Quote Originally Posted by Lakey View Post
Well I'm going to come out as well, and say that I like Sterling's. I too have three of them, 2 x HR81's (one of each calibre) and an HR83 in a left hand Walnut stock ( I have never heard of another one??)

They are very quirky, but I love the loading tube set on top of the compression cylinder, which gives a "head up" type position to line up on the sights. Granted they are a bit twangy to fire ( I think they have a very long mainspring) however I think they are well worth a position in most collections. I think that the reason some are priced very highly by some shops is due to their comparative rarity compared to other 1980's guns.

Lakey
I like my HR81 a lot too. It is a bit of British airgun history, and made and finished to a high standard. It is likeable. But it isn't very good as a rifle. Inefficient, twangy, top-heavy. Of course an HW77 is better, but so is an Airsporter, Mk3, Diana 50....