What rifle am I after? And does such beast exist?

[averageplinker]

Hello all,
I have a hankering for a low powered rifle which can have a dioptre rear sight fitted or comes with one already in place. I would like it to be simple to service and maintain so was thinking of a break barrel with no complicated piston arrangement. I would like decent trigger too.
The simple solution would be an HW30S which I am not averse but what classic alternatives can you guys suggest.
Oh yes one other thing it should be available for a small/reasonable price. Say circa £100
Cheers
Rich

[ratshot5]

you cant buy a bag of chips for £100 now days

[tmstech]

Diana Mod 240

[averageplinker]

you cant buy a bag of chips for £100 now days

Cripes, how much is a piece of cod then? :-)

[GSMN1]

Hello all,
I have a hankering for a low powered rifle which can have a dioptre rear sight fitted or comes with one already in place. I would like it to be simple to service and maintain so was thinking of a break barrel with no complicated piston arrangement. I would like decent trigger too.
The simple solution would be an HW30S which I am not averse but what classic alternatives can you guys suggest.
Oh yes one other thing it should be available for a small/reasonable price. Say circa £100
Cheers
Rich

HW35e. Sublime. Hunt for a good one. I have a v-glided 35e in .22, and often shoot it with a Williams peep sight. It is one of my favourite rifles. If you hunt you will find a good one, but I fear your £100 limit maybe closer to Cod than shooting God.

[frakor]

Hello all,
I have a hankering for a low powered rifle which can have a dioptre rear sight fitted or comes with one already in place. I would like it to be simple to service and maintain so was thinking of a break barrel with no complicated piston arrangement. I would like decent trigger too.
The simple solution would be an HW30S which I am not averse but what classic alternatives can you guys suggest.
Oh yes one other thing it should be available for a small/reasonable price. Say circa £100
Cheers
Rich

With some luck you can find a Walther LG55 complete with the diopter on Egun, other then that I cant think off one.
But a good diopter could be half of your price mentioned, so you are searching for a £50 competition rifle with a match trigger?
Think that will be far fetched, don't you think?

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Frank

[averageplinker]

With some luck you can find a Walther LG55 complete with the diopter on Egun, other then that I cant think off one.
But a good diopter could be half of your price mentioned, so you are searching for a £50 competition rifle with a match trigger?
Think that will be far fetched, don't you think?

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Frank

Hi Frank,
I am not expecting match level trigger or accuracy or top notch sights. I can pick up a cheap dioptre for £20-25 on top of the rifle budget which isn't set in stone, and of course buying preloved will get more bang for my buck.
What I am looking for are more left field suggestions and I certainly don't expect an FWB300 for cod and chips money. The diana 240 suggested is a good example.
Cheers
Rich

[Benelli B76]

I have just had in three of these Marksman MODEL 1790 Biathlon Trainer, one of which I had to rebuild. These are very cheap rifles but quite accurate at short range, suitable for young people as very easy to cock and load. If you are interested I can contact my friend who owns them for price. Think they will be below the £100 easily.

Baz

[Geezer]

"Original" German Diana 25 or 27. Preferably the 25D, 25DS, or 27S.

You could also consider Slavias or Haenels.

[I. J.]

A 1985 HW30. Rekord trigger pre safety. This exact rifle http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Airs...ml?sort=6&o=36 was recently used in our club 'HW30 Fun Compt Day' and won (not by me I hasten to add. I was 3rd.)

Classic AND accurate.

HTH
Ian

[cooper_dan]

Maybe keep an eye out for a Haenel 303 Super
I picked up mine for £75 with complete diopter set. It just needed a new piston seal.

Break barrel and very easy to work on. Shoots at about 6 ft-lb and very accurate at the ranges I've used it

[averageplinker]

Some cracking suggestions coming through. Thanks and please keep them coming. I wouldn't be averse to sidelever or underlever springer or an ssp for that matter.
Cheers

[Hsing-ee]

You want to get a Slavia 631 and get a secondhand dioptre for it.

[Geezer]

Most - probably all - of the best choices are here already. HW30S top, closely followed by various Dianas, Haenel and Slavia. Walther LG55 is out of your price range.

As far as fixed-barrel guns, in the 9-10 ft/lbs range in .177" you could consider the Webley Osprey/Viscount (though they tend not to shoot very well) or the less-sought after 1970s versions of the "Original" Diana 50 (or, in a break-barrel, their model 35 of similar vintage). The Hammerli 400-series sidelever is, I think, out of your price range too.

Quite telling that no-one has suggested much from Webley or BSA. But I suppose you could do worse than a Meteor or Mercury.

[averageplinker]

I have just been googling the suggestions and the Haenal 303 super is just what I had in my minds eye. What is the going rate for useable one of these? (I don't want a minter, I want one to use).
Cheers