So it's clear that TX200 is easy to work on but my question is it a night and day difference between these two as far as difficulty to upgrade?
Tuning TX200 vs HW97 UPGRADE COMPLEXITY
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Tx200 is a cake walk to work on. The 97 is a little more involved. Plenty of videos on YT for you to get a ideal what is involved.
Butch
Butch
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The main difference is that you need a mainspring compressor for the HW97 whereas, you can replace the spring in the TX without one. I made one for mine. It's kind of a PITA.
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With experience neither are that difficult, but as previous poster mentioned the 97 should have a spring compressor. I have done them without a compressor but if you slip, there are many sharp edges that can cut and slice....and I have had that experience many times !!! With the TX you can compress the preload on the mainspring with one hand easily.. With the 97 you have to unthread the trigger block and when it lets go...you better be in control. With the TX just remove a bolt and very little pressure from the spring and your done. I prefered the better quality piston and guides in the TX, in most cases I never replaced the factory internals unless they were damaged, where as the earlier 77 and 97 models used drawn sheet metal pistons and guides and were not as precisely made. With that said, I have been retired from working on springers for about 7 years now so I cant say for sure if the newer 97/77 have better quality pistons and guides or not. The 97 sells for less money and might be better balanced where the MK3 TX has a tendency to be barrel heavy. I find the TX stock and pull length fit me like a glove where as the 97/77 stock is longer and not as comfortable with my cheek weld, I find it more difficult to get confortable, however this is a personal decision and you should check for stock fit from both before deciding !!! Most will agree the TX has a better quality finnish than the HW rifles, however the HW is still a good looking gun !! I would seriously recomend trying both on for size and handling before purchase. While the TX does cost more, if it fits better and is easier to work on, then the cost may well be worth it !!! If your looking at a strictly 12 fpe rifle the 97/77 will have a better shot cycle, but if your looking for a 15 fpe plus rifle then the TX would be my choice. My own TX fac power rifle is just about as smooth as my older 12 fpe version and will group about as well. The 12 fpe version is much easier to shoot offhand by far, but I dont do much of that anymore.
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I have both, and both are very easy to work on. They are just different designs. But neither is difficult to disassemble or reassemble.
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I've had both and done multiple tunes on each one. The TX is very easy to disassemble. The 97 is a PITA, especially getting the dovetails perfectly lined up upon reassembly. Definitely watch the videos to see what you are getting into. However, based on my experience, Weihrauch has slightly better QC. They are both superb guns though.
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