Best springer to buy if you had hindsight?

[Jesim1]

Everyone has their opinion on what the best springer is - it's the one they have as they bought it, right?

But what if you were to buy one now - just one, regardless of price, make, calibre, you get to use you experience and avoid all the mistakes

Looking at weight, accuracy, smoothness, lack of recoil, consistency and looks - what would be your perfect full power springer that you can actually buy?

[tinbum]

I have two current favourites, both in .22.

Diana 54 Airking. I picked this up for a song, sidelever works for me where underlever is just cumbersome and awkward. Recoilless, as much power as you want, well built and accurate.

BSA Lightning, early one I got from alanok at the last bash. It was utter dog-poo, but with a very little work it is now a lightweight, compact hunter that still surprises me with it's manners and accuracy every time it comes out of the bag.

If I had to choose just one it would be the BSA

I have, or have had, at least one of everything else, but where most are as good as you'd expect, these two are better.

[Muskett]

If my Fenman had my HW95's trigger, with a Walnut Omega stock, I might have my perfect break barrel air rifle. A combo well under 8lbs thats easy to shoot so very forgiving. .177 in 12ft/lbs.

[TonyL]

Love all my springers.

But, if I had none, nothing at all, and I was to buy a one-and-only boinger, I think it would have to be the HW98 in .177.

[ken69]

Now I know it won't be the best but I parted with my Brum made .22 BSA Supersport and have missed the gun every since. I bought a newer model but it just didn't seem the same. I was going to write I hope I can pick up an early Brum built one, then hey ho one turns up in the for sales section. Instant karma

[averageplinker]

Love all my springers.

But, if I had none, nothing at all, and I was to buy a one-and-only boinger, I think it would have to be the HW98 in .177.

Ditto

[StellaArtois Sr]

Love all my springers.

But, if I had none, nothing at all, and I was to buy a one-and-only boinger, I think it would have to be the HW98 in .177.

I love all my springers with the exception of my HW98. I bought one in .22 first and love it. I collected loads of other rifles and I thought I must get a HW98 in .177 as sooooo many people say how accurate they are and it would complete my collection. I bought a brand new one and straight away put a TbT kit in it to quieten the boing. It suffered from chronic stringing of which I could not solve and got rid of it. I then purchased another one, second hand this time, and suck my stump it has the same poxy problem. So I am really envious of people when they say how accurate theirs is as mine is utter crap. I am at a loss of how to fix it, and due to my recent broken arm I am not in a position to be able to try a few things out to try and fix it as there is a fella is trying to give me advise. I am thinking of just sending it back to Weihrauch to sort out, but I can't even drive to the shop. So as much as I want to love my .177 HW98 at the moment I can't.
I do love all my other springers though and that includes my .22 HW98. My favourite out of all my rifles is probably my HW97KT as it was my first proper rifle.
Ade

[MrGreengrass]

TX 200 full length in .177.

[TonyL]

I love all my springers with the exception of my HW98. I bought one in .22 first and love it. I collected loads of other rifles and I thought I must get a HW98 in .177 as sooooo many people say how accurate they are and it would complete my collection. I bought a brand new one and straight away put a TbT kit in it to quieten the boing. It suffered from chronic stringing of which I could not solve and got rid of it. I then purchased another one, second hand this time, and suck my stump it has the same poxy problem. So I am really envious of people when they say how accurate theirs is as mine is utter crap. I am at a loss of how to fix it, and due to my recent broken arm I am not in a position to be able to try a few things out to try and fix it as there is a fella is trying to give me advise. I am thinking of just sending it back to Weihrauch to sort out, but I can't even drive to the shop. So as much as I want to love my .177 HW98 at the moment I can't.
I do love all my other springers though and that includes my .22 HW98. My favourite out of all my rifles is probably my HW97KT as it was my first proper rifle.
Ade

Try a fresh breech seal on the '98.

If that doesn't do the trick, try some lube on the barrel latch and working it. If that doesn't work, strip the latch, clean, add a little preload and then lube.

Bet it works.

Hope your arm is fixed soon and that you're feeling better.

[TonyL]

I have two current favourites, both in .22.

Diana 54 Airking. I picked this up for a song, sidelever works for me where underlever is just cumbersome and awkward. Recoilless, as much power as you want, well built and accurate.

BSA Lightning, early one I got from alanok at the last bash. It was utter dog-poo, but with a very little work it is now a lightweight, compact hunter that still surprises me with it's manners and accuracy every time it comes out of the bag.

If I had to choose just one it would be the BSA

I have, or have had, at least one of everything else, but where most are as good as you'd expect, these two are better.

Tell me this isn't the Lightning that you have up for sale?

[PCPShooter]

Everyone has their opinion on what the best springer is - it's the one they have as they bought it, right?

But what if you were to buy one now - just one, regardless of price, make, calibre, you get to use you experience and avoid all the mistakes

Looking at weight, accuracy, smoothness, lack of recoil, consistency and looks - what would be your perfect full power springer that you can actually buy?

HW80
20 Cal 12 inch pre star barrel (cut and threaded) EBmod, V Mach’d

[Alakar]

Everyone has their opinion on what the best springer is - it's the one they have as they bought it, right?

But what if you were to buy one now - just one, regardless of price, make, calibre, you get to use you experience and avoid all the mistakes

Looking at weight, accuracy, smoothness, lack of recoil, consistency and looks - what would be your perfect full power springer that you can actually buy?

So come on James ,
What have you decided on ?
Come on over to the dark side , you know you want to !
PCPs make it easy , springers require effort

[Jesim1]

So come on James ,
What have you decided on ?
Come on over to the dark side , you know you want to !
PCPs make it easy , springers require effort

I'm more interested in the passion people have for springers and the sheer variety due to different tuners - you just don't get that in PCPs, but then you do get a lot more add on bits and custom stocks?

I'm a decent shot with a PCP, and with a bit of practice probably a springer also, as I did learn to shoot with one many years ago, but if I bought one I'd be looking for something that would leave me as the weakest link and shoot smoothly - some springers are rough and kick like a mule - I would not be happy with something like that but don't have the years of insight that others on the forum have in this field. Hence the thread - if you had a chance to do it again, which would you keep and which would you ditch

[Mach 1.5]

I would have kept my Mach 1 and ditched my HW100..Mach 1.5