Hi Airgunners!
On August 31, 2016, I received my Weihrauch HW95L Field Target in .177 caliber from Airguns of Arizona. At the time that I ordered the rifle, I opted for the Vortek kit and basic installation. The rifle was a kit that AoA ordered from Weihrauch which included a beech luxus stock, Weihrauch 3-9x40P AO mildot scope, two piece high rings and a muzzle break.
The rifle arrived at my door double-boxed and damage free. AoA took the time to sight in the rifle after installing the Vortek kit, and included a picture of their target results, as well as a chronograph printout using HN field pellets in 7.9g. The average speed was 848fps and a standard deviation of .007 (printout was faint). The maximum range between shots was about 7fps.
The rifle's stock, though a plain grained beech, is well made, with nice checkering. All metal parts are deeply blued except for the Rekord trigger, which is gold. A glorious, beautiful gold that bespeaks of its greatness as an awesome trigger. The Weihrauch branded scope doesn't show any other markings and I do not know what country of manufacture, but during my research, I read on a European forum that the glass is made in Japan. I can attest that the glass is very good, the AO works well and can definitely focus down to about 5 yards at 3x and the crosshairs are very crisp. The scope has turret covers, but the turrets themselves are finger adjustable with clicks.
When you break the barrel to cock the rifle, the action is smooth and consistent. One immediately thinks of fine German machinery when cocking this gun, and though the HW95 is considered a mid-powered rifle, I wouldn't say it is hard to cock. The test will be when I see if my 13 year old daughter can cock it, because I'm 6'4 and 240#. You might say that I have some leverage where others may not!
I shot the rifle in my garage and measured the exact distance as 9 yards from the tip of muzzle to target paper. Because many have told me that it will take a couple hundred shots to really seat the rifle in, I chose to shoot Crosman Premier Hollow Points in 7.9grains. They were about $7/500 from Walmart. My shooting position consisted of sitting in a metal framed lawn chair with one leg crossed over the other so that I could support my supporting hand on my knee. I like to call this my hillbilly rest since I hail from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia. We improvise. Speaking of improvisation, my target trap was an old 30w x 16d x 24h oak plywood base cabinet. I hung the two targets with tape to the top rail. The backstop was a 3/4" plywood panel in the back and a pillow laid against that to slow the pellets down.
Before this session, I had shot the rifle six times to test function. The first target consisted of 3 shots, scope set at 3x, and had a spread of 15mm center to center. Moving to target two, I shot five times and achieved a spread of 5mm center to center. I was getting used to the take up on the first stage of the trigger, and learning to love that crisp break on the second stage! Feeling cocky, and my wife watching, I shot group three, which consisted of 5 shots, and achieved a spread of 8.5mm with one ugly flyer that made my spread much worse than it should of been. It is here that I got a call from my brother and I told him about my new beloved springer. I'm also going to blame him for interrupting my concentration and throwing my fourth group off. Group four consisted of ten shots that resulted in a spread of 15.5mm, darn my brother. ;0)
In all honesty, it wasn't his fault. By this time, my eyes were getting tired and the target kept blurring out. That is something that I have to deal with day in and day out because I suffer from Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome which is a permanent paralysis of the right side of my face. The result of which causes me some problems but I deal with them. Note that I haven't cleaned the bore yet because no one locally had a .177 boresnake and I didn't have a .177 patch holder for my coated cleaning rod. Bummer, that.
I think this rifle is simply awesome. I believe it is easy to shoot, easy to cock, well balanced, and beautiful! I think it is well worth it's cost, and considering that you can get the standard HW95 from AoA for $315, it is an absolute steal!!!
Here's a picture of the rifle, scope, and targets.
I think I attached the correct link, please let me know if it works. Anyway, I have a well-deserved three day weekend and I'm looking forward to going out to the garage and plinking over the next three days!!!
My sincerest thanks to everyone on this forum for their kind advice and open sharing of knowledge. I know that my shot groups were achieved at a measly 9 yards, but I am thoroughly impressed with the accuracy of the HW95 straight out of the box using cheapo pellets, by a hillbilly that hadn't shot a springer before! And note that I haven't touched the turrets on the scope!
Thanks,
Chris R.
