Getting New HW50s

[wjjones]

Brad & Petey-
How's this compare to the 30: size, weight and cocking effort wise? I've fallen hard for my 30, and been looking at the 50 to replace my NP eventually.

I'm not Brad nor Petey, but I had both the HW50S and an R7 (HW30) until recently.  The 50 is a bit longer, a bit heavier and a lot harder to cock in my experience.  I could sit and shoot the R7 for hours, but cocking the 50 was more like work after a short while.  It's a great gun, but not as pleasurable to shoot as the HW30 and since you asked about twang, the 30 has less twang, if it has any at all.

[Petey]

Brad & Petey-
How's this compare to the 30: size, weight and cocking effort wise? I've fallen hard for my 30, and been looking at the 50 to replace my NP eventually.

I'm not Brad nor Petey, but I had both the HW50S and an R7 (HW30) until recently.  The 50 is a bit longer, a bit heavier and a lot harder to cock in my experience.  I could sit and shoot the R7 for hours, but cocking the 50 was more like work after a short while.  It's a great gun, but not as pleasurable to shoot as the HW30 and since you asked about twang, the 30 has less twang, if it has any at all.

All the Above.... However: the cocking effort can be lessened with addition of a Straight shooters muzzle brake and a JM kit.
The JM spring makes for nice smooth power and easier cocking.... I had a V brand kit and the shot cycle was nice, but snappy and considerably harder to cock. It shoots JSB 8.44 @740 FPS ....Power / weight = Great package. Size wise, it sits right between the R7/HW30 and the R9/HW95.

Plain Jane Stock - Hand Polished , JM kit, SS brake , Tim E Setback trigger, Hawke varmint SF scope....LOVE it!

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

no disagreement from me, I also have the above mentioned muzzlebrake but the 30 is a handier little rascal. I am very pleased/lucky to own both units

[Booger]

no disagreement from me, I also have the above mentioned muzzlebrake but the 30 is a handier little rascal. I am very pleased/lucky to own both units

I use to have a Hawke like you have on your HW30, I really do not know why I sold it.

[Petey]

no disagreement from me, I also have the above mentioned muzzle brake but the 30 is a handier little rascal. I am very pleased/lucky to own both units

That it is....All day shooters for sure ..the 50s takes a bit more effort all the way around---but hey--it's a bigger AG.
 Happy Shootin To All!
Petey

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

I use to have a Hawke like you have on your HW30, I really do not know why I sold it.

No complaints here and not for sale 

[tjk]

Ramble Man. When I first got my brand new R1, one forum member told me to just shoot it and get a few tins through it. Paraphrasing the words  he said something to the effect that the Weihrauch's take on a magical transformation somewhere between 1500 and 2000 pellets and then it will all of a sudden smooth out, and the twang/buzz will subside. That was pretty much the truth too. I forced myself to shoot half a tin or Sheridan cylindricals and almost a full 500 tin of JSB exacts before the OEM spring guide snapped. Until then it was really coming into its own. Regardless, I soon rebuilt the rifle and man things really started to click. So that being said, just shoot it and dont sweat over the details too much for a while. Since the HW50 wasn't designed to be a magnum powered rifle, there is nothing wrong with shooting lighter weight pellets. Especially in .22 caliber. Hope you enjoy your new 50

[ancient1one]

Brad & Petey-
How's this compare to the 30: size, weight and cocking effort wise? I've fallen hard for my 30, and been looking at the 50 to replace my NP eventually.

I'm not Brad nor Petey, but I had both the HW50S and an R7 (HW30) until recently.  The 50 is a bit longer, a bit heavier and a lot harder to cock in my experience.  I could sit and shoot the R7 for hours, but cocking the 50 was more like work after a short while.  It's a great gun, but not as pleasurable to shoot as the HW30 and since you asked about twang, the 30 has less twang, if it has any at all.

All the Above.... However: the cocking effort can be lessened with addition of a Straight shooters muzzle brake and a JM kit.
The JM spring makes for nice smooth power and easier cocking.... I had a V brand kit and the shot cycle was nice, but snappy and considerably harder to cock. It shoots JSB 8.44 @740 FPS ....Power / weight = Great package. Size wise, it sits right between the R7/HW30 and the R9/HW95.

Plain Jane Stock - Hand Polished , JM kit, SS brake , Tim E Setback trigger, Hawke varmint SF scope....LOVE it!

