Originally Posted by
coburn
I've always felt sorry for the old 35, had two myself, looking for a third, great rifles but I feel it never reached the top spot in its long production life.
When it first came out it was streets ahead of the stuff we were using in the late 50's/early 60's, but everyone bought then (the war you know and all that). Thanks to people like D R Hughes and Robert Law it started to take off in the late 60's early 70s and then AGW arrived in 1977 and the mainstream of airgunners put down their Airsporters/MK3 etc and flocked to buy it in their droves.
But despite its quaility, accuracy and great trigger people soon found that power wise they only got 9 to 10ftlbs. Weihrauch fought back, adding a safety and reducing the scope rails in size to a more common 11mm and got rid of that bloody click. The Export was born but just as HW were about to have their moment of glory, Disaster.
The FWB Sport appeared, shooters went nuts for this new boy, sleek action, powerful with a rakish stock, the cobby 35 was doomed. FT arrived and so did the Original 45. Then HW gave us the 80 and the 77 and numerous others since and the poor old 35 soldiers on in the range but does anyone still buy it.
Well they should, power is up to where it should have been and it looks good with the new style stock and if you prefer the Karbine barrel.
But its the old ones we should be interested in, plus a couple of the latest, just look at the variety stock wise, Std (old rounded pistol grip and the new Monte Carlo), Luxus, Export, Thumbhole, Safari, laminated on the KLS and finally I've even seen a Tyrolean one on an American site. And of course there is the Vixen... If I've missed any let me know.
Do you agree?
). Mine is factory Kosher however, that I know so if your friend's example is as well, then the answer has to be yes me thinks. Interesting thread this -- God I love these collector section school lessons (every day is a school day
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