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| Value for Money | 9.6/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 9.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.3/10  |
Full review by
cptman
on 9th Apr 2008
User Rating : 9
Respect :
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Good Points: Very accurate low recoil good 'feel'
Bad Points: Faulty elevation screw
General comments: I have a webley Nemisis which is also a pneumatic air pistol, but the two don't compare, the weihrauch handles much better although i would say the power is about the same.
The tru-glow sights are not to everybodys taste but i like them.
unfortunately the rear sight elevation screw is slightly faulty, i have e.mailed Weihrauch and asked them to post me a replacement, i will let you know what their customer service is like in due course.
cptman's review and ratings | 89 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
jbl
on 21st Jan 2008
User Rating : 8
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0
Its a good gun and I would recommend the Weihrauch HW 40 PCA/Beeman P£
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Review by
QuickDrawJim
expert review 
on 19th Jan 2008
User Rating : 10
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I bought this pistol on a whim, being mainly into air rifle shooting, but must say that for what it is designed for, it does it perfectly well. Weihrauch don't claim that it is an all-round air pistol, and rightly so. They designed it for informal target shooting and that?s exactly what it does - and does very well in fact.
If you want an air pistol with the power to shred some coke cans, or shoot objects out to 45 yards, then may I suggest that the HW45 would be the gun that you need rather ...
QuickDrawJim's full review | 278 words
Review by
jes437
on 21st Nov 2007
User Rating : 9
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I wanted a reliable gun which would allow all year outdoor shooting, my co2 pistols' performance has waned with the onset of Winter weather, and this one made me curious after a lengthy handling in the gun shop. I'd gone in there to look at true target air pistols, but this became an attractive and far less costly step to take.
Starting with the negative, that handling session was necessary because on first glances the gun is difficult to take seriously. There's been some attempt at jazzing i ...
jes437's full review | 1309 words
Review by
jabarret
on 14th Nov 2007
User Rating : 10
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If I could own just one air pistol for plinking, this would be it.The Weihrauch HW 40 PCA is a well made and accurate air pistol.
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Review by
gunstonburner
on 21st Oct 2007
User Rating : 10
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This is an amazing gun. So accurate with RWS Hobby Flatheads that i can shot a lid of a jar wen its lying flat at 10m range. I love the smooth trigger, its pretty sensitive but it means that beginners don't jerk the gun when they pull it. I bought my Weihrauch HW40 second hand from Thomas Turner Gunsmith so i don't have a problem with the cocking of it though watch your fingers when you close it again, (had one nice pinch from it). I would recommend this gun to anyone looking for a pistol for ta ...
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Review by
cog
on 31st Aug 2007
User Rating : 10
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Overall, this pistol is very accurate, very well built, and generally easy to use. The only problems some people may experience are difficulty in cocking until they get used to it. and loading pellets may be difficult for some people.
the only other thing to mention is that the trigger is very light, some people might like this, some might not, but it could easily be adjusted if you know what you're doing.
cog's full review | 439 words
Review by
dmills133
on 8th Jun 2007
User Rating : 9
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I wanted an air pistol for rats that have invaded my garden and think 10 yards is a reasonable shot for rats so not a lot of power is required. and settled on the HW 40 PCA since all I would ever get was a one shot effort before the rat took off. I took the HW 40 PCA out of the box, placed a target at 10m in the garden loaded a fiddly .177 and fired off a 5 shot group covered by a 1 pence coin. The pellets were Dynamit Nobel from Troisdorf Germany and seem to fit the pistol well. Others may pe ...
dmills133's full review | 217 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
MARK HOOPER
on 17th Apr 2007
User Rating : 10
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Very accurate and powerful. Shoots like I have had it for years. I used some Bisley Flathead pellets and could group within half an inch, with not too much practice. Even my young boys can hit the target. A pleasure to shoot and highly addictive. Might even join a pistol club and try my hand at 10m. Beautiful trigger and sights. In a nutshell, mint!
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Review by
nige52
on 20th Jan 2007
User Rating : 10
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The HW40 PCA is one of the best pistols I have owned, compared to my Feinwekbaus and my other pistols, there is hardly any difference in accuracy. I find the '40 to be good to handle, easy to sight up, not pellet fussy and after you get used to the sometimes stiff cocking mechanism, easy to load.
I can only fault this pistol on 1 point, which is easily rectified, the grips are too shiny for my liking and need roughening up, this I did in about 10 minutes with my Dremel and the sanding attacheme ...
nige52's full review | 150 words
Review by
Andrew Richards
on 9th Jan 2007
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
I paid just £89 for this wonderful pistol which is made in Germany rather than the Beeman clone which is made in China.
