On the Range with the HW99/95/77/97 at 30m and 50m

[@BazLisie]

A big thank you to all the Vins who go out on freezing days to make videos for we wimps who sit at home in the warm and watch and enjoy them. Fond regards, Baz.

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thanks very kindly buddy 👍👍👍

[@garryjackson9161]

Great video vin I love my hw springers the 80 99s and my 2 97ks I would be very happy with those shots in the freezing conditions keep well buddy

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thank you most kindly for the comment my friend 👍👍👍👍

[@mikelangelno]

Very enjoyable, thanks for enduring the cold and showing us how to shoot.

[@ianbath4776]

My 99s in .22 shoots just as well as all my other HW’s but doesn’t tire me out as much. Thanks for your videos, really enjoyed them 👍🏻

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thank you kindly for the comment, happy shooting buddy 👍👍👍

[@stevepowell3475]

Nice shooting - and it just shows how good the 99s is. I bought one several months ago and cant believe its accuracy. I only shoot good quality springers and the 99s can give a well tuned 98 a run for it money. OK the 98's are fantastic and I generally use them for HFT, however my next project is another 99s with a bit of further tuning. Keep up this great work.

[@majorscope]

Hi Vin, I would be happy shooting like that on a warm day!!.I have a 35,35E,77, 80 and 97. All fantastic guns way beyond my capabilities. I need a lot more practice when the weather gets warmer. (Too old for the cold).

[@dirtyharry5957]

I treated myself to an HW98 in grey laminate stock yesterday in 177 I took it on the range today....WOW what a rifle. Very accurate indeed and beautiful to shoot

[@vincentenglish8489]

Nice one buddy, I really must get a 98 and try it out. Thanks for the comment and happy shooting mate 👍👍👍

[@dirtyharry5957]

@@vincentenglish8489 get one if you can. I've got an Hw97kt in a synthetic stock in 22 and thought that was accurate until I shot this. I was gonna say I was using QYS streamlined pellets 9.58 and they are absolutely brilliant in that gun as well. Very tight groups

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@dirtyharry5957 Great stuff mate 👍 it's weird how the two same types of rifles can love or hate the same pellets and shows the importance of testing as many different pellets as possible to find the right one 👍 as for a 98 maybe once I've got an 85 again or maybe a 57 😉

[@royfranklin6372]

Blooming brilliant Vin

[@rapalaron6348]

Love to see some HW action Vince 😁Many thanks buddy 👍 I wish it was only minus 3 degrees cold here than i would have been outside shooting too today but here it's right now minus 27 celsius and than breathing start to hurt after 5 minutes. Guess i have to take one of my lower power HW30's or an air pistol and shoot inside tomorrow 😀Cheers!

[@vincentenglish8489]

Yup for you Nordic fellas -3 is t-shirt weather...over in Blighty we've gone soft (well me anyways, getting old mate). Thanks for the comment buddy 👍👍👍

[@rapalaron6348]

@@vincentenglish8489 Yeah, T-shirt weather 🤣but dark the most of the day here close to the polar circle but in the sommer i can shoot in the middle of the night 😉

[@paultowns9880]

Nice shooting, especially with cold hands. I have the same rifles but in the opposite calibres to you. I recently bought the 99s and it was even better than i expected, great value for money. Thank you.

[@vincentenglish8489]

For the price I think they're great, I don't know if it's me getting old but some days I just don't want to be carrying a 97 or 77 doing the rounds about the farm 😉👍👍👍

[@benparker8238]

nice shooting love all the videos you do im off to get a 99s on saturday in 22 cal very nice gun and light too. packing up with the pre charged guns. thank you for putting your time in and doing the videos

[@vincentenglish8489]

Sometimes grabbing your Springer and pellets without the faff of refilling etc is all you need. You'll enjoy the 99 mate, it's a good little gun 👍👍👍

[@Getting-Older]

Great video. I'm a huge HW fan and recently bought a 99S and its superb as you've shown. It's a bit of beauty that gets overlooked.

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thanks buddy. Yup the 99s is underrated and overlooked compared to it's more expensive stable mates 👍👍👍👍

[@GStone-jl1ov]

I've got 99 imp it is amazing sand well filed sports turned

[@redpillnibbler4423]

How much did you pay please? £ Did you buy it from them already tuned or did you send off an HW99 off to them?

[@vincentenglish8489]

Tonys work at SFS is quite amazing, had the pleasure of shooting a 95 and 80 that he worked his magic on, very nice indeed.

[@JohnVentarino-ey5ln]

Its hard to shoot in the freezing cold with numb hands.

[@lesliecampbell2109]

Nice video, honest reviews. Keep it up.😊

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thank you very much my friend 👍👍👍

[@KathleenBeckinsale-qp1vo]

Thanks for braving the weather to bring us a no nonsense video with interesting results vic 😊ho ps the shooting wasn't bad either 😅alan Thanks

[@insidethedistanceboxing]

Vin what sling options do I Have for a polymer body springer with no specific sling mounting points , cheers buddy

[@vincentenglish8489]

You should still be able to use a standard two point sling. Get a normal two piece barrel sling mount and a screw in rear stud as you would on a wooden stock. I have that set up on my polymer HW97 which is a heavy rifle and I've had no issues. 👍👍

[@insidethedistanceboxing]

@@vincentenglish8489 superb thankyou , was dubious about screwimg into the polymer 👍

[@felgate11]

Here's an Interesting theory Vin' - Atmospheric Pressure due to weather conditions will also have an effect on the "Drop". (That is, Shots, won't drop as much in cold, low air pressure conditions) Would be good to repeat the same exercise in Hot, high air pressure weather (If we get any) Later in the year.

