Weihrauch HW100.

[Steve K]

I know they're not everybody's cup of tea, but i love them to bits. The design, the accuracy, and the consistancy. I don't even think the thumbhole is ugly!

[ikarma70]

I know they're not everybody's cup of tea, but i love them to bits. The design, the accuracy, and the consistancy. I don't even think the thumbhole is ugly!

now whats specsavers phone number?

[Steve K]

now whats specsavers phone number?

haha! as they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

[Eggypump]

haha! as they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

Yeah, I hear Stevie Wonder loves his HW100 thumbhole

[AD_K]

Oddly the best pellet through my pre at HW100T is the RWS Super H Point in .22

I know Hollow points shouldnt be any good over about 30 yards... but for some reason they absolutely rock! out of my HW.

The other pellet that is good is the Weihrauch FT / Barracuda Match (which are more or less the same pellet). Granted a bit of a loopy trajectory under 12fpe levels put if you are dialled in properly it doesnt matter, suffers from very little wind drift too.

[mdk01]

i too owned the hw100 the ks version and i too would agree that it was the most clinical and silent hunting gun i have ever used(and ive shot a few lol,,,,aa's,rapids,loguns,bsa,etc),,the hw100 is maybe not the prettiest out there,but the way it goes about its business is second to none(my opinion),,of course we have the new breed of electronic guns from daystate that are so dead to shoot that accuracy seems easy,,but at a cost significantly higher than the hw,,,,,,in the 600-700 price bracket i think nothing can touch it in terms of reliability,,consistency,accuracy,the best mag system bar none,,and of course the slincence with the hw silencer.
just an all round superb hunting gun that i wish id never sold.
maybe its the age old,,I FANCY A CHANGE thing why so many seem to be for sale,,,or then again it could just be the economic climate,who knows,but if i get the chance to get another i would in a heart beat,,and never,,i mean never get rid again.

[bullet boy]

I have read all your comments and i'm in no doubt that this is a superb hunting tool.It's just I'm so puzzled at the amount which are for sale secondhand?My Air Arms S410 Custom Shop .177 with Logun Silencer takes some beating in accuracy and quietness!

[Fluffybuck]

I think that some people find the full-length version a bit too heavy at the forend.
The carbine is better, but still heavier than the AAS410.
But the HW is solidly built. Mine have shrugged-off knocks that would have upset a S410 (I know because I've owned S410's before that couldn't take much of a knock without losing zero - I replaced them with HW100K's).
The HW also has a regulating mechanism, which means that you don't need to look for the pressure sweet spot.

[oldskoolzzz]

Just wondering how much truth is in the talked about faults with these HW100's or is it just a myth or only effects the odd one or two

Three sections that I read about and crop up from time to time are:

1) Power tends too creep up over time/bedding in

2) Barrel Band temperature sensitive causing Accuracy issues

3) Two piece Action Requiring a One piece mount this on a PCP to strengthen the block up to iron out Magazine fitment fault and Scope accuracy.

I've owned two HW100 Karbines and none of them had any of the above faults The only disapointment I had was poor shot counts but thats part of the terriotary with such a small air cylinder.

[Fluffybuck]

Three sections that I read about and crop up from time to time are:

1) Power tends too creep up over time/bedding in

2) Barrel Band temperature sensitive causing Accuracy issues

3) Two piece Action Requiring a One piece mount this on a PCP to strengthen the block up to iron out Magazine fitment fault and Scope accuracy.

Power will tend to creep up on many new guns as they "bed in". The worst stories of creep were particularly bad when Hull used to set them to 11.4 with Superdome, which are a much less efficient pellet than JSB/AA or Logun. Set your average HW100 to 11.4 with Superdome and I'll bet that I can make nearly all of them go above the limit by choosing a more suitable pellet.

The barrel band is a problem on every make of gun that I've used. It is not unique to the HW100. I initially used mine without the band (it's a barrel as strong as that used to cock the 18ftlb+ HW80's!) but now I use the band to support the cylinder, but I've removed the O ring from the part that the barrel passes through.

The two-piece action moving is a myth, unless the bolts aren't up tight. In my experience, those bolts are always very tight. There are also several dowel-like pieces and a step, that interlock the two halves.
I use a one-piece mount, but I don't think it's necessary.

[royboy1]

I will second that, a Great rifle, i own a 177 carbine sportster, just got a single shot mag for it, as well as the 2 x14 shot mags that came with it,not tried a lot of diferent pellets in it other than AirArms going to try JSBs in it been told they are OK WELL PLEASED WITH IT. I Thinks it looks great