Love my .48s for squirrel hunting but they are a tad heavy.. I mostly hunt with my BSA Lightning XL .22, accurate, quiet and very accurate..also use my John in PA tuned Turkish Tomahawk .22, it is exceptionally accurate,balances great and trigger is very nice after a little work. 48 in pic is .177 but .22 is same other then caliber. Picture of squirrels with no gun were killed with the Tomahawk.
Nice bunch of squirrels and beautiful rifles. I enjoy squirrel hunting more than deer hunting. I know I’m weird lol
Crow, all of my are for the same. I don’t care about the weight because I’m not going on a safari lol.
Hardier how for lefties? Because cocking handle on right side? I ask because I leaning that way or an R9
I have r9 177, hw 95 in 20 and 22. And they are squirrel getters also. The point is there are lots of fantastic springers out there, have fun choosing one or many.
well I have the HW97k 177cal It’s a tack driver but it’s is on the heavy side. The same thing with my Diana 48. Now my HW95 field pro 177 much easier to carry , is vary accurate But the one I’m looking forward to using this fall is my HW90 22. It’s is a heavy one. But just feels good in the hands. There is a lot of good information on this thread . Good luck. An keep us up to date on your decision 
Yes. And I don’t believe the 48 has ambidextrous stock. I know my 52 doesn’t. I love my HW95 Luxus .22. Similar weight to my HW35E but a little more power. Luxus has an ambi stock. One thing to think about if you want a sling is how to mount on a break barrel. Not a great idea to attach to the barrel. Other than the HW35 which has a locking mechanism and comes with swivels installed. HW50 is probably the best all rounder of the HW break barrels.
Thanks for the information. I will look at that rifle. Yeah I am usually the guy that goes against the grain when it comes to things I like. That’s not to say that what the majority uses is bad it just might not be for me. I try to give everything a fair shake and try it all, but my pocketbook isn’t that deep. definitely need something that is not right hand oriented, as far as the stock goes. There is nothing worse for left-hander than a high right handed Monte Carlo stock lol
Thanks for the info. BoG and Lewis are both lefties, maybe they’ll weigh in. HW97K is a fine gun as well. Ambi stock and under lever, and generous sized breech. Have actually loaded mine with both hands seeing what I preferred so I would think great for a lefty. Only had mine a short time and it’s already one of my faves. Heavy but nicely balanced. Scope only, no sights. Good power out of the box. Don’t know how available they are right now. Might be one or 2 in classifieds.
I know what you mean. Deer hunting gives you maybe one opportunity. A lot of sitting and waiting, usually. But if you get one you get a ton of meat (by comparison anyway).
All I remember about my dads 48 was the shot seemed more harsh to me. It shot good his was a 177 and he didn’t have a scope on it.
48/52 has more recoil than anything else listed here. Also more power in stock trim. In .177 accuracy benefits from power reduction. De-tuned in .177 can still easily put out 14-16 FPE. Will still have quite a bit of recoil. I had a harder time learning to shoot my 52 well. Once I did it’s another great shooting gun. You’d have to cock it with your right hand though.
I don’t mind cocking with my right hand. They only thing I do left handed is shoot guns,bows, shoot basketball, everything thing else is right handed. Baseball, golf. I know I’m weird. Lol
