Very impressive! I always enjoy your posts. I got a new HW98 a couple of months back that also has the breech block mounted off center. I need to fab some mounting cups/screws to center it up.
Bumping this to save others grief. Still no response, refund, or product from ARKEN. Again, I have received products from Canada shipped through the same US customs depot with no problem. Looks like I am out near $500.
I have the daisy 747 and the IZZY as well as several much more expensive Oly guns. The IZZY is nearly as good as any and better than the Daisy. Daisy is not for sale and I still "play" with it and it is capable of good accuracy, but it simply is not in the same league.
I have an older bottle of "Royal Purple oil : Synfilm Recip , 100 stock # 01513" that does not state safe for breathable air. I quit using it because other posters (about 2yras ago) were finding carbon deposits on the valves causing failure in use when this was used. The part number is the same...
As it happens, I received an HW30 wally two days ago. The stock is just fine with peeps or the factory opens. I am very happy to see Weihrauch pulled the corporate head out. I have an older R7 running peeps so I put a Airmax 2-7X30 on it with low mounts. I do have to say this had the worst...
I bought ('cause it was soo cheap) the model shown above. I have compared this to an ancient CE pro chrono, a very tired Chrony "master beta" (!!) and, when I get ambitious, a Lab Radar. Between 500fps (I shoot Olympic) and 950fps, all are within 7fps of each other. This utterly amazed me...