New HW97K variant

[fantumfan2003]

With Black synthetic thumbhole stock and choice of nickel plated finish....

Nice....



M.

[mandeep.khera]

hai man nice pice
can u let me know specification
and if i may is it for sell as well
if yes then the price plz

[fantumfan2003]

Mandeep,

Specs :

Length : 40.5 inches
Weight : 9lbs
Barrel : 12.5 inches
Power : 11.4 ft lbs

Sale :

Yes its for sale below...but they don't ship to India.....

http://www.airgunbuyer.com/Showproducts.asp?cat=Air Rifles&SubCat=Weihrauch Air Rifles#HW97KT Synthetic

M.

hai man nice pice
can u let me know specification
and if i may is it for sell as well
if yes then the price plz

[grewal]

Mandeep you can buy it from here http://www.pyramydair.com/ they will ship it to your address. For more detail read the airgun section.

[fantumfan2003]

This particular variant is not yet available with Pyramid Air. Its just now starting to show up in the UK. Has been reviewed in the January 2011 issue of Airgun World in the UK. Needless to mention its highly recommended by them.

M.

[Prabhath]

The 97k with the wooden stock looks way better. What say FF?

[vmanicks]

Still the nickel finish looks smart

Good Job FF

[hamiclar01]

Has been reviewed in the January 2011 issue of Airgun World in the UK. Needless to mention its highly recommended by them.
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Airgun World has never spoken ill of any gun.

Although the design is, interesting, they have not looked out for "thumb up" shooters. That's enough for a thumbs down for me.

[Olly]

This variant looks a bit 'meaner'...

[fantumfan2003]

Yup the non thumbhole version certainly does....

M.

The 97k with the wooden stock looks way better. What say FF?

[fantumfan2003]

Find faults with an HW Weihrauch springer ?

As for "thumb up" the AGW Editor who reviewed it says ...........

"There's something quite clever about the way the 97K's new synthetic stock, specifically the grip has been designed. There's no "thumb up" option and at first I was'nt impressed by that at all, until I slipped my hand into the curvy goodness and had a fumble about. I discovered that the finger groove for a right-hander becomes a thumb shelf for a lefty, and vice very much versa. The result is a well supported hand, and a trigger finger that's free to do its stuff under minimal muscle tension."

M.

Has been reviewed in the January 2011 issue of Airgun World in the UK. Needless to mention its highly recommended by them.
.

Airgun World has never spoken ill of any gun.

Although the design is, interesting, they have not looked out for "thumb up" shooters. That's enough for a thumbs down for me.

[hamiclar01]

Find faults with an HW Weihrauch springer ?

As for "thumb up" the AGW Editor who reviewed it says ...........

"There's something quite clever about the way the 97K's new synthetic stock, specifically the grip has been designed. There's no "thumb up" option and at first I was'nt impressed by that at all, until I slipped my hand into the curvy goodness and had a fumble about. I discovered that the finger groove for a right-hander becomes a thumb shelf for a lefty, and vice very much versa. The result is a well supported hand, and a trigger finger that's free to do its stuff under minimal muscle tension."

You obviously haven't suffered the recent imports, with latches falling apart and screws rattling about in the box itself. Don't even get me started on the list of brand new guns with broken springs!!!! Naaah, Weirauch quality is not what it used to be. By the way, I was faulting not the 97k, but the crappy stock

AirgunWorld "adjusts" their thumb to sit on an imaginary notch that was not designed for the purpose. Isn;t this proof enough that they only write good of guns, never balanced articles? There has been a raging debate in forums here over this typical gun magazine proselytism. The defenders, who all , obviously were correspondents and editorial staff, stated they needed advertising revenue, which they were hardly going to get if they picked faults.

So, my two cents:
Enjoy the pics.
Take the AGW review with a pinch of salt.
Don't buy before you try. Not everyone gets on well with thumbhole stocks.

[fantumfan2003]

I suffered a broken spring on my HW97K and am well aware of the HW QC problems being discussed which is why I had ordered a spare spring along with it, so no worries on that front.

Choice of airguns being a highly personal matter of preference, I'll say in closing that we here in India do not have the luxury of trying out an airgun before buying one hence the dependance on external advice of all the western forums.

M.

P.S. : I don't like that thumbhole stock. I like a thumbhole like the one on the new Webley Longbow SE.

You obviously haven't suffered the recent imports, with latches falling apart and screws rattling about in the box itself. Don't even get me started on the list of brand new guns with broken springs!!!! Naaah, Weirauch quality is not what it used to be. By the way, I was faulting not the 97k, but the crappy stock

AirgunWorld "adjusts" their thumb to sit on an imaginary notch that was not designed for the purpose. Isn;t this proof enough that they only write good of guns, never balanced articles? There has been a raging debate in forums here over this typical gun magazine proselytism. The defenders, who all , obviously were correspondents and editorial staff, stated they needed advertising revenue, which they were hardly going to get if they picked faults.

So, my two cents:
Enjoy the pics.
Take the AGW review with a pinch of salt.
Don't buy before you try. Not everyone gets on well with thumbhole stocks.

[ckkalyan]

Great Pics Manish,

Thanks for sharing!