WEIHRAUCH HW80 Long Range Hunter .22 Cal

WEIHRAUCH HW80 Long Range Hunter .22 Cal
This is my first impressions video on the Weihrauch HW80 Long Range Hunter .22cal.
I've always loved old classic springer air rifles. Thanks to Airguns Of Arizona who sent me this airgun on loan to test it out and take it into the field.
The classic look and design of the Weihrauch HW80 is what drew to it in the first place. Weihrauch has been in bussiness since 1899 and has been making airguns since the late 1930's. The HW80 has been in production since the early 1970's and has been a classic ever since.
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[@rafeer896]

All the new pcp rifles are awesome and all, but I am a springer guy myself. There's just something about them that I love.

[@farukhhasan11]

This gun is queen of airguns. Pinacle of airgun engineering. Very durable, powerful and accurate. Its trigger is the best in the airgun world. Million times better than Diana and any other springer brand.

[@Wingman115]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@TheWeaponizedHippie]

Great video Jon. All I know is that when life falls apart and the world finally goes crazy - it'll be my springer that feeds me!

[@Wingman115]

True that my friend.

[@iluvpugstoo]

Damn straight.

[@spaceman1999]

What’s awesome about springers is all you need is a can of pellets and an arm, nothing else. Pcp just got way out of hand. So for the price of a gaint bottle for air storage, I bought a Diana Airking 54 laminate pro for the same price. This gun rocks. I’m never going back to pcp.

[@buijs1967]

Great air rifle, it will never leak, never run out of air and requires only a minimum of maintenance and it is built to last.

[@Wingman115]

True that.

[@thornwarbler]

Ive shot many hundreds of rabbits with mine over the years. Its fed my family when times have been tight. An essential for any pot hunter. Highly recommended.

[@khalidmahmud1095]

If something is old it doesn't mean not good model if it is good it is like gold.

[@tonynapoli5549]

Highly recommendable in my opinion

[@WalnutandSteel]

Such a beauty! I love my old springers!

[@Wingman115]

So true and in the modern age overlooked.

[@wbwright79]

that's a beauty. i have a few late 1900's German break barrels. just love them all.

[@Wingman115]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@rapalaron6348]

Weihrauch's workinghorse. Mine is in .25cal and a beast.

[@Wingman115]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@rapalaron6348]

Thanks for showing this great air rifle 👍I have five HW springers, but if i had to choose one for hunting it will be the 80. Mine is in .25 and it is a beast. The HW35 will be the next choice. Cheers!

[@Wingman115]

Thanks for watching.

[@JC-un4bg]

If you can shoot a springer well you can shoot anything well .

[@springpistonriflefeverlone9611]

Super sweet 🙂👍. It might climb up in power a little bit as it breaks in. In the right conditions you'll be able to hit ground squirrels 🐿️ at 100 yards 🙂👍.

[@Wingman115]

It is a sweet shooter for sure.

[@winstonchurchill6506]

Twang noise get custom spring kit can't go wrong.cheers from uk

[@johndoee3850]

I love springers.

[@rshettle123]

All Weihranch guns are worth buying. I bought a .20 cal WH90 gas ram but I would certainly want the 80 in a collection as next choice, if it comes in 20 cal, which I believe most do from Weihranch.

[@rshettle123]

Correction: HW90.

[@brendan697]

Gorgeous

[@paulfiore7083]

Actually shooting my .20 cal Beeman R-1 this morning. Incredibly accurate to 40 yards. Using Burris 4.5-14 scope and Diana recoil protection mount to help save my expensive scopes

[@rshettle123]

Yep, the .20 cal is the best and much overlooked. I recently bought a HW90 gas ram in .20 cal and that pellet sails, JSB 13.73 gr.

[@rshettle123]

.20 cal pellet is truly the best, overlooked and underrated but of those I know who have used it have all been hooked. I once owned the Theoben-Beeman Crow Magnum in .20 cal. Regretfully sold it and why I chose the HW90.

[@rshettle123]

The HW80 was the Beeman R1.

[@73FORGE]

Smooth trigger pull! Love the spec run down 🤙🏼🍺

[@buijs1967]

Great improvements with the new stock, swivels and a moderator. It was my first "adult" airrifle that i bought in the late eighties, it still works great after all these years. Next week i will give it a service with new main spring and piston seal and it will ready for the next decades. I have some pcp's as well but i doubt if they will be operational in 20 years time.

[@redauwg911]

thank you for the video I can't wait for more liked and subscribed

[@Wingman115]

Much appreciated.

