Weihrauch HW 55 stock types

[MDriskill]

Just because this gets asked from time to time...!

Here are the five basic stock types fitted to the Weihrauch HW 55 target rifle. These are all relatively late-production guns. The 55 was made from the early 1950's to late 1990's, and there are countless minor variations In about every detail.

 

[RANGER94]

Great pics!

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

I did not know they were made up to the late 90’s. Must be Beeman discontinued them long before Weihrauch did. Those are a wonderful set.

 

[MDriskill]

You are correct. Dr Beeman sold his interest in the company to SR Industries in 1993. Things were more bean-counter dominated after that. Slow sellers like the HW 55 - still beautiful, but expensive and no longer a competitive match gun beyond the local club level - disappeared from the catalog. I think some individual dealers imported a few 55's after that, but not on a true wholesale basis like Beeman.

Weihrauch stopped offering walnut stocks for the 55 around 1990 I think. That being said, they put some interesting design thought into the final runs of the model, which had a very nice, re-designed beech stock with a cheekpiece. The HWB junior rifle was another creative way to use up those old parts!

 

[beerthief]

ALL beauty's very nice wonder if i can find a lefty Tyrolean stock ?

 

[MDriskill]

Southpaw T's are out there, but rather rare as you can imagine! I've seen a couple.

The only lefty HW 55 I've ever owned was the even rarer CM stock, ended up trading that for a minty 1968 HW 35E.

 

[MDriskill]

ALL beauty's very nice wonder if i can find a lefty Tyrolean stock ?

For what it's worth...a traditional Tyrolean design such as HW's, has this interesting shallow "saddle" on the opposite side from the cheekpiece. Most folks find this allows pretty comfortable shooting from the "wrong" side, so if you ever run into a righty Tyro, don't dismiss it out of hand.

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

For what it's worth...a traditional Tyrolean design such as HW's, has this interesting shallow "saddle" on the opposite side from the cheekpiece. Most folks find this allows pretty comfortable shooting from the "wrong" side, so if you ever run into a righty Tyro, don't dismiss it out of hand.

That looks a lot more pronounced than mine. It was shootable from the left side but not real comfortable. That one looks like it could be better for me. That is why I sold mine. Still looking for a lefty and now maybe a righty. Thanks.

 

[djna]

Beautiful guns, love the looks of the CM walnut stock. Awesome collection of 55’s!