Wow that is a beauty. The stock is incredible.. Its the original? Real nice set up. The nicest HW50 Ive seen.

[Petey]

Brad & Petey-
How's this compare to the 30: size, weight and cocking effort wise? I've fallen hard for my 30, and been looking at the 50 to replace my NP eventually.

I'm not Brad nor Petey, but I had both the HW50S and an R7 (HW30) until recently.  The 50 is a bit longer, a bit heavier and a lot harder to cock in my experience.  I could sit and shoot the R7 for hours, but cocking the 50 was more like work after a short while.  It's a great gun, but not as pleasurable to shoot as the HW30 and since you asked about twang, the 30 has less twang, if it has any at all.

All the Above.... However: the cocking effort can be lessened with addition of a Straight shooters muzzle brake and a JM kit.
The JM spring makes for nice smooth power and easier cocking.... I had a V brand kit and the shot cycle was nice, but snappy and considerably harder to cock. It shoots JSB 8.44 @740 FPS ....Power / weight = Great package. Size wise, it sits right between the R7/HW30 and the R9/HW95.

Plain Jane Stock - Hand Polished , JM kit, SS brake , Tim E Setback trigger, Hawke varmint SF scope....LOVE it!

Wow that is a beauty. The stock is incredible.. Its the original? Real nice set up. The nicest HW50 Ive seen.

Original Stock - hand polished the factory finish. nothing else...
Plain and simple is just the way I like this one....Got it after the new style stocks came out. Went half nutz trying to find one of
the old style units....think I got the last one the planet. something about the 50s in a plain stock that I just love.

Happy shootin to all!
Petey

[RatRacer]

Simplistic beauty.

[JimL911]

 something about the 50s in a plain stock that I just love.

I hear you. Not a fan of the new HW stocks. I have one on my 57. I'll have to live with it. Glad I got my 50 and 77 when I did.

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

Well if it's not up to Petey's standards, Petey will make it so. Wish I had some Petey skills.

[Petey]

Well if it's not up to Petey's standards, Petey will make it so. Wish I had some Petey skills.

Brad , you make me laugh...... I like em at both ends of the spectrum..Plain and peanut.

Happy Shootin To All!
Petey

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

Well if it's not up to Petey's standards, Petey will make it so. Wish I had some Petey skills.

Brad , you make me laugh...... I like em at both ends of the spectrum..Plain and peanut.

Happy Shootin To All!
Petey

Well laughter is good. 

[Ramble]

Thanks for all the info guys. My brother finally got an R9 and sent the HW50 on to me. It had about a hundred shots through it when I got it. I cleaned the barrel with a shot of WD40 and a bore snake and started shooting. Open sights, a new Hawke 3 X 9 X 40 on order. I was kinds disappointed at first, then realized the 3 inch shot groups were my fault. Just couldn't see the ten ring dot at farther than 10 yards. Kept shooting, thinking this has to get better. Using CP's for the first hundred shots or so. Finally showed some improvement in group size when the scope arrived. Put another 50 or so rounds through it getting the scope zeroed at 14 yards, (distance to squirrel feeder), and found it was also on at 30 yards. Nickel and Quarter size groups! (With the occasional flier, I'm not as good as I used to be). A perfect set up for the range from the garage door to the back fence, Another feeder is there. Just as I was taking a break from the heat and humidity, (I live in S. Louisiana, 90/90 most of the time), who should appear on the close feeder. Grabbed the 50, opened the garage door slowly and braced the barrel on the door frame. A grey squirrel was sitting up side profile with a small limb blocking his head from a shot. Put the cross hairs on his rib cage just behind the shoulder. POW! He took off straight up for about ten feet. I thought I had missed! He stopped his rush and I reloaded but didn't have time to shoot. He fell, bouncing from limb to limb, hit the ground and kicked twice, Dead. The Crosman hollow point had hit right on the cross hairs, a through and through shot, lots of blood. I felt good, first kill for the '50.  This gun has all the power I need, Love it.

[Booger]

When his brothers at arms notice he is missing they will head for the hills and come at you in 3 man teams. After you knock out a couple 3 man teams they will vacate.

[Not The Brightest Bulb]

Good job, nice to get new gun blooded.

[CORider]

Had my HW50 for about a month.  Around 800 pellets through it.  It was twangy enough to be annoying.  Some lube to the spring softened the sound considerably.  Now more of a thud. 
Looking forward to the small game season opening in a month.