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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => European/Asian Air Gun Gates => German AirGun Gate => Topic started by: Oldgringo on August 09, 2023, 11:17:21 AM
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If it's possible to love an inanimate object, I love my Nikon EFR scoped .177 cal. HW50S. She is far more accurate at 30 yards than I.
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Sure is. I love lots of inanimate things. Mostly rifles and a few fishing rods. That's possibly the best all around air rifle combination I can think of. ENJOY!
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Greg,
I'm with ya! Love the HW 50 platform. It can be setup many different ways. They all are great! :-*
-Yogi
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If it's possible to love an inanimate object, I love my Nikon EFR scoped .177 cal. HW50S. She is far more accurate at 30 yards than I.
That is my setup exactly and the gun/scope are a great pairing 👍
Now that Nikon DQd the EFR, I wish that I had stockpiled a few more.
R
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Good to hear from you, Greg.
Yeah, count me as another fan of the HW50. In fact, I have two of them, one in 177 and one in 20. These days I mostly just use them to shoot steel at 25 and 30 yards. Love the 20 cal for this work. Definitely smacks that steel a bit harder than the 177. Makes for a nice offhand shooting rig.
(https://i.postimg.cc/wTB0g4D5/P1110070.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Have one in .20 caliber and it's a great shooting rifle! Charles
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Great rifles! Nothing exotic, but here's my HW50. ARH/Maccari walnut stock, main spring and guides. Paul Short trigger blade/tune. Nimble handling, and well mannered like a tuned HW30, but packs a bigger punch. If I was going to own only one this would be hard to beat. Thank goodness I have a few to cherish and enjoy!
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I'm also a big fan of the HW50, I have 2 .20cals and a .22cal, these are probably my favorite air guns of all! ;D
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Ok. There is one up at Dead Eye Dicks gun shop. THat is if it hasn't been sold . I had a look at it but it is a bit small. Maybe good but a bit small. It is outlandishly expensive for what you get in NZ dollars About 12 ft lbs or a bit less . Certainly no V8 air rifle. I can't see one delivering a pellet with the authority that my Umarex Octane does at 45 to 50 metres. . At the present time that is important to me.
Depends what one expects it to do compared to what one wants to do .
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Ok. There is one up at Dead Eye Dicks gun shop. THat is if it hasn't been sold . I had a look at it but it is a bit small. Maybe good but a bit small. It is outlandishly expensive for what you get in NZ dollars About 12 ft lbs or a bit less . Certainly no V8 air rifle. I can't see one delivering a pellet with the authority that my Umarex Octane does at 45 to 50 metres. . At the present time that is important to me.
Depends what one expects it to do compared to what one wants to do .
Your Umarex Octane may deliver pellets with authority. The HW 50 delivers pellets with accuracy. Maybe that is is not important for you??????? ::) ???
-Y
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Great rifles! Nothing exotic, but here's my HW50. ARH/Maccari walnut stock, main spring and guides. Paul Short trigger blade/tune. Nimble handling, and well mannered like a tuned HW30, but packs a bigger punch. If I was going to own only one this would be hard to beat. Thank goodness I have a few to cherish and enjoy!
Beautiful!
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I also love mechanical things that bring me happiness, inlcuding my HW50s. They are probably my all time favorite airgun thanks to their excellent handling and accuracy, balance of power/weight/size/recoil, ease of maintenance and repair, and good aftermarket parts support. (Although, a few years ago when I was more into hunting and higher power, the R9 met all those descriptions- just with more weight, size, power, and noise that I don't need these days.)
I have the 3 calibers setup for different uses-
.177 "hunter" with a Vortek SHO kit at 12+ fpe for hunting and longer range precision shooting
.22 "gentleman's plinker" with an ARH soft spring at 11.3 fpe for quiet, relaxed plinking and paper punching
.20 cal "point and shoot" with a sacked Vortek SHO at 11.7 fpe for open sight plinking and hunting.
I added ARH stocks because the action is worthy of walnut, but the factory stocks handle and look great as well.
Have fun!
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I'm getting a second 177 HW50 with a Custom Stocks UK thumbhole with skip line checkers. SOON.
