Just bought a near new HW 45 .177cal.

[Supaflee]

I saw a near new HW 45 on an auction site , the price was very fair , so I grabbed it instantly . It's only fired about 500 shots according to the owner who has had it since new .
 I used an HW 45 about 30 years ago and was really impressed with the power , the fit in my hand , the trigger , the iron sights , and the overall quality of the manufacture .I reckonned that one day I'll own one of these .
 Today I had that opportunity , still in its original box with instruction booklet and 500 pellets. I couldnt resist.
 When it arrives I'll post some pics .
 The manufacturers serial number is :387915  , any feedback on its age will be great , Ill email Weihrauch as well .
 Merry Christmas ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Supaflee

[Motorhead]

Is it also badged BEEMAN or is it exclusive HW branded ?

[robert w]

another gun to add to my bucket list , you guys keep spendin my money haha

[Supaflee]

Motorhead,  it's a Weihrauch , in a genuine box , in german.
 Cool Eh?
 Supaflee

[amb5500c]

Cool deal. Cant wait to see it.
Richard

[Supaflee]

It's arrived , my beautiful Weihrauch HW 45 .177 cal .
 It's in immaculate condition , unmarked .
 Sadly the packaging has been absolutely destroyed during transit .
 Thank goodness the pistol itself was'nt damaged. I reckon the polystyrene inner which the pistol lay in was the saving grace . The pistol had literally bashed itself through the polystyrene and disintegrated the polystyrene into 1000's of little bits . The cardboard outter box is a ruin ,which of course now detracts from the intrinsic value of the entire item .
 Whilst Im annoyed , Im also very pleased to at last have the pistol of my dreams .
 I'll try to put up some pics for you . I dont seem to be able to get the pics to load , it keeps saying the files are too large . Darn .

[robert w]

that would sorta peepee me off as the original box makes a little more to the value and it just dont seem right without the box

[EMrider]

Yesterday I had an opportunity to test the thesis that sometimes the hw45 needs to be dry fired to restore power.  In my case, it worked remarkably well.

I have been shooting mine a lot on low power because it is quieter.  When I shot it over the crony yesterday, power was down quite a bit from new.  New, it shot JSB 8.4gr at about 535-540fps.  After much use on low power, it shot about 450-455fps yesterday morning.  Somewhat reluctantly, I gave it three dry fires on high power.  A shot over the crony showed power back at 535-540fps exactly.  After several hundred shots at high power, it remained at that level.  No fade. 

Good news is that after 500-600 shots mine has almost stopped dieseling.

R

[Supaflee]

Thanks for that EMrider .
  As soon as I get the opportunity to set up my chrony , I'll get some Ballistics info for you for the HW 45 .
 The only pellets I've got at the moment in .177 cal are ;
                                                                     Marksman .177  , 6.6 grain round/dome head .
                                                                          Killwell  .177  , 7.0 grain pointed head (hunting)
                                                      Gamo Pro Magnum   .177  , 7.8 grain dome head .
                                                 H&N Barracuda Match   .177  , 10.49 grain dome head
 (I've also got some H&N 15.74 grain Rabbitt Magnum's , but I'll be keeping them for the Diana 460 )
 It may be after Christmas when I get to do this , as I've got lots of visitors here at the moment with small kids running around everywhere .
 Cheerz Supaflee