after light/medium weight springer

[robhw97k]

evening all.i got a HW97K but its to heavy for me,fantastic rifle but boy is it heavy.so im after some thing lighter what do you recommend ??.i got a HW99S which is nice n light but thats 1,77 im after .22.thanks

[TonyL]

Welcome aboard, Rob.

Right, okay, I'll only say this once, and say it quietly, as we don't want Pete, look no hands, sussing this, but you know that lovely little rifle that you have in .177? Well, you can also get them in .22. And they shoot EVEN SWEETER in the larger calibre.

Or a 95.

[rabbitwrecker]

Right, okay, I'll only say this once, and say it quietly, as we don't want Pete, look no hands, sussing this, but you know that lovely little rifle that you have in .177? Well, you can also get them in .22. And they shoot EVEN SWEETER in the larger calibre.

Is the correct answer - welcome to the forum, Rob...

p.s. Another 99s thread, we're going to be in trouble, Tone....

[look no hands]

JUST BUY ANOTHER 99 YOU BLOODY FOOL!

And please stop asking stupid questions

Welcome to the forum mate

Pete

[look no hands]

Welcome aboard, Rob.

Right, okay, I'll only say this once, and say it quietly, as we don't want Pete, look no hands, sussing this, but you know that lovely little rifle that you have in .177? Well, you can also get them in .22. And they shoot EVEN SWEETER in the larger calibre.

Or a 95.

Seems like a no brainer to me and quite frankly a bit of a daft question to ask (no offence intended to Rob)

Unless he doesn't want another 99 and wants something a bit more Challenging to shoot?

Pete

[TonyL]

Seems like a no brainer to me and quite frankly a bit of a daft question to ask (no offence intended to Rob)

Unless he doesn't want another 99 and wants something a bit more Challenging to shoot?

Pete

Uh oh!

Rumbled!

[sidney74]

I recently got a HW57 and it's great.
Nice and light, easy to cock, quiet after a little fettle.
Downsides are it's difficult to find a moderator for it, and not everyone is a fan of the pop up breech loading system.

[rabbitwrecker]

Uh oh!

Rumbled!

I did warn you...

[look no hands]

I did warn you...

Oi! stop stirring it you

Pete

[PCPShooter]

Seems like a no brainer to me and quite frankly a bit of a daft question to ask (no offence intended to Rob)

Unless he doesn't want another 99 and wants something a bit more Challenging to shoot?

Pete

Maybe not pot luck on the rifle working long term ...

Best HW99s test, cock rifle, de cock, cock rifle, de cock, etc do that a dozen times and see what happens.
If the cocking link isn't chewing the cylinder by then, lucky you. Everyone in the gun trade knows, all very happy to take peoples money though which is fair enough. No tuners used to touch them, they used to laugh at people who bought them as they all know they are shite.
Now, you can buy a 'custom jobbie' off shelf. Fair play, gunshops are business's, not there to draw attention to design blunders, there to take your money -
IMO the reason folk like the 99 is because it has a small piston and just enough spring (well for 10.5 typically) and like it or not, not many people actually have the upper body strength to shoot medium weight rifles consistently for long, certainly not off hand.

[look no hands]

Maybe not pot luck on the rifle working long term ...

Best HW99s test, cock rifle, de cock, cock rifle, de cock, etc do that a dozen times and see what happens.
If the cocking link isn't chewing the cylinder by then, lucky you. Everyone in the gun trade knows, all very happy to take peoples money though which is fair enough. No tuners used to touch them, they used to laugh at people who bought them as they all know they are shite.
Now, you can buy a 'custom jobbie' off shelf. Fair play, gunshops are business's, not there to draw attention to design blunders, there to take your money -
IMO the reason folk like the 99 is because it has a small piston and just enough spring (well for 10.5 typically) and like it or not, not many people actually have the upper body strength to shoot medium weight rifles consistently for long, certainly not off hand.

You don't have to convince me that the 99 is overrated , it's well known on here I hate anything that comes out the HW factory (and Germany come to think of it), my comment was meant to be more tongue in cheek than appraisal, if the guy likes his .177 HW99, then why is he even bothering to ask what would be a nice rifle in.22, surely another 99? if you like something that much then you're going to stick with what you like, your comment it very true about certain tuners, I know a few years ago Tony at SFS saying he wouldn't even stock the 99 let alone recommend it or tune it but now he can't tune them quick enough but if people are going to flash their cash at him he's going to take it, we'd all do the same in his situation.

[vestlenning]

You don't have to convince me that the 99 is overrated , it's well known on here I hate anything that comes out the HW factory (and Germany come to think of it), my comment was meant to be more tongue in cheek than appraisal, if the guy likes his .177 HW99, then why is he even bothering to ask what would be a nice rifle in.22, surely another 99? if you like something that much then you're going to stick with what you like, your comment it very true about certain tuners, I know a few years ago Tony at SFS saying he wouldn't even stock the 99 let alone recommend it or tune it but now he can't tune them quick enough but if people are going to flash their cash at him he's going to take it, we'd all do the same in his situation.

So much time spent on hating, what's the point?

[PCPShooter]

evening all.i got a HW97K but its to heavy for me,fantastic rifle but boy is it heavy.so im after some thing lighter what do you recommend ??.i got a HW99S which is nice n light but thats 1,77 im after .22.thanks

HW95
Cometa 400
Diana 31 / 34 Compact

[vestlenning]

Dare to be different, try a Cometa 400!

http://barx.org/airguns/?id=fenix_400

[PCPShooter]

Dare to be different, try a Cometa 400!

http://barx.org/airguns/?id=fenix_400

A fine rifle at UK power, and higher - here if on fac ticket