[@joeramirez7879]

Have three weihrauch air rifles HW 95 luxus in both .22 and .177. Thought about buying hw80 but i have a Diana 350 magnum in .22 and it very accurate and hits harder i bet than a hw80. Diana around 850 fps with 23 foot pounds of energy i think they are all great and my hw 95's put out around 17 foot pounds of energy

[@davidneal6920]

Very nice rifle and looks powerful and accurate. Love the concept of cheap shooting / hunting offered by an air rifle. Regards Dave 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@Wingman115]

Thanks for watching Dave.

[@stephenbrown5844]

Like the HW scope

[@tormentorxl2732]

Can’t wait for the videos

[@Wingman115]

It's going to be fun to take out into the field. Simple easy to use platform. I don't have to carry a fill bottle and whip. Thanks for watching.

[@AirgunsZone]

Beautiful rifle! Great video.

[@Wingman115]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@starlingblack814]

Thanks John for the review. We had springers in our family from a very young age. They were incredible game getters and us brothers put much game on the table using them. The fact that you cock it once and reload and are ready to fire again, I believe for hunting, is superior to a multi pump gun which takes longer to prepare for a second shot. Don't get me wrong, I also love the multi pump guns and have a few of each. I'm enjoying your air gun evaluations and looking forward to your further reviews!

[@Wingman115]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Much appreciated.

[@jameshayden5927]

Great honest video.. have this in the .22 & .177 can't recommend weihrauch enough to people in the market to buy a air rifle.

[@oldschoolbudapestworkout2105]

Weihrauch likes JSB Exact

[@rapalaron6348]

4.52 and 5.52 mm,

[@hauk65000]

Thanks for a great presentation. And interesting information, it is clear you Wingman has experience. But please, regarding pellets like the regular, cheap ones like Crosman, Gamo etc - those don't do a good rifle justice. They are probably mass produced and unstable. Highly recommend JSB, they are consistently the best. Note what a consultant at the factory there once said: "we have employees at the assembly line who inspect and evaluate each and every pellet before it is possibly approved and packed in the box for sale".. That probably says it all.

[@iluvpugstoo]

Love your enthusiasm for this quality manufacturer. I have an HW99 break barrel in .22 with an inexpensive Hawke scope. Super accurate and super reliable. I would not part with this rifle. Just subbed.

[@Wingman115]

Thank you for watching.

[@lyrooo326]

What a beauty! old school rules, yes! I'm tired from the garbage plastic airguns that Gamo and others come up with these days. I would love to get the .25 version.

[@Wingman115]

I will have to look into that caliber for this platform. I will be trying some JSB Diabolo Exact Jumbo Heavy. 18.13 gr. I've had good results with that pellet in other airguns. Thanks for watching.

[@jaimeleondelaparra3877]

Looking forward to the field review on this one.

[@Wingman115]

Your coming with me brother.

[@PiperX1X]

I’m a Weihrauch man through and through and I say the same to anyone who asks me which springer should I buy and I tell them to keep saving until they have enough to buy a Weihrauch as they will have it for life if looked after. I must admit I haven’t yet got myself a hw 80 but I do have two 95’s in 22 and 177 and they are outstanding and light enough to easily carry all day on a hunt and very accurate. I also have the 99s as my grab and shoot rifle for the vermin that sometimes decide to take up home under my sheds. But my favourite is my 97k blue laminate now that’s taking thing to the next level pellet on pellet at 35 yards. Yes I have a couple of pcp’s but I like to go back to my roots and take the springers out, firstly to keep my sue in using a springer as it’s a totally different way to shoot compared to the pcp ie the holding of the rifle allowing the gun to do its thing and secondly to remind myself and others how we all started shooting when it’s all we had and to prove that you don’t need to spend a fortune to buy a pcp and a bottle or pump when you can have a Weihrauch with a proven track record that will produce the same results over and over again.

[@Wingman115]

Thank you so much for the comment and watching. Much appreciated.

[@indianatone218]

Got the MK1 and love it ,the rats dont tho lol ,just found your channel so liked and subd ,bring it on . Greetings from Wales UK .

[@Wingman115]

Thank you much appreciated.

[@gmanneod8085]

Nice intro John. AoA did you a huge solid getting you this air rifle! You're going to be shooting different ammo at 30 yards. Probably the Barracuda 15's or a JSB manufactured version of the15.9 g. That's my guess. Sweet rifle I hope your can shoot all the other ammo tested over the chrony to see deviation get better? Awesome Job.

[@Wingman115]

I have some JSB Match Diabolo Exact Jumbo Heavy .22 Cal, 18.13 Grains. I think they should do well with this airgun.

