One of "Your" air rifles..

[Mortblanc]

I have a response and a question.

First, I did make some smaller spiners. I used 3/4" mild steel strip and cut it 3" long. I clamped one end in the vise and took a pipe wrench to it and twisted the top 90%. I drilled a hole in the top flat and ran a big screw through the hole and into my target rack post. I mounted 5 of them up the post and painted them orange. They offer a 3/4"x 1" aiming spot and do a good job of both curing boredom and showing off.

Even the little HW30 sends them spinning like mad. Of course the 30 also sends the big swingers made for my 9mm dancing a bit and the flip over targets intended for the heavier air guns still flip real well when hit solidly.

The question concerns mounting a scope on the HW30. I can not get a scope to hold zero when mounting on the 11mm groves.

Yes I am using the pin stops and air gun rated scopes. I have tested a half dozen different scopes and can not get any to hold zero.

Now here is the kicker! I have used two different long eye relief scopes, by mounting them on a clamp mount out on the barrel, and they do just fine.

I fear that my barrel is not returning to lock up precisely after cocking and loading. The barrel mounted scope bypasses this issue, but does not give me the magnification I desire. I am limited to 7x with the LER.

Anyone else ever had an issue with the barrel not returning to battery precisely?