I love mine. I really do. I bought this gun a couple of months ago knowing full well that it was the weak link in the Weihrauch lineup but after seeing it online for the first time I knew I had to have one. There was just something about the way it looked and the way it functioned that wouldn't let me stop thinking about it.
My expectations were pretty low for it but after playing with the gun for some time now, it has become an absolute favorite of mine. The gun shoulders very well and after getting accustomed to the pop up breech, loading a pellet has become a breeze.
Out of the box the gun was very twangy with a lot of vibration. It really didn't group well as a result. The best I could manage was about an inch at 35 yards with most groups sitting around an inch and a half. I decided to pop her open and see what I was dealing with.
Sure enough, it was your typical HW power plant. A spring sitting on a loose fitting guide, with a 5mm washer for a bit of extra preload in the piston. I did the typical clean, polish, and relube job using moly paste on the piston and lightly on the seal. I used some spare Vortek grease on the spring and guide, and I removed that 5mm spacer from the piston. I slapped it back together, and while it still had some twang to it, the gun was much smoother shooting. I haven't touched it since. I'm sitting at 11fpe with JSB 8.44gr pellets.
https://youtu.be/xh-1_jwqQKs
After testing pellets pretty thoroughly, I settled on the JSB Exact 8.44s in 4.53 head size. I am very particular in my method of loading pellets because I found even a little deviation from the norm could result in a flyer. Most importantly I verify the skirt is proper. The fact that the pellet has to jump a small gap into the barrel from the breech makes me think that any pressure anomaly will throw the pellet into the barrel wrong, leading to some seriously thrown shots.
Once I figured out what the gun liked, it was easy shooting from there. Here are some 5 shot groups I shot with it at 35 yards over the weekend.
Anyway, I just wanted to make a positive post about this gun because it seems pretty rare that anyone has anything nice to say about it. I love mine and it is easily one of the happiest purchase I have made in this sport.
My expectations were pretty low for it but after playing with the gun for some time now, it has become an absolute favorite of mine. The gun shoulders very well and after getting accustomed to the pop up breech, loading a pellet has become a breeze.
Out of the box the gun was very twangy with a lot of vibration. It really didn't group well as a result. The best I could manage was about an inch at 35 yards with most groups sitting around an inch and a half. I decided to pop her open and see what I was dealing with.
Sure enough, it was your typical HW power plant. A spring sitting on a loose fitting guide, with a 5mm washer for a bit of extra preload in the piston. I did the typical clean, polish, and relube job using moly paste on the piston and lightly on the seal. I used some spare Vortek grease on the spring and guide, and I removed that 5mm spacer from the piston. I slapped it back together, and while it still had some twang to it, the gun was much smoother shooting. I haven't touched it since. I'm sitting at 11fpe with JSB 8.44gr pellets.
https://youtu.be/xh-1_jwqQKs
After testing pellets pretty thoroughly, I settled on the JSB Exact 8.44s in 4.53 head size. I am very particular in my method of loading pellets because I found even a little deviation from the norm could result in a flyer. Most importantly I verify the skirt is proper. The fact that the pellet has to jump a small gap into the barrel from the breech makes me think that any pressure anomaly will throw the pellet into the barrel wrong, leading to some seriously thrown shots.
Once I figured out what the gun liked, it was easy shooting from there. Here are some 5 shot groups I shot with it at 35 yards over the weekend.
Anyway, I just wanted to make a positive post about this gun because it seems pretty rare that anyone has anything nice to say about it. I love mine and it is easily one of the happiest purchase I have made in this sport.
