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  1. pianoman
    Well it's another step towards recovery Archie... I can only imagine it must be bloody infuriating not being able to move arounf get out and shoot. Hope you recover soon and keep well mate. All the best. Simon.
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    H&N FTT. First choice for Weihrauch .22 spring rifles Skot. You might find Bisley Magnum are just crap in your HW97 .22 barrel. As Tony says, they are fine for PCPs which deliver all the air in the shot in one go. But in sub 12ft/lb springers like yours and mine, which spool up the air behind the shot slightly as the spring uncoils, heavyweight pellets like these don't perform so well. Eley Wasps used to be a fantastic .22 pellet. They'd perform like wonderful from most air rifles. My HW80s loved them. But, a foreign company has taken over the manufacture of this brand an
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    Morning Ghillies mate, what have you been on now! Follow through is just keeping the rifle perfectly on aim and the trigger pressed til the shot hits the target, It's a discipline that keeps everything. and you, as still and as wobble-free as possible as the pellet leaves the barrel and your influence on the shot at the impact on the target. Cheers mate. Simon
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    I think the HW77 I have is quite noticeably heavier than my HW80 Elliott, just by handling them. Yet somehow the ' is always almost described as the heaviest thing on the planet!
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    Sorted!
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    Jesus Skot, you'd think the HW80 was like trying to shoulder a bloody great field howitzer the way they bang on about the weight! Simon
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    Hi Shadow1993. 1. It's not unusual to find stock screws loosening on new spring rifles as they run-in. You might need to recheck them again, periodically and re-tighten, after heavy shooting sessions but, generally they bed in and stay firmly put as the rifle settles down to a more consistent pitch of recoil vibration. If the firing characteristic is sharp and snappy, these tend to give the most problems with loosening stock screws frequently. So keep a check on them 2. Keep your precious looking precious with a wipe-down of light gun oil such as Napier's, David Nickerson's
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    I think both the HW97 and HW77 share the same bear-trap system Toby. Certainly there's one fitted to the HW77 I have. Pianoman
  9. pianoman
    Sounds a cracking bargain Chris. Well worth a closer look. If the condition is good on the outside, it generally follows it'll be fine on the inside. I never had a problem with any of the Weihrauch rifles I've owned over many years, save fair wear and tear on mainsprings and one broken trigger spring. All easy to replace and fix mate. Good for you! Best wishes to you and the boys. Simon
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    "...The HW99S was designed to solve the problem of the HW80 being too heavy to carry in the field." The HW80 is WHAT???!!! What a load of tosh ! You'd have to be a flamin' noodle-armed fairy to find this beautifully proportioned and balanced, all round sporting air rifle as heavy as the press would have you believe. What cock! Pianoman
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    All round, it seems a smashing little underlever the HW57. Certainly seems well-liked by those who own one Chris. The only real drawback with the HW57 pop-up breech, as with Diana's 460 Stutzen, is it will limit the length of scope you can fit to it. And that could be a drawback. because it's an accurate little sporter that your lad can learn and grow-up shooting with it; and go on to hunt with it. It deserves a decent scope. And it's a Weihrauch! Not heard of mechanical problems with the HW57's breech but, even the best made gear will not take to repeated rough and careless ha
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    Keep it Tony. It's a great little bit of airgun past! Hope you are well mate. best wishes. Simon
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    Blimey this is a real walk down Memory Lane! Diana, ASI and Relum Air rifles, Gat and Webley Tempest air pistols in Grattan's, Littlewoods and Great Universal catologues!! (Great days and a lot of fun then) I remember Sussex Armoury and Battle Orders for all the reasons given above. They were big on repro Jap Samurai swords and replica firearms and the ban on them must have hit them hard. My brother had a Jackal for about two weeks before it was swapped for something. I had an ASI Paratrooper from my mum's catologue when I was about 14-15 (early 1972-ish) which looked really so
