Weihrauch HW97K vs Walther LGU

[rustysocket]

I have three HW97K's.  All of them are equpped with the 20 Joule spring.  My .22 and .20 are easy to shoot accurately in stock form and are not very pellet picky.

The .177 is the most difficult for me to shoot and I think it would benefit from a tune at some point. 

[AG72]

I have three HW97K's.  All of them are equpped with the 20 Joule spring.  My .22 and .20 are easy to shoot accurately in stock form and are not very pellet picky.

The .177 is the most difficult for me to shoot and I think it would benefit from a tune at some point. 

Maybe you should try a 16 joule spring in the .177 version? I think it will be a lot smother

[Hornviper]

 Thank you for chiming in.

[Hornviper]

I think I'll go with the HW97K. I will probably get burned, but...Any tuning kit recommendations? I think there are a few options, but I don't know which one's the best. The V-Mach is quite popular at the moment, and probably has been for a while.

[Springrrrr]

I too have both an LGU and a 97K.

The 97 was tuned by Motorhead and the LGU was tuned by lil' ole' me.  I did a major trigger mod on the LGU.  It was the only way to get the trigger as good as the 97.

There is no difference in the accuracy of either gun.  On any given day, one will outshoot the other.  It is a fun game to play.

Either gun will make you proud.  I did find the LGU had some vibration before the tune, but now it is more than under control.

[Mark 611]

  Here's my 2ct, first off I have owned several 97's in all calibers, I also have 3 Walther's 2 LGU's a.177 an a .22cal I have also owned 3 Diana 460mags 2 T05s and my current T06 in .22cal, and wouldn't want to get rid of any of them! all are very good rifles but their all very different as well! I'll start off with the HW97, it is a fine gun! the Record trigger is hard to beat for an out of the box air gun compared to the Walther and the Diana triggers, that being said the T05 and T06 and the Walther trigger can be tweaked and fine tuned to be just as good as the HW Rekord trigger unit if you know what ur doing and it isn't all that hard either IMO, the Diana'460 is also a very good gun on par quality wise with the HW's not quite! but close, Diana's are more of a high end field hunting rifle, I'm not saying their not target accurate because they are! but the mechanics are not as stable or refined as the HW, as far as the internal build between HW97 and Diana's 460 are almost identical with the 460 having a larger compression tube and piston, way more power then the other 2 rifles were talking about here especially in .22cal, so IMO I would rate the Diana's at the bottom of these 3 guns as far as over all quality but not in power JMO, now lets compare the Walther LGU over the HW97, before we do that let me tell you how I like my triggers, first off I like a LOOOONG 1st stage trigger pull on a 2st trigger! why u ask because their more forgiving and more predictable especially in a hunting situation where ur quarry may decide to move around on u before u can take the shot! u back off the trigger a little and go back to where u were, the Rekord trigger will only give u so much 1st length of pull, IMO the fulcrum point for me is to far forward very usable yes but IMO the further back u can set the fulcrum point the easier it is to get the 2nd stage to break where u want it! this why allot of folks go to an after market set back trigger blade replacement, the record trigger unit is very good accept for that IMO, the Walther triggers, were talking about the single blade adjustment trigger that we get here in the U.S. out of the box needs some attention for sure but it doesn't take much to get it in a very good state of match grade if you can stand the LOONG 1st stage which I like anyway! now add the 2 screw tuning trigger and with a little TLC to it and u have a fully adjustable trigger unit that has a 1st stage adjustment a 2nd stage adjustment and a over all pressure adjustment that u can set anywhere u want it! for about 40bucks + shipping unless u buy it from Krale's along with the rifle, and yes I have polished all the sears and changed out the over all pressure spring in all of my Walther rifles and these trigger every bit as good and even better due to the adjustability of them over the Rekord unit JMO, as far as the over all quality of the Walther's compared to the HW guns every bit as nice, but where the Walther's really shine is in the internal build quality! Hands down the Walther's are way better then HW or Diana! their even better then the Air Arms TX or Pro Sport in the internal build IMO, because I've had them all and I know from a tuning stand point YMMV, I wish Walther would offer these rifles in a .20cal then IMO they'd be the cats meow! If I were to buy another HW97 which I wont because I have a good 1 it would be a .20cal, IMO this is the best caliber available in this plat form JMO, anyway I like all my air guns that I currently have their all keepers! these are just my thoughts and opinions and experiences with these rifles, IMO the Walther's are right up there with the AA gun's at a far less cost!

[Novagun]

That was a lot more than 2 cents worth and well worth reading.