TUNE IN FOR THE TUNE-UP
Most shooters buying a spring-powered rifle will be only too happy to pick it up, shoot it and enjoy it, but many others will want to install a tuning kit. Changing some of the factory-standard internal components for better quality items, or at least those made with slightly different dimensions, tolerances or materials, can make a big difference to the way a rifle performs.
Tuning kits are used to make a gun smoother to operate, more consistent in velocity and more accurate, and are useful for tweaking and improving a rifle that’s either already exhibiting a problem – or at the very least is in dire need of a service. But what about a rifle that’s performing well from the outset? Are there any gains to be made? Might any unnecessary tinkering actually make things worse?
THE FIRST STRIP-DOWN
The subject of this article is a Weihrauch HW57 underlever. This .177 calibre rifle belongs to a friend, and although it was shooting nicely, he wondered whether it could be made even better and asked
