Airgunner HW35E

[BALD ERIC]

It would be nice to pretend its a joke, that somehow this travesty of an airgun is something people should aspire to, but it's not.
If they had ceased production in 1937 then maybe there would be a case for that, they didn't. They are still making it. In short it is shit. Properly shit. It looks shit, handles like shit and, well. Its just shit.

I can't stresss enough how much of a waste of money this is unless you are really after a collectible from the past.

I could never in good conscience recommend it to anyone I had any respect or affection for. There is a special page for owners, enjoy!

Just my opinion of course.

Have you ever tried one with a DECENT tuning kit fitted

[Terry D]

Have you ever tried one with a DECENT tuning kit fitted

Now that's gotta sting.

[Zomboid]

If I enter the competiton in the magazine and win the HW35 I know exactly who will be getting it as a gift.

What's your postcode Mr T Bum ?

[tinbum]

If I enter the competiton in the magazine and win the HW35 I know exactly who will be getting it as a gift.

What's your postcode Mr T Bum ?

You are evil sir!

[Muskett]

The HW35E was a model of HW35 that hit the market at just the right time. The advent of cheap and pretty good telescopic sights from Japan that hit market at the same time as the first Airgun World 1978 was to bode well for it. With those sights shooters could reach beyond farmyard ranges or further than open sights could happily deliver. The HW35E looks good and shot well, with its fantastic Record trigger that helped no end.
It didn't take long for people to start tuning their rifles in order to get the maximum potential out of them. Most tuning was a good polish and relube. The 35 had a few issues, power being a big one as it was a bit of a lottery what power they arrived with from the factory. .177 they were pretty low and thats the calibre that at the low legal power limit is the one to use to extend the range with accuracy. Anyhow, loads of experimenting went on on how to tune. All sorts were tested including transfer ports sizing and the like. Much was learnt. Pellet quality and variety improved too. The need to conquer long range and accuracy has continued to this day.

All tuned up the HW35E, looks great, shoots well, but is a bit of a lump. That lump tends to makes them more forgiving, more than the lighter weight competition, and wasn't lost with the introduction of the HW80 and HW77. The rest is history.

With all the HW35 variants then a worthy rifle to collect if thats your kind of thing. How many variants are there that are factory?

[I. J.]

How many variants are there that are factory?

In stock variations, apart from the Standard, https://imgur.com/jJy0D02Deluxe https://imgur.com/D00htzX and Export, https://imgur.com/A3poIebthe later two being walnut, there is the Safari https://imgur.com/yYNn0Cv the Lochshaft https://imgur.com/rMpiee7 there is a couple of Limited Edition factory one. The Black Silencer https://imgur.com/q607cfJ and the laminated Anniversary https://imgur.com/I6OwDAb
Then there was the Barracuda (ether injected) Venom and Normay Vixens https://imgur.com/PI9csNH.

For a so called ugly rifle it had lots of variations. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...collection.jpg

[tinbum]

Have you ever tried one with a DECENT tuning kit fitted

Now that's gotta sting.

Touché!