rifle is a "European" spring and needs to be swapped out immediately for a UK spring 😳 I'm sending the action over to a guy who does a top job on the internals of HW98's, so when it comes back all 'sorted' glided piston, deburred, top hat, spring guides, cylinder polished etc I can start testing, hopefully in a couple of weeks time.

lol actually its a German spring and will be 6ft/lbs, you would have needed to purchase an export spring to get it to uk spec, who you getting to tune it for you?

[Topsparx1]

Well gotta say using a springer is a whole world different to a PCP, I tried a few shots through the combro and found a problem, I cant do the out the box testing cos the spring supplied with the rifle is a "European" spring and needs to be swapped out immediately for a UK spring 😳 I'm sending the action over to a guy who does a top job on the internals of HW98's, so when it comes back all 'sorted' glided piston, deburred, top hat, spring guides, cylinder polished etc I can start testing, hopefully in a couple of weeks time.

lol actually its a German spring and will be 6ft/lbs, you would have needed to purchase an export spring to get it to uk spec, who you getting to tune it for you?

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[Topsparx1]

Some of his work

[GB2017]

looks good

also looks like more money that needs to be spent in the future..... lol