Weihrauch HW57 Air Rifle

I fell in love with this gun right out of the box. The size, fit and finish were more than I expected. I am 75 year's old and have been shooting pellet rifles for over 65 year's. I own 10 pellet rifles and this is by far the best that I have ever had. I went thru 3 different scopes before I found one that was suitable for this gun. It is easy to shoot and manage and extremely accurate. I have it tuned in at 22 1/2 yards and can shoot a dime sized group all day long. After trying different pellets I found that RWS R 10 Match Pellets were the perfect fit for this gun.

The loading port is tricky to use especially with a larger scope. I had to make a tool out of a paper clip and ballpoint pen to use to load the pellet. It would be great if the engineers at Weihrauch could design a loading port that would swing out to the side instead of the current design. I would also like to hear a 'Click' when the loading port is pressed down. Other than these two thing's there isn't anything that I would change. It's a great gun!

Buy a good 'Springer' rated scope. I found that the UTG and Sport Optic Hawke scopes were not suitable for this gun. I ended up putting a Weihrauch 3 x 9 x 40 scope on it and couldn't be happier.

I like underlevers better than breakbarrels in general. I'm not too concerned about the breakbarrel vs. underlever accuracy issues, These days, quality breakbarrels seem to be just as accurate as any underlevers out there. I reckon because it's a more balanced look and feel to me...yeah, that's pretty subjective, but, there it is. I got this guy as a lighter weight alternative to my R1 and TX200, and it is that, at the end of the line! Also, it's a stepping stone to another rifle on my radar, the HW97K. After a few weeks of rockin' and rolllin', I finally got this rifle to where I want it to be, and it's a worthy addition to my air rifle stable!

I'm not certain there's anything that's gonna change with this design. There's a ton of negativity out there about this rifle, on the other hand, there's about an equal number of folks that claim it's the most accurate rifle they own, and it would be the last to go out of their keeping. I'm somewhere in the middle. I've had to work thru some thorny issues before the rifle ended up being as accurate as any that I own. It took some work to get it there. I hear folks cry that Weirauch should have designed the action along the lines of an HW77/97, but the purpose was, I believe, to develop a light weigh, easy handling adult rifle, and that they did. The 77/97 design is by nature, heavier...more dependable and less finicky, to be certain.

Right out of the box, it was a sweetheart, and performed up to my expectations...or better. But then, it started to shotgun all over the place, then my neighbor didn't push the loading tap down all the way, and blew out the seals (yeah, I know there's a joke about that). So, I made the command decision to fix the problems myself, and discovered that in addition to the damage caused by my buddy, there were significant burring in the compression chamber which affected the piston seal. I deburred, sized and installed a Vortek seal, and lube tuned it. Installed a Bug Buster scope, and shot several hundred rounds thru it, and it's back to being a sweetie. It is a finicky airgun, no doubt, very challenging, but that's why I shoot a springer! It is most definitely a keeper, but lemme tellya...if you buy one of these, you'd better either have some skills, or be ready to develop some skills. Bottom line...I got my money's worth, but it wasn't a laydown, by any means! Next...the HW97K!

Accuracy, trigger, power, fit and finish, pretty much everything.

Loud spring when fired, but not horribly qbjectionable. Chamber is too short for some heavier/longer pellets and will bend the skirt if the pellet isn't seated properly. Be careful of firing when the chamber is raised, the report will make your ears ring if you do... Too bad that couldn't be interlocked with the safety. Not much else to change.

It's a great rifle overall. I bought a refurbed .177 cal HW57 from Pyramyd Air about 10 years ago and I still have it and enjoy shooting it! No regrets on buying this!! /Dave

The fit and finish are great. The trigger is top of the line. Cocking is easy and the loading port is easy to use. The iron sights are just fine and really require little (if any) adjustments. I've owned this rifle for a little over a year and it has become one of my favorites because of it's accuracy. It has velocity numbers about 5 to 7 percent higher than the HW50s with FPE in the 11 - 12 range.

Nothing.

Don't let this price scare you off, it's worth this and more.