i really like the AIRMAX too. Very excited about the AIRMAX 6-25x50 IR I’ve ordered for the 97I'd hang on to that Vantage. It's a great little scope for that gun. It well suits the Hw30's size and typical use. Shooting groups at 50 yards is not typical Hw30 use. You may revert to it once you get the 97 set up.
Almost all my springers have Airmax scopes. The fine etched glass Christmas tree reticle is great for target and long distance shooting. I have a 2-7 Airmax on my Hw30. I have a 4-12 Airmax on my Hw97. All the others except my Hw50 wear a 3-9 Airmax. The Hw50 is my squirrel and GP air rifle. It wears a straight 4X non AO mildot Vantage. The thicker Vantage reticle shows better in the woods.
and I no longe4 hunt but I’m at the range several times a week shooting my 30 or shooting barebow, my other passion.That's a lot of scope. I wish you well with iti really like the AIRMAX too. Very excited about the AIRMAX 6-25x50 IR I’ve ordered for the 97
A 97 with good glass is a great setup, but it is a dedicated bench shooter for me anyway. The HW 30 is always a handful of fun that you can take anywhere, and in that vein I ordered an HW95n, and when it gets glass, I would like to keep it light.i really like the AIRMAX too. Very excited about the AIRMAX 6-25x50 IR I’ve ordered for the 97
That was my thought re the 97. I’ll only be shooting it from a bench And unless I win a lottery it will be the last Springer I buy. I’ve never seen a 97 live but I’ve listened to them cocked on YouTube and that sound really appealed to me.. plus of course the awesome reviews!
I had the desire for that gun back in the late eighties, but it wasn't the 97 at the time, it was the 77. So forty years later I scatched that itch.That was my thought re the 97. I’ll only be shooting it from a bench And unless I win a lottery it will be the last Springer I buy. I’ve never seen a 97 live but I’ve listened to them cocked on YouTube and that sound really appealed to me.. plus of course the awesome reviews!
As they say, better late than never. I’d love to be able to deal with AoA but they will no longer ship to Canada due to our ever constricting gun laws due to the worst PM in Canadian history, and likely the most hated man. I’m envious of your collection!I had the desire for that gun back in the late eighties, but it wasn't the 97 at the time, it was the 77. So forty years later I scatched that itch.
crowski, an AGN member, and springer collector here, had a beautiful Blue Laminate in .20 cal, that I thought I should aquire to do justice to my forty year wait.
I bought the 30 and the 97 together from Darren at AoA. The 97 came ten or so months later, so I shot the 30 while I waited.
Me too!
everyone is warning about the wind . I think the wind add's to the adventure ! normal wind here is 5 to 12 MPH crosswind uphill and from the lake .
I am currently thinking of 2 guns (flip a coin ? ) HW95N and HW30S both in .20 . what a decision to make .
You know the answer. Buy them both and sell the one you don't like. You will keep them both.
