Anyone shooting a recent HW90K ?

🤣 I did wonder how long it would take him to post something with his new purchase. 🤣

 
New one will of
Loopy said:
This one is new and has the old type of stock. Don't know how far that would be for you to go though...
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A pleasant ride out is how far it would be !

Having just had a (surprisingly very) pleasant ride out to Leyburn in N Yorkshire (oh the views and sights and gorgeous valleys on full display) to pick up a pristine BSA Superstar I could do with another excuse to have another drive next week.

Costing me on average about £400 these trips out !!! 🤣🤣
 
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Huxshoots said:
It really is as simple as attaching the correct valve from Best fittings and pumping it up.
My mate showed me and he only has a normal PCP pump as when he got the gun, it was only producing about 9fpe.
It only took him just two pumps and then he still had to release some air to tune it to where he wanted it to be (about 11.9fpe).
The max pressure it can hold is advertised as 26 Bar and my mates now only has about 21 Bar in his.
Presumably taking it right up to 26 Bar would achieve much bigger FAC powers if you wanted to add it to an FAC ticket ?
The simplicity of the tuning blew my mind and it is so much easier to do than on a springer, especially for people like myself that have never worked on one before.

Due to how quickly a PCP compressor or a dive bottle releases air, it is strongly advertised by Weihrauch not to use either as no doubt the faster filling pressure would blow a seal and potentially break the rifle.
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That’s good to hear.

I don’t have (nor have a need for) an FAC, so just a healthy high 10 to low 11 is all that I require. I prefer smoothness over power any day. My most accurate rifle in .22 is an old low powered HW97 which shoots so beautifully.

Brilliant then that the HW90 can be tuned so easily without taking it all apart.

Has a lot going for it.

Hefty beast though by all accounts.
 
Arnold Grove said:
How do we tell the difference ?
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Where the person stating the pressure is one way. If they are in the US then they would be stating the FAC pressure unless they are running it at sub12 levels.

If you find a UK based forum like the AGF and the Airgunbbs then it will be mostly UK pressure being discussed.

the easiest way of getting the pressure right is pump it up a bit then chrono it. The instructions with the Slim Jim pump kit gave advice on how many pumps but that would depend on how empty it is to begin with.
 
Bighit said:
Just make sure when you look online that you are getting the sub12 pressure and not the FAC pressure.
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How would I tell the difference ?

It’s not something I have ever considered when buying a springer. Without the shop requesting an FAC I can only presume it is a sub-12 I am buying.

That’s a topic for another thread though - do manufacturers identify their FAC version differently to the sub-12’s ? Having only ever bought (I believe) sub-12’s it’s not something I would know anything about.

P.S. Apologies. My posts got a bit crossed-up so your response appeared before my query. Sort of glitch in causality. You must be travelling faster than light speed to answer before the question is asked 🤣.
 
Arnold Grove said:
How would I tell the difference ?
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Read the post above yours.
Arnold Grove said:
It’s not something I have ever considered when buying a springer. Without the shop requesting an FAC I can only presume it is a sub-12 I am buying.

That’s a topic for another thread though - do manufacturers identify their FAC version differently to the sub-12’s ? Having only ever bought (I believe) sub-12’s it’s not something I would know anything about.
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the RFD would have it on his register as FAC or sub12 . Buying it private it could be any pressure so you ask the seller to make sure its sub12 or ask them to depressurise it and then you get it recharged. to be on the safe side. the options are there for your own piece of mind.
 
Bighit said:
Buying it private it could be any pressure so you ask the seller to make sure its sub12 or ask them to depressurise it and then you get it recharged. to be on the safe side. the options are there for your own piece of mind.
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Rather useful that the HW90 allows for that so easily. If it were a SH springer then it would be a right annoying faff on.
 
Arnold Grove said:
Rather useful that the HW90 allows for that so easily. If it were a SH springer then it would be a right annoying faff on.
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You could ask the seller to whip the spring out and you then refit it , Some springers are very easy to strip and put the spring back in.

It comes down to your piece of mind and some would possibly want it sent that way as they have a fear of buying an unlicensed firearm from some one they do not know. Every one is different and may do things that keeps them happy.
 
Arnold Grove said:
That’s good to hear.

I don’t have (nor have a need for) an FAC, so just a healthy high 10 to low 11 is all that I require. I prefer smoothness over power any day. My most accurate rifle in .22 is an old low powered HW97 which shoots so beautifully.

Brilliant then that the HW90 can be tuned so easily without taking it all apart.

Has a lot going for it.

Hefty beast though by all accounts.
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Yes,about 10lbs with a scope on.
 
Beretta687 said:
Yes,about 10lbs with a scope on.
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Jeepers !

Where the blazes is all that weight coming from, over and above other break barrels ?

Can’t believe a gas-ram is a lump heavier than a spring.

Wonder if they beef it up on purpose to further keep the recoil super low ?
 
Arnold Grove said:
Jeepers !

Where the blazes is all that weight coming from, over and above other break barrels ?

Can’t believe a gas-ram is a lump heavier than a spring.

Wonder if they beef it up on purpose to further keep the recoil super low ?
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The HW80 springer is actually slightly heavier. 😂
 
Huxshoots said:
The HW80 springer is actually slightly heavier. 😂
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My kitchen scales say my HW80 is 8lbs 7oz/3.83kg approximately if that helps (rifle only, carbine barrel with moderator, no scope). That's quite beefy!
 
Loopy said:
My kitchen scales say my HW80 is 8lbs 7oz/3.83kg approximately if that helps (rifle only, carbine barrel with moderator, no scope). That's quite beefy!
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On Weihrach’s website it says the HW80K is 3.9kg and the HW90K is 3.8kg.
To put it into a bit more perspective the lighter HW95K is 3.4Kg and the HW97K is a whopping 4kg ?
But the real big boy is the HW77 K Laminate which is 4.2kg ???!!!!!

So the 90 isn’t really that bad in my opinion ??
 
Huxshoots said:
On Weihrach’s website it says the HW80K is 3.9kg and the HW90K is 3.8kg.
To put it into a bit more perspective the lighter HW95K is 3.4Kg and the HW97K is a whopping 4kg ?
But the real big boy is the HW77 K Laminate which is 4.2kg ???!!!!!

So the 90 isn’t really that bad in my opinion ??
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Good stats. Thank you for that.

The YT vids can exaggerate or be a bit unspecific about these things.

I am perfectly happy with the heft of my HW97’s so won’t have any concern with a HW90.
 
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