Weihrauch HW35K - A BEAST of a springer.

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[@Seamaster1963]

Good shooting Chris. I have a real soft spot for the 35. It was my first “proper” air rifle and I’ll never forget my dad bringing it home on my birthday. It was my dream rifle and it even had a 6x40 scope on it. I spent hours and hours shooting pests on our local allotments and got paid for my toil with apples, plums, pears and runner beans. Happy days.

[@southwestshooters]

This is a wonderful comment.

[@tigerick7291]

You can't go wrong with a Weihrauch Springer. 👍

[@southwestshooters]

This man knows!

[@Beesa10]

I've bought a used (very good condition) HW35K from Crack Shot, it's the classic blued steel version with iron sights in .177cal. I'm really pleased with it, price was £225, I bought a case for £20 and a tin of RWS Superfield 8.4gr pellets for £10 at the same time, so for an outlay of only £255 I've got everything needed and I'm shooting with a near mint example of this classic, accurate springer. The guys there were very helpful and easy going too, when I asked to have a look at the shooting range upstairs they said "Yeah sure, have a go with your new gun if you want, there's a space free, no extra charge" so I took them up on the offer and shot some paper targets using the iron sights. I'll be going there again without a doubt.

[@alantippett7602]

Classic Weihrauch. I haven't had one yet. This gun was overlooked by many when the hw80 came out, including myself. That gun was a beast in comparison to what was around when it came out in 1980.

[@darrencady4261]

The HW35 has been around since 1951 and to some it may be lacking in style compared to modern rifles. But one should ask why is this rifle still being made today? Because it is very well made and is accurate with a proven track record and is a naturally compliant sub 12 ft lbs air rifle. The big HW80 (Beeman R1 as it's know in the USA) was designed for higher power and is supplied to the UK in its unlicensed form with a weaker mainspring which renders the firing cycle a rather lazy affair. In short it is not as nice to shoot as the HW35 at UK power levels.

[@roberttaylor6075]

Just had my 60s 35e out today it has been tuned and at 30yards it's as accurate as any modern springer it was producing 1/4 inch groups bench rested with the new 15.89 grain hn pellets and it had not been shot in 2 year's what a rifle.

[@alant5335]

If you close the breach like you would any other spring break barrel you will end up with the dreaded leak , from the latch scoring a groove across the breach face.Close the gun with the latch open.

[@MrTowton1461]

They've stopped machining out the finger grove along the side of the forestock. I think that's a shame as this feature is both pleasing to the eye and practical.

[@williamking1554]

i had hw35e in early 80s with the walnut stock beautiful gun wish i still had it

[@simonnoble7589]

Great review thank you, that rifle looks n shoots fantastic .... Cheers Simon

[@OffGridMadMan]

Oh I love what you've done here with the "dot", you can't get more focused than that. Was interesting to see your reaction as opposed to big "complex" targets with all that distracting clutter.

[@southwestshooters]

Yes. I didn't think it would make a significant difference.... But it really did! Thanks for the kind words.

[@OffGridMadMan]

@@southwestshooters no probs. You're a far better shooter than me but little things like this have helped me improve.

[@Wittiiii]

Awesome rifle. Perfect shooting mate.

[@xWILZTAx]

Love my hw99s, cost £200 new and will do 10 under ½" at 30m and 10 under 1" at 50m. Fantastic rifle, certainly a keeper. Not sure why the 35 cost so much more than the 99, same gun apart from the lever to break it.

[@southwestshooters]

You must be a MONSTER shooter. I couldn't do that with my Red Wolf!

[@xWILZTAx]

@@southwestshooters haha, no i must just have a really good 99. Mine in 22 which is smoother shooting than a 177

[@Seamaster1963]

It’s certainly not the same gun. The compression tube is much larger than that of the 99 and it doesn’t gall like the 99.

[@harryzero1566]

That's pretty much what I was going to add, my HW99s is my goto, when I don't have time to sort out HW100 14 shot magazines. I've added a HW57 underlever, because I found my HW97TK just too heavy and as I'm getting a bit more clumsy, I didnt want to damage it. It is like going back to shooting school using a spritely springer after being spoilt by using a HW PCP.

