Weihrauch HW50S Breakbarrel, Image 1
Weihrauch HW50S Breakbarrel, Image 1

Weihrauch HW50S Breakbarrel Rifle

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$449.99

Caliber:.177 (4.5mm)

.177 (4.5mm)
.22 (5.5mm)

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Description

While this is the "S" model and has a Rekord trigger, the manufacturer does not stamp the gun with an "S."

Pyramyd AIR tested both the .177- and .22-caliber airguns and found the velocities to be higher than what the manufacturer has stated. Below are some comparisons:

.177 caliber:
Manufacturer--820 fps
Our tests--Up to 849 fps with 7.0-grain RWS Hobby pellets

.22 caliber:
Manufacturer--574 fps
Our tests--Up to 650 fps with 11.9-grain RWS Hobby pellets & 595 fps with 14.66-grain Beeman Field Target Trophy pellets

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  • Spring-piston breakbarrel rifle
  • Single-shot
  • 24 lbs. cocking effort
  • Checkered beech stock with raised cheekpiece
  • 2-stage adjustable Rekord trigger
  • Globe front sight accepts inserts (included)
  • Adjustable rear sight
  • Steel barrel & receiver
  • Rubber buttpad
  • Incl. front sight inserts

 

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Specifications

Caliber
.177 (4.5mm)
Max Velocity
820 fps
Suggested for
Plinking & target practice
Powerplant
Spring-piston
Loudness
3-Medium
Weight
6.8 lbs
Function
Single-shot
Action
Break barrel
Scopeable
11mm dovetail
Front Sights
Globe w/Aperture Inserts
Rear Sights
Adjustable for windage & elevation
Safety
Automatic
Trigger
Two-stage adjustable
Barrel
Rifled
Barrel Length
15.5"
Overall Length
40.5"
Body Type
Rifle
Stock
Beech
Buttplate
Rubber
Grip
Right

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beautiful rifle, superb fit and finish

fiber optic sight option would be nice for hunting, the sights are more for target shooting

put a bugbuster on it and have fun

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Overall quality and accuracy.

The stock is really not for a scope shooter. It drops too much. Probably ok for iron sights.

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Great medium weight/power springer for all-around use.

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Excellent quality. Nice looking. Typical Weirauch craftsmanship.

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Great rifle for a senior shooter.

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Easy loading and accurate. I put a scope on mine. 4 th shot bullseye. Beautiful looking gun! Feels great when it’s shouldered. I would definitely recommend this gun !

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Package arrived in perfect condition. Gun was well protected.

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The fit is quite nice! It's clearly machined better than lower-end, cheaper manufacturers. The weight is perfect and reminds me of your grandpa's little single shot .22; light enough to be comfortable, but not too light that it'd difficult to keep on target. The trigger is very good, although I wouldn't say it's excellent. There is no clean 2nd stage wall. Just a little slop in it, but certainly a huge improvement over most airgun triggers. The stock is beautiful, too! As for accuracy, Barracuda Match in 5.52 head size seem to perform best. Minus a flyer here and there, I had a number of groups at 40 yards just a hair over 1/4".

Blueing is bordering on amateur. I've seen better blueing on hundred-year-old milsurp rifles. The one I received should have been marked as a blem, and it's shocking to think Weihrauch would have allowed this one to leave their factory. Not impressed in the slightest with the finish. Cocking effort is excessive for such a low-powered .177 springer as well. I have "magnum" springers that are significantly easier to cock that won't wear you out after an hour. It's a matter of leverage I'm sure, so there isn't much that could be done if the goal is to keep the rifle short and handy.

Assuming you don't get a blemished rifle and you're skipping arm day at the gym, this is a nice rifle. But at its current price ($420), I wouldn't recommend it. I would have been fine spending $300 on it with the lousy blueing, but I definitely pulled the short straw for a high price.
If you do find one on sale, grab one. $325 would be fair. And if you don't have a way to run a few patches through the bore, grab a pull-through bore cleaner too. The barrel of mine was horrendous and it would not group without a few dozen patches through it first.

Alex Jul 03, 2023

Update: A confirmation of the lousy bluing on this rifle. No amount of oil seems to keep rust off the gun. I have black powder guns that are easier to maintain in the dead of a humid summer. I incorrectly assumed when I received the rifle that it was more of a cosmetic issue, and that was absolutely a mistake on my part.