  14. pianoman
    Ouch! Your mate needs a gunsmith with skills and tools Skot. A bit of outside surface rust and a battered stock will not scupper an HW77's accuracy alone. Letting the cocking arm go under tension of the spring means, either the beartrap mechanism didn't quite engage before the guy lost his grip. Or, it might have been removed completely. I've heard of some HW77 owners who've removed the beartrap, so the gun can be made to de-cock. Not wise! It may probably have caused the barrel to misalign/bend upwards when the lever slammed back into the lockup under the barrel, (usual thing w
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    Hi tmar5h. We are back to the "Which calibre is best for hunting?" argument. So the answer as always is....ALL air rifle calibres will do the job of killing clean and swift if you do your bit at the trigger-end. headshot straight into the brain. No body shots unless close range into the heart and lungs or if you have FAC air. .22 destroys a third larger tissue area than a .177 which, due to a larger frontal mass of the .22 pellet, is generally regarded as the better pellet for knock-down power. .25 is bigger yet but needs a thorough appreciation of trajectory to shoot it accur
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    The very best of luck with your endeavour gaffer! There's a few lads here have made their own stocks successfully. Pianoman
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    Zoe Alchorn is conveniently on leave I've written to Cameron at N010 and my MP Yvette Cooper. But it's anybody's guess if Royal Mail will deliver even those! Pianoman
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    No worries Skot. Things do not always read as intended on the net as you would have said it in person. I'd like to meet you over a beer after a good shoot together. There's a lovely old pub I go to after a session. I study and read and ask a great deal about this obsessive passion for shooting I have. It's way more than a hobby to me. I do not have a great deal of experience with the 99S save a decent test session with a .177 one a few years ago. I found it too small for my dimensions and though very accurate. (Sub half inch at 40-metres is a really, very nice return for any rifle) it
  19. pianoman
    Has Mary given up shooting Mike?
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    Great read and pics Mike. Well done! Don't you just love it when your long awaited rabbit finally appears..you compose yourself and your rifle...scope gently into aim....range as perfect as it gets...CRACK-KERPOWWWW straight off the barbed wire fencing -Oh fiddle!!! I'm afraid I come out with something stronger than "Stay still you pie-filling pidgeon"! regards. Simon
  21. pianoman
    I wonder if Tony Wall could do that to a 99S? Cut down the barrel and tune it. Add a chunky silencer as a handfull of cocking grip. Custom Stock of Sheffield might be able to provide just the stock it would need to alow a decent scope. That would make it something like, wouldn't it? Might be a bit more dear than an HW95 off the peg but, it would make a cracking little carbine surely? Simon
  22. pianoman
    I never can understand why the advent of the internet and the computer brings out the very worst in people. Nobody would dream of using such appalling abuses and insults face to face. It is the organ of the cowardly and the poor of moral spirit. Disgraceful what it is doing to one's fellows.
  23. pianoman
    Seems I have been misinformed on power output of this little rifle. my apologies Gentlemen.
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    It's alright Skot we're cool! It just read over to me like you were having a bit of a go for some reason. They are a good little gun as you no doubt found mate. Good barrel and great trigger. (can't beat a Rekord/Elite ) but, just not that powerful. It won't beat that HW95 and HW97 of yours or any of my HWs at long range as, at about 60 yards the 99S has begun to run out of puff! But a great little trainer and medium hunter. It would make a lovely little rat and Ferral pidgeon gun for barn shooting. Best regards. Simon
  25. pianoman
    You seem to have missed a fair bit here Skot. I made no mention or allusion of this rifle's performance in my hands or anyone else's, Nor did I make direct comparison to this rifle with any other Weihrauch spring rifle. Other than to say it is not the best of the smaller rifles Weihrauch make. I have stated that the 99s is an effective. medium range hunter. I made no claim for it as capable of groups at 60 yards metres or anything else. But neither do I say it cannot. Impossible. End of! I simply started getting it cleaned up and giving the rifle a chance to help the OP get
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