Sweet piston buttoning job, although I think piston buttoning on a MAGNUM is like farting in a hurricane. Can't hurt but I seriously doubt you can feel any difference with everything else that's jumping around inside a 30+ fpe springer.
Quote from: mikeyb on February 18, 2021, 11:25:19 PMSweet piston buttoning job, although I think piston buttoning on a MAGNUM is like farting in a hurricane. Can't hurt but I seriously doubt you can feel any difference with everything else that's jumping around inside a 30+ fpe springer.I've often figured that buttoning a piston at least reduces the chance the piston will gouge into the compression tube while cocking the gun. If it smooths out the shot cycle, well that's even better. That said, I've never buttoned any of my guns. However, I should button my Edge and one of my Dominators because they are gouging. It may be too late for the Dominator though.
Liveliness that bothers paper punchers enough to de-tune their guns to Tame-O-Land doesn't bother me much at all, maybe because my main weapons are short selfbows, or the most ornery archery equipment known to man.
Steve, that poor man's buttoning tech is a good idea. I'll think on that. I'm not in a hurry. I moly'd the heck out of my Edge and that seems to be doing well. Of course now the gun is prone to dieseling but its not bad. I'm not sure what I'll do about my dominator. That one has me stumped. Its not your usual gouging. Its the type were like a bead of metal curls up into a ball and forms a track/rut that it peeled up out of. then what happens is that bead of metal blocks the gun from being able to be cocked because the bead doesn't completely come free of the metal that it came out of. I know there's a term for that kind of gouging but can't remember it.Quote from: Ilimakko on February 20, 2021, 10:01:44 AMLiveliness that bothers paper punchers enough to de-tune their guns to Tame-O-Land doesn't bother me much at all, maybe because my main weapons are short selfbows, or the most ornery archery equipment known to man.IMO, These big magnums are for hitting big targets real hard. So, tight groups aren't necessary. Different tools for different jobs. People ought to respect that.
New 135 carnivore owner here. So when I seat / load the pellet into the breech the pellets are loose. Not the same as my 22 & 177’s where the pellets are snug , no accuracy issues. Was wondering how good Hatsan USA customer service is?Are there any good Hatsan gunsmith tuners out there that you guys could recommend? AndHas anyone tuned a Hatsan 135?
Accuracy is king, with any gun.But for a guy having a bunch of different airguns, among them the very most accurate, smooth German springers, the lure of the H135 is to have that inordinary amount of KE to play with, that doesn't come with the German offerings. I have zero interest in trying to wring extra special fpe out of my Mod. 135. I know shooting characteristics would suffer from it. I do have a strong interest in getting the gun to work at its optimum, as dictated by the physical platform. That includes a muzzle energy of a little over 30 fpe. Strictly within the platform & caliber. After a couple hundred rounds more, early sighting in and re-chronoing, I'm going to shim the salt flats-type breech seal, and strip the mainspring of the pretty heavy tar put there by the retailer. I reckon I'll pick up several fpe, without any sacrifice in accuracy.