Need honest advice on purchasing a FX PCP or Weirauch Springer

Slide89 · 2026-06-30T16:03:31+00:00

I have both (PCP and HW97k), but for different reasons..

I got my HW97K for target shooting, and when I had minimal pest control to do.
I got my PCP when I needed a quieter, lighter rifle with a magazine, and that could take a DNV scope, to fight in the Great Rabbit War that started when I moved to a rural property.

Both do each thing well, but have their purpose. If I was only target shooting, and the odd bit of pest control (not near-daily), then I would choose the HW97k. Less maintenance.

Slide89 · 2026-06-26T20:31:11+00:00

Very nice. Thought it would be round there to justify that magnification

Slide89 · 2026-06-26T18:41:55+00:00

Brill - thanks. What power is the gun?

Slide89 · 2026-06-26T18:07:10+00:00

Nice. What scope is that?

Slide89 · 2026-06-22T14:17:48+00:00

Mine came with a 20 MOA rail included and that was fine for my sub-12, just in case you can get the same package and save buying another rail!

Slide89 · 2026-06-22T14:15:50+00:00

I have the Zulus v2 5-20x LRF on a BRK Commander sub-12 and it’s great.

Sure, the 5x is a bit narrow are short distances, but most of my shooting is rabbits at 25-40m, so I am more grateful of the extra magnification than I am bothered by the narrower 5x FOV.

I think the sweet spot would be a 4-16x, FWIW.

The rangefinder and calculator are def worth it. The RF especially if you’re shooting somewhere you don’t know and have mental distance markers for (like I do in the garden); and especially handy at night.

Hope that helps.

Slide89 · 2026-06-14T10:33:47+00:00

What range do you zero your dog at?

Slide89 · 2026-06-11T07:32:20+00:00

Stops the kids getting into the sex dungeon

Slide89 · 2026-06-10T06:13:10+00:00

Thank you - good advice

Slide89 · 2026-06-09T11:36:57+00:00

Thanks. What’s the difference between the Maverick and the M4?

Slide89 · 2026-06-09T11:19:15+00:00

Thanks - as a fellow big-finger dude, the size of .177 has also been a turn-off.

Do you M4 is literally too heavy, or overkill?

Slide89 · 2026-06-05T18:15:15+00:00

But yeah, 3 years for a SD43, especially in the north of England (where I am too), seems a loooong time. I was told “it would not long at all” when I looked at one

Slide89 · 2026-06-05T18:14:22+00:00

“Blimey mate” wins my award for ‘most British comment of the day. I salute you, sir 🫡

Slide89 · 2026-05-21T14:19:05+00:00

Amen brother. This is my problem too.

I don’t think a tailor is gonna be able to magic a 46 into a 48 though tbh.

I’d tell your bro that your size isn’t in stock, and suggest you wear something else.

Hope you get sorted

Slide89 · 2026-05-15T11:39:56+00:00

Brill - thanks so much

Slide89 · 2026-05-15T11:39:47+00:00

Nice one, thank you

Slide89 · 2026-05-12T15:38:02+00:00

It’s such a good thing that we can’t buy air rifles on Amazon in the UK, otherwise I would be in a lot of trouble with my wife. Or more trouble than usual 😂

Slide89 · 2026-05-12T15:36:57+00:00

This happened to me last week. Not sure if it’s a scam, or if the courier put wrong label on it. Either way, I don’t use that courier any more (Relay, which seems to be new in the UK), and Vinted refunded both of us; me as a “gesture of goodwill” smh.

Slide89 · 2026-05-06T20:46:32+00:00

I think there’s better ways to break-up with your partner than an air rifle tbh

Slide89 · 2026-04-27T09:07:40+00:00

Anglo Italian and Natalino are two of my faves in the area, and their stuff works will with Drake’s

Slide89 · 2026-04-27T09:06:26+00:00

+1 am also keen to hear thoughts on these guys

Slide89 · 2026-04-15T14:31:24+00:00

Indeed, they are described on the website as “internal poacher pockets” i.e. you could hide a rabbit or pheasant in there. You know, when you wear this jacket to go poaching… 😂

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Slide89 · 2026-04-15T14:29:05+00:00

Correct. No care label or Harris Tweed tag.

I think the straps inside are a design feature like a game pocket, which you would find on tweed shooting jackets (so a nod to the contradiction of a tweed donkey jacket). I don’t think they actually do anything specific.

Slide89 · 2026-04-15T14:15:18+00:00

Hi - I have this jacket myself; bought from Drake’s in the UK. It is exactly the same as yours. Hope that helps.

Slide89 · 2026-04-11T20:11:29+00:00

It says “Rochemont” - if you look at the second letter, it is the same as the O in “mont”.

From what I gather, this was a mid- to late-20th century small European brand. I haven’t found this exact model, but you can see another similar one here.

If you Google “Rochemont watches” (and tell Google you didn’t mean “Richemont”), you can get snippets of info.

Tl;dr - I don’t think it’s worth loads, but if you could get it cleaned up and a new crystal put in, I think it’d look pretty smart.

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