Comments on: HW90 – Smoooooooth! http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-smoooooooth.html Weekly airgun reports from airgunners to airgunners! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:47:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chevota http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-smoooooooth.html/comment-page-1#comment-2415 Chevota Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:44:32 +0000 http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-%e2%80%93-smoooooooth.html#comment-2415 Beeman probably used Laser pellets to rate it where I'm betting HW used a match wadcutter. I'll bet money Lasers were made to order for Beeman to boost his numbers because back then nobody that I know of carried such a pellet. It's just like today they use PBA or aluminum pellets to claim 1200, then you get it home and it's 800, or my last gun was supposed to be 950 in 22 but was 700, 550 w/ a Kodiak. They go even further and flat out lie too because that same gun was advertized as 23ftlb, real life; 14.5-15.6. Quite a diff... Changing out the gunk inside for real lube got it up to 16, but it'll never see 18, let alone 23! I have an RX-1 in .25 and it shoots at 21.5ftlbs. It's 12 years old and isn't even broke in yet because it's too nice to take outside. Where I live in semi-communist southern California the cops will fine you and just might confiscate the gun. And "if" you get back it will be scratched up (first hand knowledge with other guns). They treat them like they would a broken broom handle because they don't give a s***. It won't be long before they have an SS symbol on their collars, no joke, it's just a matter of time. I digress.... Ok, back to the RX. I do wish I had bought it in 22 now because there's no power difference but the 22 shoots much flatter and farther. But if I had then I'd be saying how I wish I had it in 25. So to solve my problem I'm going to buy a 22 barrel for it. They're $95 but so worth it for a gun of this caliber (pun intended). You might consider the same for yourself.. I'd skip 177 tho, it's a bad match for the gun and they'll probably all go supersonic anyways. There is one thing I really don't understand about this gun, and that's why is it ~21ftlbs when it should be more like 30 based on cocking effort and the high quality. Did they drop the ball in design or something? It's the top companies top gun for $650+ and it can be beat badly by a $150 chinese gun. What gives? If they can do it then why can't this gun? I'd love to open it up and tune, but I feel like it's a pristine first edition of the Superman comic book, like if I open it I'll ruin the value. The chinese guns I rip open right away, but this gun is more like art than weapon. Well, if anyone knows please post. And if anyone has a question about mine feel free to ask. Beeman probably used Laser pellets to rate it where I’m betting HW used a match wadcutter. I’ll bet money Lasers were made to order for Beeman to boost his numbers because back then nobody that I know of carried such a pellet. It’s just like today they use PBA or aluminum pellets to claim 1200, then you get it home and it’s 800, or my last gun was supposed to be 950 in 22 but was 700, 550 w/ a Kodiak. They go even further and flat out lie too because that same gun was advertized as 23ftlb, real life; 14.5-15.6. Quite a diff… Changing out the gunk inside for real lube got it up to 16, but it’ll never see 18, let alone 23!
I have an RX-1 in .25 and it shoots at 21.5ftlbs. It’s 12 years old and isn’t even broke in yet because it’s too nice to take outside. Where I live in semi-communist southern California the cops will fine you and just might confiscate the gun. And “if” you get back it will be scratched up (first hand knowledge with other guns). They treat them like they would a broken broom handle because they don’t give a s***. It won’t be long before they have an SS symbol on their collars, no joke, it’s just a matter of time. I digress….

Ok, back to the RX. I do wish I had bought it in 22 now because there’s no power difference but the 22 shoots much flatter and farther. But if I had then I’d be saying how I wish I had it in 25. So to solve my problem I’m going to buy a 22 barrel for it. They’re $95 but so worth it for a gun of this caliber (pun intended). You might consider the same for yourself.. I’d skip 177 tho, it’s a bad match for the gun and they’ll probably all go supersonic anyways.
There is one thing I really don’t understand about this gun, and that’s why is it ~21ftlbs when it should be more like 30 based on cocking effort and the high quality. Did they drop the ball in design or something? It’s the top companies top gun for $650+ and it can be beat badly by a $150 chinese gun. What gives? If they can do it then why can’t this gun?
I’d love to open it up and tune, but I feel like it’s a pristine first edition of the Superman comic book, like if I open it I’ll ruin the value. The chinese guns I rip open right away, but this gun is more like art than weapon.
Well, if anyone knows please post. And if anyone has a question about mine feel free to ask.

]]> By: Jock Elliott http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-smoooooooth.html/comment-page-1#comment-1568 Jock Elliott Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:40:11 +0000 http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-%e2%80%93-smoooooooth.html#comment-1568 Yunder, Sorry, I don't know the answer. Yunder,

Sorry, I don’t know the answer.

]]> By: Yunder http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-smoooooooth.html/comment-page-1#comment-1567 Yunder Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:02:26 +0000 http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-%e2%80%93-smoooooooth.html#comment-1567 Just ordered the .25 version. I spent several weeks researching which .25 break barrel might be the most fun/satisfying to own and use, and your review certainly lines up with everything else I've read. I don't know whether you can answer this question, but here goes: if the HW90 is the un-rebranded equivalent of the Beeman RX-2, why do I see higher FPE stats for the Beeman RX-2 than for the HW90 (in .25)? Just ordered the .25 version. I spent several weeks researching which .25 break barrel might be the most fun/satisfying to own and use, and your review certainly lines up with everything else I’ve read. I don’t know whether you can answer this question, but here goes: if the HW90 is the un-rebranded equivalent of the Beeman RX-2, why do I see higher FPE stats for the Beeman RX-2 than for the HW90 (in .25)?

]]> By: Jock Elliott http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-smoooooooth.html/comment-page-1#comment-1314 Jock Elliott Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:40:45 +0000 http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-%e2%80%93-smoooooooth.html#comment-1314 Mike, Thanks for the kind words. The HW90 is very, very smooth. As to the weather, we had about 5 inches of "partly cloudy" in the drive this AM. Mike,

Thanks for the kind words. The HW90 is very, very smooth.

As to the weather, we had about 5 inches of “partly cloudy” in the drive this AM.

]]> By: Mike Hrivnak http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-smoooooooth.html/comment-page-1#comment-1313 Mike Hrivnak Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/blog/2008/09/hw90-%e2%80%93-smoooooooth.html#comment-1313 Jock, Great piece on an obviously great rifle. I think you talked me into one! I own an older RWS 34, which I enjoy, but would like to step up to a. .22 or .25 caliber. Are you sending your weather down here? (Delaware) Throw in your mountains and I'd be happy! Mike Jock,
Great piece on an obviously great rifle. I think you talked me into one! I own an older RWS 34, which I enjoy, but would like to step up to a. .22 or .25 caliber. Are you sending your weather down here? (Delaware) Throw in your mountains and I’d be happy!
Mike

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