Weihrauch HW50 - Power, Accuracy & Pellet/Slug Testing

[@joeyzanne9063]

The Late John Darling used to shoot over a 1000 rabbits a season with a 12 ft/lb Spring Air rifle and a home made head light. Spring air rifles are self contained. Easy to fix if they go wrong. With no extra Expense on charging gear.

[@martybennett1861]

I think a 5 litre diving bottle costs about £175 at today’s prices . As they last 5 years before having to be retested that works out to be £35 per annum or 67 pence per week according to my maths , quite expensive 😂

[@joeyzanne9063]

@@martybennett1861 And you can offset those costs even more, by selling all those rabbits you are shooting

[@milesstover3724]

seems an excessive harvest

[@regsparkes6507]

Good to see that you are reviewing a 'real air rifle' for a nice change. 😄 I own an HW50S in .177 and it is ( in my opinion ) a superb air rifle and as I shoot merely for R&R I am quite pleased with it's performance. Here in Canada this one would cost approximately 900 CDN$ or 501 Pounds Sterling ( as of this moment in currency conversion ) so it's is not a low cost or budget friendly rifle. Then again, any sport or hobby will cost some money so, enjoy it at your budget level. I do hope you do come back to spring type air rifles again soon. Thanks for your efforts on this one Lancs.

[@tonythomas9885]

I think the HW 99 / 50 is the most user friendly springer on the market...and everyone should have one in their collection!

[@longyx321]

Mines a 99S....22 cal

[@davidroberts6977]

Got a 95 and an 80 thinking I might get an imp from sandwel field sports it's basically a tuned 99s in 22😅

[@allgood6535]

@@davidroberts6977they haven’t got any spoke to Tony as they import them from Germany 🇩🇪 call them and ask yourself

[@uslanja]

That's not a springer, that's a Weihrauch. An item of not only beauty and function, but the epitome of perfection. Wiehrauch. Nothing more needs to be said!

[@Ijusthopeitsquick]

They have good barrels but I have found that their recent rifles (2000s onwards) need the cylinders re-polishing and the cocking slot de-burred, excess grease removed and proper lubricants applied. The stock HW30 spring bends with use, giving the impression that the rifle "smooths out", whereas in reality it's just an improperly tempered spring. The factory cuts corners on these details to reduce the man-hours expended on the "invisible" components of their rifles.

[@TheLordMuzzy]

Weihrauch 80 was the the rifle of choice with my shooting mates back in the day… Then upgraded to a Theoben rapid 12 and never looked back, pcp all the way now 👍🏻

[@rapalaron6348]

Nice😁 I prefer a HW springer above a PCP. I own a quality PCP but i hardly shoot with it. For me there is no challenge to shoot a PCP. If i shoot it than it's off hand. Please do some more springer vids Buddy 👍

[@Steve_7867]

Same here.

[@marcmyers1465]

🎯... 😉👍

[@milesstover3724]

no challenge lmao....you shooting at 30 yards or something bud? Come to my 150yd range and hit the 4''-6'' teardrops with me with your pcp, we'll see how you are 'challenged.'

[@rapalaron6348]

​@@milesstover3724 Prejudice bud! My private property is about 120 acres and i can shoot on any distance i want. I own also a PCP and i still stay with my words. I also don't need an adj. scope mount because i run out of mild dots bud, because i own very straight shooting powder burners. Air rifles are not designed to shoot long range, just some nerds think they are. Shooting PCP,s on 150 yards is like pissing against the wind 😂 Cheers!

[@rapalaron6348]

@@milesstover3724 Prejudice bud! I own 120 acres of land so i can shoot at any distance i want. Airguns are not designed to shoot at long distance, nor the shape of the projectiles you're shooting... I don't need adj. scope mounts because the scope runs out of mil dots because i own plenty of straight shooting powder burners.... Only the fanatic Nerds think PCP's are good for long range shooting but it's not more than pissing against the wind 🤣 Even a .22lr sucks at 150 yards because of the drop. Let me shoot my half inch groups at 50 yards and you enjoy your lucky shots at 150 yards. Wow what a challenge 👍 😆 Cheers!

[@johnroberts3723]

I have an Hw 50s and i think it's a brilliant air rifle!.

