or any others. My FFL guy has a Gun of the Week email he sends out, well, almost on a weekly basis. The latest has an air rifle with the following description:

Weihrauch Mellrichstadt-Bay
Model=HW50s Air rifle
.177 pellet

Made in West Germany for Beeman's Precision Airguns

18 1/2 inch barrel
43 inched over all
Fantastic Beeman rear sight
Tunnel front sight
Monti Carlo style stock design

To be honest, I have a couple-three air rifles I don't shoot so I am somewhat uninterested. Question is, should I be? Priced at $225 OTD.

Thanks!

…..it is definitely a classic, and if in good shape, the price is very acceptable.

A golden oldie from Dr. Beeman days! I sure miss his marketing style

Otony

Doctor stuff today while I ponder it.

We don't see a lot of the HW rifles down here, but they have quite a following over in the UK where power limits rule the day. As I recall, the HW50 is a mid power (from UK perspective) rifle. You're probably looking at around 600 FPS with a 7 to 8 grain pellet or so. Not a powerhouse, but for relaxed plinking it's hard to beat. It'd be worth looking at. You can get springs/seals from Air Rifle Headquarters.

Still cogitating. We sure don't need any more things to 'not shoot' here....

One thing on that level of "power", they make for a fairly pleasant indoor shooting experience. I have a couple similar powered rifles and the cardboard pellet trap makes about the same noise from the impact that the rifle makes when firing.

I've found that an apple box with a stack of corrugated cardboard inside (stacked face on to the shooter) makes for a dandy indoor trap. Shucks, it'll stop 32 ACP FMJ and a lot of other stuff too, but those aren't "indoor friendly".

So if you need a bit of trigger therapy during the winter or otherwise outdoor not friendly times, such a light rifle makes for a dandy companion.

On the other hand, so does a Daisy single stroke pneumatic from the CMP. Haven't looked for a while, but they were selling used ones for around $100 US a while back. That's one I really wish we had access to down here...