Shortening an Air Arms HFT 500

Hi guys sorry for the late upload but got one here for you around the HFT 500 and in this one we remove the Anti tampers and swap the cylinder and barrel out for a shorter set, threaded for a mod. Thanks for watching.

[@vainparasite]

Love this type of video's, I'm surprised he didn't ask you to put a regulator in it while it was all stripped down. 👍👍👍

[@robertelliott827]

Just watched this video having watched your one on the S400; your info on having to cock the rifle to fill is worth it’s weight in gold. I’ll find out tomorrow fingers-crossed and THANK YOU! Great video and great work too

[@sub12airgunners]

nice one i hope it helps 👍

[@heithwatkins]

Excellent video. 🎯 These technical videos are my favorite kind.

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks, nice little project this one came together nicely. thanks for watching.

[@ykristoforusaguskwang6731]

Awesome, nice touch. Always love to see your explanation

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks much appreciated, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@tonyrebelo3038]

As usual, nice work Jake! Very easy to understand, very nicely narrated 😊👍

[@sub12airgunners]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching Tony.

[@Sae-fu5ch]

Again great upload guys👍 (ps you can never be to barrel heavy 😁) much appreciated my favourite KZbin channel!

[@sub12airgunners]

I would tend to agree, I do like a good barrel, but its nice to mix it up a little.

[@andycarp1288]

Excellent video with a lot of clear and useful information. Thanks 🙏

[@geetee50]

well i cant find an update with performance but love the idea of taking some weight of the front of a solid rifle. what's the result like?

[@chrisbarker1895]

Nice one Jake, looking forward to seeing it at the range

[@sub12airgunners]

Coming soon, hope it shoots well. Thanks for watching.

[@adsaccuracy]

You really no your stuff, Fair play and a pleasure to watch,👌

[@sub12airgunners]

thank you glad you liked it 😁

[@leec8592]

Awesome Jake! I look forward to seeing it at the range :-)

[@davegrimshaw7318]

Nice timing, just sold my HFT and bought a S400 MPR FT cos the HFT was to long 🙄 Looking forward to accuracy testing on this 👍

[@sub12airgunners]

Ill try and do a little update on it, I may end up having to reg it, but we will see. Thanks for watching.

[@Tim_Bassett]

Nice video again, they should really give this as a standard offering from the factory. Will be interesting to see how it has effected the shot count.

[@leec8592]

I reckon the shot count will have gone down :-)

[@sub12airgunners]

They have the parts I don't see why not, but they are notorious for sticking in there heals, we will soon see what she shoots like. Thanks for watching.

[@Biffo1262]

​@@leec8592 For an HFT comp that cylinder is more than enough. I can't quite make it round with a BSA Ultra but they have a much smaller cylinder. I use a 500cc pony bottle to top up half way round.

[@krisgater6891]

Love watching your videos...

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks, glad you like them more stuff on the way. Thanks for watching.

[@stephen5019]

Hi really enjoyed watching your video. Could you please tell me how to change the hammer spring on it. Thank you

[@iankenny79]

Brilliant work as always.

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching.

[@johngsxr6143]

Nice video, I'm currently shooting lsr with my hft500 and contemplating turning it into a carbine,out of interest do you know much much weight was taken out of the rifle (weight listed as 3.7kg)

[@philbate5555]

Yet another great video jake

[@pestcontrolservice8653]

I love mine only to long Iff you want to put a silencer is it possible only make tred on it for a silencer or not possible? Thanks a lot for your excellent video

[@sub12airgunners]

you can get an adaptor for them 😀😀

[@Biffo1262]

Is removing the guage actually necessary as I'm working on an S400 currently and just to get the cylinder off it doesnt seem to be necessary.

[@PaulSmith-jr1qe]

Hi, anychance you could do a trigger service video on the HFT 500.

[@tomthompson7400]

nice package youve created.

[@sub12airgunners]

Thank you!

[@markrhodes5474]

Very interesting video 👍

[@sub12airgunners]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hermannwilhelm2195]

Eine wunderschöne Waffe, gute Arbeit.

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks much appreciated, Thanks for watching

[@lisawood516]

Lo😊oks great. Look forward to seeing how it gets on at the range.

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks more results coming soon. Thanks for watching.

[@daepi6224]

Beraps harga rupiahnya

[@SRKarting]

Hi, Really been enjoying your vids, great engineering work. Can this be done the other way round? I have a S510 US Reg and wanted to put the HFT Air Cylinder and barrel on it. TIA 🙂

[@sub12airgunners]

thanks for watching, yes you can go the other way no problems 😁

[@vibram500]

Hello, I would like to make a titanium air tank. Do you know what is the thread of the air tank on your model? This would be a huge help before dismantling mine. Thank you

[@michealmckeown8681]

Could I put a hft 500 barrel and loading block as well as the reservoir on my S510 ultimate sporter ?? 😊

[@sub12airgunners]

i think you would need to machine the barrel to make it fit😀

[@michealmckeown8681]

@@sub12airgunnerssod that I bought a XTI 50

[@riaandewinnaar5040]

Some good work hey.

