Anyone shooting a recent HW90K ?

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I used to have one of these in the 1990s in .22 but ended up selling it. I’ve been thinking of maybe getting the current version in .177 but I’m a bit concerned the shot cycle might be too ‘abrupt’ shall we say.
Is anyone using the current model in .177 ?
If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks
 
Hi,
I have owned the 90 in both the 2 usual suspect calibres, and my preference is for the .22 flavour by a country mile, the .177 version just seemed to be a lot more pellet fussy and hold sensitive.
It baffles me as to why the Elite trigger is so marmite to a lot of shooters, as both mine have been exceptional straight from the factory.
The 90 is a great rifle, unless you are humping it around the countryside all day, in which case there are far better alternatives.
 
I had a go with a mates new HW90 just yesterday and I was blown away by it.
I recently bought a HW95 in .20 and now wish I had gone for the 90 instead.
Nothing to do to it out the box to get rid of a springers twang and it really does shoot well.
I shot it at 30 yards (shooting H&N pellets at 11.9Fpe) and the groups were tight.
I'm now thinking of getting one in .20 but it will be a 16 to 20 week special order wait.

Sorry if this is slightly off topic but does anyone know the outside barrel diameter of the 90 ? as when I looked it up I found somewhere stating it was 15mm, but the guy who owns the rifle had bought a slip over the barrel mod for it in 15mm and it won't go on ?
He is going to buy a set of calibers to measure but I thought I'd ask here first for him.
 
Huxshoots said:
I had a go with a mates new HW90 just yesterday and I was blown away by it.
I recently bought a HW95 in .20 and now wish I had gone for the 90 instead.
Nothing to do to it out the box to get rid of a springers twang and it really does shoot well.
I shot it at 30 yards (shooting H&N pellets at 11.9Fpe) and the groups were tight.
I'm now thinking of getting one in .20 but it will be a 16 to 20 week special order wait.

Sorry if this is slightly off topic but does anyone know the outside barrel diameter of the 90 ? as when I looked it up I found somewhere stating it was 15mm, but the guy who owns the rifle had bought a slip over the barrel mod for it in 15mm and it won't go on ?
He is going to buy a set of calibers to measure but I thought I'd ask here first for him.
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Thanks - food for thought!
BTW I believe that most HW90s will have a 16mm diameter barrel. The barrels are interchangeable with the HW80 which is definitely 16mm. Hope that helps. Google says...
  • Barrel Diameter: The barrel diameter for a Weihrauch airgun blank is generally 16mm. The HW90K model may have a different diameter depending on the specific model and its accessories.
 
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Huxshoots said:
I had a go with a mates new HW90 just yesterday and I was blown away by it.
I recently bought a HW95 in .20 and now wish I had gone for the 90 instead.
Nothing to do to it out the box to get rid of a springers twang and it really does shoot well.
I shot it at 30 yards (shooting H&N pellets at 11.9Fpe) and the groups were tight.
I'm now thinking of getting one in .20 but it will be a 16 to 20 week special order wait.

Sorry if this is slightly off topic but does anyone know the outside barrel diameter of the 90 ? as when I looked it up I found somewhere stating it was 15mm, but the guy who owns the rifle had bought a slip over the barrel mod for it in 15mm and it won't go on ?
He is going to buy a set of calibers to measure but I thought I'd ask here first for him.
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11.9 is a bit close 😬. How easy are these to turn down if needed?
 
2506sendero said:
Its a doddle, just remove the screw at the end of the cylinder and lightly tap the end of the schrader valve to release air until you hit the desired fpe.
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Yeah that sounds easy enough. Have a 77k laminate that I'd been considering a PX for a 90
 
J4M3S said:
11.9 is a bit close 😬. How easy are these to turn down if needed?
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Very easy. It's just like letting air out of a tyre.
He tuned it to the pellets he uses and the consistency is excellent.
He showed me it over the chronograph and shot it 20 times with a deviation of just 2?!!
I'm getting one.
 
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