What's Happened To Weihrauch?

[Accip74 7,112]

I recently decided to get an air rifle for the first time since my teens. I wanted to get either the pro-sport or a tx, but decided I couldn't really justify 800 to 1000 euros or more getting the full kit, gun, scope etc etc so plumped for the 97k instead. It wouldn't be used that much anyway.

 

Well I've just had 2 faulty bran new guns in a row. First one had a broken spring, so took that back & exchanged. I then couldn't get the new one shooting right, so they sent me a new scope.......still no good! At this point Im starting to really doubt myself..haha, but took it back & have just been informed today that that one had some engineering issue......so we are on gun 3 now!

 

Is this normal now with weihrauch or have I just been incredibly unlucky?

[steg 609]

Think they had a problem with their barrels not long back and recalled a lot back? Not sure what models were affected though..

[RSVNelly 518]

On a positive side Accip you're witnessing excellent after sales service, every cloud??

[Accip74 7,112]

On a positive side Accip you're witnessing excellent after sales service, every cloud

Yeh I can't knock the guy in the shop, an English guy who owns a shop in holland.......but under the circumstances I wouldn't expect anything less.

 

.....& the fac level is a bonus I suppose :-)

Edited November 15, 2016 by Accip74

[villaman 9,980]

On all new guns you need to clean inside of the barrel before putting any pellets down it

[Jonjon79 13,352]

Don't let it put you off mate. In my minimal experience of Weihrauch springers (hw30s & hw97kt) they've been absolutely spot on

[Accip74 7,112]

On all new guns you need to clean inside of the barrel before putting any pellets down it

 

Yeh, but I'm not sure what that has to do with 2 faulty guns in a row?

[foxtails 272]

iv got a hw90 gas ram, i really like it, the only down side is ......its about nearly 4kgs other than that its spot on, .......with a strap theres no problem ! atb foxtails

[villaman 9,980]

 

On all new guns you need to clean inside of the barrel before putting any pellets down it

Yeh, but I'm not sure what that has to do with 2 faulty guns in a row?

 

The first one is faulty without a doubt but if you haven't cleaned the barrel with a pull through , you will still have the factory grease inside the barrel causing it to shoot like a shotgun

[Accip74 7,112]

 

 

On all new guns you need to clean inside of the barrel before putting any pellets down it

 

Yeh, but I'm not sure what that has to do with 2 faulty guns in a row?

The first one is faulty without a doubt but if you haven't cleaned the barrel with a pull through , you will still have the factory grease inside the barrel causing it to shoot like a shotgun

The second one was taken apart & an engineering problem found. Both gun barrels were cleaned by me.

 

I'm sure the 3rd gun should be fine ;-)

[PeskyWabbits 464]

Did you buy from here: https://www.db-schietsport.nl/nl/lucht-wapens/weihrauch/

 

I believe this is run by an Englishman.

 

They also dispatch to the UK if anyone here fancies one.

 

The continental shops are cheaper than ours, even including delivery. Though not sure about returns.

[Accip74 7,112]

Did you buy from here: https://www.db-schietsport.nl/nl/lucht-wapens/weihrauch/

 

I believe this is run by an Englishman.

 

They also dispatch to the UK if anyone here fancies one.

 

The continental shops are cheaper than ours, even including delivery. Though not sure about returns.

 

Yes. He's seems a really sound bloke tbh. A good price on the 97k, but AA's a lot more expensive than uk.

[Rez 4,957]

I recently decided to get an air rifle for the first time since my teens. I wanted to get either the pro-sport or a tx, but decided I couldn't really justify 800 to 1000 euros or more getting the full kit, gun, scope etc etc so plumped for the 97k instead. It wouldn't be used that much anyway.

Well I've just had 2 faulty bran new guns in a row. First one had a broken spring, so took that back & exchanged. I then couldn't get the new one shooting right, so they sent me a new scope.......still no good! At this point Im starting to really doubt myself..haha, but took it back & have just been informed today that that one had some engineering issue......so we are on gun 3 now!

Is this normal now with weihrauch or have I just been incredibly unlucky?

Incredibly unlucky is my two pence.

[charlie caller 3,654]

HW quality control is crap nowadays,the last 99s I tuned had so many bits of turnings embedded in the piston seal (brand new rifle) I scrapped it and replaced it with a Vortek one (superb) and the amount of swarf that came out when I de greased it all was quite staggering, most of the new HWs sound like a car crash(springers obviously) before de burring and tuning, its not on from a manufacturer that prides themselves on quality.

[Accip74 7,112]

HW quality control is crap nowadays,the last 99s I tuned had so many bits of turnings embedded in the piston seal (brand new rifle) I scrapped it and replaced it with a Vortek one (superb) and the amount of swarf that came out when I de greased it all was quite staggering, most of the new HWs sound like a car crash(springers obviously) before de burring and tuning, its not on from a manufacturer that prides themselves on quality.

I'd naively assumed you couldn't go far wrong with weihrauch. If the Walther had felt better for me, I'd of took that tbh. I had read a couple of your posts on them.