[@steve4697]

Always Great to see a springer..I always get best results shooting of hand when that hand is rested on a bag/trigger sticks/gate/tree whatever ..they're very unforgiving of sloppy technique or inconsistencies but that's why I love them they keep your skills sharp👍👍

[@keithbarker-e4q]

I agree. After watching ( one of the last so far ) of The Weaponised Hippie, I started to shoot as much as possible using no rests, just alog or box to rest left leg on. I do think most springers or gas rams prefer all hands on. All the best to all from across the Channel. Keith

[@bl4derr1]

Good Practice to HOLD that Barrel whilst Loading Pellets !

[@Getting-Older]

Love my pcp rifles and my springers. I like traditional and tactical rifles too and I tend to take one of each when I go to the range, I’m very lucky to have a few of each. The springers I will keep, the pcp will get changed when the next latest and greatest that I like comes along. If I could keep only one rifle it would probably be my HW95 break barrel. Great video good to see the variety.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you like the variety.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

I own all of the Weihrauch springer models and the HW95/Beeman R9 is my favorite also. So much so that I have four of them in all calibers.

[@ProperRural]

This is getting to become my favourite air gun show by far, keep it up mate

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Let's make it your favourite 👍🏻😂

[@phillipmatthews148]

After getting married l started off with a HW35, brilliant gun!

[@phillipmatthews148]

Sorry,re-started with the HW35.

[@memememe2674]

Always keep old of the barrel once cocked, also a great pellet at 20 yds most likely will not be at 40 or 50

[@barrywebber100]

Very interesting review, thanks for posting. Although it took many goes before you exploded the target you were consistently hitting the metal plate at 100 yards which was impressive! Great stuff!

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thanks Barry

[@MarkHomer-rj3uh]

Tremendous stuff, love the effort you put in to inform and entertain.. Top bloke

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Much appreciated, glad you appreciate the effort

[@barryjones1337]

I have the 99s in .22 (vertically the same gun). Enjoyed the video, very informative, thank you! But! As you have said you are not a regular springer shooter, So please NEVER LET GO OF THE BARREL WHEN LOADING, never just rely on the safety catch, it only fails once and you loose your trigger finger in the “bear trap”! Best wishes thanks again for this and many other videos, shoot safe.

[@briancare1]

Nice one Lancs. I have few underlevers but all in .177. And because of this, im looking forward now to check the .22’s All the best

[@neilashton7569]

excellent video . i like how the gun finally got you trained......

[@lancsvermincontrol]

I was trained before this 😉

[@markswinscoe]

Really enjoyed this.well done mate and in horrible conditions (muddy under foot)good on ya mate 👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thank you

[@nicksamsunggalaxys2404]

I’m impressed you hit the disc every time let alone the fire bird and with .22 Hum dinger

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you appreciate how difficult this was without criticism.

[@glenford4527]

Brilliant test i thought, i love my HW stuff, pcp and springers, you had a good go mate fair play 👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@marksaunders1565]

Thanks, that was interesting and entertaining. I like the fact that you tried something different in the pursuit of knowledge.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Mark

[@phillip23451]

Superb that mate...keep em coming

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thanks, will do!

[@markrhodes5474]

That’s your exercise done for the week Lance great review 👍

[@RatSpetsnaz]

Loving the variety of your content..and cannot beat pellet testing..when the penny drops that that gun and pellet work in unison..nothing finer👌👌👌👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you're enjoying the variety.

[@bear-tv]

Great video mate. Loved it.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 👍🏻

[@freetommyrobinson]

Good morning and happy new year.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Happy new year

[@davidroberts6977]

Cracking gun ive not long treat myself to a HW 95 and a HW 80 ngot a Webley Exocet grom bamfords not long ago. New subscriber

[@johnnieforbes1618]

Some are glad to touch the sides, enjoyed your video!

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@normanhunter7]

Top notch again mate and a hell of a workout in those conditions 👏

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Hard work for sure...

[@deathb4digital]

You have to support that barrel in the cocked position or you'll hear about it : ) Also, check the tightness of the stock and trigger screws (carry a screwdriver afield) or those groups open up. Weihrauch are great low maintenance springers. The record trigger is a treat. I really enjoyed the video. Thx

[@robertwinter2837]

You really need to hold the barrel when loading pellets ,or you might end up at the Hospital.😮

[@Biffo1262]

Yup.....was looking for this comment. The way you were loading goes against everything we teach youngsters on safe loading of a springer, no matter how high the quality.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Yeah, sure thing. It's not an underlever sliding breech, nervous nellie.

