cavedweller
HAM Specialist
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How do you find the sweet spot for your BW weight? First and foremost, your primary Intended use REALLY matters. Bench work? EFT? HFT? Woods walking and stalking? Go light or go heavy ? Both have their respective benefits and drawbacks - i guess all this is to say "choose and build your BW platform wisely".
In HFT too light a rig means a gun that wanders, wiggles and waggles in the sticks or is harder to settle in, so a little extra weight helps for sure. But, and this is a big but, as when you get to offhand or forced lanes your individual results may vary greatly due to weight. However, if I'm wandering around in the woods all day carrying and air rifle... I am going light... light as i can. In Bench Rest, lots of weight is a good thing.
I've consolidated these Daystate OEM specs or Weights and measures from the AOA website:
The Lightest stock is the Gray carbon looking wooden stock weighs (2 lbs)
The Walnut stock at #2 weighs (2.25 lbs)
The Laminate stock @ #3 weighs (2.5 lbs)
The Chassis stock @ #4 weighs (4.2 lbs)
A Blackwolf action only with a 480L air bottle and the different .177 barrels weights break down like this:
17" (4.9 lbs)
23" (5.4 lbs)
28" (5.9 lbs)
Each time you step up the next greater length of the OEM barrel choices you will add aprox (1/2 lb)
and
If for some reason you are into Air Tubes the BW has a 300L Air Tube option available.
This Air Tube will add (1/2 lb) and, I believe, some of this extra weight comes from and additional high impact resin for-end / front stock attachment piece to better accommodate the Air Tube.
For grins, lets say I want the lightest BW in a CHASSIS possible (not including scope).
I would choose the BW with the 17" barrel and 480 air bottle for 8.5 lbs. Had i chose the Air Tube over the Air Bottle my weight would be at 9 lbs before anything like a 2+lb scope and rings is attached to the rifle.
or
Lets say i want the build the absolutest lightest BW possible for stomping around in the woods (not including scope).
I would choose the BW in the 17" barrel with the Black carbon painted stock with the 17" barrel for 6.4 lbs. That's 3.6 lbs less than the heaviest BW chassis configuration possible before a scope and accessories are added. i could also change the 480 air bottle to a 300L air bottle and reduce the weight some more, but i haven't weighed the two bottles separately to know their weights.
or
If i want to build a middle weight BW for Hunter Field Target I am probably going for a middle of the road configuration. great option would be:
A) The grey laminate 17" barrel with the 480 Air bottle or aprox 7.4 lbs before i add a 2.5 lb scope.. all in with a scope I'd be right at <10 lbs, maybe a smidge more. This is my personal sweet spot <11 lbs and it is still heavy enough to be well planted in the sticks. Option (B) all the same but in the walnut stock to be just a tad lighter.
If Benchrest or EFT is your game then the absolute heaviest configuration of a BW is the 28" Air Tube version in a Chassis which should weigh right at 10 lbs or a tad more with no scope or accessories such as the BW volumax plenum, scope rings, pic/arca attachments and so on. And they do make bigger and longer bigger air bottles.
In HFT too light a rig means a gun that wanders, wiggles and waggles in the sticks or is harder to settle in, so a little extra weight helps for sure. But, and this is a big but, as when you get to offhand or forced lanes your individual results may vary greatly due to weight. However, if I'm wandering around in the woods all day carrying and air rifle... I am going light... light as i can. In Bench Rest, lots of weight is a good thing.
I've consolidated these Daystate OEM specs or Weights and measures from the AOA website:
The Lightest stock is the Gray carbon looking wooden stock weighs (2 lbs)
The Walnut stock at #2 weighs (2.25 lbs)
The Laminate stock @ #3 weighs (2.5 lbs)
The Chassis stock @ #4 weighs (4.2 lbs)
A Blackwolf action only with a 480L air bottle and the different .177 barrels weights break down like this:
17" (4.9 lbs)
23" (5.4 lbs)
28" (5.9 lbs)
Each time you step up the next greater length of the OEM barrel choices you will add aprox (1/2 lb)
and
If for some reason you are into Air Tubes the BW has a 300L Air Tube option available.
This Air Tube will add (1/2 lb) and, I believe, some of this extra weight comes from and additional high impact resin for-end / front stock attachment piece to better accommodate the Air Tube.
For grins, lets say I want the lightest BW in a CHASSIS possible (not including scope).
I would choose the BW with the 17" barrel and 480 air bottle for 8.5 lbs. Had i chose the Air Tube over the Air Bottle my weight would be at 9 lbs before anything like a 2+lb scope and rings is attached to the rifle.
or
Lets say i want the build the absolutest lightest BW possible for stomping around in the woods (not including scope).
I would choose the BW in the 17" barrel with the Black carbon painted stock with the 17" barrel for 6.4 lbs. That's 3.6 lbs less than the heaviest BW chassis configuration possible before a scope and accessories are added. i could also change the 480 air bottle to a 300L air bottle and reduce the weight some more, but i haven't weighed the two bottles separately to know their weights.
or
If i want to build a middle weight BW for Hunter Field Target I am probably going for a middle of the road configuration. great option would be:
A) The grey laminate 17" barrel with the 480 Air bottle or aprox 7.4 lbs before i add a 2.5 lb scope.. all in with a scope I'd be right at <10 lbs, maybe a smidge more. This is my personal sweet spot <11 lbs and it is still heavy enough to be well planted in the sticks. Option (B) all the same but in the walnut stock to be just a tad lighter.
If Benchrest or EFT is your game then the absolute heaviest configuration of a BW is the 28" Air Tube version in a Chassis which should weigh right at 10 lbs or a tad more with no scope or accessories such as the BW volumax plenum, scope rings, pic/arca attachments and so on. And they do make bigger and longer bigger air bottles.