[@ianwhite5799]

The HW35 has a larger diameter compression tube and a screw in trigger block , also the cocking lever is different and does not gall.

[@simontanner]

Nice gun Christopher and some great shooting 👍🏻

[@southwestshooters]

Thank you Simon.

[@kensmanuel8525]

Watching from philippines sir solid to your KZbin channel godbless always sir

[@martindunwell6099]

The first airgun that really mattered got my first one Ramsbottoms of Keighley late 70s you had a choice of 3 standard .deluxe. export .shot well into the thousands up Yorkshire Dale's and moors with other lads but you must understand at that time there was rabbit saturation

[@southwestshooters]

Awesome. Thank you for sharing this information! Which model did you pick?

[@martindunwell6099]

Standard the cheapest chris. but the export was the one everybody lusted over

[@harryzero1566]

HW35K usually denotes a carbine version (shorter than the standard model)

[@assenelupin91]

Verry nice shoot..I have that rifle ..also i test hw50s at 50 mt ..work verry gooood

[@felgate11]

Your "Hold", is only okay for, "Same Hole", PCP's, try holding the gun with the fore stock in the palm of your hand, with it resting on the cushion, (sorry, bench rest) You need to be in control of the recoil, without Fighting it. The Gun, (as you're holding it) is jumping all over the shop. The Grouping (though not bad) will improve - A Lot !! (I've only been shooting springers for near on 50 years, so what do I know)

[@danny007boy123]

This channel has covered a few springer s now. i ve been wondering if its possible here to get say a hw97or tx200 accuracy tested then get it tuned with a reduced diameter piston,perhaps lazer glided[plastic rings] then repeat the test to see if it made it any more accurate ?

[@rapalaron6348]

Thanks for your video 👍Great airgun the HW35. It is not the most powerful HW springer but my favorite for hunting. Moderators on springers makes no big difference. The beast is in my opinion the HW80 in fac. of coarse. Cheers!

[@peteralexben]

if you got a legal restriction ,is the short stroke hw 35 the best breakbarrel springer. its is just legal in the uk .hw 35

[@rogerioelias4567]

Cara o sujeito é um sniper um tiro dentro do outro.

[@z90012]

Hi SWS what scope and pellets are you using

[@heithwatkins]

Awesome rifle. I'd ditch the moderator and just live with the noise. 👍

[@southwestshooters]

That's also an option for consideration! I love the look of the gun like it is with the moderator on.

[@buijs1967]

That barrel with silencer is way to long, even in the "K" version.

[@chrismclean2989]

Is it the lighting but that doesn’t looked blued more a satin stainless… didn’t know HW35 were available like that 🧐🤔

[@Loran1972]

Le « K » chez Weihrauch signifie « Kurt »… court… bizarre mais cette HW35 ne donne pas l’impression qu’elle ait un canon court… et je ne compte pas le modérateur de son bien entendu… 🤔

[@martolhunts1426]

35K is a beast, I would of got it but not a fan of wood really after how nice my R10 is.

[@southwestshooters]

I can understand that.... But this really is a fantastic gun. I could certainly live with the wooden stock.

[@martolhunts1426]

@@southwestshooters If I had the money I would just upgrade to a custom stock for it, but such is life and I can't.

[@stonefly514]

Don't look like a Karbine to me,does it say Karbine on the breech?

[@stonefly514]

Off the top of my head, I think std barrel length was 19inch,Karbine 16inch and Export 22inch cus back in the day they thought a longer barrel would make it more powerful!!!!!!! Never did .Internal dimensions just don't allow for it.

[@robertcoutts6035]

Shooting a springer of a bag will never group as well as the rifle can perform, at 30 metres it can make 1 hole groups learn to shoot holding the rifle with the left hand and allow the rifles natural recoil proceed. Bags grip and Golding the butt firm hinders recoil. Traditional artillery hold its known as, try this out its great with practice. Good shooting.

[@davidoldboy5425]

Looks awful with that huge silencer

[@MrClivehill]

You should never slam the barrel shut on a 35 like that, you obviously know nothing about them, I wouldn;t touch that one now, the barrels probably bent now.

[@southwestshooters]

Don't worry Clive. You are most welcome.