Weihrauch moderator

[Ike the GSD]

Does anyone own one of these? Do they quiet the larger .22 caliber rifles better than the .177? Do they actually work? I don't want to modify my barrels by shortening and threading them and this looked like a good solution. Thanks guys👍

https://www.airgunsofarizona.com/airgun-silencers/weihrauch-moderator-for-16mm-barrel-models/

[north country gal]

I put that HW moderator on both my HW50 20 cal and my HW50 in 177, but mostly for the sake of reducing cocking effort via lengthening the barrel/providing a larger hand grip. This was after a surgery when I was on a lifting restriction and still trying to get my upper body strength back. The moderator worked great for that, so I left it on both rifles since I'm just a target shooter and not carrying the rifles out in the field. The moderators have definitely made both HW50s more enjoyable to shoot. On the other hand, with the moderator attached, you do get a very long and very different handling HW50. You do lose that wonderful HW50 handling.


As for noise, yes, there is some reduction, but a moderator on a springer won't reduce piston noise, of course. What it does do is to muffle the shot noise by reducing the crack into a softer thump. Still louder than one of my PCPs with a moderator, but it does muffle shot noise.

[Ike the GSD]

I put that HW moderator on both my HW50 20 cal and my HW50 in 177, but mostly for the sake of reducing cocking effort via lengthening the barrel/providing a larger hand grip. This was after a surgery when I was on a lifting restriction and still trying to get my upper body strength back. The moderator worked great for that, so I left it on both rifles since I'm just a target shooter and not carrying the rifles out in the field. The moderators have definitely made both HW50s more enjoyable to shoot. On the other hand, with the moderator attached, you do get a very long and very different handling HW50. You do lose that wonderful HW50 handling.


As for noise, yes, there is some reduction, but a moderator on a springer won't reduce piston noise, of course. What it does do is to muffle the shot noise by reducing the crack into a softer thump. Still louder than one of my PCPs with a moderator, but it does muffle shot noise.

Thanks Joanie that was very helpful, do you think they're worth $110 for the amount of noise reduction ?

[Keesbo]

On a PCP it is one of the best silencers you can have.
I have three on PCP's all do a great job, they are .22

[Yogi]

Yes they work!  Yes moderators work better on PCP's.  These are some of the best moderators out there.
How sensative do you need to be?  When I shoot my target guns in my apartment I use a moderator and crank up the music!

-Y

[Rick67]

Yes they work!  Yes moderators work better on PCP's.  These are some of the best moderators out there.
How sensative do you need to be?  When I shoot my target guns in my apartment I use a moderator and crank up the music!

-Y

Yes, I own 2 of these in the Philippines.

Dunno why it just plain works when the insides are nothing fancy at all.

Also, it’s kinda odd AoA doesn’t carry the 1/2-20 version or its parts.

Penchetta in AZ used to have this silencer.

Incidentally, the Deben Whisper, which is so much cheaper, looks identical to it.

[north country gal]

I put that HW moderator on both my HW50 20 cal and my HW50 in 177, but mostly for the sake of reducing cocking effort via lengthening the barrel/providing a larger hand grip. This was after a surgery when I was on a lifting restriction and still trying to get my upper body strength back. The moderator worked great for that, so I left it on both rifles since I'm just a target shooter and not carrying the rifles out in the field. The moderators have definitely made both HW50s more enjoyable to shoot. On the other hand, with the moderator attached, you do get a very long and very different handling HW50. You do lose that wonderful HW50 handling.


As for noise, yes, there is some reduction, but a moderator on a springer won't reduce piston noise, of course. What it does do is to muffle the shot noise by reducing the crack into a softer thump. Still louder than one of my PCPs with a moderator, but it does muffle shot noise.

Thanks Joanie that was very helpful, do you think they're worth $110 for the amount of noise reduction ?

Wes, that's hard for me to make a call that one. As Yogi, says, how much noise reduction do you need? This whole noise issue is so hard to pin down. From experience, I know that what I hear when shooting a particular gun can be quite different than what my husband hears when I've asked him to stand off to the side about 10 yards. For what it's worth, I'll we'll try the test again and let you know. Where are you located? Maybe I could send you one of mine and let you try it. Be glad to do that.

[Ike the GSD]

I put that HW moderator on both my HW50 20 cal and my HW50 in 177, but mostly for the sake of reducing cocking effort via lengthening the barrel/providing a larger hand grip. This was after a surgery when I was on a lifting restriction and still trying to get my upper body strength back. The moderator worked great for that, so I left it on both rifles since I'm just a target shooter and not carrying the rifles out in the field. The moderators have definitely made both HW50s more enjoyable to shoot. On the other hand, with the moderator attached, you do get a very long and very different handling HW50. You do lose that wonderful HW50 handling.


As for noise, yes, there is some reduction, but a moderator on a springer won't reduce piston noise, of course. What it does do is to muffle the shot noise by reducing the crack into a softer thump. Still louder than one of my PCPs with a moderator, but it does muffle shot noise.

Thanks Joanie that was very helpful, do you think they're worth $110 for the amount of noise reduction ?

Wes, that's hard for me to make a call that one. As Yogi, says, how much noise reduction do you need? This whole noise issue is so hard to pin down. From experience, I know that what I hear when shooting a particular gun can be quite different than what my husband hears when I've asked him to stand off to the side about 10 yards. For what it's worth, I'll we'll try the test again and let you know. Where are you located? Maybe I could send you one of mine and let you try it. Be glad to do that.

"Maybe I could send you one of mine and let you try it. Be glad to do that." That's awful sweet of you, I think what you have said explains it well enough though, as long as it gets rid of the crack I should be ok👍 With the weather getting colder people are going to shut their windows so hopefully that will help some too LOL