[@marshallharvey5321]

Nice shooting, wish I could shooter a springer that well lol, but I've probably shot like 200 pellets in 7 years of shooting through a springer

[@kelvinsparks4651]

My hw80 likes the jsb jumbo too . Try shooting off your hand , it helps smooth out the recoil and will tighten your groups . 😊

[@Hassle68]

Well done on the perseverance

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thank you, it was worth the effort in the end.

[@Countrymouse123]

Love to see you hunting wit springer

[@redauwg911]

excellent video thank you👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@raulfuentes6665]

Excelente tirada amigaso saludos

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thank you Raul

[@irvinspence8897]

Standby for being criticised for your loading technique 🙄😂😂😂

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Couldn't care less 😂 won't be shooting a springer again, horrible things.

[@irishkelly654]

@@lancsvermincontrol - Have you always given up on something, so quickly? How well did you drive a car, the first time? Or play golf? First beer? LOL...

[@milesstover3724]

@@lancsvermincontrol I mean yeah when you are shooting at sub-12, basically everything is trash. with that energy rating you cant even go over 600fps with 15gr pellet. Hard to make any significant distance hits with that. I have gas ram break barrels that perform quite well between 800-900fps with 15gr pellet. Can make repeatable offhand hits at 100yd with them. without sufficient velocity and energy, you are really limited to short range shooting (10-40yd), and even there, its very anemic.

[@gorlestondoug]

As someone who hasnt used an air rifle for about 50 years I found this quite interesting. As a youngster I used to put a drop of diesel in the cavity of the pellet, which for a kid was a lot of fun.

[@waynekeylock]

I much prefer a springer, no running out of air and recharging etc and getting the feel for it and getting results is so more satisfying i think and please more springer vids, your almost expected to hit the target with them if set up right so not the challenge alot of us like to have with a good old springer!!!!! Great video.👍👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Cheers Wayne

[@simontanner]

Another excellent video 👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Cheers Simon

[@stamsam1339]

You still go it very good performance ❤❤❤❤

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thanks Sam

[@bobbythompson3544]

I like the regime you use to test pellets and rifles!

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thank you Bobby, it's thorough testing.

[@normanhunter7]

I must agree Bobby 👍

[@sitcorocket]

I grew up on BSA springers in the 70s so am naturally drawn to them however the pcp guns are superb. Its a personal thing. That rifle does look nice.

[@johndivit5869]

Golden rule.......... Especially on video, keep hold of the barrel when loading!!!

[@duopkik]

Cheers keyboard Karen 🥱🥱🥱

[@Kurt_Steiner]

Spot on 👍

[@lancelongfield5550]

going back to a springer, is like going from a Rolls-Royce back to a reliant robin😊😊

[@lancsvermincontrol]

100% agree

[@joelheusschen7972]

Thank you for the video! 👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

No problem 👍

[@edwardthompson3213]

Sounds like a hw Springer jest like i remember funny twanging sound on the shot cycle gets louder and more pronounced with age i had a few hw guns all sounded the same to a more or lesser degree but great air rifles good accuracy and a good quality heavy feel

[@terrybandit1]

Gud video Mate n Entertaining. Regards. Terry.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Glad you enjoyed it Terry

[@Shen17722]

Pays to hold the barrel while clocking and loading. Protects your fingers. Good video.

[@dominicking1530]

Bear in mind that twang can be fixed for a few quid and half an hours work,it sounded terrible when you were shooting that gong😂

[@dominicking1530]

Actually bought my 99s from bamford as well lol

[@Charliesdad98]

Mate that's amazing shooting for any air rifle

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Charliesdad98]

I've got a 97k underlever and I'd be happy to see those shots

[@lcpltpow5870]

Springers hurt one shoulder with constant recoil impact. PCP hurts both shoulders because of the ton and a half of extra kit you need to carry to shoot it

[@lancsvermincontrol]

I disagree. I carry the same amount of kit when I'm hunting with a PCP as I would with a springer. Apart from a multi shot magazine which a springer can't do 😉

[@lcpltpow5870]

@lancsvermincontrol An interesting way of admitting you can't get a hit on the first shot

[@lancsvermincontrol]

@@lcpltpow5870 That's a terrible response. Have you seen how much vermin I shoot in 1 night? I would never get that many with a springer. They're loud, clunky, dated, can only shoot a limited distance. Whereas I carry the same amount of equipment as a springer, apart from the truckload of rats or rabbits I then have to carry which a springer can't keep up with 😉

[@lcpltpow5870]

@lancsvermincontrol Just to be clear, I was just taking the peas. Loud, clunky, dated, and only being able to shoot a short distance is very much how I operate, so I like my springers, open sights too, just to really annoy you

[@lancsvermincontrol]

@@lcpltpow5870 Well fair enough. You've done a good job there.

