Best gun i ever bought the HW 97 in 22. Stacks pellets at 30 yds. No twang. 6 fps difference and full power FAC . Amazing quality air rifle.

Really nice looking gun that, think I’ll look out for one of those when I get up and about and can afford, and as for the kit I’m sure you’ll find the issue normally something silly, good vid and clear description. Good vid old lad

Seen your name on comments for a while now, good to see the face behind the comments, good little channel, like your range

Got the TBT maxi pro kit in my hw97 too. Transforms the gun! I found it shoots sweeter without the short stroke as too much pre-load on standard spring. I am also running a custom seals air seal 👍🙂

thanks f your uploads, very good

I did the same to my hw77k, same thing but different, it didn't settle down until after a couple of tins of pellets were put through it now it's brilliant, 😁👍

the difference between waiting to shoot and shooting straight away indicates the piston seal heating up and cooling down altering the friction via the seal expanding and contracting ,, its probably a bit tight and will run itself in , then the consistency will improve , great vid cheers for sharing

Nice video, thanks for doing it. Dave uk.

Hi Shane, on my hw97 I used the normal tbt kit, just the spring guide, top hat and bum-slide tbt, original 16j spring and it was basically the same but softer, in the sitting position, 25m makes groups of 14mm, jsb 8.44, 25m makes groups of 14mm, jsb 8.44, for these weapons it has to be a normal thing as you know,Shane experience a more comfortable shooting position,cheers.

Possibly a bit of diesling going on Shane. Degrease and lightly relube in the right places. Obviously check piston and breach seal too.

had one too...same problems. on another note ,stock fac spring broke after 500 shots w 8.5gr pellets. disappointed .

I use FALCON Accuracy plus pellets give them a try it'll be like a new gun. I wouldn't use anything else. I have tried all sorts and these are the one's for me.

The best springer money can buy. I own two of them. PCP accuracy if you know how to shoot them.

It sounds like you could have also mixed up your pellet weights! I have this same gun. It's brilliant if a bit heavy. The HW98 is my fave gun which I use for HFT. Looking to add a TBT short stroke extension to lessen the recoil.

Your groupings arnt too bad, I know what you mean though, all within an inch is preferable. I've got 99 and pretty pleased, liked the idea of one of these in the future but for twice the price, it's a bit disappointing. Power shouldn't fluctuate that much. Maybe worth the few quid more and go aa tx200. For nearly £500 tuning shouldn't be needed at all in my mind.

My HW 99s fitted with a tbt kit is brilliant.only 5 fps spread over 25 shots using its favourite diet of AirArms diabolo field in .22cal. (5.52 mm).Tiny groups at 35 yards ,low recoil & no spring twang at all. When you find your guns fave pellets,stick with them is my advice.

The cocking lever on my out the box 77k had made a burr in comptube and nicked the piston head I fitted a tbt kit straight away cleaned the burrs out of comp tube and changed the piston head and it's at 12 ft lbs with a 6fps spread over 10 shots what a transformation. Whats the rifle like now. Cheers 👍

I think that is very good shooting at 27 yards considering it a springer and not a great bench rest platform. I could not shoot my Diana Mod 34 or my Diana 359 mag any better back in the day. Glad I found your channel. I will add it to my list and I will be checking it out.

Hi Shane, something not right. My 97 is in .22 and over 20 shots has max spread of 7 fps with AA Diabolo field. I am not a great shot but my combo returns 20mm groups at 30 yards consistently. Hope you get it sorted.

Hi Shane you should have gone for a Welsh Willy kit far superior had 1 in my 97 it produced 11.8ft lb with a 7 fps spread over 25 shots

Don’t worry to much about FPS spread unless u shoot at long ranges, I understand tho it’s very frustrating to see the spread, possibly some bad pellets. How tight was your piston seal in the comp tube?

I had a HW97KT and could not get on with it, it was very inconsistent and not accurate, put a Tuning kit in it and still the same, I ended up getting rid of the damn thing and bought a 30 year old MK1 HW90 Gas Ram WOW what a amazing gun the HW90 Gas Ram is compared to the HW97KT, much more accurate and only 3 FPS spread over 10 shots on the chrono where as with the 97 the spread varied from 20 FPS spread to 50FPS! I am hitting targets at 70 meters consistently with the HW90 its a amazingly accurate break barrel air rifle.

Interesting mate. I own the exact same rifle. I take it the kit you fitted included a different spring? As in mom standard HW97?

I have two HW97k. One in. 177 , the other in .22. They both shoot 11.1-11.2 ft lb with single figure fps spread. They are as they left the factory. I use JSB exact in the .177 and JSB express in the .22. Both will group under a 5p at 35 yards. The problem with your rifle sounds like a faulty spring, as the power shouldn't change that much over time.

I was getting 5p groups with the HW95K using Air Arms, until I started putting JSB exact through the barrel. JSB were poor. After using the JSB the Air Arms were far less accurate and didn't group. I found they really don't like each other. I cleaned the barrel and the Air Arms accuracy returned. 5p groups at 18mtrs (59ft) It may be the same case with the barrel on your 97K mate.

My spring guns hate been rested they shoot better if they are on my hand even sat down using my elbow the fore end grip is the key..

Hi Steve, what material did you have inside the pellet trap I take is for sound deadening nice vlog bud.

If your fps spread is that much, I would consider getting a new spring. That lange fps range is not normal. In my hw97k with the original parts, I have a spread of max 7fps. I noticed that you hold pellets between your lips before loading them in the gun. Are you aware what led is an what it does to your body?

Rat works,Welsh willy,Sandwell field sports are very good did you have a hw 99s .

How long did you own your 97.

Why don’t you try putting the original spring back in with the rest of the TBT kit?

Damaged piston seal mate?

Hey Shane, what spring did you use in the gun that was inconsistent? Cheers mate.

Have u tryd giving the barrel a clean

You'd probably have better grouping if you rested the rifle stock on your hand by resting it on your bench rest the rifle can't move when recoil buddy

Have you tried a new breach seal

not bad , I see the problem...Your left handed lol

Have you ever worked on a HW57?

Were you shooting Pellets or Slugs ?

change the breach seal

It’s more than likely, the piston seal is to tight..

Shocking grouping for a HW97, definitely something not right with that rifle.

What the noise in rhe background are you near a motorway ?

Something seriously wrong there.

Why on earth would you alter a perfectly good gun by putting a load of rubbish inside it ???

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You have ruined one of the bests springers on the market 😡😡

Back stop's not too good?