Valuation on New boxed Walther LGV Master

[Jesim1]

Hi Guys

I've just acquired a brand new boxed Walther LGV Master with beech stock and in .22 calibre. It's only ever been test fired, still has the tags on it, so obviously in as new a condition as you can get.

This is not the kind of gun I would normally get, but I was more or less doing a favour for someone with some swaps and I took this in exchange.

I had considered one of these purely "just for the hell of having a springer" as all my guns tend to be .177 PCPs, so I'm not sure whether to keep it as such, or sell it on to cover my other outlays. I don't need the cash for anything else at present, but I'm wondering how much is it worth in it's current condition, and how much would it be worth if I kept it for 6 months to have a play with and then sell on - assuming I kept it pretty much as is because all my kit gets looked after.

I'd also be interested to hear from people who have one of these - what do you think of them, how do they compare to other springer's, are they top/middle/bottom?

Thanks

James

[Snooper601]

I've seen them for £299, brand new, to clear them from the shelves in the past.

Cheers

John

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

They are very good guns that were let down by original UK overpricing, fairly unattractive stocks and some initial quality control issues. The latter appear to have been sorted.

I was so impressed by the my LGU underlever, that I also bought an LGV Challenger. My guns are in 177 and I love them both.

Out of the box, the Challenger is far better than either of the two HW95s I previously owned. In fact I even prefer it over the LGU, which is saying a great deal.

The introduction of the gun into the UK market was so mismanaged that the price is artificially low now. Unless you're desperate for a couple of hundred quid, I suggest you hold onto it for a while and shoot it.

You may find out that you love it.

And you won't have to keep filling it with air.

[Aimstraight]

Seems to be a very long discussion about it here:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....opinions-of-it

From what I see on YouTube, it is seems to be fairly quiet and has a plastic trigger

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

The ones sold in the UK have the metal trigger fitted.

[Adam77K]

has a plastic trigger

I never got why that was supposed to be a big issue anyway. I don't know if the modern ones do, but my 2006 HW100 had a plastic blade, cost more than twice what the LGV did and I don't recall much criticism levelled at it for that specific point.

[rockdrill]

I never got why that was supposed to be a big issue anyway. I don't know if the modern ones do, but my 2006 HW100 had a plastic blade, cost more than twice what the LGV did and I don't recall much criticism levelled at it for that specific point.

I stand to be corrected but I believe the difference is the metal blades on the LGV's has two adjuster screws fitted allowing a greater degree of fine tuning of the trigger pull, whereas the plastic blade did not allow this.

The plastic blade on your HW100 was a shoe attached to a rail and did not limit the adjustment of the trigger.

[landymick]

Its a very good rifle worth keeping the stock is lot better in use than it looks.Shoot very well indeed,they are now low price for how long i don't know mine cost a lot more typical!
The Ultra LGV was my first Walther then three Masters & a Challenger for the set,except i need a Century now & before anybody mentions a Terrus i've just acquired one used as new but not fully tested it yet .

[FattMann]

Hey Mick agree, love my Master in .22 awesome rifle.

[Jesim1]

Thanks Guys

I know it's a great rifle, but with so many PCPs I'm not sure I will use it. I almost took it out today, but ended up with my Panther and s510 superlite, which are both easy and accurate. I'm going to have to see if I get the notion to use it, I don't think it will make any difference to the price either way as technically it's still second hand, even if it's never been out the box.

Thanks

James

[Rapidnick]

I owned a Competition Ultra in .177 purchased 'mint used'. It was a good rifle but did nothing for my shooting so I sold it for what I gave for it. I recently purchased a .177 Challenger with synthetic ambi stock which had attention from V Mach although the owner didn't know what had been done to it originally. It did however have a V Mach Slimtech moderator and shoots really well. I paid £240 for it on here and am very pleased with its build and performance. In terms of weight it is heavier than a HW95 but lighter than a HW80. I like the simple uncluttered lines of the synthetic ambi stock and at the right price-which I believe I paid-I am delighted with it.
To answer the original question and bearing in mind that .177 is more desirable than .22 for bbs members, I would consider around £200 to be the right price.