{"id":1702,"date":"2011-12-12T01:26:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T08:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2011-12-05T05:37:38","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T12:37:38","slug":"the-weihrauch-hw50s-in-177-caliber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/the-weihrauch-hw50s-in-177-caliber.html","title":{"rendered":"The Weihrauch HW50S in .177 caliber"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The layout of the HW50S is simplicity itself.<\/p><\/div>\n

I think perhaps I have finally figured it out . . . what my favorite Weihrauch air rifle is \u2013 the HW50S <\/a>in .177. Over the years, I have owned (and still own) a variety of Weihrauch air rifles, from the big, hairy HW80 to the tackdriving but heavy HW97 to the diminutive HW30S.<\/p>\n

Each has its advantages and its charms, but as the years roll on (hey, maybe I\u2019m getting old and creaky), I find that I turn increasingly to lighter air rifles for a day afield. The lovely HW30S measures just 38.78 inches end to end and weighs just 5.1 lbs, but there are times when I am shooting it that I wish it had just a wee bit more velocity and power.<\/p>\n

Enter the HW50S. It\u2019s just 40.5 inches long weighs only 6.8 lbs. Over the years, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to test a couple of samples in .22 caliber (the standard and the Stainless versions), but I\u2019ve never shot the HW50S in .177 until recently.<\/p>\n

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The is a slight swell of a cheek piece on the left side of the buttstock for righthanded shooters, but lefties should have no problem with the HW50S.<\/p><\/div>\n

This is not an air rifle that is out to impress anyone with its glitz; there is no checkering or other adornment anywhere. At the extreme aft end, there is a brown rubber butt pad with a black spacer and a slight swell for a cheek piece on the left-hand side of the stock, but the buttstock is so nearly symmetrical that lefties should have no problem shooting this rifle. The forestock extends over the two-piece cocking linkage and breech block. The two-piece cocking linkage increases cocking effort (more about this later) but allows the action to be anchored by a single big screw in a steel seat underneath the forestock.<\/p>\n

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The Rekord trigger is crisp and adjustable.<\/p><\/div>\n

The trigger guard is black metal. It fastens to the stock with two screws. Inside the trigger guard is a typical Rekord trigger setup: a silver metal trigger and a silver adjustment screw.<\/p>\n

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The front sight has interchangeable inserts.<\/p><\/div>\n

The barrel is 15.5 inches long, and on top of it at the muzzle end you\u2019ll find a globe sight with interchangeable inserts. The receiver has three holes for anti-recoil pins and a push-button safety at the rear. That\u2019s it; the HW50S is a statement in simplicity.<\/p>\n

With the two .22 versions of the HW50S that I tested in the past, I found the cocking effort to be pretty \u201cstout,\u201d between 30-35 lbs., but the .177 version I\u2019m testing this time seemed easier. Maybe it is just unit-to-unit variation; I don\u2019t know. In any event, you should realize, going in, that the HW50S is not going to be as easy to cock as an HW30S.<\/p>\n

To ready the HW50S for shooting, grab the end of the barrel and crank it down and back until it latches, stuff a pellet in the breech, and return the barrel to its original position. Click off the safety, take aim, and squeeze the trigger. The Rekord trigger is crisp and clean and can be easily adjusted. With the factory adjustments, the first stage comes out between 1-2 lbs, and the second stage at 3-4 lbs.<\/p>\n

The shot cycle is very subdued, kind of a muted \u201ctunk,\u201d and there is a just a hint of vibration that is heard more than felt. In all this is a very pleasant air rifle to shoot, and its subdued report ought to keep the neighbors happy. It is, in fact, to my ears one of the quietest springer air rifles that I have ever shot.<\/p>\n

The HW50S launches 8.44 grain JSB Exact pellets <\/a>at around 740 fps. I found it put five pellets into a group at 13 yards that you could cover with a pencil eraser. Overall, I have found the HW50S accurate enough to shoot in Hunter Class field target, and I actually took 2nd<\/sup> in a match with a .22 HW50S a few years ago.<\/p>\n

I liked the .177 HW50S a whole lot, and I think it would put a huge grin on any airgunner\u2019s face. Santa, are you listening?<\/p>\n

Til next time, aim true and shoot straight.<\/p>\n

– Jock Elliott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I think perhaps I have finally figured it out . . . what my favorite Weihrauch air rifle is \u2013 the HW50S in .177. Over the years, I have owned (and still own) a variety of Weihrauch air rifles, from the big, hairy HW80 to the tackdriving but heavy HW97 to the diminutive HW30S. Each…»<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,43,113,32],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1702"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1712,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions\/1712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}