Hw100
the 98 for me
All very good mate but question os what's best for you and only you can answer.
There is no best really as all reliable, accurate and pleasure to own but all have their unique characteristics.
You really need try some and decide on what suits your build, needs (what u want gun for) weight, size, shot cycle etc etc.
Mmmm....here's another typically Zeb comment, but it really boils down to which one suits YOU the best as regards size, weight, balance, ease of use etc. I'd stand by any of the above (except Pete's input of garble! and the PCP) plus the 95 and the classic 35.
Edit.....Sorry....Plus the HW30S if higher power isn't a necessity.
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For targets you won’t be carrying for miles so weight is an advantage, forward weight even more so.
I would place the HW77/97 above the HW95/98 due to the screw in back block and lower swept volume more suited to sub 12 ft-lb
For a more refined target only the old HW55 will do the job very nicely.
One of my regular fun days shooting was sat on a wooded hill
shooting pine cones off a downed tree stump that I placed at about 40 ish yards.
I did this once with my rapid and ran out of air!
But another time I did it with my Vmach HW97k and ran out of pellets!
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Hw 77/97 is the Best and Hw35 second Best 12 f/lb springer because of their design!
The HW35 breech catch and the short and wide compression chamber make
it the least worthwhile HW in my book.
It’s an old design bettered by all the later models.
My early 77 is the one I most regret selling.
The '80's HW35 .22 is a pleasure to shoot, nearly as good as the aforementioned 77.
The .177 2013 HW35, bought new, is not nice, even after being returned to HW for a rework. One day it's a tack driver, the next a shotgun.
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Webley Mk3 x2, Falcon & Junior rifles, HW35x2, AirSporter x2, Gold Star, Meteors x2, Diana 25. SMK B19, Webley Senior, Premier, Hurricane x 2, Tempest, Dan Wesson 8", Crosman 3576, Legends PO8.