I have ordered kits from Jim Maccari and he is indeed a man who likes direct and succinct questions and answer. But all the parts always seem very high quality at least to my non-airgunsmith eyes.
I have a Maccari tune kit (sorry I don't remember what was called) for my 26 year old HW80 in .22 and that kit has been going strong for about 10 years. I did cut a few coils off the spring (and re-finished the end coil properly) just to drop the power and recoil a bit, and it is still very smooth and accurate at about 17 to 18 ft. lbs with JSB 18.1 gr pellets.
I also have his kit for the old Beeman R8/HW50 and that thing is unbelievably smooth and accurate. It's just a quick snap with very little recoil and no spring buzz. It's so nice and easy to shoot these lower powered spring piston airguns when they have a nice tune installed.
And lastly here is the link to his spring pre-set service. Keep in mind some of his kits already have the spring pre-set, as he told me this when I tried to order the service on a kit a few years ago.
https://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/ca ... 852183.htm
The HW80 will most likely need a good sturdy spring compressor, especially if shoots "full power" PAL/FAC. I made my own years ago and it is overkill but I can work on nearly any spring piston airgun now.
YepYep wrote:
According to my order experience from Maccari (the springs and kits for my HW30/35/45), you would like to have an extra 'spring set' service which Jim will use his equipment to finish the first conpressing for you before shipping out the spring. This would reduce the length of a new spring for an inch something which greatly help you to install it into the gun when you receive it. Tho I didn't buy this service because I found it too late after I had a hard time to install the spring, I think it's a very helpful service...
And maybe you would need a spring compressor for the DIY job too~
And maybe you would need a spring compressor for the DIY job too~
