ive an old hw 35
thats just sitting here
with what ive just read it might be worth getting a new spring
and letting it see daylight
ive an old hw 35
thats just sitting here
with what ive just read it might be worth getting a new spring
and letting it see daylight
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I gave my old 35 a bit of a birthday in the shape of a mild tuning kit from http://www.airguns.citymax.com/page/page/251327.htm , it a great gun to shoot, very smooth after the tune up. A good gun if you like its idiosyncrasies, that’s probably why its still available after thirty years. It still gives the most pleasure to shot. Remember it’s not always about the ultimate power or the best accuracy; it’s about getting a gun that feels right for you. I have had lots of airguns over the years; I still have my old late 70's 35. Over 30 years of good service. I think it was £65 from the London Airgun Centre (down the side of Charing Cross Station) best £65 I ever spent.
Rob
Value: a very nice example that a collector would be pleased to own tops £180. Most go for £120 to £140 mark; plus a tad more with toys. Rough under £100; even a lot less. There are a lot around especially in .22 and they are rather old hat. Most most people just keep them as they are hardly worth selling.
From what I can gather an easy rifle to work on and consistent once allowed to settle down. However, difficult to guarantee to get a desired result from the work. So smooth them out and live with the result.
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If you look at the very early Venom ads when they still worked out of Trapshot of Lye they claimed up to 14.5ftlbs dependant on calibre for the 35. I have never seen one do anything like this, 10.5 to 12ftlb yes but a further 2.5ftlbs must have been achieved by lengthening the piston stroke, of course going this far you may as well get an 80. I think thats good advice to smooth them out and be happy with the end result.
I've just bought what will be my third 35 off here and can't wait for it to arrive.
Last edited by coburn; 23-01-2009 at 03:02 PM.
Time methinks to trot out a pic of my mid-1950s pre-Rekord trigger HW35 to remind readers what a long and illustrious career this particular model has had. This gun handles really nicely and the early trigger is suprisingly sophisticated, feeling quite similar to the Rekord. The .177 barrel is 22 inches long, same as the model that later became known as the Export. I think all the very first HW35s had the long barrels.
Shown here with a rare bottom wheel diopter, the second pattern of HW diopter. The wheel locks the windage adjustment.
Early HW35
a lovely early ( two hole ) HW 35 in target sports today in REALLY good nick for £150
Hi coburn
I think you'll find that when Venom first advertised the HW35 in FAC format there was no HW80 to play with.
The HW35 will easily produce 15 ftlbs with an increased stroke and does so with great accuracy.
Like I posted earlier I have now reduced the stroke on my 35 by 10mm to keep it below 12 ftlbs.
All the best Mick
Yes T20 I remember reading in AGW an article on Venom that Pope and Handcock met tru an airgun club and both had been tuning 35's, pooled their resources and formed Venom.
Out of interest what are the diffences in stroke between a 35 and 80.
Venom used to sell the HW35 in FAC form at 15ftlbs
Norman May found that the HW35 would run at 15ftlbs when they were experimenting on operation Vixen.
To the best of my limited Knowledge on the HW35, all of them had a 30mm cylinder bore and about a 65mm piston stroke, and a 2.8mm transfer port diameter.
From my experiments I found that my 35 will run at 13.5 ftlbs in standard form (65mm stroke) when tuned.
I have now de-stroked this gun down to a 55mm stroke which gives 11.5 ftlbs, the mainspring in this gun has absolutely no preload prior to fitting the trigger housing.
The build quality of the HW35 for a gun designed in 1939 is unbelievable and apart from the breach shims, easy to strip and rebuild.
That's probably why they are still in production, and long may they live.
All the best Mick