@@PlanetDrewdog While it wouldn't be my first choice for hunting, my HW30 with full length barrel in .22cal is accurate and produces over 8ftlb, enough to kill small game at close range. For plinking it's a brilliant little rifle and is my 'go to' springer for the garden. Cheers
Quality review as usual, look forward to the update when it's settled down, I wonder what would happen with RWS field line 14.5grn ? Or the diablo field 16 grn ? Best Regards, Jon 👍 Hawkes eye TV 👍
Nice looking rifle. Glad I'm in America though. I really enjoy the 31.99fpe from my hatsan 125 springer. I think the weakest of my 6 rifles is my crosman f4 with 16fpe in .177cal.
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Hey Jace - yep my bad. Reckon I'd have to cut some of these rings off after all the years! Having said that, this Compact has marked straight away, though my other rifles show no ring damage - maybe a couple of tiny imperfections on the pro sport but I shoot that thing daily. Definitely not ideal though.
Yeah I may ask folks to take their rings off, but I have failed in keeping my guns properly oiled which has resulted of course in some rust and pitting unfortunately. Now I slather them all in Ballistol.
you like the hades much ,i do also , and also the normal 18,3 grains jsb dome , baracuda and baracuda hunter extreme ,those pellets with the right headsize wil work .
Yeah that's a good way of going about it. I actually sold this rifle along with a bunch of others recently, I decided that all I needed was my PrSport and my cheap PCP - PR900 - to cover all my needs.
Hi Matthew, I heated it up then used a chunk of wood (with a cloth wrapped around it) - like a hammer - and it knocked off in seconds with no marks on the barrel. Drew
Enjoyable video. Really like your editing style. Do us a favour though and don't always cut away to the target when you fire. I sometimes like to set how much movement etc there is when it's fired. Cheers! Keep them coming! Jim
@@PlanetDrewdog wonderful, thank you very much. im a fairly new viewer of your channel but really like the videos and you. a breath of fresh air and the videos at least to me, have alot of replay value.
@@PlanetDrewdog Thanks you. I'm looking for a replacement butt pad for my Diana 34 classic. the Diana 34 comes with some kind of hard plastic that is slick and not a good butt stock.
Hi Jonathan - it's a cheap bag I bought on ebay - it comes as a two part kit, the bag you see here plus a butt rest (which I don't use). Fill it with kiln dried sand and away you go.
Yeah know what you mean, but even that don't add up. Hades are retaining 10 + FPE at target 25yds. I'll make a short chrono video using different weights though.
@@PlanetDrewdog At least they underestimate the power, i remember chronoing airsporters for the first time after all the hype they were given when we grew up, what a disapointment, the worst one was an S model too ,8ft/lbs & the tightest fitting piston i've ever found even without the buffer washer & o ring fitted, the owner insisted i fit an ox spring he'd bought for it & refused my offer to polish the piston up for a nice fit, , talk about polishing a turd.......
Pretty nice looking 👍. It might need a spring guide shim, it sounds like it has a lot of vibration/twang. Personally I believe the HW30s has plenty of power for rats within respectable ranges. That big fat squirrel I shot the other day was at least 20 yards. I aimed at the neck and the pellet hit exactly right between the neck and the head going straight into the squirrel brain, DRT, lol🙂👍.
This rifle is very intriguing... I do not think it is avaible in North murica and it doesn't look like the usual Crosman made "Remington" _I wished all the manufacturers rated the energy like this instead of trying to make numbers look better with alloy speeds_
Yeah, agreed. It would be no hardship for manufacturers to test with, say, two ammo types - one alloy, one lead - and print power figures together with pellet weight. At least it'd give us a clue...
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I would still recommend the HW30, what it lacks in power it more than makes up for in charm.
HW30 is a lovely rifle.
@@PlanetDrewdog While it wouldn't be my first choice for hunting, my HW30 with full length barrel in .22cal is accurate and produces over 8ftlb, enough to kill small game at close range. For plinking it's a brilliant little rifle and is my 'go to' springer for the garden. Cheers
Yet another well thought out, interesting review. Keep them coming! 👍🙂
Thank you Jon.
Drew
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Some linseed oil seems to help with my hatsan getting scratched.
I do like the way you come across with your test of the gun,well done and thankyou!
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Quality review as usual, look forward to the update when it's settled down, I wonder what would happen with RWS field line 14.5grn ? Or the diablo field 16 grn ? Best Regards, Jon 👍 Hawkes eye TV 👍
Thank you kindly Jon. Yes indeed, I need to order up a wider selection of ammunition than I currently have. More spending!
7 ft/lb will be the approximate expected energy down range at around say 25 - 35 yards.
Nice looking rifle. Glad I'm in America though. I really enjoy the 31.99fpe from my hatsan 125 springer. I think the weakest of my 6 rifles is my crosman f4 with 16fpe in .177cal.
Yeah it'd be nice to have more power to reach out further.
it's a shame they didn't make the stock adjustable with rubber adapters.
i love the way you edit your videos mate !!! you’ve deffinately got one real talent mate ,…i love the way you do them,….it’s real quality never seen anyone as good at it 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Thanks Daniel - I don't know what I'm doing but running a you tube channel sure makes me try...
