Hi Tom, a WARM welcome to BBS. A superb forum full of information, fun and the normal amount crazies. I used to have a Mk1 HW80 and it was a superb tool for my forays out early morning as a teen to take on the various vermin on the estate i was brought up on. I had 100's well thousands of acres to walk and the 80 with its optima moonlighter (*you've probably never heard of that scope ) but it accounted for a lot of bunnies, crows and squirrels. That was my first .177 and i never looked back.
Get posting and joining in with "the crew". There is also a good search function (top rhs of screen) so if you have a query try there ....as i'll be surprised if it hasnt been asked and answered numerous times before.....
ATVB
Gary