Muzzle Brake

[Steve Milbocker]

I’m thinking about scoping my HW 30 and removing the iron sights. Cosmetically I thought about a brake to cover the grooves. Are there any negatives about using them on a tame rifle like the HW30? If not, any suggestions for a sleek looking brake?

 

[1066]

OK - Don't know why this is in Italic, I can't seem to switch it off.

I really don't think a sensible sized brake will effect the performance of an HW30 one bit - it will however help to tame the ferocious recoil.

I doubt if there's an "off the peg" brake for the HW30 but as it's purely for cosmetic reasons, have you thought about a 3d printed one?

Just at the moment I'm printing an air stripper for a benchrest air rifle, it should be ready in a couple of hours, it will be interesting to see if it has any effect.

 

[Steve Milbocker]

OK - Don't know why this is in Italic, I can't seem to switch it off.

I really don't think a sensible sized brake will effect the performance of an HW30 one bit - it will however help to tame the ferocious recoil.

I doubt if there's an "off the peg" brake for the HW30 but as it's purely for cosmetic reasons, have you thought about a 3d printed one?

Just at the moment I'm printing an air stripper for a benchrest air rifle, it should be ready in a couple of hours, it will be interesting to see if it has any effect.

I don’t even have a clue how 3D printing works! I have heard of it though

 

[1066]

I don’t even have a clue how 3D printing works! I have heard of it though

3D printing is like a magic tool - You think of some small thing you want to make - you design it on your computer with a CAD program - you transfer the design to your printer - a couple of hours later, there it is.

Ok, not quite that simple, but not rocket science either. There are basically two common types of home printer, the layer printer which builds up an object by a lot of fine layers of molten plastic, the other is a resin printer that makes objects by using a liquid resin that sets solid when exposed to UV light.

This is the thing I made this afternoon with my resin printer - the idea is that it will slip over the barrel - just like a brake really but inside there is an inverted cone. As the pellet emerges from the barrel, normally there is a blast of air behind it that can disturb it's flight. With the stripper fitted, as the pellet leaves the barrel the air behind it is deflected out sideways so the pellet continues in clean air. The gap between the muzzle and the stripper is usually between about an 1/8th inch and 1/4" and can be adjusted.

The beauty of 3D printing is you can redesign it and reprint it as many times as you like - far easier than machining something from bar stock and finding you want to change something later.

 

[jmorris]

The beauty of 3D printing is you can redesign it and reprint it as many times as you like - far easier than machining something from bar stock and finding you want to change something later.

And you can print 1 piece parts that you can't machine one piece.

 

[1066]

And you can print 1 piece parts that you can't machine one piece.

The resins seem to be getting better at a steady rate and the resin printers give a much finer finish that the layer printers. This was with a quick spray over with a can of satin black auto paint.

 

[jmohme]

Check out Buckrail. He does all sorts of 3D printed airgun parts.

Buck Rail

Custom Airgun Accessories

buck-rail.com

I don't know if he does anything specifically for the HW30 but if you don't find it on his site, contact him. He makes decent accesories. I have used some of his parts on Crosmans and also on my Airforce TalonP before I had a full stock made for it.

 

[Speedo66]

I have a suppressor on my CO2 pistol that was 3D printed by Buck Rail, not silent, but takes the harsh pop off.