Hi all new to the group, so i have been gifted a hw98 in .177. When i cock it sometimes the cocking arm drops out or just jumps and then dosent cock. What is likely to be wrong with it?
Hw98 .177
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Got it shooting. Had to close the gap on the shoe a smidge, very easy to do. Problem solved. Shoots like a lazer too 
Sounds like the cocking shoe or the "slot" of the tube its guided in or the cocking arm end that the shoe fits on is worn or damaged ..
You may can just pull the stock and view them things.
Also should be plenty of pictures and all to look at or pull the stock and give us one
This area
You may can just pull the stock and view them things.
Also should be plenty of pictures and all to look at or pull the stock and give us one
This area
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About 1/2 way down in this kinda guides you to the cocking arm stuff. Stock, barrel, then the arm and shoe removed ... easy stuff.
www.airgunnation.com
Hope it helps ..
New tools
some tools coming in to do some home tune, on the hw98. scope leveling tool to help in stall new Aztec scope, spring compressor to aid in stalling TBT pro tuning kit, v Mach seal, polish piston, and do some de burr ng . Some blueing to re blue where I cut the barrel weight down to install a...
www.airgunnation.com Hope it helps ..
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Il take the stock off either tonight or tomorrow and il post some pics. I hope it something obvious. I just want to shoot the thing. I had an old hw35 and regrettably sold it hope its as much of a pleasure to shoot as that was. Thankyou for your help guys
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Well being hw them parts if bad ( arm or shoe) are generally available parts .
Id almost suspect the shoe for the main culprit..
Anyway as long as the reciver tube if not goofed your in good shape id think.
Id almost suspect the shoe for the main culprit..
Anyway as long as the reciver tube if not goofed your in good shape id think.
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Yep. Used rifle sounds like? Could be someone de-burred the shoe a little too much. The HW95/98 are wonderful guns. You’ll enjoy it when you get it fixed.
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The HW98 / HW95 is one of my favorite Weihrauch rifles. I have had really good success with H&N Baracuda Match .177 452 head size.
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If it's older than say 2012 your cocking shoe won't look like the one these guys are posting. Just a heads up. But the early types almost never caused any issues.
The new sintered shoes can crack, most often when the gun is fired without the barrel being closed all the way, such as when decocking it.
Whatever it is, pulling the stock will likely reveal it fairly easily.
The new sintered shoes can crack, most often when the gun is fired without the barrel being closed all the way, such as when decocking it.
Whatever it is, pulling the stock will likely reveal it fairly easily.
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True , but unless you find old stock or a guy who has the old your only getting the new style.. ( for what i see).
Then the conversation only serms a issue with a hw80 .. i assume the new type is drop in on the rest (???) .
Anyway thats a good point if it is the old style shoe... They seem more subject to ware through ...
Maybe he'll get us some pictures layer...
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Got it shooting. Had to close the gap on the shoe a smidge, very easy to do. Problem solved. Shoots like a lazer too
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Solution 3 .177 holes are shots i took rested on table. POA was the .22 pellet. Spray mark is about an inch, taken at around 25yards
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Well, well... It was old style..lol
That chambers in the UK has the new in stock for like 12 pounds.. i think id just grab one.. personally its a better design. And should be a drop in part.. ( get it to be handy for the next time it starts slipping...)
Anyway looking good if its shooting good
That chambers in the UK has the new in stock for like 12 pounds.. i think id just grab one.. personally its a better design. And should be a drop in part.. ( get it to be handy for the next time it starts slipping...)
Anyway looking good if its shooting good
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Not bad for a gifted gun eyy haha. Just need to whip in all apart now and de tune it. It kicks like a mule and is full of years of what looks like old engine oil. But theres no grinding on cocking or anything trigger is crisp. Forgot how heavy they were since using my brocock lol
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Heckuva gift. I need friends like that. That gun shouldn’t kick like a mule, even at full power. Some buzz and twang with stock power plant maybe but not violent. Is it a FAC gun? Guessing a good clean and re-lube smooths it out.
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Yehh enit. It should be sub 12 bit dont think it is, go going to strip it and get a chrony and test it before i take it out as here in the uk you need a firearms licence to own and rifle above 12. Not worth risking it with a prison stint
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I guess thats not part of that bill of rights above ?..
Man like cjtamu said " i need good friends like that"' as well.. they do give me stuff but beyond repair there garbage collation folks refuse to haul off stuff
...That hw new is like a 600 buck gun . You got it gifted, so a 100 bucks fixing it up is well worth it ..
Anyway looks like you got it going on . Now enjoy..
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It was my ole man that gave it to me. He payed like £20 for it, it then sat at his house for years then gave it to me. Same as the brocock commander iv got and a walther rm8 just to name a few. He buys them looses interest and is like here you go son go and have some fun with it. Bare in mind im 31 years old lol
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FWIW my 2020 HW95L .22 cocking cycle is absolutely soundless until the piston latches into the trigger. This is after an ARH kit + GPL-205 lube & 8K shots.
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Ya, that arh spring aint bad at all.. just wonder ehat shipping to the UK would be vs a uk local spring like tinbumb's kit..
Ya if your gun that old and set up it be well worth just stop get some moly at least and clean it up good with fresh..
Then shoot it some and crony it to see if a new spring and seal is really needed..
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