I have one out for delivery right now. I’ve wanted an R1/HW80 for a long time. This one is in .22.
Input? Gonna be used for shooting paper, vermin and things like that.
Update:
So I need a scope and mount but just putting some rounds through it in the garage, it’s a hammer. Needs a good lube tune to rid some of the twang but I’ll run 500 or so pellets through it first.
It’s perfect in fit and finish. The trigger is the Rekord which is the industry standard for air rifles. Bluing and moving parts tolerances are perfect and tight. The stock open sights are actually pretty good. But she’s getting a scope.
Hopefully I’ll get some chrono numbers later next week. And if I’m lucky I’ll see what I can do to the local starling population.
Update 2
Put about 200 rounds down the pipe and added a scope and muzzlebrake. The scope is a Bushnell 4-12x40AO Trophy XLT. I have this scope on two others and they are solid. The muzzlebrake is an Apex unit from Maccari. It’s a slip on fit designed for 16mm diameter barrels. I had to take down the ridges left on the barrel at the muzzle that were the result of a press made dovetail for the front sight. I used some 5min Devcon epoxy and the two grub screws that came with it. A great tip using set screws is to put a #7 1/2 shot lead BB in the hole to hold the brake in place and keep from galling the barrel with the screws.
For a factory gun that shoots this hard it’s pretty smooth. After 200 rounds it’s even better and definitely has settled down. It passes the pellet on the scope cap test. As far as accuracy, it’s one hole at 30’ in the basement using JSB Exact Jumbos.
I’m very happy so far. It should really settle in nice. As an idea I ordered a tune kit from Maccari. But it’s not going anywhere for another few tins of pellets.
Update 3.
Couldn’t wait and just went ahead and gave her a little tune up. The chrono said 720fps with JSB Exact Jumbos at 15.9g. Not too shabby for a factory gun but after 300 rounds it twanged pretty hard still but it was tolerable. Since I had new guts for her I went ahead and tore it down. Cleaned the insides and decreased everything with mineral oil. I used the factory seal which is just fine and used a little 800 paper on some sharp edges and then used some molyB on the piston skirt and around the edge of the seal, lightly lubed the spring with Maccari tar and put it back together.
The first shot across the chrono was 699fps and I expected an even bigger drop in velocity after a tear down but within 20 rounds it’s back to 715fps. I imagine it will get back to factory velocity in a few hundred shots but what is better is it is a very calm gun now. The shot is solid and no twang, cocking is quieter and smoother.
The gun is a hammer that’s for sure. I’ll get some groups on the weekend.
Update 4
Spent the last two days shooting various pellets through the gun. It’s a power house and the tune kit from macarri is really showing some power. At 2000’ elevation I am getting 740fps with CPs, 760fps with RWS superdomes and 715fps with JSB Exacts. My best accuracy is with the Superdomes with the JSBs about the same but with an occasional flier. The tune kit seems to be putting out more than factory power. It’s not easy to get good groups as she’s hold sensitive but I have it sorted out. At 30 yards I can keep them in a nickel without much trouble. It’s not a pellet stacker like the TX200 but damn does it shoot hard.
ETA, I utterly destroyed a half dozen starlings out to 60 yards today.