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Reader Survey >Weihrauch HW110T Adjustable Laminate Review: A Winning Formula
- Last updated: 03/10/2025
Air rifles have grown in popularity, making up a significant share of shooting sales. This has drawn many manufacturers into the market, particularly in the PCP sector. In recent years, China, the Far East, and especially Turkey have made major advances in developing their own products.
Many of these offerings are fantastic value for money, coming with features as standard that would cost much more from one of the more established names. However, for many enthusiasts, it’s worth paying a premium for that extra level of refinement. Weihrauch is one such brand with a reputation for quality and performance, earned over many years, and I suppose what we’re talking about here is pedigree.
Yes, I’ll accept that some of the modern players in the market can offer decent performance, and are increasingly snapping at the heels of the established players. But for an army of loyal Weihrauch fans, it’s the unique feel and attention to detail that lures them back to their favourite manufacturer, even spawning owners’ clubs and specialist forums.
On test here is the very latest version of the Weihrauch HW110T, complete with adjustable laminate stock, and it’s a key feature that elevates handling to a new level. Open the box and view this rifle for the first time, and it’s a striking piece of machinery, classic Weihrauch if you like.
This is the standard-length action, and it feels pleasingly compact as it stands. However, don’t forget there’s also a KT version, denoting carbine, and this trims a few inches off the barrel and cylinder, but the shot count, of course, will suffer the consequences. Take a close look at my specimen here, and if the silencer is removed and a shorter fitting added, this is a compact rifle in any case.
It’s the stunning stock that first grabs the eye, but there’s also the classic air of subtlety and refinement that Weihrauch captures so well, even with the copious use of ballistic polymer, the defining ingredient that sets the HW110 apart from the 100 series. Ballistic polymer has, of course, been used extensively for years throughout the modern firearms industry, but with our strong perception of Weihrauch as a quintessentially traditional operation, its introduction with the HW110 initially may have caused more than the odd night sweat at the Mellrichstadt factory.
Well, they needn’t have worried, as it’s all about execution, and the 110 has now carved out a niche for itself, generating significant sales.
The HW110 feels original, and as with Weihrauch in general, it all looks and feels very well machined and put together. Weihrauch famously makes its own barrels, which will always help quality control, and whilst this model is fitted with a barrel support, the tube is beefy and stiff enough to self-support, so I would whip that off from the start if this were my gun, as it serves little purpose.
Detail of the front stippling and barrel support.
Traditional bluing only features on the barrel, as the chunky cylinder gets a matte black finish, while the trigger blade, guard, and entire receiver are polymer. Blimey, that sounds crazy, but close inspection reveals precise moulding and a super-robust feel. It grows on you too, and once the subtle operation is experienced, this airgun can soon be appreciated for what it is: a modern masterpiece!
The all-in-one polymer receiver includes a continuous run of Picatinny rail, and while my initial reaction to clamping mounts tight over ‘plastic’ wasn’t a good one, the quality and robustness of the material used is such that this simply isn’t an issue. Again, consider modern firearm usage, and it’s obvious it works, so we traditionalists really need to get over it!
Another observation here, all positive, is that the design sees the magazine completely contained, so unlike many rivals, where the height of the mag has to be considered for scope placement, no such concern exists.
Weihrauch’s 10-shot magazine is a simple casting, and it’s that very simplicity of design which promotes reliability in use. Just push pellets flush, and it’s ready.
Neat, practical, and most importantly, removable.
As for charging the action, I’m pleased to say Weihrauch has stuck with the same probe system for years, so with the adaptor mounted on a Best Fittings Quick Coupler, and everything snapped into place, it just needs that small nylon plug to be removed from the inlet valve at the front of the cylinder, before inserting the probe, and gently fill to 200bar.
There’s a manometer fitted in the front of the cylinder, and whilst the position is, of course, dodgy on safety grounds, the upside is that it’s one of the easiest to read gauges on the market.
The new adjustable laminate furniture is a beautiful piece of design, and pleasingly different from the 100 series, as it should be. Perfectly applied stippling covers both the fore-end and the stylishly raked grip, but it’s the adjustable elements that transform handling.
