Took The HW95 Out Today

Those are some very nice groups. I shot some 18gr JSBs through my HW95 at 55 with good results too! wasnt that tight but good for 55yards.

Try the 14.3gr Crosman Pointed in the 175 count tins. They shoot great in many of my guns.

Try the 14.3gr Crosman Pointed in the 175 count tins. They shoot great in many of my guns.

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Yep, that is my favorite, or should Isay my Panther 34's favorite pellet -



Lost count of the number of shots, at the sight in range of 25 yards -

Beautiful gun, looks just like mine!

Is that the Weihrauch 3-9x40 scope?

My HW95 came with the Weihrauch 3-9x40. At first it was an exercise in frustration. I went through various tins, trying to find that magic pellet and scope configuration. Some days the groups were great. Then the very next day the fliers came fast and furious no matter how I adjusted scope windage and elevation. This was worrisome, my HW30 and HW100 have been consistently accurate with most pellets. I began to think the HW95 was cursed. Was it the gun or the scope?

Being new to scopes and airguns in general it took some time to close on the solution. Thinking the scope was flawed I bought a Primary Arms red dot sight. Not only did this produce very consistent groups but it lightened the HW95 considerably. The problem with red dots is that you don't get a magnified view of what you're hitting. You need binoculars which adds more complexity. I almost stopped there. However, I knew that the problem was most likely with me and not with Weihrach. I forged ahead. After a bit of research I discovered parallax. Aha, another avenue of research! After a lot of trial and error and several tins, I found that the parallax markings on the scope were way off. I put a white sticky label on the scope and marked the correct parallax positions. I learned how to center my eye to the scope. Finally I was getting consistent 3/4 inch groups at 45 feet in my garage. YAY! 

My HW100 has a Leupold Freedom 3-9x33 EFR Scope. It's 6 ounces lighter and smaller than the Weihrauch scope. Brightness is about the same. The Weihrauch feels more expansive, your eye can vary farther from the centerline than the Leupold and still get a decent picture. The tradeoff is that you have to pay more attention to centering your eye, moving the head side to side, up and down. The Leupold's narrower field of view inherently forces your eye to the correct position.

I like the Weihrauch 3-9x40 as much as the Leupold. Both are equally accurate once you understand how they work.

Afterthought. The HW95 shoots most .22 pellets very well. I haven't found anything it doesn't like. I try to keep velocity over 650 fps, so prefer the 14.3 grain and lighter pellets.

New HW95L is starting to group after about 150 shots. This is 10 shots at 25 yards. These rifles are really fun to shoot.

Moog, 

Yes, I finally figured it out. I suspect that lots of people blame hold sensitivity for what is actually a scope parallax problem. 

Very nice shooting Moog!

“My only regret is that I didn't buy two of them.”


It NEVER too late to buy more HW95s!