Rating The Air Rifles on the Vinometer Scale

[@joelheusschen7972]

Thank you for the videos! 👍 Take care and i hope to see you one day and shake your hand for respect for you. Take care and thank you for the videos.

[@springpistonriflefeverlone9611]

Good morning Vincent!😃👍 I pray 🙏 that you will be feeling better soon. Don't be concerned about me being sold out to the PCP's, spring piston rifles are king in my book!👑 I went icefishing 🎣 with my son yesterday, and brought the HW50s 22 caliber, using open sights, drilling tin cans out to 40 yards, a shotgun shell, a 243 casing and a small 1 inch target.🎯 It was a great competition between me and my boy!😍👍 God bless you!😃

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@springpistonriflefeverlone9611 Hiya Chuck, hope you had an excellent Christmas buddy, all the best for the New Year 👍👍👍👍

[@emilyjoseph100]

Good video Vin, but surprised you didn’t mention Feinwerkbau , do tell me

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@emilyjoseph100 AHH the FWB is another oldie from the 80s, I wanted to rate the modern guns that are more readily available. I was to be honest hesitant about including the LGV on the video as it's no longer available in the UK. Hope that makes sense? 👍👍👍👍

[@rapalaron6348]

Like that Vinometer 😁👍 Except the TX200 i'm with you Vince. Not the TX for me because the loading port access on the wrong side. Thanks for your video👍 Take care my friend. Cheers!

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@rapalaron6348 aww world would be boring if we all liked the same thing Ron. Personally I adore my TX....👍👍👍👍

[@rog666lsdsufc7]

I had 3 hw80 and one hw77k venom ❤

[@stevepowell3475]

A good honest review - I think you would like an HW30s in thee new year. Keep up the great work - wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year

[@boristabacsplatt6609]

Happy New Year, Vin and I hope you get over the Chinese flu soon. I agree with your ratings, except I'd go an extra couple of points for the HW57. Lighter than its big brothers, with much easier and safer loading with its popup breech and a much handier to carry hunting tool. Tragic that BSA springers have gone down the pan. I've been renovating an old Superstar over the last couple of years, and finally got it shooting well - just the stock to refinish. It's a pleasure to use and just as accurate as my HW77, with the bonus of a very simple and safe to use rotary breech. How the once mighty have fallen.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@boristabacsplatt6609 cheers buddy. Funny enough I very highly rate the Superstar, I bitterly regret getting rid of mine. I'll keep stalking the internet until I find an early 90s one that's in good condition. Have a great New Year buddy 👍👍👍👍

[@warrenbrooks-r2h]

Hi Vin, bang for the buck has to be 10/10 for the 99s. Love my .22 Get well soon.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@warrenbrooks-r2h yup I'm a big 99s fan too my friend, awesome little rifles. Have a great New Year and happy shooting 👍👍👍

[@ianwoods1384]

Hi Vin, Thank you for your video and opinion. It was an interesting, informative view from someone with many years of experience with air rifles and someone who's seen many things in air rifles. I, too, love my TX. I agree it's on the pricey side. However, good things don't come cheap. The fishscale chequering and blueing/blacking, of the action/metalwork are for me, knee tremblers. It's a gorgeous air rifle. With upmost respect to Weihrauch, their stocks don't come close to Air Arms and their blueing although fine, isn't Air Arms standard. For me, that manufacturing standard makes Air Arms unique and a joy to own, never mind shoot. That standard has to cost more, whether we like it, or not. For that quality, I'm happy go graft harder, to earn the dough, and to pay for such quality. I think Air Arms are aware of this cost issue, which is why I would think they've launched a range of budget air rifles from India to keep their costs down. People must still be buying the TX, or I don't think they'd still be making it. I too, would love to see BSA making better quality spring air rifles, and compete with Weihrauch. Best wishes, Vin, Ian.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@ianwoods1384 yup I agree completely Ian... Best wishes for the New Year my friend. Looking forward to doing some educational videos in the New Year, plus I want to do more actual shooting videos, to my mind nothing demonstrates theory more than seeing in put into practice. Once again mate thanks for the continued support on the channel and thanks for giving me the impetus to actually turn the channel into an airgun one 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Lander76]

