Weihrauch HW90 Breakbarrel Air Rifle

This HW90 has a very hefty fill to it. Weights similar to my .54 T/C Hawken rifle. The open sight was okay but I replaced it with an Anschultz match target aperature sight. This rifle seems to have potential to send .25 caliber pellets out to accurately hit targets at 50 yards. This rifle prefers the heavier pellets (27-33 grs).

The heavy mass weight neccessitates a sling if one will use it for hunting. No sling swivels. Cocking effort! I have had to use two hands more than once to cock this rifle. I can easily draw my 45 lbs. recurve and hit targets at 60 yds., so It is not that I am a weakling! Weihrauch's reputation for accuracy leaves me very disappointed! I get the same of better with my RWS and Diana break barrel rifles! I bought this HW90 after trying out my friends Weihrauch and was impressed with it!

I have thus far taken this rifle to the indoor range twice to limit variables like wind and humidity. On both occassions, I have had a failure to fire minimum of 3x each session! Each session was 30-40 pellets fired. I recocked the rifle which it would then fire. On my first session, About 25% of the time the automatic safety would not engage. The second session this situation happened about 6 x. I will be contacting customer service to address these problems. I CAN NOT RECOMMEND Weihrauch based on my experience.

Well built and sturdy. Came out of the box accurate at 25 yds

Nothing.

A powerful gun which needs a strong person to be able to cock. I bought to use on ground hogs near my home.

The HW90 is a fine piece of precision engineering that delivers consistent smooth shooting. Everything from the laser engraved stock, to the deeply blued steel, and the adjustable trigger exude the quality and care that go into each of these rifles. After every shooting session once the rifle is cleaned and wiped down there's an opportunity to admire the deep beauty of it all.

Weihrauch does decline to mention that the HW90s are shipped with a relatively high pressure setting that makes cocking and firing a bit of a chore, especially if your preferred pellet falls in the 14 grain range. They also don't go out of their way to make it clear that they sell a gauge and pump that are all but required to get the HW90 tuned just right. Providing this detailed information up front would make it easier for people to understand their out-of-box rifle performance and how to tune it to their liking.

The most important thing to understand when buying an HW90 is that the pump, gauge, and a chronograph (fx pocket) are an integral part of the overall HW90 Rifle System. Out of the box the HW90 can potentially fire heavy pellets well, but it's almost guaranteed to destabilize the flight of lighter pellets which is most frustrating. This high level of power is also what is behind the frequent remarks about scope creep or scope damage. However, with the Weihrauch gauge a user can measure the air pressure, and with each press of the gauge incrementally release about 1/5 bar at a time. Combined with a chronograph and a pump, a shooter will be able to dial in the HW90 to fire pellets of any weight with superb accuracy and the highest possible energy. Another thing to keep in mind is that Weihrauch recommends in the manual a Dampa style mount, but BKL-263 Highs or Lows with a Sportsmatch scope stop work well with Hawke Airmax 3-9x40 scopes. As always, Do Not dry-fire this air rifle.