Already have a '50 with a nice JM stock.
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HW 50 is on my wish list.
Downsizing at the moment.
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You can count me as another fan of the HW50 also. I have a .22 and the .177 is on my wish list as well.
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Love the 50’s ,great gun, have these
Black line .177 iron sights
HW50s .177- Air Max
.20- Air Max
.22 Air- Max
Just got the .20 and liking it. Never part with these. Crow
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Hi Greg.
Very Nice and Accurate Too !
Best Wishes - Tom
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My Fav Gun after 95 .. 95 is bit heavy compared to 50 and more power but 50s is better handler all day gun for me with Hawke 2x7-32 and enough hunting power
Cheers,
Pravin
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Great rifles! Nothing exotic, but here's my HW50. ARH/Maccari walnut stock, main spring and guides. Paul Short trigger blade/tune. Nimble handling, and well mannered like a tuned HW30, but packs a bigger punch. If I was going to own only one this would be hard to beat. Thank goodness I have a few to cherish and enjoy!
Beautiful!
Thank you! It's sure a nice one to pull out and shoot. The trigger is narrow and curvy. Feels great to touch. Probably too light for a field gun. I've toyed with swapping it into the HW98. Haven't done it. Wish all my Rekord triggers were more like this one. May have to ring Paul Short up to learn more.
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Yes its ok, I love my 177 HW95 with R9 stock!
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Love my HW 50 in 177. Needing a new scope for mine.
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Wow, really ? Now I have to go back to AOA next month and spend a couple hours to determine which caliber to get in one of those too. I had the Hunter in my hand just yesterday , but alas the HW35 won out. Oh well a fellow has to have goals.
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Wow, really ? Now I have to go back to AOA next month and spend a couple hours to determine which caliber to get in one of those too. I had the Hunter in my hand just yesterday , but alas the HW35 won out. Oh well a fellow has to have goals.
You’re good. The 50 and 35 are probably the two guns in HW lineup that get compared the most. 35 has a tad more power, 50 is a little lighter and shorter. The 35 can of course be closed silently if you’re hunting. Had a 25 yard shootout with my wife last weekend, her .22 HW50 vs my .177 HW35E. I edged her out when I stuck my pellet inside of hers ha ha. If you want another HW break barrel look at the HW95/98 in .22. Or step up to a 97K under lever. The possibilities are only limited by your line of credit LOL.
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Wow, really ? Now I have to go back to AOA next month and spend a couple hours to determine which caliber to get in one of those too. I had the Hunter in my hand just yesterday , but alas the HW35 won out. Oh well a fellow has to have goals.
You’re good. The 50 and 35 are probably the two guns in HW lineup that get compared the most. 35 has a tad more power, 50 is a little lighter and shorter. The 35 can of course be closed silently if you’re hunting. Had a 25 yard shootout with my wife last weekend, her .22 HW50 vs my .177 HW35E. I edged her out when I stuck my pellet inside of hers ha ha. If you want another HW break barrel look at the HW95/98 in .22. Or step up to a 97K under lever. The possibilities are only limited by your line of credit LOL.
Stop enabling!!! >:( >:( Let the Mo Fo learn to shoot springers first... ;)
-Y
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My HW50s is my most prized airgun. She shoots great and is bone stock except for a custom delrin spring guide and top hat along with removing the front site and putting on a muzzle break that I made on the lathe from an old screw driver handle.
Thx
Ray
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My HW50s is my most prized airgun. She shoots great and is bone stock except for a custom delrin spring guide and top hat along with removing the front site and putting on a muzzle break that I made on the lathe from an old screw driver handle.
Thx
Ray
Nice work, Ray!
What is second to the 50 in your stable?
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My HW50s is my most prized airgun. She shoots great and is bone stock except for a custom delrin spring guide and top hat along with removing the front site and putting on a muzzle break that I made on the lathe from an old screw driver handle.
Thx
Ray
Nice work, Ray!
What is second to the 50 in your stable?
Thanks. Second in line would be my Diana 34P pro compact in .177
Its a beast, but still shoots lights out.
Thx
Ray