HW/Weihrauch HW30 50 yd Bench

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bustachip said:
OK so here's a quick page from 40 yards today, it was breezy on and off and the groups show it. I managed two decent groups, all shot with the 7.33's. I will try again when I can catch a no wind
period. The reticle in the Hawke Vantage covers these 1/4" red dots, so that makes it interesting.😂View attachment 523230
New trigger blade installed.
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Thanks for sharing! what a great way to spend some time on Christmas! Merry Christmas!
 
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Shooting my FWB 300 today but my fingers got cold and fumbled with the loading . went to the HW97 and everything went well but still got cold fingers for .177 pellets .
The FWB 300 loading port is a rather vertical affair meaning you must drop your fingers and the pellet straight down into the gun . Summertime is fine ,cold fingers are not .
 
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What temps are you shooting in? I’ve wondered if people are shooting in subzero temps. I have been cutting it off at freezing here and found it not too bad but the fingers do get numb. I found some really thin gloves (one size fits all) that are like $1.50 a pair. I can wear them and load my 30S although I suspect I’ll have trouble loading my new 97k which I hope to get next week. But they work pretty good.
 
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Stormin-Normin said:
What temps are you shooting in? I’ve wondered if people are shooting in subzero temps. I have been cutting it off at freezing here and found it not too bad but the fingers do get numb. I found some really thin gloves (one size fits all) that are like $1.50 a pair. I can wear them and load my 30S although I suspect I’ll have trouble loading my new 97k which I hope to get next week. But they work pretty good.
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Temperature was 43 but wind chill was 37
 
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.20calguy said:
Im running the A/C here since late Christmas day. Wasp, mosquitos, and bugs are out stretching their wings.
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my house runs on a heat pump with propane assist below 34 degrees and auto thermostat, 74 day and 68 night , haven't touched it in years . 24/7/365 .
 
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Stormin-Normin said:
I don’t know any other Springer shooters and in particular any HW30 shooters other than on forums. I would like comments from any HW30/R7 owners that shoot 50 yard bench … Please tell me if these are decent groups at 50 yards out of a HW30.
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I’m a little late to this party, but I thought I would share that I think your groups are great and appreciate your post/sharing. It has been a while since I shot my R7 - I will have to see if I can find some old groups. The longest I can remember shooting was around 35 yards, and if I remember correctly, my groups were around 1” or so; I think yours are impressive at 50 yards.

Then again, I don’t have great eyesight, I don’t have a proper bench and to be honest, with my R7, I would rather plink.

The HW30/R7 is a fun airgun and it will be interesting to see if you tighten up your groups with more time / practice.
 
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jcalvert said:
I’m a little late to this party, but I thought I would share that I think your groups are great and appreciate your post/sharing. It has been a while since I shot my R7 - I will have to see if I can find some old groups. The longest I can remember shooting was around 35 yards, and if I remember correctly, my groups were around 1” or so; I think yours are impressive at 50 yards.

Then again, I don’t have great eyesight, I don’t have a proper bench and to be honest, with my R7, I would rather plink.

The HW30/R7 is a fun airgun and it will be interesting to see if you tighten up your groups with more time / practice.
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Thank you so much for the encouraging words JCalvert. I agree it is a superb gun for plinking! I am really enjoying this gun. And if you find any of your old groups, please post them. I really like seeing others and just how accurate others shoot the R7/HW30!
 
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Stormin-Normin said:
Thank you so much for the encouraging words JCalvert. I agree it is a superb gun for plinking! I am really enjoying this gun. And if you find any of your old groups, please post them. I really like seeing others and just how accurate others shoot the R7/HW30!
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I shot a little video of the HW30 from the bench at 75 yards, if you like.

 
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bustachip said:
Little 30 still has some bite left, all the way out to 75 yards. Nice shot.
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I never have set up a point of aim scope for 75y on it. Even my compensating rings which are set for the 95 and 97, don't allow zero at 75y on the 30, and I don't want to reset them. So I'm stuck using holdover.
 
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Stormin-Normin said:
Wow! Great shooting! I’m certain you nicked it on your second shot. you said you are using mildots at that range, what yardage are you zeroed at? I love your range! What is the coldest temps you shoot at? Thanks for sharing, you kick ass with that little 30!
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It is zeroed at 30 yards. The scope has an awful retical. I'll send a pic of the scope view and aim/hit points. The range is 75-yards.
In order to use the mildots I had to turn the scopes zoom down to 4X, then ease it back up until the point of impact is on top of the bottom post.
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.20calguy said:
It is zeroed at 30 yards. The scope has an awful retical. I'll send a pic of the scope view and aim/hit points. The range is 75-yards.
In order to use the mildots I had to turn the scopes zoom down to 4X, then ease it back up until the point of impact is on top of the bottom post.View attachment 524759
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Amazing, that’s all I can say!
 
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Stormin-Normin said:
Amazing, that’s all I can say!
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Thanks
On the video I switched to a lighter pellet (H&N ftt's) that didn't have as much fall as the 13.79's that allowed me a little more zoom, using the same sighting method.
Using the 13.79's it was set a little over 4X, and at that zoom the rectical pretty much covers a small target.
 
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Thanks
On the video I switched to a lighter pellet (H&N ftt's) that didn't have as much fall as the 13.79's that allowed me a little more zoom, using the same sighting method.
Using the 13.79's it was set a little over 4X, and at that zoom the rectical pretty much covers a small target.
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that‘s honestly amazing shooting with that scope. That‘s equivalent to a like 500 yard centerfire shot.
 
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