notec wrote:
Just curious......do you have a HW97 or HW50? I am thinking on buying another rifle, and wondering how it compares to them.
I have a nice 97K and a 30s, no 50 tho...
Comparing with the brand new Diana48 and my well tuned (by previous owner) HW97K, both in 177...
HW97 is shooting around 11fpe with the Vortek kit in low setting (775fps on 8.2g R10 Rifle pellet).
And the Diana I don't check yet, and on paper it shoots in 20fpe, thinking it's around 900fps with the 10.65g Baracuda I am using now.
Loading the Diana48 feels very easy... Means I might need to feed her with bigger head size pellets?? I actually didn't do any pellet testing yet... One reason it looks like the Baracuda. Second reason... Without a scope and I am in a close range basement, looks not necessary to waste my pellets, yet... If I couldn't even group I need to try another pellet... But now, So far so good~ and I am lazy... [emoji38]
And while loading on the 97 which is much tighter...
Size... Diana is a bit longer and with the factory open sights the comb section on the stock is flatter than the scope only HW97.
(above picture the two rifles were aligned on the trigger)
On specs, 97k is 4.3kg (without scope), the Diana 48 is 3.9kg. While handling these two, the Diana feels much lighter. Not the bad meaning here, or I should say the 97 feels too heavy when compare to the Diana 48. Of course i have a scope on the 97.
Which surprised me again.... It's easier to shoot the Diana 48 magnum than the HW97, less felt recoil and less jumping and you get much more power which sounds not right but it just happening... Looks I do need to put a scope on the Diana then make these two German girls fight again on a fair condition~
The built and quality of the Diana is very good. I am very satisfied. However when compare to the Weihrauch HW97, the flag ship model, the HW97 looks better, at least more robust, and feels much more solid than the Diana.
Here (above) on the 97 is 3mm thickness...
More details regards the Diana48...
Cocking lever released position.
Cocking lever fully opened (cocked and safety engaged)
Piston return safety engaged while opening the cocking lever... Need to press down the release button on the left prior to close the lever.
Adjustable front sight. Which I moved it from about 1/3 to the front to all the way back.
Price...
The price on Bullseye North website is back to original, $759, 11 available. And in AGS which is $799.
HW97.... Anyone of you can still find a new HW97 to buy in Canada today?? [emoji38] Before the stock was all out, it's $899.99 from D&L... Not sure if price could go up to around one K if new shipments in...