Just thought or ''few'' I'd put my opinions here on these two.Hand on heart over the years Iv'e had a fair few HW40's
at a guess maybe 8 or 9. Drawn in by the HW pedigree however Iv'e always found they lack something ( and no not someone who can shoot) lol
One even blew the main piston seal after only loading it 3 times
The trigger for example on every one was far far to light,slight touch and bang,the adjustments a joke and didn't work.
The Beeman p17 in my opinion is what the HW should be,iv'e got a few and they are very good,the triggers are brilliant a bit like breaking the thinnest strand of glass. Accuracy is unreal,power slightly up on the HW.
Ive always been a proud owner of Weihrauchs the older ones and not the newer ones.