I see you're a big weihrauch fan Vin and I don't blame you. I'd be interested to see you review a hw98 and compare it to the hw97k.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@Lander76 yeah HW are excellent rifles no doubt. Happy shooting mate 👍👍👍👍

[@ScratchyBaws]

Nice ratings and insights, subbed after your reviews on the scopes mate and cheers. Hope you get well soon there HNYear. 👍👍

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@ScratchyBaws cheers my friend. Happy shooting buddy 👍👍👍👍

[@timupright3776]

The stock cut out relieves a bit of weight I guess and is useful when shooting off a bench, personally I love it but everyone is different I know. Thanks for the video and best wishes for 2025 👍🏽

[@PaulTowns-p8w]

Fantastic video Vin. I hope you had a great Christmas and get well soon. Thank you for all the videos this year, its greatly appreciated . If you could only keep one springer, what would it be? Have a great New Year and take care.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@PaulTowns-p8w think it would be the TX200 HC mate ...happy shooting buddy 👍👍👍

[@PaulTowns-p8w]

@@vincentenglish8489 Thank you Vin.

[@TheKillboxer]

Nice run down there, I think we can all agree "BSA" needs to get their act together, cometas are pricey purely because of the company structure. HWs and AAs are getting abit insane with most of their prices and arent all "perfect" as much as they can be. Hope alls well for the New Year Vin.

[@superzuki5831]

Very good video Vin. I absolutely love my HW97.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@superzuki5831 yup the '97 is a cracking rifle. Happy shooting buddy 👍👍👍

[@steve4697]

Hope you feel better soon and all the best wishes for the New Year..must admit that I wasn't sure how much i like'd the new HW stock but it does handle well and I actually really like it on my 97 although I don't think the finish is a good as it was..but what is these days 🙄😆👍👍

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thank you! You too!

[@majorscope]

Hi Vin, Happy New Year to you and yours. Health issues are a downer i share with you. I concer 100% with your 77 comments. I have about seven rifles but there is something about my 2005 77 full length that seems to mark it out as special. It is a delight to own and shoot. Beautiful stock, much better than the matt laquer they offer today. Much more tactile i think. Look forward to your future output.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@majorscope thanks for the comment my friend. Never could figure out why HW got rid of the pistol grip cap and white spacer on the '77...👍👍👍👍

[@geoffmay1081]

A happy and healthy new year to you Vin. I always liked iron sights and would still use them if I could, but unfortunately at nearly 78 years of age, my eyes are not up to it.

[@glenford4527]

Hi vin , only just watched the vid as I've been bit crook myself, as always we can see that you really love what you're talking about and actually using the guns , I'm a massive fan of HW stuff i have a decent collection so I'm always on board when you are talking spring powered . Take care and looking forward to the topics in the New Year .

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@glenford4527 thanks for the comment my friend, have a great New Year and happy shooting 👍👍👍👍

[@three-phase562]

Cheers for all the videos this year Vin, I thoroughly enjoyed them and your presentation. All the best to you and yours for 2025.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@three-phase562 wishing you all the best too my friend 👍👍👍👍

[@WalnutandSteel]

Hi Vin! Hope you get to feeling better soon!

[@vincentenglish8489]

Thanks Nibs...all the best for the New Year my friend 👍👍👍👍

[@keithcruickshank5984]

Hi Vin, nice review I’ve had all of these rifles lol 😂 and my opinion is the best all round rifle is the HW95 accurate light and you can carry it round all day, second choice the TX200 very accurate straight out of the box lovely trigger easier to cock than the HW97 and doesn’t need tuning

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@keithcruickshank5984 it's strange but if I'd been asked my Top 3 a couple of months ago I'd have said TX200, HW77/97 and 95....now I would use the 57 over the 77/97... I dunno what Germanic Fairie Dust Weihrauch sprinkle on their rifle but truth be told their springers are simply awesome 👍👍👍👍

[@rogerdavies2319]

Hey vin hope you're feeling better by now. I have 2 pcp rifles and am frankly a bit bored with them. From all the videos I've watched of yours one rifle always seems to dominate and that's the hw 77. So .. ime gonna buy one, back to basics. Thanks for all the time and effort you put in pal. Keep it up and stay well. Regards Rog.

