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Been a fan all my life and own many myself!
Primarily Diana's but have HW's and a pet Webly .22 Stingray Carbine. As I get old, I'm leading away from the Magnums and toward the Middleweights like my HW 30S and Diana 24C.
I built a hotter up Diana 25D with a JM R7 Spring and a good tune. Light cocking effort with near 700 fps in .177, very accurate and is a 3 ball trigger too! It started life as a "Pub " gun shooting at only 500 fps but I got the brainstorm to build an old man's garden gun out of it!
 
:) Hey ZVP. I was just thinking of breaking out a couple of mine today.

I have a question for those who have them- the HW 30 (or Beeman r7). Heard they are delightful rifles, but prone to galling. Does anyone here have experience with that? If so, is it something that can ruin the rifle over time, or just cosmetic?
 
I have a question for those who have them- the HW 30 (or Beeman r7).
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I have had an R7 for about 10 years.

No sign of galling, easy cocking, easy to carry, 1/4" groups at 20 yards, and probably 20 squirrels in the last 3 months at ranges from 10 to 40 yards.

What's not to like??

I wish I had another one in .22 cal., Instead of the BSA / Beeman C-1 carbine I do have.

I'm not man enough anymore to enjoy the magnum class, 10 pound heavy, hard cocking loud ones!!!

My R7 just seems to be getting better and smoother over the years.

But I'm not a high volume shooter going through 10's of thousands of pellets a year either.

Only problem I ever had with it is loose stock bolts.
Finally cured that permanently with Blue Lock Tight.

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In just now starting to get back on this bandwagon. However my early experience was much more informal than most of you it seems. I am fortunate to have an old Sheridan Blue Streak in .20 cal that has been in the family for 40 years old and still shooting strong.
Shooting it has lit a fire in me to start exploring some of the new offerings in the air gun world. So I just recently purchased a Hatsan BT65QE in .25 cal. I figured since I already had the SCUBA tank why not get a PCP? This thing is a monster, it's huge and it hits like a freight train. Love how I can practice my shooting in the backyard for minimal ammo expense.
 
Okie Dokie...

A little airgun fodder for you...
Of course I'm a PCP fan so, a bit different from your springers there.

I went through several AGs including a Diana 48 & several PCP's before I settle on this Air Arms 410 Carbine. She's decked out in a laminate camo dress which of course I had to give up electricity for a couple months to own...

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She was a 32fpe sweetheart, but this past hunting season I substituted another 32fpe Airgun Technology Vulcan. Boy is this a Machine...

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Of course I have a couple backyard pieces. The first being a 10fpe Crosman platform that I built, getting pieces from several sources. I call her the Night Tiger...
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I still have the Tiger but this Maurauder Carbine is so quiet & sneaky, she's got to be a female. She sports a little blue dress (yep more no pay of the electric bill) and a TKO shroud shooting 13fpe
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I do have a Cricket Rifle but no pics for it.

Beware the Obsession!!!
 
Kookla: Yes, and I had pix but can't find them. The fix can be either home made or:
http://airrifleheadquarters.com/catalog/item/251488/3216416.htm
Basically the cocking linkage scrapes the receiver tube under quite a bit of force, so while it apparently works as it is I think it's unsat. Some never notice, or maybe don't realize what it is, some say the scraping is highly annoying. Regardless it isn't a good thing and adds to cocking effort. If it were me I'd fix it first thing.
Springers can also gall internally where the piston skirt scrapes the receiver tube during cocking. I doubt this gun has much of an issue with it but the fix is piston buttons. Or at least keep that area lubed with good 'ol bearing grease. You could also keep the cocking linkage greased to more or less solve the issue. Never use silicone on either of those spots. Silicone is pushed as a chamber lube, which imo is not a good idea, but what's really bad is somehow that gets translated to use it for everything.
 
I'm a fan of the HW airguns, having an HW77 and R-7 now for over 10years.
To be honest though, I recently sold my HW77 since I don't shoot field target matches anymore. I find he R-7 to be just about the perfect "KISS" airgun I've ever owned. Very light, easy to cock, accurate and powerful enough to take the occasion pest that needs to be dealt with.

I did a Macarri tune on it about 5 years ago to smooth it a bit and add some power, but never had any problems with galling, etc.
I doubt that I will ever let it go and my grandson will ultimately be it's next owner.
 
Have had several over the years. Last springer was a R 1 177 with a super tune and all the go faster stuff. It shot great , but, was super sensitive to hold and the wife couldn't cock it. Tried a Benjamin Marauder 177 and was hooked first time. Just as accurate, very quiet, and the wife uses it for garden protection with no problem. Pcp is not for every one. You do have to charge the darn things somehow. I use a pump. It's good excercise! Would like to get a 25 cal next.
 
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