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    looking at my first weihrauch springer

    Looking to buy my first weihrauch springer , preferably .177 sub 12fpe unless there is a specific reason to buy a .22 in a weihrauch springer.

    which would you recommend. i want one which is easy to tune and play with and maybe send of to some expert radical tuners.

    looking at a 97k but i dont really have any experience with this marque so open to suggestions

    i already have a .177 HW100K (is a robot) and a .22 prosport which doesnt easily lend its self to more radical tuning

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    I would say either a 97k, or if you want something a bit lighter, a 95/95k.

    It does depend on what you will be using it for though...?
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    have at least narrowed it down to underlever. i basically shoot targets and the occasional rat that eats my cats kittens. but nothing competitive. more of a tinkerer really

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    HW77/97. Personally I favour the '77 as it allows the use of peep sights and an interchangeable foresight unit. Either are good and its all down to personal preference. Avoid the HW57.
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    Quote Originally Posted by busanga View Post
    Looking to buy my first weihrauch springer , preferably .177 sub 12fpe unless there is a specific reason to buy a .22 in a weihrauch springer.

    which would you recommend. i want one which is easy to tune and play with and maybe send of to some expert radical tuners.

    looking at a 97k but i dont really have any experience with this marque so open to suggestions

    i already have a .177 HW100K (is a robot) and a .22 prosport which doesnt easily lend its self to more radical tuning
    Where have you been in the last 40 years?. Time for a crash course in HW springers then.

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    Quickly, Tony needs to be informed before he changes his mind and ends up buying a TX200

    But we all know that at the end of the day it's going to boil down to a HW95.

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    Quote Originally Posted by busanga View Post
    unless there is a specific reason to buy a .22 in a weihrauch springer.
    Will you be shooting competitively ? If so you better go .177. If however your an informal target shooter/hunter, most if not all springers shoot nicer in .22

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trumpetier View Post
    Will you be shooting competitively ? If so you better go .177. If however your an informal target shooter/hunter, most if not all springers shoot nicer in .22
    not competitive , informal, prefer nice gentle thud and easy to cock. been shooting .22 all my life. i do have pcp .177 HW100 but to be honest prefer messing with springers . The HW100 is just too clinical, when i need job done HW100 comes out, when i want a challenge or to push myself , out comes the springer.

    will be buying HW springer to fettle with, as someone said above though, i am looking at the TX200 that seems to have all sorts can be done to it as well to make it shoot nicer

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    Quote Originally Posted by busanga View Post
    i am looking at the TX200 that seems to have all sorts can be done to it as well to make it shoot nicer
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    Quote Originally Posted by busanga View Post
    not competitive , informal, prefer nice gentle thud and easy to cock. been shooting .22 all my life. i do have pcp .177 HW100 but to be honest prefer messing with springers . The HW100 is just too clinical, when i need job done HW100 comes out, when i want a challenge or to push myself , out comes the springer.

    will be buying HW springer to fettle with, as someone said above though, i am looking at the TX200 that seems to have all sorts can be done to it as well to make it shoot nicer
    The TX is a beautiful rifle and a doddle to strip down!!!!

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    TX, 77/97, 95 or 98 in no particular order of preference.

    All good and even better with a fettle.

    The preference bit will come down to size, weight, balance etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by busanga View Post
    Looking to buy my first weihrauch springer , preferably .177 sub 12fpe unless there is a specific reason to buy a .22 in a weihrauch springer.

    which would you recommend. i want one which is easy to tune and play with and maybe send of to some expert radical tuners.

    looking at a 97k but i dont really have any experience with this marque so open to suggestions

    i already have a .177 HW100K (is a robot) and a .22 prosport which doesnt easily lend its self to more radical tuning
    I kicked this around for ages and settled on a full length 77 in forest laminate. I guess it depends on what you want but the 77/97 you can't really go wrong.
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    If you were going down the .177 route I'd either go for a 77 or 97. The extra weight will help dampen the recoil.

    If you want to go .22 then frankly any will do but I'd nudge you towards a 95. They can be made to shoot quite beautifully in .22.

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    As has been said already the 'TX200' is the easiest of the lot to strip and my personal opinion is that it's the better 'out of the box' rifle from the off 'that said' they can all be made to shoot very well or even better so be it TX, 77/97 or 95 you'll not go far wrong with any of them...
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    I would limit my choice of new HW to a LGV or LGU.
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