Just wanted to say hi as a new member. I used to be on the old Yellow Forum and have been shooting a Weihrauch HW30 for over 10 years. It has an old Hawke HD 2-7x32mm mil dot scope, although the illumination no longer works. I have been shooting distances in the backyard and can hit pretty well out to 40 yds. Now thinking about getting a rifle with a little more power. The yard is about 75 yds long, so maybe a HW80 or 97 might be needed in 22 cal. Living in east coast suburbia, it's nice to plink in the backyard. I also shoot archery and like the shooting sports in general. I have been thinking about going to PCPs, but I really like the style of HW springers. Plus it looks like PCPs have a high price with all the gear, tanks, etc. Plus, aren't those PCPs noisy.
Anyway, I am glad to be on the forum and like all the info available here.
Welcome
HW95 would be a good option although I would probably stick with .177. HW97 or TX200 if you don’t mind the weight. Never shot an HW80 but should give you more fpe. If going springer should decide if break barrel or under lever would be preferred.
jeff
95 would do it once you got it settled in and sorted out your holdovers for whatever scope you decided on. 80 would also unless you wanted to go hard core and get a 90...lol.
Welcome to the forum. Fan of the 30's myself and own 2 although mine are the Beeman branded R7 versions.
Welcome aboard the forum. I'm a big fan of the Weihrauch's and also have a scoped hw30s. I recently bought a hw35 in .177. I really like the breech lock on it, it is very easy to get use to... not having to tug, wack or slap. It has more power than the 30 and would be effective at 75 yards in my opinion. I left mine with the open sights and been getting nice groups at 30 yards. The stock seems to be the right fit for me, the sights line up nicely.
You might want to check it out.
Welcome to the forum. I'm another fan of the HW30S. I have both a 30S and the Beeman R7. And I'll give another nod to the HW95. I have the American cousin of the 95, the Beeman R9. While the HW95/R9 is a fine rifle and can be very accurate, it's hard to beat the little 30S family for ease of shooting and receiving the accuracy it's very capable of. The only real downside to the 30S is that it's power pretty much limits it to being a short(er) range rifle.
The HW35, as mentioned above, is also a fine rifle and a classic design, although not quite as powerful as the 95/R9. It and the HW50S sit between the 30S and 95/R9 in power. The 95/R9 is almost next door for power with the HW80, but in a bit more compact and lighter weight package.
I am just thinking about the more powerful models to shoot 22 cal. pellets for small game hunting. The HW30 is good for pesting nuisance birds though
Welcome back. Hope you find this forum to be a worthy successor to the old Yellow.
If you want a quality hunter that will last a lifetime, the .22 HW-90 is hard to beat. The Theoben design and engineering mated with old world German craftsmanship ticks a lot of boxes. Walnut and steel and ready to go out of the box. Wow.
and, btw, everyone is just as opinionated as ever. Dive in!
Welcome!
Take a bit of advice.
If you've gotten through 10 years without the need for another airgun, stay your course! One HW30 is all you need.
Starlings and English sparrows are most of what I shoot, so the HW30 is enough for that. But squirrels are a bit tougher.