[@yalieangami6233]

Happy new year 😘💕🎄👍

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@yalieangami6233 you too my friend 👍👍

[@sap3055]

Seems like you tube dosent like that i use words like g*n or ri*le so i might need to become creative absolutely agree with you vin on the scoring the weihrauch 57 is on my list for the next year

[@vincentenglish8489]

Yeah buddy, it often takes me 3 or 4 goes before my replies go through. It's most annoying. Thanks my friend for the comment and all the best in the New Year 👍👍👍👍

[@SinclairMowat]

geat honest opinions

[@JohnVentarino-ey5ln]

I wish I lived around you so we could have a cup of coffee and talk about airguns with you for hours buddy.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@JohnVentarino-ey5ln sounds great John, though I'd have to insist on Yorkshire tea NATO standard (milk and two sugars) rather than coffee. Happy shooting my friend 👍👍👍👍

[@felgate11]

Hi Vin, Magazines on PCP's (and my Victory, CP2 CO2) can be Iffy and very much "Pot Luck" due to Manufacturing Tolerances, Limits & Fits And "Wear & Tear". I've shelved the Mag's on the CP2 now, and only use the Single Shot Tray, finding the Rifle is more accurate by doing that as well !!

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@felgate11 Hiya buddy. To be honest Im surprised the mags lasted as well as they did for the Kral, it got very heavy usage, the rifle per se was fine, must've shot over a hundred rats and dozens of squirrels with it. Have an excellent New Year my friend 👍👍👍👍

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

I absolutely agree with the hatred of the hideous cutout on the bottom of the new Weihrauch stocks. What on earth are they thinking?

[@davep6286]

Have you tested a walther LGU, have one sat in my safe in .177, I seem to always reach for my HW95K

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@davep6286 hi Dave, no I haven't tested the LGU, I've shot one but never got round to actually buying one (yet)....👍👍👍👍

[@buijs1967]

Yeah i agree, HW57 excellent rifle. You uk customers even have a 1/2UNF fitting! I had my doubts about the 57 because of "the stories" but it is great and without problems.

[@gapster77]

Loving the Vinometer! Have you ever shot a Diana Mod 54? I’m very intrigued by it, I would love to try one out. The Red Laminate special edition does looks a little crazy though?

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@gapster77 Yup shot the 54...a beast of a rifle, reminds me very much of the Walther LGV. No doubting though it's an accurate rifle. I might do a video at some point on the springers I own and have owned and rate them on the Vinometer...it'll be an eye-opener for sure 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Bobcat1977]

I rate my HW98 10/10

[@buijs1967]

You should try the Diana 34 EMS, that comes really close the HW's except for the old fashioned stock.

[@tryfon827]

We would really like your personal opinion on the beautiful at first glance hw98, I think that when it comes to accuracy it has a quite divisive character.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@tryfon827 ok my friend I'll give you my personal opinion, there's a short answer and a more in depth one too. Short answer is it's a Weihrauch and it's a pukka rifle. Long answer which could equally apply to lots of rifles in the Weihrauch range is there seems to be lots of myths out there and people wanting to get instant results without learning the rifle, not trying out different pellets, not waiting for the action to bed in, too quick to install "upgraded" kits and most telling not using proper shooting techniques. It's quite bizarre that you go on various airgun forums you'll hear about galling issues, pop up breaches failing on '57s and host of other issues which personally I've never seen. I think this would make an interesting video because there's so much more to say than I can in a reply. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@nicholasrichards2402]

You can't beat the old BSA air rifles mercury and the airsporters and the best of all the mercury challenger.

[@vincentenglish8489]

@@nicholasrichards2402 indeed my friend, the newer BSAs are far inferior to the older BSAs for sure. 👍👍👍👍

[@paulspeller968]

love open sights however i can’t see sh*t past 20 yards now days 🤣🤣🤣🤣 actually i can’t see real good after 10 yards if i am being fair (target work anyway ) and if its black centres thats me done for sure 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@ScratchyBaws]

🤣😂Age is a wonderful thing👍