N/A Recommendations from the pro’s

[madeintheuk]

So I’m looking for a springer that I can shoot in the back yard (sub 50yds), that is accurate, easy to shoot, and will easily take squirrels and chipmunks with open sights.

Looked at the hw95, but is it overkill?

Need recommendations from the springer pros.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Duckfish]

Never

But HW 50 is a good choice too.
Look at Cometa also, Keystone Airguns .com, Jon can do a tune up before he sends it. Call him and tell him what you are looking for.

 

[Sean_Eason]

 

[Sean_Eason]

View attachment 510111The R9 , the HW97k and the HW95 are all good choices and you can’t go wrong in my opinion, super accurate, very enjoyable to shoot

 

[EMrider]

hw50s or hw95

hw50s is lighter and easier to maneuver
hw95 has more power

Both very accurate and built to last for decades of shooting.
R

 

[madeintheuk]

So the beeman r9 and the hw95 are the same gun? No differences at all?

 

[Mycapt65]

Yes a R9 and Hw95 are the same power plant. They sometimes vary in accoutrements. If we're talking gray or red fox squirrels they're tough. If you're seriously shooting them at 50 yards skip the Hw50 and go the 95. I use a 177 HW50 for them but I've learned to keep my shots inside of 40 yards. Fifty yards is possible with the Hw50 if you can get a good head shot. A good head shot at 50 yards is beyond my practical springer skills. I have to go for the body at that range and a Hw50 won't do it cleanly, if at all. I have my doubts that a 22 Hw50 would penetrate at all at 50 yards. Yes I've owned one and kept the 177. Even at fifteen yards my 22 Hw50 never had an exit wound. My 177 does.

 

[Tinbum]

If you are in the UK then the Hw99/95. If you are in the free world then the Hw95 all day long!

 

[HeyU]

Get Both. The HW50S in .177 and the R9 in 22 cal. The difference between the R9 and the HW95 is the finish on the stock ( I think ). The R9 and the HW50S have a finished glossy clear coat. Might be polyurethane or a high gloss stain. Very durable,looks good. The HW95 looks like it has a low gloss finish, ( less shiny ) but I don't personally have 1 of those so I'd be a bit skeptic with that. The HW50S .177 really surprised me by how flat and hard it hits and it is phenominally accurate. And my R9, in 22cal, I got from Flying Dragon Air Rifles. Gone over by Mr Mike Melnick there. It is so smooth and so accurate that I am beyond satisfied or pleased. I'm floored . So like I said,get both.

 

[coastal drifter]

I have the 95 in 20 cal open sights. I'm liking it a lot.

 

[mh]

Coastal drifter, how is the comb height on the 95 using the Williams sight?

 

[Hateful McNasty]

So the beeman r9 and the hw95 are the same gun? No differences at all?

Stock checkering ?

R9/95 ain't overkill just today overpriced..lol.

 

[coastal drifter]

Coastal drifter, how is the comb height on the 95 using the Williams sight?

its fine, the gun comes with irons.

 

[coastal drifter]

Stock checkering ?

R9/95 ain't overkill just today overpriced..lol.

like everything else

 

[jccams]

Coastal drifter, how is the comb height on the 95 using the Williams sight?

I have a 95 Luxus, I believe same stock. The stock is really set up for a scope. I tried to shoot Irons and had to smash my face into the stock, put a scope on it. Many people feel the same way, may depend on the persons facial structure, but it did not work for me.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

like everything else

You know poor ol hatsan ain't gouging . Heck some pretty low or remained the same pricing .. just amazing there not in a bind or whatever ..lol

Maybe trying to retain my business not price me out of ...

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

HW95 in 22 caliber. Not to powerful but not to low powered either. Plus you don’t have to be concerned with the galling issue associated with the two piece cocking lever on the HW30/50 models.

 

[coastal drifter]

You know poor ol hatsan ain't gouging . Heck some pretty low or remained the same pricing .. just amazing there not in a bind or whatever ..lol

Maybe trying to retain my business not price me out of ...

I don't think Hatsan is a good comparison

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I don't think Hatsan is a good comparison

For what price gouging ? Lol..

No prob shooting some of there stuff at all. I had junk in all brands

 

[coastal drifter]

For what price gouging ? Lol..

No prob shooting some of there stuff at all. I had junk in all brands

Im not saying they are junk, Just not the same materials ETC as the HWs