[@vincentenglish8489]

Gives food for thought buddy. I know when shooting in extreme cold conditions (ie Norway) there is a noticeable change in POI when using centre fires. Never gave it much thought here in the UK using air rifles, this might be an oversight on my part. Think some testing on the range is needed. Strangely what I have noticed with my 77 using the 35metre zero I'm getting next to no drop at 50metres which just doesn't make sense.

[@earleysamantha]

77's got some whack!😉

[@tioaboa]

Nice shooting mate, given the cold conditions. As always great video Vin, see if you can get some help with getting your video setup better for the outdoor stuff.

[@paulspeller968]

nice shooting mate good to be out in the range . was down there this morning myself and the cold definitely affected the shooting struggled with trigger control when the fingers got a bit numb 🤪🤪 that’s my excuse and i am sticking with it 🤣🤣🤣

[@vincentenglish8489]

It was the wind chill that did for me, left my gloves in the workshop, if I'd gone to fetch them I'd have stayed there drinking brews. I'm going back out tomorrow, no trigger time for a few weeks has made me rusty for sure. Going to put a new scope on the 95 and rezero, also might check zero my ATA Airborne. 👍👍👍👍

[@teespestquest]

I am looking at buying my first Weihrauch springer for my collection, will be used for pest control but I cannot for the life of me decide on which one to get 🙄

[@vincentenglish8489]

99s is light weight and cheap, 95 bit heavier and more expensive, 80 heavy even more expensive, 35 old school but a pukka rifle, 85 hardly see them now, 98 a 95 dressed up in an adjustable stock. Best advice find a gun shop that sells them all and try them out 👍👍👍

[@V4victory2025]

Great shooting Vin giving how cold it was on your hands, love the crack from the 77 mine sounds the same the crack and impact is instant. The 99s are a great rifle from all accounts and maybe just a little less power means it’s more accurate at times 🤷🏻 By the way I’d give my right arm for a range like yours I really would.

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thanks buddy, sad thing is I know 100% these guns shoot so much more tighter groups than this. Yup the range is a beauty, 120 metres usually. Only good thing about the cold the ground was so frozen it stopped me sinking in over the top of my wellies 😉

[@V4victory2025]

⁠​⁠@@vincentenglish8489 wow 120metres fantastic, I don’t know how you even loaded the .177 pal I struggle when my fingers are warm 😂 I totally agree all of those rifles can shoot tighter groups on a warmer day but -3 has to have an affect on things.

[@roberthowe2910]

Decent groups. Especially in conditions...even the rifles be saying put ne back in bag....

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thanks buddy, wanted to keep it real, some days you can't pick the weather. Any accuracy issues where my fault entirely, pulled so many shots but that's real life for you 😉👍👍👍

[@roberthowe2910]

@vincentenglish8489 wat jacket u wearing..suits British winter..

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@roberthowe2910 Real tree English Hedgerow. It's great camo for winter and early spring, come summer time I switch out to a more greener pattern.

[@roberthowe2910]

@@vincentenglish8489 cheers

[@keith6930]

Can't believe what a belter the 99s is? Never even considered one, how naive am I?

[@V4victory2025]

I’m in a Weihrauch group on Facebook and people love them pal I’m not really surprised though because I don’t believe HW make a bad one, they’re a really good price too.

[@vincentenglish8489]

Yup a lot of gun for the money. When I do my part it'll shoot under a 20p coin at 35m all day long. It is a bit pellet fussy, hates JSBs, loves RWS Superdomes and QYS. My one is shooting a smidge under 11ftlbs. 👍👍👍

[@Airgunfunrich]

Nice shooting, I have a Chinese “action” camera I would happily donate to the channel if it’s any use to you?

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thank you most kindly for the offer, I do have a Sony which my unwilling assistant usually uses but today there was no way I could convince them to film in the cold 😂😂😂

[@Airgunfunrich]

@@vincentenglish8489 no worries Vin, probably better off with the Sony and someone who knows how to use it anyway!

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@Airgunfunrich please don't think I didn't appreciate the offer my friend, it was very generous of you indeed. Thank you buddy 👍👍👍👍

[@Airgunfunrich]

@@vincentenglish8489 no worries buddy, wouldn’t have thought that 👍👍

[@tomjenkinson8958]

What oil do you use on your rifle s?

[@vincentenglish8489]

I use either Bisley Gun Oil or RWS Gun Oil buddy 👍👍👍

[@2dsn86]

Which scopes do you have on the HW97 and the HW95?

[@vincentenglish8489]

The 97 has a 4-12 x 50 SF Hawke Vantage with Sportsmatch Mid 2 piece mounts, the 95 has a 3-9 x 40 BSA with the same mounts as the 97 (this was on it when bought). However tomorrow it'll have a 4 - 12 x 40 AO Hawke Vantage on it. The BSA scope is ok but it's not really up to the job in hand 😉

[@_BigLife_]

Great video Vin. Air rifle or not, fundamentals stay the same. Go get warm😂

[@vincentenglish8489]

Cheers buddy, just about thawed out now 😉👍👍👍

[@memememe2674]

The 95 has a horrid twang, the 99 sounded sweet.

[@vincentenglish8489]

Yup it's really weird the camera picks up a twangy bong on discharge but from behind the trigger it's a dull thud. 👍👍👍