[@BlackCountryKoi]

Looked great fun , makes me wont to get my 30yr old tx200 out 😂

[@SkilfulDTS1]

no way i have shopped at bamfords i got to ask them for the gun you had

[@ADAM-qr7bi]

The scope looked nice but not warranted for life like discovery or hawke. Great video hopefully you’ll do more springer vids. Although if you don’t I won’t blame you that was a lot of shooting 👍🏻

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

I went over to PCP's about 40 years ago 20 years ago I went back to springers, I own one rife that's an AA Prosport, it's all I need.

[@harryzero1566]

Asking alot for a sub 12ft lbs using slugs. My HW 100 pcp 177 wont allow slugs to consistently leave the barrel.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Always worth a try.

[@andysanderson7605]

can you test the logun s16 from bamfords and compare aganst a modern pcp and see your thoughts on how far they have come n 20 years.would be an intresting comparison from someone who uses a few rifles in sub 12 and fac

[@gavinwilln7571]

What was the exploding target you used? Sounded louder than a crow scarer, gave the steel plate a good thump.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

It was a Firebird target and it was incredibly loud.

[@gavinwilln7571]

@@lancsvermincontrol 👍

[@wayneprice2737]

My hw77s and my hw97s are as accurate as my hw100 and my compatto I shoot air arms deabolo field 16grns in all of them.

[@RB-yq7qv]

does it ever stop raining in England

[@lancsvermincontrol]

No

[@juanbrito5762]

Hola muy buena las pruebas un rifle muy potente senota cuando disparas tiene un retroceso muy fuerte por eso yo deque probé un pcp nolos cambio más 😂 le costó las 100 yardas pero lo lograste te felicito saludos

[@lancsvermincontrol]

It was certainly difficult with a springer but we got there, thanks Juan

[@weslakegm]

I stil have my HW35 E that my dad bought me for Christmas from Optima, I think I was 15 ar the time. Its on its 3rd spring and leather seal I am 62 years old and still use it regularly. I bought a new limited edition of it during the covid pandemic the old one beats the new one on accuracy even now and is on the very li it of 12 ft lbs

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Imagine how many times you'd have to rebuild a PCP over those 47 years.

[@jimashby43]

Nice 100 yards 😊

[@rog666lsdsufc7]

Try hw 80 and hw77

[@Steve_7867]

If I'm gonna mount a scope I buy something without open sights e.g. HW98. I suspect the cheek piece is too low so will struggle with your cheek weld. Gotta love that out of the box HW twang. For your thumb's sake hold the barrel when loadng, yikes.

[@divexplore21]

What was the ft/lb figure?

[@lancsvermincontrol]

You'll have to put those numbers into google.

[@divexplore21]

@ I did. Thanks for the full review.

[@sami-it2ro]

I would like you to try the 5.5 caliber Diana Model 36 rifle

[@carlj3515]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@rogergoodwin5533]

Will rotation of pellet still rotation At 100 yrds

[@sjaakmcd1804]

H & N FTT are brilliant to 28m max

[@marcelzwama3018]

Shut up about holding the barrel, hold your own barrel.😁 Nice review Lancs.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Tell me about it 😂 I knew I'd annoy the springer shooters somehow.

[@mythgreatbritain5634]

Just shows the laziness of PCP shooters. You normally do 10 shots, but because you have to break the barrel you are only doing 5 as its "hard work."🤣😉

[@lancsvermincontrol]

If you have the choice of hand washing your clothes or using a washing machine, which would you choose? Washing machine (PCP) every time 😉

[@mandyburnham3542]

Haha, like it a springer, it's like us old blokes on SLR & you young ones on SA 80s,its what u get use to, pcp are grate but springer take more skill to shoot well, all good stuff matey.

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Cheers!

[@John-l9p6e]

Hold onto the barrel when you load the pellet.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Give it a rest, nervous nellie.

[@irishkelly654]

@@whiskeykilmer1866 - It's needs to be said!!! Safety, FIRST! New/young air gunners may be watching...why share or promote bad/dangerous gun handling habits? Dum Dora.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

@@irishkelly654 Yea, you're right. I apologize for the rude reply.

[@jefftaylor9403]

Did the scope cost more than the gun

[@lancsvermincontrol]

The scope is a fraction of the price of the rifle. I'm not sure on pricing but I know for sure they're approx £70, possibly less.

