HW98 - added new scope

Added a new scope to the 98, wanted paralex adjustable but not to high a magnification. Went for the Nikko Stirling Game king 4-16 x 50 has very nice optics , a fine mildot reticle and the paralex is smooth and fast, turrets are easy to zero, I got the flip up covers which are less fiddly than the hook over type. Overall very pleased with it.

TS-45 new scope and zerod

Originally had a 4x32 mil-dot scope on the gun, have put a 3-9x40 leapers scope on and zerod, the gun will be competing in a competition for Chinese guns only in the recoiling optics section, its an HFT and target challenge so the increased mag on the scope will help.

Umarex B2 (Renovation / strip / rebuild)

UMAREX CHINA 62 (B2)

We were given a B2 rifle by a Farmer who shoots at our Club, It was in a hell of a state , red with rust and wet with oil where it had been smothered to stop the rot - bit late for that!!.The stock however was in very good condition and not covered in the thick brown gunk that the Chinese call varnish. On closer examination it had the word UMAREX on the breech. Umarex is a German company, the gun looked identical to the Westlake B2 models, however on stripping it the only difference was that it had a metal screw on cap at the rear of the cylinder instead of the flimsy plastic push on ones the Westlakes have, everything else looked the same. Below are pictures of the stripped gun.

The piston was in good condition , no rust, but the leather seal had disintegrated - luckily I had a replacement.

Rust was quite bad but it had not pitted the metal

the insides were in good condition, once cleaned and de-greased they were quite serviceable.

the above shows everything cleaned up and the exterior had been wire wooled and polished to get it smooth

Gun is not worth re-bluing so we decided to prime and paint with tough satin black paint

Assembly of these is quite straight forward, the new piston seal was a tight and there was a reasonable pre-load on the spring.

Had to change the 2 side screws that hold the stock on and other than the piston seal everything else went back on with the correct lube.

Pleased with the finish and the first 20 or so pellets were of good power and the trigger is very sweet, not at all heavy.

I cannot find out much about this model other than on the clone list for B2 rifles there is a reference to the Umarex China 62, what i do not know is, is this a B2 made in china stamped Umarex for Umarex or is it made by Umarex and copied by the Chinese?

link to portal --http://chineseairgunportal.brutuz.com/clonelist.htm

Beretta 92fs co2 .177 pistol

Beautifully crafted in Germany by Umarex, to Beretta's detailed original design, this pistol is as impressive as it is a delight to use.  Amazing how similar this feels in most ways (weight, feel, balance) to the standard firearm though it has to be said that the nickel version looks and feels slightly odd and replacing the standard plastic grips with wood ones adds little.    

Very accurate and surprisingly powerful, yet appears to use CO2 powerlets more economically than most. Single action trigger weight makes consistent shooting very easy (once your arm muscles have got used to the overall weight of the weapon) and ambidextrous safety works well.  Rear sight is adjustable (as usual, windage only).  Non-blowback and no recoil but makes a great 'practical pistol' nevertheless.  

This is a high quality, serious .177 cal air weapon and should be treated with respect; even those familiar with firearms could be forgiven for mistaking it even at close quarters for its real cousin.