[@damianswift4336]

I've been chewing this idea over for a while good work! But I would have loved to watch the machining work on the barrel buddy!! I really find it interesting and contemplating getting a lathe my self..ps I see you use good quality tools any chance you could put a link in the description and or a list of makers names and where to get hold of decent stuff please👍👍

[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks, was going to video the barrel but I talked myself out of it, as for tools, EDS are the Hex drivers, link below, and most of the machine tool bits come from cutwel, more expensive than the import stuff but it lasts and works, in machine tools you 1000% get what you pay for, but there is no shame in the Chinese stuff when your starting out, your going to break bits and it hurts a lot less when you break an inexpensive tool. Thanks for watching. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352606858023

[@damianswift4336]

@@sub12airgunners thanks mate loving the videos any recommendations on a lathe to start out with? Been looking at the warco wm180 that seems a good start point to me

[@SteveC200]

I know your pain, FTPs and EV2s are a nightmare to pull apart if they haven't been serviced before. I did an FTP recently and I noticed that AA have taken to thread locking the reg adjuster screw. It's taking anti tamper a bit too far I reckon. Lol.

[@sub12airgunners]

Jeeze didn't think it could get worse, I like Air Arms, but they just seem to go down the wrong path with the AT, the ones in the block are fine no problem, a determined and careful person can get them out without too much hassle with no more than a hand drill and it provides a little deterrent for unnecessary tampering's, but any further than that and you are just hindering people trying to service there own rifles, just seems like such a backward thing to do, you are more likely to damage something getting the AT out then servicing the rifle, silly really. Thanks for watching.

[@stevenpritchard3519]

Yo, will the air cylinder from a AA S510 fit a HFT500 ?

[@richardknight1795]

Hi, Really interested in this as planning similar on my S400 Carbine but swapping to a shortened CZ200 barrel - when machining the barrel for the breech end - did you machine an undercut for the oring, and would you recommend this or add the 2 brass parts that contain the oring?

[@sub12airgunners]

I machined in the O ring groove to the barrel its self, because of the slightly different breech on the HFT500 compared to the S400, either way would work though, if you are confident in internal o ring grooves go for it, if not its going to be much easier just to buy the brass breach and machine the barrel to fit it, there its not going to be much benefit one way or the other, so just do what you are comfortable with. Thanks for watching.

[@richardknight1795]

@@sub12airgunners Great thanks - will turn the undercut direct to barrel.

[@tomatepintor6203]

Has a link to the weapons fórum for mr.cloverleaf 's HFT 500 ????

[@lesmo9627]

Hi do you stil sell the replacement fx crown reg pistons please?

[@GrahamHenderson25x]

Brilliant!! 👏 Wish you would have weighed the action before and after 👍

[@sub12airgunners]

Didn't think of that, too be honest its not so much the weight but the balance, shortening it should bring the weight back and make it more controllable. Thanks for watching.

[@azkhmerfood]

Nice , I love it.

[@mikecarter4412]

Where did you get that hex screwdriver? I’ve looked everywhere for those I can’t find it.

[@sub12airgunners]

Link below, EDS hex driver best Allen key I have ever used, you may find them cheaper else where, but that's where I got mine. Thanks for watching. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352606858023?

[@tomatepintor6203]

Hola! The Cloverleaf when links ????? HFT 500 ???

[@jamesgreen4080]

I wonder if anyone could tell me if you can fit a S510 action into an HFT 500 stock

[@leec8592]

Yes you can ...

[@jamesgreen4080]

@@leec8592 Cheers

[@tomatepintor6203]

Can be regulated with huma-air ???

[@sub12airgunners]

Yes you can put a huma in these

[@mrx1262]

So did that not just cut power and distance and you now get less shots . good video and good work!! But I don't understand why you would want to do it to a rifle ?

[@leec8592]

Will still make sub 12 power, will still shoot at the same distances, shot count will be lower (only 30 required for intended use + cease fires so 40 is plenty) done for a better balanced rifle

[@mrx1262]

I got a kral puncher breaker at min but looking for a good break barrel but I don't like the stocks on ones I see there to blocky it would be good to see him shape some stocks for better balance and looks and grip and save weight . PCP rifkes always get good upgrades why don't break barrels get good stock upgrades

[@gerardanthony1343]

Would a HFT500 barrel fit an S500?

[@sub12airgunners]

not a 100% but i think the HFT 500 barrel is 14mm and the S500 is 12mm so it would need turning down

[@gerardanthony1343]

@@sub12airgunners i have a HFT500 breech block also, could i lift the whole breech/barrel assembly off the HFT500 and drop it onto the S500 action? Im trying to make a Hybrid 20ft/lb rifle for hunter class FT here in the US

[@FeathersMcGraw1]

Great video. Any chance maybe you can do a strip down and service of the HFT500?

[@hwshunter]

Good..mr

[@meatballs9453]

Are you a gunsmith?

[@sub12airgunners]

No just someone who does his own bits and servicing

[@tswvcheeb9140]

How much is this gun for money Viet Bac can send

[@mrx1262]

It just like a BSA Ultra now

[@keithrowley5859]

Hi I've a airarms s310 that needs breedh modification. Is there a contact number to get in touch? Thanks Keith

[@sub12airgunners]

Hi sorry but we don't work on peoples guns 😔

[@ezrabrook3993]

Get ya a regulator! 👍🏻

[@sub12airgunners]

Should do really, ill see what shes like unregulated first though. Thanks for watching.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

I’m always looking to increase my shot count and speed , Opps sorry this is a UK video .

[@sub12airgunners]

Easy longer barrel bigger cylinder. Thanks for watching.

[@kang_jdor]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@tomatepintor6203]

Gracias

[@jampunpun3798]

Good

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[@wellsgb1957]

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[@sub12airgunners]

Thanks for watching

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[@sub12airgunners]

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[@pestcontrolservice8653]

You lost your shot count

[@sub12airgunners]

the gun was built to do HFT so still has more than enough shots 😀😀