i always buy one of each, sometimes but be aware these weight 9.25 lb without a scope
and look at Krale for pricing maybe
https://www.krale.shop/en/sport-shooting/guns/air-rifles/weihrauch__/
and are you on safari for
I got used to .177 from shooting Field Target. Nice flat trajectory. Now you can buy JSB from 16 grains to 7.3. This gives you pellets with the same weights as .22 cal. You can hunt with heavies and compete with 8.4 grain.
I also watched a U-Tube where guys shot .177 and larger calibers into putty. The wound channel of .177 was not signifigantly smaller.
I wouldn't roll the dice on getting a Weihrauch in .22 caliber. Every one I have had in .22 has been a poor shooter. I'd get the .177 and never look back.
I hunt exclusively with air rifles, mostly springers, and the .177 is still my pick. Especially in a heavy and accurate rifle like the HW97. 13-13.5fpe in a HW97 in .177 is a plenty deadly combination and flat shooting.
Used to have a .22 TX and a HW77 in .20. I've got a 97k now in .20 cal and I'd buy another if it went away. I have a hard time handling and loading a .177 in the 97's loading space. Carpal tunnel and the need for bifocals makes bigger pellets easier to manage. Good luck on your purchase.
I have one in .177 cal and it’s great! I only shoot targets with it, no critters. I would like to try one in .22 someday just for a comparison. Mine is shooting around 11.5 fpe power level. Really a great rifle once I warmed up to it. It IS a pig as others have mentioned but it’s a loveable pig!
I have had a few in .22 in both 97k and 77k models. Only pellets I found that shoot descent are H&N Ftt in 5.53 to 5.54. All of mine liked the fat pellets only. I do find the .22 more effective on body shots with squirrels and even more so spine shots if you have one in a tree top. About 40 yds is where my limit was.
I have not shot any for awhile with my .177 HW 97's, but would stick with a hard pellet if possible like the H&N.
I sold all my .22 cal springers but if I did it again would get a TX200 full size in .22. I have had a couple of them in .22 and can get them shooting around 720 fps with JSB pellets and they can take the heads off birds at 40 yds.
My HW .22's all maxed out around 680-690 fps at 620' sea level.
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