It is a very well weighted, recoiless pistol which is extremely accurate. It is fitted with fibre optis sights which are good for short range but not so good for longer ranges but seeing that I will only use it on the 10 metre range that isnt a problem.
The lever cocking system is a little stiff at first but after a couple of hundred shots it gets much, much easier.
A ...
Andrew Richards's full review | 113 words
Review by
kveecock
on 8th Dec 2006
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+1
I've had this pistol now for 2 weeks having owned a number of air rifles, I decided to dip into pistol shooting. My primary purpose was to use the pistol for target work but also do dispatch any rabbits quickly when out hunting if my shot with the rifle had not killed them outright. The pistol is rated at 410 fps so I assumed this would be powerful enough for the job.
As a target pistol, it is excellent. The comments made elsewhere about it's trigger are absolutely correct. The newest version o ...
kveecock's full review | 314 words
Review by
trantAmerica
on 31st Aug 2006
User Rating : 9
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I bought the Weihrauch HW 40 PCA .22 for a week now. It's great so far and I'm sure it will be great down the road. This is a totally GREAT target gun. It was offered at a good price and to clarify, I just think this has a built-in compensator. If not a full compensator, the thing at the muzzle is there to release excess air from each shot, making the pistol more accurate. The long barrel length gives it a lot of power and accuracy also. My .22 model shoots at 360 fps. The gun fires quiet ...
trantAmerica's full review | 143 words
Review by
i love hw 40 pca
on 9th May 2006
User Rating : 10
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Use c02 pellets on the Weihrauch HW40, they are much more accurate and make a better noise. Great value as I bought for under £100. Easy to load as long as it is lubricated often. Very accurate sights!
i love hw 40 pca's full review | 41 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
woooooh
on 30th Nov 2005
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
I use the Weihrauch HW 40 PCA /Beeman P3 inside to shoot at a trap about 30ft away from my lounge chair. I watch TV at night and shoot it during commercials. The sights were perfect right out of the box. Never touched them. I had a Nemesis and sold it. This one is more powerful and just as accurate. Feels better also. I've shot a few thousand . I shoot it at least 5 nights a week. and like it better each time. Paid $145
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Review by
P3 shooter
on 20th Mar 2005
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+3
Wow - the Weihrauch HW 40 PCA /Beeman P3 is an amazing air pistol! I shoot it as well or sometimes better than my 22lr target pistols at the 50ft indoor range! Some of the other shooters chuckled at me for shooting an air gun instead of a "real" gun. That is until they saw the scores I was shooting! I shoot it one handed - bullseye style and the trigger makes it "easy" to do this.
I had originally bought a Marksman 2004 but it malfunctioned after only about 15 shots fired. It may look like a ...
P3 shooter's full review | 142 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
Thorvald
expert review
on 1st Feb 2005
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+4
Weihrauch HW 40 PCA /Beeman P3 - Returning to air rifle and pistol shooting after my childhood years meant I had no real idea of the significant advances made in the design, materials used and means of powering air guns / pistols. By buying some current magazine titles was obvious that the kind of build quality and accuracy previously only open to olympic target shooters was now available to people off the street who were willing to part with not much money at all. It also seemed that the .177 ...
Thorvald's full review | 417 words | 3 comments added.
Review by
woodfl
on 11th Dec 2003
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+9
Only 0.8kg in weight makes it easy to carry, .177 has 410 feet per second of power - more than enough to shoot targets etc. down the garden, some parts are plastic but pistol still operates with a feel of German build quality, plastic stock feels comfortable. This pistol cost me £89 online ordering - they rang me up on my mobile to tell me the exact day (next day) of delivery and what carrier (City Link).
Uttings.com are excellent to do business with.
The only unknown factor is - I don ...
woodfl's full review | 145 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
woolyg84
on 3rd Nov 2003
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+6
This Weihrauch HW 40 PCA /Beeman P3 air pistol is the most addictivly shootable pistol I have ever encountered.
The first thing one notices however, is the plastic frame. Do not let this worry you! The plastic is supported internally with metal and is very tough. The overall build quality is very high and all moving parts move slickly and engage with a reassuring snicking noise. The trigger is exceptional with a smooth light first stage followed by a very crisp second stage release. It really ...
woolyg84's full review | 375 words
Review by
Boris
on 5th Sep 2003
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+5
The Weihrauch HW 40 PCA /Beeman P3 could almost be a "Nemesis" clone. The trigger is much better - light and breaks evenly with no creep. The sights are excellent and unlike the Nemesis the rear sight is not in a vulnerable location.
A standard scope rail runs along the top of the barrel. However with a scope fitted closing the pistol to complete the compression stroke can be tricky, one has to ensurE that you are pressing down over on of the mounts.
The MV is rated at about 410 fps (ie s ...
Boris's full review | 305 words | 2 comments added.
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