Weihrauch hw40 pca

[fannin]

hi all, i am new to this forum but have been lurking for a while, great forum

I am considering a new air pistol, i don't want to have to buy c02 or fill it up with air so i was looking for a spring pistol when i came across the Weirauch HW40 pca pistol and it's manual pneumatic action instead of a spring.

How does the HW40 compare to the spring pistols (which i know nothing about i should add) and is there any advice you can give regarding it?

many thanks

[instantcat]

Basicly the HW40 has no recoil (well very little) so would be easier to shot.
Personly for plinking etc i like the recoil as it gives some "feed back" when you pull the tirgger. I would recomen a HW45 very nice and can be picked up at around £130 second hand off here.

[Paul55]

Hi & welcome to the pistol section.

There is a funadmental difference between the springer and SSP (HW40 for example) and that is that you can dry fire an SSP but not, under any circumstances, a springer.

What discipline are you interested in? Back garden plinking or paper target shooting. If it is the latter the HW40 is an excellent pistol for a beginner. It is very accurate, has no recoil and if you get a new one you will benefit from superb fibre optic sights. The sights are also fully adjustable for windage (left to right) & elevation (up & down).

Come and check out the UBC (Umarex Boys Club)

http://www.umarexboysclub.co.uk/

We are an informal e mail target shooting club. You will find a warm welcome there and lots of advice, just ask

ATB

[fannin]

Hi & welcome to the pistol section.

There is a funadmental difference between the springer and SSP (HW40 for example) and that is that you can dry fire an SSP but not, under any circumstances, a springer.

What discipline are you interested in? Back garden plinking or paper target shooting. If it is the latter the HW40 is an excellent pistol for a beginner. It is very accurate, has no recoil and if you get a new one you will benefit from superb fibre optic sights. The sights are also fully adjustable for windage (left to right) & elevation (up & down).

Come and check out the UBC (Umarex Boys Club)

http://www.umarexboysclub.co.uk/

We are an informal e mail target shooting club. You will find a warm welcome there and lots of advice, just ask

ATB

i didn't know that you should not dry fire a springer

to be honest, i like to plink cans and the like and also like to shoot paper targets.

thank you for replying

[shammo]

i didn't know that you should not dry fire a springer

to be honest, i like to plink cans and the like and also like to shoot paper targets.

thank you for replying

Strictly speaking, there are some circumstances where dry-firing can be done with minimal/no harm to the spring piston pistol/rifle.

Not recommending this unless you find yourself with a pistol/rifle without a pellet in the breech, and no safe way of getting one in there...

... If you press the end of the barrel firmly, muzzle down, against something with a bit of compression give (like a sheet of rubber, thick and stiff cardboard, etc...) and then dry-fire, you can simulate the resistance that would have been offered by the pellet as it travelled down the barrel, and avoid excessive impact of the piston against the end of the cylinder.

Again, I stress that this is for emergencies only, if somehow your kit ends up cocked without being loaded. It can happen.

Welcome, by the way, and I too have just recently discovered pistol shooting and loving it! Got myself a HW40, and a HW45. The 45 was only recent, and a world apart from shooting the HW40, and I'd agree that starting with the HW40 would be a good idea. Let you focus on the basics first.

atb,

shammo.

[fannin]

Hi & welcome to the pistol section.

There is a funadmental difference between the springer and SSP (HW40 for example) and that is that you can dry fire an SSP but not, under any circumstances, a springer.

What discipline are you interested in? Back garden plinking or paper target shooting. If it is the latter the HW40 is an excellent pistol for a beginner. It is very accurate, has no recoil and if you get a new one you will benefit from superb fibre optic sights. The sights are also fully adjustable for windage (left to right) & elevation (up & down).

Come and check out the UBC (Umarex Boys Club)

http://www.umarexboysclub.co.uk/

We are an informal e mail target shooting club. You will find a warm welcome there and lots of advice, just ask

ATB

and thanks for the invite to the club! appreciated

[fannin]

Basicly the HW40 has no recoil (well very little) so would be easier to shot.
Personly for plinking etc i like the recoil as it gives some "feed back" when you pull the tirgger. I would recomen a HW45 very nice and can be picked up at around £130 second hand off here.

thank you

is the HW45 more powerful than the hw40?

[Thanaton23]

is the HW45 more powerful than the hw40?

Yes

[fannin]

Yes

how about the HW75 pneumatic? sorry i meant to ask about that one too in my earlier question and it slipped my mind

how does the HW75 compare to the HW40 and HW45 power-wise?

many thanks for the advice

[fannin]

I was seriously looking at (pretty much ready to buy it) the webley alecto but i'm left handed and i need something with fairly ambidextrous grips

[Adam77K]

how about the HW75 pneumatic? sorry i meant to ask about that one too in my earlier question and it slipped my mind

how does the HW75 compare to the HW40 and HW45 power-wise?

many thanks for the advice

HW75 develops similar power to the HW40 and a lot less than the HW45.

[Phil G]

hi all, i am new to this forum but have been lurking for a while, great forum

I am considering a new air pistol, i don't want to have to buy c02 or fill it up with air so i was looking for a spring pistol when i came across the Weirauch HW40 pca pistol and it's manual pneumatic action instead of a spring.

How does the HW40 compare to the spring pistols (which i know nothing about i should add) and is there any advice you can give regarding it?

many thanks

Hi fannin, welcome to the wonderful word of Airgunbbs.

As for choice of pistol, if you've not used a pistol on a regular basis then I would recommend the HW40 or the Beeman clone. Being almost recoil free they give you confidence in your shooting unlike a spring gun that needs more of a technique to get good results.

Start with this first then get a springer.

Good luck, Phil

[airgun308]

hi all, i am new to this forum but have been lurking for a while, great forum

I am considering a new air pistol, i don't want to have to buy c02 or fill it up with air so i was looking for a spring pistol when i came across the Weirauch HW40 pca pistol and it's manual pneumatic action instead of a spring.

How does the HW40 compare to the spring pistols (which i know nothing about i should add) and is there any advice you can give regarding it?

many thanks

Hello
The hw 40 pistol is excellent with no recoil and really accurate too price around the 120.00 mark for a new one. For target at 10 metres
they are really excellent and with fibre optic sights.
Would not recommend a spring pistol at all as too much recoil.