[@joedokes8641]

Pretty cool how a budget pellet ( Crosman Hollowpoint 14.3 grain ) can shoot that well ? Almost three tins can be purchased instead of one . Metal and wood . Hard to beat .

[@johnmcclelndon7641]

Nice rifle! I went to sportsman's warehouse today and bought a .22 semiautomatic I have to wait 10 days to pick it up and I bought a steel target that you shoot the paddles and they flip up then you shoot the one on top and it flips the other paddles back down after get the rifle I'd like to drive to ocotillo and do some shooting. You are welcome to come along if you like

[@Wingman115]

Heck ya.

[@mikem201]

All talk, never fired a shot. 5 months ago. Why did AOA give you this rifle to review, you're a knife guy?

[@thegiantswordworkout]

If it still had the iron sights it be my go to survival gun. I bet that's better than the Benjamin or crossman pumpers

[@warptoad5168]

Trouble is that a Weihrauch piston is second cousin to a breeze block compared to an Air Arms piston. In the UK they are used to be imported over the limit of 12 lbs, so they got their mainsprings reduced by an angle grinder! Internally they used to be full of grease as well. But unless the piston has been redesigned since I last bought a HW80, I'm not impressed with the internals of these rifles. Plus there has been some problems with the fit of the barrel to the hinge pin. Those shims are not sometimes the right width to give a good fit in this area. Having said that, I've got a HW95 carbine which I rate highly. It's never been looked at internally in any way and is comfortably within the UK limit of 12 ft lbs. In the UK an HW80 is too heavy for its power, your better off with a HW95. Also, maybe they don't sell the HW80 in the UK anymore with the 30mm chamber?

[@shanepitzer4126]

That's really nice. I wonder how much speed you will lose up on the mountain. I've got a couple Hatsan 125s, 22 and 25 cal. They run about 50 fps slower than most, here at 4000 ft. Nice review, thanks for sharing, and looking forward to more about it.

[@Wingman115]

That's interesting I will have to try that out on the chrony at 5,500' of elevation where I usually go.

[@shanepitzer4126]

@@Wingman115 I'd be curious to see the difference. There was an article I saw online a while back, where comparative tests where done with the same piston guns near sea level, then up at higher ranges. There was a real loss. The chamber volume just can't do as much with thinner air. But also the thinner air lets the pellet retain velocity slightly better due to lower resistance. Anyhoo, good stuff!

[@Wingman115]

@@shanepitzer4126 Do you remember which magazine? I would love to research that topic for a video.

[@shanepitzer4126]

@@Wingman115 It was an online article, I'm going to see if I can find it, and post a link here.

[@shanepitzer4126]

@@Wingman115 Jon, I found the article, but it seems impossible to send a reply with the link. I've tried several times.

[@johndoee3850]

How much fps with a rws light weight pellet hobby. Thanks

[@terrybest8973]

Yes your right bud that's all I will own is old springer guns the German guns are the best to

[@VV-ve1hd]

Hi wingman did you do the follow up on this air rifle? V thank you for the video

[@Wingman115]

No I got ill at that time and had to send it back. It was a very nice rig and it shot so well.

[@johndoee3850]

What kinda scope, power?

[@anthonygebala1198]

Is that the standard stock? It looks great

[@Wingman115]

Yes for this model.

[@JB-mo8rs]

I’ve never owned a springer. I want a .22 but can’t decide between the HW95 or HW80 SLK.

[@zap7759]

HW77K

[@tonyhaltmar1383]

HW 95 ALL the way! Same power plant as the HW 77, exactly.

[@simonpowell2559]

As an English person, what's the foot pounds? Ours are limited to 12,fp. Works a treat for most small game. In fact the high velocity...fRC. lose out on accuracy..

[@simonpowell2559]

My old rifle was a Weihhraugh 45. Absolutely faultless, just a piece of superb German engineering.

[@Wingman115]

With a 14.6 gr pellet with muzzle velocity of 760 fps your looking at 19 fpe.

[@gibbs677bg]

You didn't mention the rifle's power in foot pounds/joules?

[@ujmrider]

It was shown at 2:40 - 2:45 on the chrony display. 18 ft. lbs

[@janh.8998]

Hey i own the Weihrauch HW80k with Weihrauch 3-9x40P Scope and i have problems that the scope doesn't resist against the recoil and that although i have the German Version with 7,5 joule. After a few amount of shots i have to calibrate the scope again. Can you confirm this issue? Now i will try the Hawk Airmax 3-9x40 and hope that it will resist my springer.

[@Wingman115]

No issues so far with mine.

[@leecolclough2492]

You need scope mounts with a arrestor pin in slots in the three on back of the action scopes will be fine hawke vantage proofed to .50 bmg never had a problem hope this helps 👍👍👌

[@user-im8nf1oe7x]

Price for the 22 call

[@Fubar684]

Headshots!

