Weihrauch HW 97 accuracy at 50m

50 meter distance shooting accuracy for Weihrauch HW 97 SPRING air rifle, uploaded by Igor, at November 5, 2017. Test ID: #16 (SPRING = Spring powered)

Average accuracy for tested HW 97 airgun is 4.5 cm (≈ 1.8 inch) horizontal and 3.1 cm (≈ 1.2 inch) vertical accuracy. Diagonal = 5.5 cm (≈ 2.1 inch) (from center-to-center of the hits). Tested distance was 50m. The details of test can be seen below shooter's description.

Scope: Hawke 3-9×40. Airgun is 2 months old. Outdoor shooting with minimal wind. It looks like, that 7.5 Joules is not good enough for accurate shooting at 50 meters. It is hard to handle the recoil of the gun.
Tested air rifle:
Type: HW 97
Brand: Weihrauch
Power: SPRING
Aiming: scope
Caliber .177
Speed: 574 fps = 175 m/s
Energy: 7.5 J = 5.5 ft-lbf
Modified* n
Ammunition:
JSB Exact Express 0.51 g.
Result of shooting accuracy:
  horizontal vertical
  cm inch cm inch
1. 5.3 2.1 2.8 1.1
2. 3.9 1.5 3.8 1.5
3. 3.2 1.3 4.4 1.7
4. 5.6 2.2 1.4 0.6
avg 4.5 1.8 3.1 1.2
Shooting distance: 50m
Diagonal accuracy: 5.46 cm

More statistics

Theoretically, what is the smallest target that can be hit N times out of 10 shoots. N=
1×: 1.4×0.9 cm (=0.5×0.4 in)
5×: 2.4×1.6 cm (=0.9×0.6 in)
9×: 5.9×4 cm (=2.3×1.6 in)
Coke can hits: 20 /20
Matchbox hits: 14 /20
Sugar cube hits: 1/20

Standard deviation (best if 0):

Horizontal: 0.99 cm = 0.39 inch
Vertical: 1.14 cm = 0.45 inch
Diagonal: 1.5 cm = 0.59 inch
Hor./Vert. ratio: 1:0.69 = 145.2% info
Predicted shooting accuracy at 50m×2 = 100m distance: 9.7×6.7 cm = 3.8×2.6 in.


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Air gun Weihrauch HW 97 air rifle

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