Weihrauch HW90 Breakbarrel Air Rifle

This is a very nice gun. I've been reading reviews mentioning how you have to dial it in with the right pressure etc and I'm like jeez out of the box it's solid. Mine is the .22 version. The quality is so over the top and the accuracy is almost that of my frickin' heavy-barrel target .22 LR! - I do use "artillery hold/technique" but I'm completely novice at this. One thing notable is the quality of the sights - I may still do a new rear but the stock ones are nice and not plastic-craptastic. As for the cocking difficulty - I'm a frickin' beanpole. It's not the lightest but people saying they need two hands - huh? Maybe there's a technique to it that I just innately grasped literally by feel? Dunno....

I do not intend to mount a scope but the holes apparently for "c--p [clue: not "carp"] not moving" are kind of alarmingly shallow. I've been curious about this/how feasible it would be to mount a scope. Is there something I don't know...?

Power was consistent along with a satisfying break in the barrel that put a smile on my face. The weight is perfectly balance.

Trigger adjustment screw to loose. Constantly adjust from the vibration of repeated shots

Open sites are easy to use because of the perfect balance.

Its an HW, what can you say beyond its extremely well made quality of rifle that feels like a firearm more than an air rifle. Accuracy so far is great if you use proper techniques. This is not a rifle in my limited experience that responds well to half hearted shooting. You have to really commit and follow thru and then it works great. 25 cal or quarter bore is huge. The pellets are massive relative to a 177 and its very easy to load. It hits HARD. I was shattering rocks I normally would roll with my 177's.

I wish I could have gotten another 100 FPS out of mine. I am at the 550 FPS with production pellets. Not much different then my match rifles but certainly not near the speed I would have liked. I knew that going in but it still would have been nice to get a bit more. Quarter bore out of a springer is going to be slow. Too much of a good thing basically.

I am starting to realize that the gauge and pump are probably a must have to really nurse the best accuracy out of the rifle. I was thinking flat out all the time because I bought a quarter bore but even in the big and heavies there is room to play with it. Quarter bore is fun, I don't regret it because that is what I bought it for. 22 probably would have been a better all around choice though.

Honestly the most I like about this rifle is its appearance. Well built and very sturdy. Fit, finish and workmanship are excellent.

My HW90 is in .22 cal. In my humble opinion it is not powerful enough for the amount of cocking effort. My personal rifle is around the 20 fpe mark which combined with the very heavy cocking effort doesn't make sense. My Diana 350 .22 beats it every which way...more power (24 fpe), more accurate, and a good bit less cocking effort.

I'm not here to bash the rifle. It is a GOOD gun with decent power. As far as fut and finish it is 5+ star. Accuracy is only decent (I'm VERY particular how I rate an air rifle in accuracy). Could just be my particular gun as a friend has an HW90 .22 that develops 22 fpe and is highly accurate.

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.

Its a beautiful gun. I hate to give it less than 5 stars but it just doesnt work for me.

I want to love this gun. Cocking is a nightmare. First time out I was finally able to wrestle it into submission to get it cocked once. I took it back home and removed the front sight. This allowed me to pull from the very end of the barrel. Ive now cocked it twice. At this point its just not worth the fight. Also the gun is very heavy and so long! So much heavier than a Remington 700 for example

Heavy and difficult to cock.

Cant believe this is a referb. Appears to be new in the box. Great gun. Have both hw97k & Air Arms tx200 in .22. Toss up amount the three.

Price

If you can scrape up the shackles do not let this one get away.

good trigger. built like a tank, accurate. nice and heavy.

the front sight is HORRIBLE! inside a dark tube. almost useless at low light, even with the blade painted. have to use a "head" light to see it. why no fiber optic option? or at least an open blade that can be seen.

awesome product, but the front sight should have options at this price point. (cheap crosmans even come with fiber optics) It's not very pellet picky but it is hold sensitive as most breakers. hate to scope it. i may have a custom fiber optic front sight made or i may just machine away some of the tube to let more light onto the front blade insert. If i do my part, in daylight, it will slap 2" plates standing @ 50 yards. Not hard to cock for me, but it may be a challenge after a couple hundred rounds for some.