Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
This here '95 seems alot more jumpy than my 77. Running about the same power in .177. Will accuracy test later, but it seems that a big heavy scope and a barrel sleeve will be necessary to get it feeling nice.

No wonder they made the HW98.

The 95 is probably OK in .22 but it feels a bit snappy in .177.

Is the 99 like this only worse?

I now can see why people like the HW80 as the big heavy softly sprung .177 must be nicer to shoot than the 95.
Your conclusion is correct and my experience too. To rectify the jumpiness in the 95 has occupied quite a bit of my time over the years. You either need to change the barrel for the shrouded HW98 one or add a reasonably substantial muzzle weight/moderator at the front end. I use the ones I bought from Jonny Neate on here . The '98 rebarrel' option is probably the most effective solution: it works well but somewhat negates the point of having the 95 in the first place. However even with the 98 barrel the rig ends up weighing less than the HW80 so is a worthwhile exercise. Both with comparable stocks-I have a Maccari sporter on my 98 and a CS800 on my HW80.
I have tried quite a few modifications in order to have the benefit of the lighter 95 rig with reduced flip. The first thing obviously is to have a highly tuned 95 in the first place. Something like an SFS Banshee or Lazaglide/V Glide is a great starting point but expensive. I had a tuned 95 in .177, fitted a 98 barrel and it works really well with massively reduced flip. The HW80 is not immune from flip either but it is less pronounced than the one you get from the 95 or Webley Longbow. The other thing which helps a great deal is to run your 95/98 with as short a lock time as possible. Or as an alternative you could just buy a Fenman -preferably in .20- and forget everything else. As a real outside alternative, try a Walther LGV-you will be amazed.