HW95 Caliber Conversion

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I have a .177 HW95 that I am considering swapping out the barrel with a HW95 .22 barrel from Chambers. Is this a good or bad idea? Will there be any accuracy or fit and finish issues? The rifle is basically brand new, less than a tin of pellets through it. Tom tuned it for 15 fpe and it shoots very smoothly.

OR

Start all over and sell the tuned .177 HW95 and buy a new from the factory .22 HW95 and have it tuned?

Which is the best option?
 
Don't know about the barrel swap, but I'd think it should be a pretty straight forward deal. Take the .177 off, install the .22, go shooting. For the little it's worth, my 95 in .22 is a 15.5 fpe rifle with FTT 5.54 head size pellets.
Like bdzjlz, I also own an R9 .20 and love it. Can't honestly say one is more accurate than the other since both are very accurate if I'm doing my part.

ps...nothin wrong I can see with owning both .177 and .22, sooo.... just buy the .22 and have a pair??
 
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maxtrouble said:
I have a .177 HW95 that I am considering swapping out the barrel with a HW95 .22 barrel from Chambers. Is this a good or bad idea? Will there be any accuracy or fit and finish issues? The rifle is basically brand new, less than a tin of pellets through it. Tom tuned it for 15 fpe and it shoots very smoothly.

OR

Start all over and sell the tuned .177 HW95 and buy a new from the factory .22 HW95 and have it tuned?

Which is the best option?
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There should be no issues to change just the barrel and it will be far cheaper. The HW and Beeman products are made in the same place, by the same people on the same machines, only the name is different as far as the actions go.
 
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The swap will be straightforward.

EXCEPT...you will need to swap the cocking lever to the new barrel assembly, since it likely won't come with one as complete. Check and be sure before placing your order. You may want to get a new retaining pin, and you'll need a press or vice, and a way to peen the rivet head to keep it from backing out.

If it comes complete with the lever, it's a bolt on affair. Just be sure what you're getting, don't want you to run into any surprises.

Myself, I've never found a .22 Weihrauch that was as accurate as a .177 with some being downright garbage. The best .22s were still extremely pellet picky at the least.
 
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Just remember to swap barrels safely it's best to remove the mainspring. The barrel pivot bolt is always under pressure from either the main spring and or the detent spring. The pivot bolt is a fine thread and it's very easy to bugger up the bolt or receiving thread in the compression tub ear.

Switching barrels is easy otherwise. I do recommend buying a new rivet and cocking arm. Sometimes the new parts bind and will cause barrel droop. It's common on many of the newer sold complete HW95 family guns as well. The fix is relatively simple. A slight bow added to the cocking arm fixes the interference droop.
 
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I bought a 22 barrel and cocking arm and connecting pin from AOA for right at $200. I felt weird right away for only being $300 away from a brand new 22 rifle but that's OK. I think you could get away with not buying the extra parts for a barrel swap but it will make the old barrel easy to swap back or sell.

My 22 barrel is a lot easier to shoot accurately for some unknown reason.
 
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bdzjlz said:
I have owned both plus Beeman R9s in the same. Even though they have the same actions, I find the R9s to outshoot the 95s almost every time. Just fyi.

BTW, my absolute favorite is an R9 in .20 if you can find one.
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"I find the R9s to outshoot the 95s almost every time."

Can you elaborate on that any ? Maybe a pro/ con list or just teasons or difference why between the 2 ..

Thanks
 
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The reason for the barrel swap is I ended up with three HW95 .177's. I would prefer one to be in .22 for the pure smack down effect they have on my arch enemy, the Soup Can.

@thumper thanks for the pro tip on the barrel assembly, had not even considered that!

@Mycapt65 thanks for the advice, will see which way I go with this one! Still considering my options.
 
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I installed a .22 calibre barrel on an HW95 that was originally a .177 without any problems. I ordered the new barrel and cocking arm from AOA. A new barrel does not come with the cocking arm you have to order it too if you want one. I did ask AOA to attach the cocking arm to the barrel for me when I ordered it which they did.
 
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Moog said:
I installed a .22 calibre barrel on an HW95 that was originally a .177 without any problems. I ordered the new barrel and cocking arm from AOA. A new barrel does not come with the cocking arm you have to order it too if you want one. I did ask AOA to attach the cocking arm to the barrel for me when I ordered it which they did.22
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I did the same thing But took the 22 cal back off reinstalled the original 177 Couldn’t, get the results out of the 22. I Wanted. Might be more of a 22 pellet selection 😬 it didn,t like any of my pellets . I’ve read the 22 like bigger head size. Don’t have any yet. My HW90. Doesn’t require bigger head size . Let us no how it shoots a what pellet’s it likes. Good luck
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Frogy said:
I did the same thing But took the 22 cal back off reinstalled the original 177 Couldn’t, get the results out of the 22. I Wanted. Might be more of a 22 pellet selection 😬 it didn,t like any of my pellets . I’ve read the 22 like bigger head size. Don’t have any yet. My HW90. Doesn’t require bigger head size . Let us no how it shoots a what pellet’s it likes. Good luck
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I did the switch about a year and a half ago and accuracy with the .22 barrel is as good as with the .177. I'm not exactly the best shot with a springer so probably someone else would be able to see the difference if their is one.
As far as pellets go I've had great results with the Crosman Premiers in both .22 and .177. JSB 15.89gr and H&N FTT at 14.66gr give even better accuracy but I shoot mostly the Crosman Premiers due to the price.
I don't seem to have the over sized barrel as near as I can tell.
 
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