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from: LARRY DURHAM
date: 1998-03-21 00:50:00
subject: Re: Increase Velocity of HW30,HW50,R7, o00:50:0003/21/98

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Hamilton, Robert E,, Dmdcwest wrote:
> Hi Folks:
>    I heard of a Beeman R7 that had been tricked out to the max, but it 
till
> only did .177 7.9 gr Cros Prem Lites at 675 fps.   A friend recently 
rought
> over his old and rather neglected HW50S .177 and putting four or five Lites
> thru my Chrony Delta got velocities about 635-640 fps (just holding the
> airarm in the hands....which is not as good as putting the airarm on a 
tand
> so it's position stays constant and using an aimpoint on the backstop 
eyond
> the chronograph as well).
> Robert Hamilton
>  ----------
Bob,
I got an old  HW '50 to shoot RWS 9.5gr Supermags at 700fps ... it was very
smooth and could be cocked with one finger.  I had installed a teflon 
ainseal
like TR-Robb used to make, used Venomol and some of a 124 spring ... kinda
sorry
I sold it, it still shoots real nice many years later.
ld
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