[@Wingman115]

I see it happening my friend.

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

I'd take this gun, but with open sights, anytime, over its "LR Hunter" variant. To offer any Weirauch, like 35, 57, 80...97, without open sight is a crime against springer airgun shooters...

[@thegiantswordworkout]

WHERES THE HUNTING VIDEO!? LOL! Be amazing to see 25 yards 50 yards 75 yards and 100 yards splatter test with this! 🙂

[@FlyingV344]

Me too, thnx for the warning, it saved me some watching time...

[@nutthrower4415]

Very purdy, my go to is the Beeman R-1

[@Wingman115]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@motorgearhead]

Beautiful rifle! At over $700, I would hope it would last long enough to be passed down as an heirloom... But Let me be honest. I came into the air gun fold as a way to supplement my trigger time from my centerfire, powder burning addiction a couple of years ago when it was easier to find bigfoot than score a brick of primers. Yes, I have a stock pile of primers and powder enough to last a fair length of time. But I saw this as a time to try air guns again... Memories of my crossman 760 pump master came to mind. I purchased a Hatsan 125 in .22. it has BIG POWER, but not the accuracy.... I'm used to plinking with .223 handloads using range brass, Horn 55's and 20 grns of RL10 and printing sub 1" at 100 yards with a econo CBC 24" Heavy Bull barrel upper on a poly AR15 with a 2 stage 2lb trigger. I don't have $600 in the complete rifle and its a tack driver with progressive loaded plinking stuff! So imagine my dismay to find out I can only hit a tuna can at 100 yards about 30-40% of the time. Again, 100 yds with a break-barrel is a tall order. BUT THIS WAS MY EXPECTATION (and still is)... I discovered my bottom line couldn't be met with a break barrel. But I think the Air Venturi Avenger in .177 comes REAL close to checking all the boxes... even almost matching the unlimited "practical outing shot count" capability of a break barrel. Let me explain; the first thing anyone says when comparing a PCP to a break barrel is shot count. "I don't have to carry a bottle with me in the field while I'm using a springer, with a PCP you're only gonna get 25-50 shots and then you need air"... well I have a video of my stock .177 taking 100 shots in ten 10 shot groups on a single air fill and then shooting a shot string across the chrony and making about 17 fpe with shots 101-106. The groups were shot at 36-37 yards off a bag. The groups were all smaller than a golf ball and most could be covered with a quarter. I tried shooting the Hatsan 125 one hundred times back to back. With a 50 pound cocking force I can say most shooters will not shoot it 100 times in a single outing. And it can't touch the accuracy of the little Avenger in .177. The Hatsan will make about 27-29 FPE. The tune used for 100 shots in the .177 only made about 17 fpe but turned up, it can break 26 fpe. Again, accuracy is my top requirement. But 105 shots making almost 17 FPE and nearly stacking pellets at 36-37 yards? Oh, it will shoot golf ball size groups at 100 yards... hitting a 3" tuna can is almost a sure thing with every shot. .177 at 200 yds? How about shooting a pill bottle at 200 yds with back to back hits. Break Barrel just isn't the right choice for me.... but each their own... if you shoot and support the sport, God Bless you. And remember, the easiest modification for accuracy is trigger time... Stock $349 .177 rifle... Adult Break Barrel or entry level PCP kzbin.info/www/bejne/boarnXV3i7x7gMk 100 shot test (chrono at end) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHTShGttbKesb6M 10 shot 50 yard (ATN X-sight) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZmppmeCdtWhitU 200 yard pill bottle (.177 Avenger) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX22nWd7mLlsbtU Hatsan 125 @ 36-37 yds kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXvLmZSgmrl-hs0 100 yds groups kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoTQapSNbMxrrrc

[@Wingman115]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@tonyhaltmar1383]

You wanted to "take a step back?" In my opinion, not a proper choice of words. Yes, they are in a class of their own. But to say you're taking a step back? No, not at all!!!

[@duaneross9271]

Some air guns say they are quicker,i guarantee you not by much.

[@Wingman115]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@johndoee3850]

760 fps??14 grain???not very powerful.

[@Wingman115]

Were pesting brother not taking down bear and buffalo. LOL

[@michaelblanks4284]

For a springer that's a perfect speed

[@Lethal_Intent]

If you need more change to a .22LR or 17hmr dont waste time on the pcp's

[@dubon6372]

Step back????????? Really man! PCPs are not better, just easier to shoot, and you need a whole kit to hunt with them.

[@JC-un4bg]

Pre charge is so boring.