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Shot tiny groups right out of the box! Beautiful trigger, beautiful workmanship, nice iron sights with several different front sight posts included, powerful. I have been a firearm shooter most of my life, and I have high accuracy standards for any gun--including an air rifle. This excellent rifle easily meets those standards.

The automatically engaged safety is a pain in the neck. It clicks onto safe as soon as the piston is cocked. To my German friends I say, "Don't be so German and crazy about engineering!" Let me decide when I want the safety on.

It is a true air rifle and no BB gun. According to the Weihrauch manual it requires air rifle smithing (professional) after x amount of rounds. The air piston washer eventually wears out, even with proper user-level maintenance. N.B.: Expect to smell hot lubricant and hear a noisy gun for the first twenty bullets or so. The rifle is breaking in, and this is normal.

Joshua May 10, 2023

This is a follow-up to my first comment. After less than a week of super fun shooting I discovered that nearly all screws on the rifle had backed-out out after x amount of shots fired. A week or so later and they did it again. Weihrauch should put something like Loctite on these screws. The screws WILL NOT stay put without Loctite or a similar product. The main culprits are the front sight retaining screw, the barrel screw, and both trigger guard screws. At least one other reviewer described the same thing, so fortunately I checked them. There is a dearth of specific rifle information in the two manuals. The majority of the information is elementary safety material--five pages worth! There is nothing explaining how to install the optional front sight posts (easy enough, but it needs to be in the manuals), and there is no information regarding moving the rear aperture to another notch. This also needs to be in the manuals. I contacted Weihrauch for assistance. Waiting.

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The hw 50s is a really wonderful air rifle! The quality is amazing. It is beautiful to look at and handle. It has pinpoint accuracy and I love it's weight.

I have changed the spring to an original hw30 spring and changed the piston seal to a vortek piston seal which has a guide bushing on the rear . This tamed the rough recoil and made it a more accurate gun with much easier cocking. It's the gun that I have always wanted to own and now I have it ! Perfecto !

The hw 50s has the size and weight that is perfect for hours of shooting . The trigger is absolutely perfect and makes this gun amazingly accurate. The hw 50s accuray and feel will make you laugh and giggle again like when you were a kid ! The quality of the hw 50s is amazing, it's absolutely perfect in every way .

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I received my first real air rifle in late march, a HW50S . I really like the weight , not to light but not to heavy, just right. I have read reviews on this rifle that said the cocking was stiff . I did not find it to be a problem. Out of the box it was dead on at 25 yds. I have been using a 17 H M R for varmint control but to loud. I think I made the right choice !! I like the interchangeable front sights . I saw on a review someone was having trouble seeing the front sight and recommended painting the back sigh white. I used a DecoColor opaque paint marker and it worked ! The contrast really helped ! I will report back after my first 500 rounds.

Nothing now maybe a scope later.

Don’t waste your money on four cheap rifles like I did, get good well made one from the start.

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This is my second Weihrauch air rifle, and as expected, it's a beautiful gun. Fit, finish, and build quality are flawless. I was planning on mounting an RWS diopter sight, but after putting a few dozen rounds through it, I think I'll leave it as is because the included iron sights are really nice and work well. You get a pack of optional inserts for the front sight, and the rear has 4 different notches to choose from. Being winter, I can't do any real bench shooting and testing, but I did put around 50 rounds of .177 Gamo 7.56gr wadcutters through it offhand at some small paddle targets at 25 yards, and after a couple of clicks of up elevation was hitting them every time. Cocking effort to me is on the heavier side, but easily manageable. Report was a bit sharp for the first ten or so rounds, but quickly settled down to a mild snap. Spring noise is there, but it's very mild, and not a problem in my opinion. The Rekord trigger breaks at a very clean 2lbs out of the box. Great rifle!

I wouldn't change a thing.

This might be the best overall general purpose spring-piston gun in my collection. It's very trim and light, and although not a "magnum" class gun, has plenty of power for plinking or small pest control. The Minelli stock has a combination of stippling and checkering that looks great and gives you a positive grip. The wood itself on mine is tight-grained with some really nice figuring. The polished blue finish is deep and very consistent. Weihrauch guns tend to be on the pricier side, but you definitely get what you pay for. Right out of the box it's a great setup. This gun's a keeper.

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