I'm about to order a hw95 L in .22. And a vortex 4-12x 50mm. I'm wondering do I need to buy a 11 mm rail for the hw95 and what scope height do I need . Thanks in advance
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High mounts for the 50mm scope and get mounts with a recoil pin inside like Sportsmatch, Hawke have a 9-11 mm rail fit. BKL double strap work as well without the pin as they lockdown tight.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm a little confused about the pin in the mount you speak of. I may wait till Monday to make my order just to be safe. But I'm gonna keep looking and see if I can figure it out.. I wonder if they will mount the scope for me as well
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Numerous mounts have a recoil pin to prevent the scope & mount from shifting rearward which is basically essential for piston guns. Your HW95 will have some recessed holes at the rear of the scope grooves and the recoil pin is meant to go into one of them.
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On my two hw95s, a one piece mount always worked better than relying on a stop pin. I've seen stop pins gouge or bend the hole they go in, but my one piece mounts never budged at all when properly torqued down at 25ft/lbs.
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FWIW, this is my HW95L with a Hawke 4-16 44 mm scope mounted with Hawke 30 mm medium rings that leave less than 1/8" clearance for the objective lens/bell. I believe that your 50 mm scope will require high rings. AoA mounted the scope that came with the HW95L order and then I upgraded to the Hawke to get the side focus & IR features. Happy New Year and stay safe. Note - the rear ring has a stop pin that helps keep the ring in place during the rifle recoil. I do NOT see any movement of the scope/rings after several hundred shots. All 12 ring mounting screws have been treated with blue locktite.
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Thanks for the reply guys I got the one piece high rings and I belive it has a pin in it as well... I put in notes to please mount scope. Do yall guys think they will?
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I am sure that AoA will mount your scope for you BUT you will have to adjust the scope for your eye relief. It is very easy to mount & adjust a scope on your Weihrauch rifle but I suggest that you use blue locktite on all of the mounting screws so that they do not loosen during shooting sessions. This site has great info on scopes. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496141
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Ok one last question. I also ordered the vortek tune kit just to have on hand. They offered to install it as well. What do I benefit from the the tune kit?
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I don't believe that you need to tune a new Weihrauch rifle and suggest that you shoot the HW95 and get to know your rifle before considering a tune job.
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Cool that's what I was going to do before they offered to install. I just wanted to have it on hand incase I ever came across the want to do it later.. I did order the wrong mount but they already caught it and will give me a call tomorrow to get that sorted out so glad they caught that
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Most HW guns are a bit twangy out of the box (my R9/HW95 was not) the Vortek kit will yield a quick shot cycle with a thunk and no twang. As mentioned above, shoot your rifle for a while and get a tin of pellets or two through it and then decide if you want the kit installed.
Congrats on a fine choice!
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You need at least two tins of pellets to 1 get the twang out or 2 decide if you can live with it . Then make your decision on the tune. By that time you will have decided that you love your scope and mounts or that they are toast. I am betting on the latter. Consider a “known” tuner . They can really add to your enjoyment of your gun. Keep shooting.
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Thanks bogey.. I got in contact with aoa amd they set me up with a different scope and mount than I had picked due to it wouldn't work out that way.. inforgot what he hooked up with but I trust he k ows what he's talking about. And I ordered a sling and barrel mount . Can't wait to get everything here amd have some fun
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From prior experience, have your allen wrenches ready when you finally take delivery and double check the scope mount screws are actually tight. I let them mount one for me and while my fault for not double checking those screws along with the stock screws, the scope they "mounted" for me was not mounted tightly and came off in my face about shot 20.
Last and only time I've let anyone mount a scope for me...lol.
Last and only time I've let anyone mount a scope for me...lol.
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What scope model and mounts exactly did you end up getting? Hope it was the Diana Bullseye mounts and NOT any Aztec brand and if its a HAWKE be sure to keep your receipt some place safe. I would cancel the Vortek tune kit if you aren't having them install it to keep its (HW95) lifetime warranty valid since they are the LIFETIME WARRANTY WEIHRAUCH service center.
Have anyone else tune it voids your lifetime warranty.
Have anyone else tune it voids your lifetime warranty.
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I would loctite it from the start. Did you get the Diana Lockdown mount? That one is the best I have found. I locktite the stop pin also.
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