I would just keep both. You have 2 really nice rifles. I would have got the 30 in .177 and the 50 in .22.
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HW/Weihrauch HW30 v HW50
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The 50 is more versatile, you can use a 7j spring and do plinking and targets at 10 m, or you can use a 16j spring and make it a very accurate hunter.
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Probably will keep both. No can do .177, I’m too old, have thick fingers, and my eyes prefer 22 size holes.
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They are different animals. The HW30 is a fun all day plinker. I consider the HW50 more of a lightweight hunter. It is nicely balanced to carry and shoot, but fairly heavy to cock for its power level. If ease of cocking (at 11-12 ft lbs of energy) is a priority, then an HW35 or a detuned HW95 is a better option.
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Ditto. The 50 is my hunter. It's light, handy, points and balances better (for me) than any other Weihrauch I own.
I plink with the 30s for hours on end. They're an absolute joy. My favorite of all.
The 50 is at least as hard to cock as my full power 95 family guns. The 35 will cock easier for the same power as the 50. For bench shooting I prefer the 95 platform guns over the others. I like them at full power. If easy cocking is a priority look at an 85. It's a long barrel 95.
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the 35 is a bit harder than the 50 but quite a bit harder than the 30 .I do not own a 50 but have shot one .
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I disagree. Unless the 35 has the very uncommon short barrel or the hw50 you shot was an older 25 mm model or a detuned current 26 mm model, the current 35 is always easier to cock than the current 50. I've tuned several of both and currently own a 177 Hw50 and have owned a 22 Hw50 as well.
Only the collectible old leather sealed 25 mm Hw50s cock easier than the Hw35. That's a great find if you can find one.
Sorry to disagree with you but I don't want the gentleman buying a gun based on your unusual experience.
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thank you i was going on my experience and only shot the 50 a few times, My 35 i believe is all original older finger groove , rather beat up but cleand up nicely and shoots strong
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Eu tenho uma velha 25mm 50. Ela é tão fácil de armar quanto a 30. Eu a uso para atirar sem mira.
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I bought a 50s in .177 and am enjoying it immensely. Even though the weather is cooling off in Wisconsin I shoot it daily. When people are talking about it being hard to cock I wonder about the rate of fire. I wasn’t a great archer, but I did some on and off for years. From that I learned to pace myself and take a few breaths between shots. Do others do the same? Is there a consensus?
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I too own and enjoy both (in .177). With the hw50s you get a lot more versatility for a very modest increase in size/weight. The hw50s can easily be setup with a soft spring as an 8fpe easy cocking all day shooter, or as a 12fpe woods hunting gun.
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Been posted in other threads here many times before, but for the record there are two quite different rifles called "HW 50."
The original was HW's first post-war product, came out about 1951 and made until 1999. There were MANY variations of stocks, triggers, sights, seal materials, etc. over the years; but all have a 25mm piston seal, double-jointed cocking link, etc. It's the only small-receiver-tube HW to have the solid threaded-on rear section like the bigger HW 35, 77, 80, etc. It's roughly a 700 FPS gun in .177. The old 50 was also the basis for the HW 55 target rifle.
The current HW 50 came out in 1999 and was at first called the "HW 99." The exterior of the receiver tube is the same size as the old gun (they will interchange stocks), and the double cocking link was retained, but internally it's much different: 26mm piston, longer stroke, shorter transfer port, shorter barrel, no threaded rear part - and about 100 FPS more zip. Due to its resemblance to the historic and popular oldster, the gun was re-named HW 50 in most markets. It is still called the HW 99 in the UK, and was briefly known as the "Beeman R6" here when it was new.
Canoa's pic above is an OLD HW 50S, which along with the HW 55 is a personal fave. Just for giggles here are some other variations of the old gun:
The original was HW's first post-war product, came out about 1951 and made until 1999. There were MANY variations of stocks, triggers, sights, seal materials, etc. over the years; but all have a 25mm piston seal, double-jointed cocking link, etc. It's the only small-receiver-tube HW to have the solid threaded-on rear section like the bigger HW 35, 77, 80, etc. It's roughly a 700 FPS gun in .177. The old 50 was also the basis for the HW 55 target rifle.
The current HW 50 came out in 1999 and was at first called the "HW 99." The exterior of the receiver tube is the same size as the old gun (they will interchange stocks), and the double cocking link was retained, but internally it's much different: 26mm piston, longer stroke, shorter transfer port, shorter barrel, no threaded rear part - and about 100 FPS more zip. Due to its resemblance to the historic and popular oldster, the gun was re-named HW 50 in most markets. It is still called the HW 99 in the UK, and was briefly known as the "Beeman R6" here when it was new.
Canoa's pic above is an OLD HW 50S, which along with the HW 55 is a personal fave. Just for giggles here are some other variations of the old gun:
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The 50 is more of a standard size rifle with a little more power than the 30. I would get a 95 and put a 12 fpe kit in it and you would have a full size rifle that shoot like a pussycat BTW, AOA has a great black Friday deal on HW95 walnuts.
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