There's something refreshing about walking out into the backyard with nothing more than a break barrel and tin of pellets.
I've done this for years with my 1st "real" airgun - a RWS 34. But this year has been different. It's been a year full of challenges and with much less shooting than normal. So with the changing seasons, I'm also making some time to shoot again. I've been fortunate enough to purchase my first Weihrauch rifle and this used HW95 Luxus that I picked up so far is great motivation for me to spend some quality time in the backyard again
In the spirit of keeping it simple, I'm resisting the urge to throw a scope on this gun for now. While I don't intend for this to be a "shootout" between my 34 and the 95 it will be really hard to NOT make comparisons between the two. My immediate feeling shouldering the rifle was "We're going to get along just fine". It feels a bit shorter and lighter than my 34 which for me as someone who's 5'6" is a plus.
I am probably the 3rd owner of this particular gun. Fortunately the person who I bought it from was not only meticulous with the rifle, but he also kept very good notes from the person he purchased it from. This 95 is .177 caliber and has a JM spring from a HW50 that is 120 wire, ASA piston seal, and a TR Robb extra set back trigger. (I've had to replace the spring in my 34 and had used vortek products so I'm not familiar with the Maccari or the seal.)
Anyway, the rifle is a pleasure to shoot! It's about the same power as my 34 (just under 12 fpe) but feels snappier. The trigger is definitely on the light side for me but breaks with a good feel. What I really like on it (and miss on my 34) are the open sights. My 34's rear sight self-destructed being made out of some pot-metal just like every rear sight did on the RWS 48s, 350 and 54 I've owned so I really enjoy having some VERY nice open sights to shoot with again!
Now onto the pics
Here are some groups from my 2nd time shooting (using front rest). I had done an initial sight-in using CPHPs and they were pretty bad. Here I shot AA 8.4s and found that they could be decent when I did my part. Those small 1/2 inch stickers at 20 yards are pretty hard to see:
I also wanted to get a feel for the trajectory. Here are shots and 7, 20, 27, 35 and 50 yards. I have to admit by the time I shot the 50 yard group, my eyes were really tired and I'll want to repeat that again!
Again, there's definitely something special about keeping it simple. I can't wait to get out and do it again
I've done this for years with my 1st "real" airgun - a RWS 34. But this year has been different. It's been a year full of challenges and with much less shooting than normal. So with the changing seasons, I'm also making some time to shoot again. I've been fortunate enough to purchase my first Weihrauch rifle and this used HW95 Luxus that I picked up so far is great motivation for me to spend some quality time in the backyard again
In the spirit of keeping it simple, I'm resisting the urge to throw a scope on this gun for now. While I don't intend for this to be a "shootout" between my 34 and the 95 it will be really hard to NOT make comparisons between the two. My immediate feeling shouldering the rifle was "We're going to get along just fine". It feels a bit shorter and lighter than my 34 which for me as someone who's 5'6" is a plus.
I am probably the 3rd owner of this particular gun. Fortunately the person who I bought it from was not only meticulous with the rifle, but he also kept very good notes from the person he purchased it from. This 95 is .177 caliber and has a JM spring from a HW50 that is 120 wire, ASA piston seal, and a TR Robb extra set back trigger. (I've had to replace the spring in my 34 and had used vortek products so I'm not familiar with the Maccari or the seal.)
Anyway, the rifle is a pleasure to shoot! It's about the same power as my 34 (just under 12 fpe) but feels snappier. The trigger is definitely on the light side for me but breaks with a good feel. What I really like on it (and miss on my 34) are the open sights. My 34's rear sight self-destructed being made out of some pot-metal just like every rear sight did on the RWS 48s, 350 and 54 I've owned so I really enjoy having some VERY nice open sights to shoot with again!
Now onto the pics
Here are some groups from my 2nd time shooting (using front rest). I had done an initial sight-in using CPHPs and they were pretty bad. Here I shot AA 8.4s and found that they could be decent when I did my part. Those small 1/2 inch stickers at 20 yards are pretty hard to see:
I also wanted to get a feel for the trajectory. Here are shots and 7, 20, 27, 35 and 50 yards. I have to admit by the time I shot the 50 yard group, my eyes were really tired and I'll want to repeat that again!
Again, there's definitely something special about keeping it simple. I can't wait to get out and do it again