My first gun was a .22 Original 45 mixed bag of memories....Made well before the HW80.....I got an HW80 in 1983 and got rid of the 45... compared to an HW80 it was not as well built and a pain in the arris to strip. Still have the 80 and it has had 200,000 rounds through it easily if not more and still a joy to use. I remember the barrel on the 45 was a tad soft...but the accuracy was good. Tapping out the pin through the stock and then a pair of pins on the trigger assembly under load was memorable...as was the Originals ball detent which was not as solid as the HW and many an occurrences with it opening when on a sling. It was retired for a reason...and was that it couldn't cut it with better made, better designed rifles.... not to mention the stock was a plank that functioned !