Weihrauch foresight plastic inserts

[Lundy]

Hi all
Ref Weihrauch hw30s starter rifle for my daughter
I have now bought an anschutz diopter from a chap at my club and am looking for some better sight elements for the front sight - stock item that came with the rifle is std very heavy looking steel- can’t see , anything on google or the bay - any ideas?
Cheers
Lundy

[robthedog]

I swopped the standard 99 front sight for one from an 80, which gave me the option of swopping the inserts. mine has a Williams peep sight as well

[PhatMan]

Lundy,

The earlier foresight tunnels (from the classic era of 10 m 'springers') were made to fit ca. 9 - 9.5 mm barrel grooves.

Most of the 'modern' tunnels fit 11 mm grooves.

The HWs use ca. 9 - 9.5 mm grooves.

You can make shims from 1 mm sheet steel, and these allow the fitting of 11 mm tunnels to the HWs.

The advantage of the 'modern' tunnels is that the elements are much more available, and standardised.

Below is a picture of my HW99S with a Centra Score tunnel (11 mm)

Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

[Lundy]

Good ideas guys!
What size inserts do hw80 foresight’s take?
Lundy

Lundy,

The earlier foresight tunnels (from the classic era of 10 m 'springers') were made to fit ca. 9 - 9.5 mm barrel grooves.

Most of the 'modern' tunnels fit 11 mm grooves.

The HWs use ca. 9 - 9.5 mm grooves.

You can make shims from 1 mm sheet steel, and these allow the fitting of 11 mm tunnels to the HWs.

The advantage of the 'modern' tunnels is that the elements are much more available, and standardised.

Below is a picture of my HW99S with a Centra Score tunnel (11 mm)

Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

[PhatMan]

Lundy,

The outside diameter of the HW inserts is ca. 14.6 mm.

The standard HW element pack consists of three (3) posts (fat post, middle post, and pin head), and two (2) aperture - please see below.

I have tried the metal FWB / Anschutz aperture elements (ca. 16mm), and these do not fit the HW tunnel.

Some of the old Diana elements (from 35/50) might fit, but again they were well supplied with posts not apertures

That is why I went over to using modern foresight tunnels.

Some chappie could make you up a suitable plastic sight element ? ( they are only a disc of plastic with a hole drilled in the centre )

Have fun & a good Sunday,

Best regards

Russ

[harvey_s]

What do you mean by stock item is "very heavy looking steel"...?
Usually the elements are very thin light sheet steel.

[svincett]

Hi,

I too have the Hw30 target air rifle,

Could you please advise me where I could purchase the loop diopter elements shown in the picture ?

Regards Stephen