On August 31, 2016, I received my Weihrauch HW95L Field Target in .177 caliber from Airguns of Arizona. At the time that I ordered the rifle, I opted for the Vortek kit and basic installation. The rifle was a kit that AoA ordered from Weihrauch which included a beech luxus stock, Weihrauch 3-9x40P AO mildot scope, two piece high rings and a muzzle break.
The rifle arrived at my door double-boxed and damage free. AoA took the time to sight in the rifle after installing the Vortek kit, and included a picture of their target results, as well as a chronograph printout using HN field pellets in 7.9g. The average speed was 848fps and a standard deviation of .007 (printout was faint). The maximum range between shots was about 7fps.
The rifle's stock, though a plain grained beech, is well made, with nice checkering. All metal parts are deeply blued except for the Rekord trigger, which is gold. A glorious, beautiful gold that bespeaks of its greatness as an awesome trigger. The Weihrauch branded scope doesn't show any other markings and I do not know what country of manufacture, but during my research, I read on a European forum that the glass is made in Japan. I can attest that the glass is very good, the AO works well and can definitely focus down to about 5 yards at 3x and the crosshairs are very crisp. The scope has turret covers, but the turrets themselves are finger adjustable with clicks.
When you break the barrel to cock the rifle, the action is smooth and consistent. One immediately thinks of fine German machinery when cocking this gun, and though the HW95 is considered a mid-powered rifle, I wouldn't say it is hard to cock. The test will be when I see if my 13 year old daughter can cock it, because I'm 6'4 and 240#. You might say that I have some leverage where others may not!
I shot the rifle in my garage and measured the exact distance as 9 yards from the tip of muzzle to target paper. Because many have told me that it will take a couple hundred shots to really seat the rifle in, I chose to shoot Crosman Premier Hollow Points in 7.9grains. They were about $7/500 from Walmart. My shooting position consisted of sitting in a metal framed lawn chair with one leg crossed over the other so that I could support my supporting hand on my knee. I like to call this my hillbilly rest since I hail from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia. We improvise. Speaking of improvisation, my target trap was an old 30w x 16d x 24h oak plywood base cabinet. I hung the two targets with tape to the top rail. The backstop was a 3/4" plywood panel in the back and a pillow laid against that to slow the pellets down.
Before this session, I had shot the rifle six times to test function. The first target consisted of 3 shots, scope set at 3x, and had a spread of 15mm center to center. Moving to target two, I shot five times and achieved a spread of 5mm center to center. I was getting used to the take up on the first stage of the trigger, and learning to love that crisp break on the second stage! Feeling cocky, and my wife watching, I shot group three, which consisted of 5 shots, and achieved a spread of 8.5mm with one ugly flyer that made my spread much worse than it should of been. It is here that I got a call from my brother and I told him about my new beloved springer. I'm also going to blame him for interrupting my concentration and throwing my fourth group off. Group four consisted of ten shots that resulted in a spread of 15.5mm, darn my brother. ;0)
In all honesty, it wasn't his fault. By this time, my eyes were getting tired and the target kept blurring out. That is something that I have to deal with day in and day out because I suffer from Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome which is a permanent paralysis of the right side of my face. The result of which causes me some problems but I deal with them. Note that I haven't cleaned the bore yet because no one locally had a .177 boresnake and I didn't have a .177 patch holder for my coated cleaning rod. Bummer, that.
I think this rifle is simply awesome. I believe it is easy to shoot, easy to cock, well balanced, and beautiful! I think it is well worth it's cost, and considering that you can get the standard HW95 from AoA for $315, it is an absolute steal!!!
Here's a picture of the rifle, scope, and targets.
I think I attached the correct link, please let me know if it works. Anyway, I have a well-deserved three day weekend and I'm looking forward to going out to the garage and plinking over the next three days!!!
My sincerest thanks to everyone on this forum for their kind advice and open sharing of knowledge. I know that my shot groups were achieved at a measly 9 yards, but I am thoroughly impressed with the accuracy of the HW95 straight out of the box using cheapo pellets, by a hillbilly that hadn't shot a springer before! And note that I haven't touched the turrets on the scope!
Thanks,
Chris R.
