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twalter · Veteran Member

Well I found a RWS 34 .177 here on craigslist for $95. Guy I talked to claims all is fine with it and inside and out. The pictures show no outward cosmetic damage and for the internals... I guess I wont know till I fire it. While another .177 hasnt been on my radar this seems like too good of a deal to pass up and brings me to my point. Should something be wrong with the internals or should I want to make it a smooth shooter what RWS 34 tune kit should I be looking at? I know folks rave about James Maccari at air rifle headquarters ( link http://www.airrifleheadquarters.com/page/page/251488.htm) and he appears to have pretty decent deals on his kits. So more to the point...
Which kit would work best(7 out of 10 we will say) to give a nice smooth shooting cycle and toss the mid grain (~10gr) in the 800fps range?

Thanks

rsterne · Moderator

10+ gr. pellets at 800ish would be pretty optimistic for a D-34, IMO.... Stock they are in the mid 700s with that weight.... If you did get it shooting that hard, the shot cycle likely wouldn't be something to write home about....

Bob

twalter · Veteran Member

Fair enough, I didnt know what I could expect as Ive seen them rated at 1100 FPS and though high 700 with low 800 might be obtainable. What kind of spread in speed might one see from 8gr pellets to 10gr? All this dependent on the stock spring/seals to a mod'ed rifle of course.

rsterne · Moderator

Good ol' 7.8-7.9 gr. pellets typically shoot about 850ish from a D-34....

Bob

twalter · Veteran Member

I guess I would be more than slightly disappointed with the velocities of them out of my gamo 220.

So to the original question, is it worth it to buy the RWS 34 and drop a new spring in it for a nice all around 25 yard shooter?

domer_pyle · Senior Member

If you're only pushing out to 25 yards then a stock 34 will have more than enough power. My 397 hits 700 fps with 10.65 grain Barracudas, and with the peep being .6" above the bore and sighted at 25 yards is only .35" high at 16 yards, and about 4" low at 50. So you'll have a nice flat trajectory within the range you're asking about.

What do you plan on using it for?

twalter · Veteran Member

I figured Id use it for hunting and plinking. I had the itch to tweak and tune after taking apart the gamo for the trigger replacement. I guess I really wanted to see what could be done with the 34 after reading about the near cult following it has. Its ultimately not anything I really want or need, but something to add to the stable. I think Im better off saving up for the .22 discovery I really want.

I am thinking of a tune for the gamo 220 though as I already own it and am a GRTIII deep on it.

mtsheron · Member

I had a RWS model 34 and did the Maccari tune myself. Was it worth the money and hurt fingers???? YES! It made a twangy springer into a very smooth operating springer. fps dropped with whatever pellet I used but the control and accuracy greatly increased! JM tunes are great. As far as what pellet I was shooting????? It was a JSB but can't remember the exact one. I do know it was domed and maybe no heavier than 10 grains!

I think it was the GRT34 kit if memory serves me.