Ruger Air Hawk woes

[microsalmo]

The guts, fit & finish on the one I got a few months ago was very good.  The interior edges were just very sharp, so it tore up the seal during assembly.  The rifle is really quite wonderful.  If they made another one, I would be inclined to buy it.  For $108 at walmart, it's tough to beat.  The tune, which was quite simple to do made the gun feel much more expensive.

[porkfrog]

would you guys have me steer clear of the ruger airhawk or will the seal wear out on all these guns?     i was a bit surprise that the ruger is not made here in the usa.    i own ruger firearms and have been very satisfied.     i am new to airgunning and am in the process of buying my first nice gun if my sons do not come through at christams.

Comparing the Air hawk to other guns in this price range, if your main concern is the seal, most other offerings will likely have same percentages of error. The ruger is fine out of the box, (a little rough while breaking in), but shoots well. It will really wake up with a tune. This gun has what I refer to as "good bones". For 100 bucks and a little elbow grease, you will wind up with a shooter that can compare to others at twice the cost. What drew me to the Air HAwk is that since its a clone of the RWS 34, replacement, and upgrade parts are abundant. Also the stock trigger is better than most other guns in price range. The barrel lock is ball detent, rather than chisel which you tend to see on many high end guns as well..  hope that helps..

AP 

[Air Rifle Hunter]

Does anyone know if there is an LDC that available that will help to quiet this gun down a little?

[microsalmo]

What is an LDC? Mine is as quiet as my npss and trail aw, after tue tune. No twang...just a smack of the piston and then the pellet.

[Air Rifle Hunter]

What is an LDC? Mine is as quiet as my npss and trail aw, after tue tune. No twang...just a smack of the piston and then the pellet.

 An LDC is short for Lead Dust Collector. Basically it is similar to a muzzle brake except that it collects the lead dust as the pellets are fired. It also acts somewhat like a muzzle brake. Here in California, we can't own sound moderation devices, but I can put an LDC on the gun. If I can permanently attach a muzzle break to the gun, then it could have one. It just cannot be removable.

 I guess I should have phrased it this way, "Does someone knows if there is a muzzle brake that can be used with this air rifle (in California)." My Ruger BlackHawk seems to be just a little loud for my neighborhood and I would like to be able to use it for gophers and small pest birds instead of my .22 Benjamin Marauder. It's much louder than my Gamo Whisper .22 and my Benjamin Trail NPXL1100.

 Thanks for any help.

[Kailua]

This a partial post from Crowpopper on his Disco
the Shroud is a Rpy Kasten Special  it is Full length and This thing makes the gun sound like a Gerble chewing a peanut!
Not sure if this will help.

[Air Rifle Hunter]

This a partial post from Crowpopper on his Disco
the Shroud is a Rpy Kasten Special  it is Full length and This thing makes the gun sound like a Gerble chewing a peanut!
Not sure if this will help.

 Where exactly is the post located?

[chaindrivecharlie]

Hey ARH, heres a link.
http://www.mountainaircustomairguns.com/New_accessories_page.htm

[Air Rifle Hunter]

Hey ARF, heres a link.
http://www.mountainaircustomairguns.com/New_accessories_page.htm

Thanks!

[Kailua]

You could send a personal message to Crowpopper.  He should know where he got his shroud from.

[microsalmo]

Update: got the Ruger shooting .50" groups at 25 yards consistantly.  Now if only I could lighten the trigger pull.  The trigger pull is pulling it off target.

[z28rod]

Pyramid sells a RWS and a Beeman LDC'S or muzzle brakes for preaty cheap. one of them should fit your barrel, and they look real nice when installed. Here is the Beeman, you need to measure the outside diameter of the end of your barrel and make sure it fits. The one I bought was the RWS one but its for larger barrels than yours I think. https://www.pyramydair.com/product/air-venturi-ported-muzzlebrake-579-barrel-diameter?a=1128

[chaindrivecharlie]

the barrels on these rugers are very thick. I looked at the PA site and the RWS dust collecter looks right. But I would measure the barrel first. They, PA have some cool looking stuff.
https://www.pyramydair.com/product/air-venturi-crow-mag-short-muzzlebrake?a=2965

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