HW97 or TX200 ?
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There is no best only opinions!
Each have their advantages/disadvantages;
TX- glided piston, walnut stock option, easier to work on if needed/wanted, small/one sided breech opening, noisy & cumbersome anti beartrap, only one stock design, high price
97- not glided, no walnut stock option, large breech opening, no anti bear trap issues, numerous stock options (synthetic, thumbhole, laminate), blue or "stainless look", less expensive.
Neither decisively more accurate than the other
Each have their advantages/disadvantages;
TX- glided piston, walnut stock option, easier to work on if needed/wanted, small/one sided breech opening, noisy & cumbersome anti beartrap, only one stock design, high price
97- not glided, no walnut stock option, large breech opening, no anti bear trap issues, numerous stock options (synthetic, thumbhole, laminate), blue or "stainless look", less expensive.
Neither decisively more accurate than the other
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I have two TX200s and four 97/77 rifles. The AA TX200 stocks and bluing are far superior. All of my rifles have been carefully tuned., I find the AA to have a slightly smoother feel after the shot, but the triggers on the 97 series rifles are amazing and the build quality on both pretty equally. They are all deadly accurate.
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This. Love this answer!
Don't have a tx200, but my HW97 is a laser. That gun shoots fantastically despite me.
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...that's what I hate aboot this place...!!!...no easy answers...!!!...just more…questions...!!!... 
EDIT: ...I thought of an easy answer but it does involve a question...which gun did you want to "win"...???...buy that one...
EDIT: ...I thought of an easy answer but it does involve a question...which gun did you want to "win"...???...buy that one...
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gonzav71
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For field target piston hunter class, many shoot the TX200. Both will be competitive in field target. I have both. I like the working on my TX200HC. It is far easier to maintain, tune, disassemble and reassemble with only two tools required. Although the HW97K can shoot just as good, I hate taking it apart since you need a large wrench and a hammer plus other tools. You can save a lot if you buy the HW97K from Krale.
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If you slightly over tighten the HW's a few times and put a bit of moly on the threads they come apart pretty easy, several of my HW's I easily unscrew the rear cap by hand.
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I don’t own a TX200 but have a couple of HW97s that I use in HFT(US) and I’ve taken them apart enough to be comfortable doing so. The mainsprings have enough preload to require using my homemade spring compressor. The only part of the reassembly that I dread is getting the trigger block lined up perfectly while under spring pressure to screw it back into the receiver. Makes me think that the +1200fpe springs are not worth the hassle but both guns are a joy to shoot and far more accurate than I am. Uj
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The dimensions in the powerplant of the 77/97 make for better shooting guns in my experience. And they don't have the cheesy sintered cocking shoe and the lockup issues they can cause. The TX also has that aggravating anti-beartrap ratchet that drives me nuts.
I've had two or three TX200s now and won't wish for another. They shot accurately, but all had lockup issues at one time or another, and the shot cycle was never as nice as on the 77/97s. They are prettier, but the bluing doesn't hold up as well as the Weihrauch guns.
I've had two or three TX200s now and won't wish for another. They shot accurately, but all had lockup issues at one time or another, and the shot cycle was never as nice as on the 77/97s. They are prettier, but the bluing doesn't hold up as well as the Weihrauch guns.
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