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by Archer50
Mon Aug 08, 2016 4:49 pm
Forum: General airgun chat
Topic: HFT 500 air blast
Replies: 14
Views: 8151

Re: HFT 500 air blast

Thanks Rog. I haven't taken the barrel off yet - I hope to have time to do that in the next few days. I've just read on another forum that the the barrel has through-holes where the three upper grub screws locate . Anyone know if this is true? I hope not - I assumed the grub screws located into depr...
by Archer50
Mon Aug 08, 2016 10:08 am
Forum: General airgun chat
Topic: HFT 500 air blast
Replies: 14
Views: 8151

HFT 500 air blast

I’m new to Air Arms guns and I’m looking for some advice please. When shooting my HFT 500 I suddenly got a really strong blast of air in my face. I checked, and as I expected the breech o-ring was gone, so I replaced it. There was still a lot of air so I checked the transfer port o-ring and that was...
by Archer50
Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:13 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Power Curves & the Sweet Spot
Replies: 26
Views: 69561

Re: Power Curves & the Sweet Spot

I've just found this thread, and just got my first unregulated gun :D. Thanks Mark, it's the clearest, most useful explanation of power curves I've seen, and I learned a lot from it.

Good shooting

Alan
by Archer50
Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:19 pm
Forum: General airgun chat
Topic: Chairgun
Replies: 25
Views: 11257

Re: Chairgun

For me, Chairgun has its uses, but it is not a substitute for real shooting. I find it very useful for putting me in the right ballpark for a completely new set up and for checking out some ‘what ifs’ and comparisons, but I have rarely found a set-up where I could rely on Chairgun to give me accurat...