The stylish, raked pistol grip follows the classic Weihrauch configuration.
Set the height of the shoulder-hugging rubber butt pad with the aid of the Allen key supplied. Then it’s time to turn our attention to the new cheekpiece.
Set the butt pad with the Allen key provided.
I was getting ready to count the number of increments, but by the clever use of a serrated pillar bolt, the user can use the push-button and raise or lower the comb, simply stopping at the desired height. The comb can be raised by an amazing 1.8”, meaning FT shooters could even have a play. The push-button makes it all very civilised, and importantly, adjustable in the field. No tools required.
Push-button control brings class and refinement to the new cheekpiece.
Weihrauch’s silencer has long been the benchmark, and whilst a few rivals have now caught up, this unit remains impressive. It’s a multi-baffle system, probably featuring their famous hair-curler configuration, containing sound-absorbent wadding. It’s smart and highly practical with its matte black coating, and yet it remains astonishingly light.
I had to quickly remove it to confirm barrel length, and that’s when I noticed its lack of mass. Just 3.5oz on the scales confirmed as much, and with the ½” UNF thread, there is nothing to stop the user fitting a heavier moderator for more up-front weight if deemed necessary. Great to have the option, but it would almost seem disrespectful to such an excellent standard unit.
Incidentally, with the silencer removed, the muzzle crack is significant, as is so often the case with PCPs.
Weihrauch’s silencer remains a benchmark for many rivals.
Weihrauch triggers are well respected, and the HW110 design is quite simply two-stage perfection. Fully adjustable, it is one of the sweetest triggers currently available on a sporting airgun.
The plastic trigger is supremely efficient.
Cycling the action of the HW110 is a mixed experience. Initially, installing the magazine is a bit fiddly, seemingly requiring three hands, but familiarity does help. First, pull the side-lever back to cock the action, then push up and hold the mag-retaining catch on the right, while inserting the magazine from the right side. When it finds its spot, the catch should drop level, then close the lever, and you’re ready. It may just need a wiggle of the magazine to get it located and allow the lever to return. However, once in position, cycling the action is smooth, efficient, and reliable.
The neat side-lever requires minimal effort to operate.
This shows the manual safety and the magazine in position.
This mag-retaining catch needs to be lifted to get the magazine into position.
I’m always interested to see manufacturers’ claimed performance figures, and in fact, many don’t bother to specify the shot count. OK, so figures will vary depending upon ammo used and fill pressure, but a rough guide should be specified at least.
Anyhow, Weihrauch has always specified theirs, so I was intrigued to see how my test rifle shaped up. From the maximum fill pressure of 200bar, I recorded 105 shots with a total spread of 24fps, stopping at a residual pressure on the manometer just over 100 bar, after which velocity began to drop away. So, 105 shots against the claimed figure of 110, so near as damn it.
You get two magazines, a filler probe and an Allen key in the box.
I used JSB Exact RS Diabolo pellets straight from the tin, and I reckon those highly creditable figures could be improved further with more careful preparation. 24fps shows good consistency and proves the regulated action.
As for accuracy, my HW110T did show a distinct preference for the lighter pellets. 5p-piece clusters over 30 yards using Air Arms Diabolos soon shrank to enlarged single holes with the RS Diabolos. Increasing the distance out to 40 yards, and with the favoured RS Diabolos, I soon had ¼” c-t-c groups. For those who’ve never shot one of these rifles, there’s a genuinely unique feel, and it’s the combination of that seriously muted muzzle report, sweet trigger, and the subtle trip of the shot that combines so well.
As expected, the accuracy was rather impressive.
Sometimes something just feels right, and this model is up there with the best sporters around. It would be nice to see Weihrauch fit a biathlon-style, drop-down side-lever to enhance the cocking process, but otherwise, the sheer quality on offer is hard to fault, with what is undeniably a top-class hunting machine.
This supreme hunting rifle just got even better.
After a slight price adjustment to create more differentiation between the HW100 and HW110 range, the HW110 now looks better value than ever. This new HW110T adjustable laminate version is quite simply the best yet, superbly versatile, and a great addition to the Weihrauch line-up.
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