Weihrauch HW97 Blackline

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   JSB exact have always been my go to for most air rifles, so I was surprised when the wildcat prefered hades.
I see there is now also a monster hades, but it seems extreamly heavy.
By all accounts H&N should be good, I have a lot of faith in the Germans, so the FTT or the baracuda should be 👌🏻

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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2024 at 3:24am
	JSB exact have always been my go to for most air rifles, so I was surprised when the wildcat prefered hades. I see there is now also a monster hades, but it seems extreamly heavy. By all accounts H&N should be good, I have a lot of faith in the Germans, so the FTT or the baracuda should be 👌🏻
	Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2482	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Mar 2024 at 4:03pm
	I've got cometa exact jumbo for it at 15.90gr. I asked David (Airguns NZ) what he would recommend by what his customers were getting for the hw97. He came back with ftt or the above. I've found that the 16gr weight approx pellets have been what I've ended up with all of my .22 so went for that weight. I've had good results with ftt but think they are a bit light. So I'll be keen to see how the exact go and fpe produced. using them. Hopefully next 24 hour break, I'll get the wulf scope on and I'll buy a chrono this week do a bit of intial breaking in and chrono testing during the process next tuesday. Be a while till get out hunting with I think. Edited by kruzaroad - 14 Mar 2024 at 4:05pm

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Mar 2024 at 10:55am
	They are beautiful guns, the 97KT is my one day springer, my holly grail. I’ll be interested to follow your progress with it, keep us posted 👍🏻
	Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2482	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Mar 2024 at 2:43am
	Oh is it just an expansion chamber? I haven't even looked at the manual, let alone fired it yet. Joys of my job. Just want sleep and get things done on night off. I'll get probly have to install some sling studs on it as weight will become an issue as the it was with the tx. Need to buy another chrono to for testing as well.

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1552	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Mar 2024 at 4:15pm
	Trigger mod I did on mine. http://www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=237&PN=1

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1552	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Mar 2024 at 4:10pm
	Nice one Kruz. Yes, they are solid guns, but they handle well I reckon. You can take the end cap off and install wadding or baffles. I never did it, but it might make a difference. I think it's an 8mm allen key to undo it.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2482	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:51pm
	I picked it up today, won't get to test properly for a while, but will add as I do. First impressions. Bloody heavy. Totally comfortable to hold and naturally cheek wields, steady. It is cut away either side of the breech for easy left hand loading. Which for me missing half my trigger finger and middle finger on right hand will make loading so much easy. A feature I wish the tx had. Has three solid holes alond reciever for scope locks. Nice. Has deep thumb and shooting finger grooves. Roomy pistol grip thumb space. Due missing fingers this is a huge bonus, I can put some of the weight on my thumb directly, and area under the stock. Lifting my next finger full, to the trigger it sits just in the end of the trigger finger groove and lines it up for the trigger awsome. Would be a deamy hold with a trigger finger. The end of groove where the lever comes too, sits right where my pointer finger touches the stock on the fore end . Going to make the same hold much easier with a tactile marker point. Gold trigger is bit blingy, but sets the gun off. Has built in suppressor. Thats about it. Haven't shot or put scope on it, even cocked it. I'm happy as with how it feels to hold and looks. More next week when I a scope on it and test it. Edited by kruzaroad - 13 Mar 2024 at 12:57pm