New hammerli 850

[stevemag]

Well Roald put a new barrel on it and tested it so I'm gonna assume it's ok, I may send the old one back to umerex though.
So all the refurbs came right from umerex to Airgun Depot.
aD said the could not open the boxes or it would void the 30 day warrantee (sp?)
So that means umerex is knowingly sending guns out with crappy barrels.  That does stink.

[vigilandy]

Makes me worried about mine.  I'll have to find some time to shoot off a few rounds tonight just to see...

[fivestar45]

The barrel problem appears to be to be only in the .22's.  Myself and several other folks feel that the factory uses the same tool setting for both the .177 & .22 barrels when the they get indexed and drilled for the sights, with less remaining wall thickness in a .22 barrel, when the tap goes in and bottoms the .22's get an interior bulge.

[stevemag]

The barrel problem appears to be to be only in the .22's.  Myself and several other folks feel that the factory uses the same tool setting for both the .177 & .22 barrels when the they get indexed and drilled for the sights, with less remaining wall thickness in a .22 barrel, when the tap goes in and bottoms the .22's get an interior bulge.

i agree

[vigilandy]

It's a shame that the factory is ruining the .22 barrels.  Obviously not all of them are bad... I wonder if its just a matter of getting a more precise machine to do the drilling.

I fitted the 9oz CO2 adapter and 3-9x50 Hawke yesterday on my .177 yesterday.  Only had a chance to test one pellet type (7.9gr Crosman boxed dome).  I'm getting very consistent horizontal groups.  8 shots in a straight line about 1.5"  at 15 yards.  Not good, but hoping it's a user/pellet issue rather than gun.  Haven't had this happen before.   I'll have to try shooting with better support.  Will say that shooting in that same position doesn't cause horizontal strings in the FDPCP or QB79. 

I read in one of BB's tests that this gun likes the RWS Superdomes.  I will have to try that next.

[stevemag]

roald said mine did well with the 15.something grain jsb. and superdomes werent bad

[vigilandy]

roald said mine did well with the 15.something grain jsb. and superdomes werent bad

I tried the Superdomes in my 177 and WOW what a difference!  They are shaped to fit into the mags perfectly. All drop in the same depth.  The Crosman domes didn't have the right head shape to slide past the oring.   

No measured groups,  but a definite improvement.  No groups,  but was hitting Cypress cones (1 inch) no problem.  Couldn't do that with the Crosman domes.