I always ask folks to take off their rings when I share my rifles. I like how you had your rifles behind you. Nice touch.
Hey Jace - yep my bad. Reckon I'd have to cut some of these rings off after all the years! Having said that, this Compact has marked straight away, though my other rifles show no ring damage - maybe a couple of tiny imperfections on the pro sport but I shoot that thing daily. Definitely not ideal though.
Yeah I may ask folks to take their rings off, but I have failed in keeping my guns properly oiled which has resulted of course in some rust and pitting unfortunately. Now I slather them all in Ballistol.
you like the hades much ,i do also , and also the normal 18,3 grains jsb dome , baracuda and baracuda hunter extreme ,those pellets with the right headsize wil work .
Hades seem to go well in most of my rifles, and jsb exact jumbo go well in my cp2.
With clean or new barrels is it worth putting a tin of the cheapest pellets through them before looking at accuracy? Love short air rifles.
Have you considered putting weights on the barrel as that may help accuracy if you find the sweet spot?
Yeah that's a good way of going about it. I actually sold this rifle along with a bunch of others recently, I decided that all I needed was my PrSport and my cheap PCP - PR900 - to cover all my needs.
How did you remove the end sight? I tried to heat it up with a hairdryer but couldn’t get it to budge.
Hi Matthew, I heated it up then used a chunk of wood (with a cloth wrapped around it) - like a hammer - and it knocked off in seconds with no marks on the barrel.
Drew
@@PlanetDrewdog Drew, can I ask what you heated it up with? Thanks
Enjoyable video. Really like your editing style. Do us a favour though and don't always cut away to the target when you fire. I sometimes like to set how much movement etc there is when it's fired. Cheers! Keep them coming! Jim
Yes, agreed. This is the first video where I didn't use split screen - and the last!
did you get rid of your review of the normal express?, i was looking to go back to it
Thanks for bringing that to my attention - it was marked as 'unlisted' - but it should be there now.
@@PlanetDrewdog wonderful, thank you very much. im a fairly new viewer of your channel but really like the videos and you.
a breath of fresh air and the videos at least to me, have alot of replay value.
Could you give more detail on the butt stock extension.? Thanks for the reviews.
It's nothing but a butt pad I took off a cheap wall hanging rifle I had - added to the existing one.
@@PlanetDrewdog Thanks you. I'm looking for a replacement butt pad for my Diana 34 classic. the Diana 34 comes with some kind of hard plastic that is slick and not a good butt stock.
Nice video, what’s the rest bag you are resting on
Hi Jonathan - it's a cheap bag I bought on ebay - it comes as a two part kit, the bag you see here plus a butt rest (which I don't use).
Fill it with kiln dried sand and away you go.
@@PlanetDrewdog will have a look on eBay, whereabouts in Norfolk, I’m from west Cambridgeshire
One thing I will say is, the power doesn't matter if the accuracy is not there, its no good shooting fast and hard only to find you have missed.
Exactly so.
Maybe they meant 7ft/lb at the target mate. say 20m downrange?
Yeah know what you mean, but even that don't add up. Hades are retaining 10 + FPE at target 25yds. I'll make a short chrono video using different weights though.
@@PlanetDrewdog At least they underestimate the power, i remember chronoing airsporters for the first time after all the hype they were given when we grew up, what a disapointment, the worst one was an S model too ,8ft/lbs & the tightest fitting piston i've ever found even without the buffer washer & o ring fitted, the owner insisted i fit an ox spring he'd bought for it & refused my offer to polish the piston up for a nice fit, , talk about polishing a turd.......
@@junglie Ha, yes indeed. I've had customers like that in my old trade. "The customer is always right" - my ass...
Pretty nice looking 👍. It might need a spring guide shim, it sounds like it has a lot of vibration/twang.
Personally I believe the HW30s has plenty of power for rats within respectable ranges. That big fat squirrel I shot the other day was at least 20 yards. I aimed at the neck and the pellet hit exactly right between the neck and the head going straight into the squirrel brain, DRT, lol🙂👍.
Love how you describe the trigger settings, oh shit its gone off, LMAO.
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even the name compact is a lie 123,2 cm😀 a hw 30 puts out a 11 joule .full power factory setting not tuned , and you can hit at 50 meter a 1 euro coin
HW30 is a lovely rifle. Yeah this Compact is only 15mm shorter than my pro sport...
I bet these come with the finest chinesium oil in the barrel when new, not good for accuracy.
Yep. When I cleaned it - it had so much chinesium it's a wonder a pellet made it to the end of the barrel.
The rats will not be happy soon.
Getumm
This rifle is very intriguing...
I do not think it is avaible in North murica and it doesn't look like the usual Crosman made "Remington"
_I wished all the manufacturers rated the energy like this instead of trying to make numbers look better with alloy speeds_
Yeah, agreed. It would be no hardship for manufacturers to test with, say, two ammo types - one alloy, one lead - and print power figures together with pellet weight. At least it'd give us a clue...