[@mickibbett2120]

Very challenging, springer, I think people use them to torture themselves. 🤣👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Yeah I agree. This video has made me hate springers even more.

[@alanarmer8069]

👍👍🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇👍👍

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Cheers Alan

[@davidhughes9398]

Ear Defenders with an air rifle. Surely no risk of damage?

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Being younger I still have my hearing and the amount of older (stubborn) people who now have bad hearing I don't want to take that risk. After a while it started to hurt my ears.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Where are all the "experts" telling us that you can't shoot a springer accurately off of a bag and that you must use the "artillery hold" ?

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Don't worry, they're all out telling me I'm loading it wrong 😂

[@irishkelly654]

@@lancsvermincontrol - What's worse, you're loading it dangerously. If the trap failed...your digits could get caught. If you're not fond for them, then please ignore the warnings. Cheers...

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

@@irishkelly654 It doesn't have a bear trap as it's not a sliding breach underlever.

[@irishkelly654]

@@whiskeykilmer1866 - Yes, or a side lever, I misspoke, point is, it is not safe the way he was reloading. If any newbies see this, they'll pick up the same bad habit.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

@@irishkelly654 Ok, I agree it's good practice to show "proper" technique to youngsters but have never heard of anyone smashing their thumb in a break barrel. The sear mechanism would have to fail or a dummy would have to pull the trigger with the safety off and than the breech block would somehow have to grab your thumb and pull it back and down into a crack of about 1/8 of an inch or less. I guess you could get a nasty skin pinch/cut, but that's about it. Now, an underlever/sliding breach can cause some serious damage.

[@Robo56hunter]

A good tune will smooth it out and not sound like a banjo

[@rez6517]

Shooting a coil on a bag... what's gone wrong with airgun tings these days. Groups are mint, but in the field ya gonna get ya bag out... :D

[@lancsvermincontrol]

It's just to show which pellets it favours, not to show how to hunt.

[@rez6517]

@@lancsvermincontrol Fair play duck just having a moan, nothing against ya content. One of those days init. Love x

[@lancsvermincontrol]

@rez6517 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@allgood6535]

The hw 99s is the exact same gun they all love rws superdome pellets work best after testing at least 10 different brands and they are around 14 grain so not much drop over distance either

[@pistolpete938]

30 sorts to hit the 100yd target lol!

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Not easy

[@janbrepoels2808]

With the artillery hold you would perform better i think;

[@Si_digs]

Belongs in a Museum 😂

[@pjgtech]

I always wince a bit when I see someone cocking and loading a springer and not holding the barrel! 🤦‍♂

[@mariumrajah]

Krank it up 18 lb .22 gives ya 775fps 👌

[@irishkelly654]

Illegal there, could lose your privileges. They are restricted to 12 FT LBS.

[@mariumrajah]

@ kzbin.infoUMGi_FWjmqw?si=exf2zG2Jt6qJp3zI On license

[@TripleGRogerLait]

Can’t stand spring guns . Horrible things ( I can’t shoot them for toffee ) grrrrrr

[@lancsvermincontrol]

I agree.

[@jeffojibway9284]

Nooooo!!!!

[@vilayatali8890]

Springer air rifle will destroy your scope .

[@lancsvermincontrol]

No it won't as this scope is springer rated, that was the whole point of the video.

[@irishkelly654]

Rubbish...had the same scope on all my springers (my 5 springers are full power, not limited to 12LBS) for years and hundreds, if not thousands of rounds. All hold zero and all performing as new! You need to educate yourself. Years ago, as a rookie to springers (first one), I put a regular rifle scope on it and yes, it destroyed the scope - I learned a valuable lesson - I got educated!

[@ross4235]

A springer 🤮

[@lancsvermincontrol]

I agree 😂

[@georgeyboyhowe1685]

very twangy tho

[@lancsvermincontrol]

That's why PCPs rule 😉

[@georgeyboyhowe1685]

@@lancsvermincontrol my tx200 does not twang and at 40 yards will match any pcp at 50 yards still no problem 😃

[@lancsvermincontrol]

@@georgeyboyhowe1685 Lets try any springer at 100 yards against a PCP then we'll see who's winning 😉 Springers are limited, PCPs are forever progressing.

[@georgeyboyhowe1685]

@@lancsvermincontrol at 100 yrds you cannot even see the target

[@lancsvermincontrol]

Of course you can see the target at 100 yards. At 100 yards a PCP performs better than a springer.