If you try a 2nd hand gun at the bash you know what you are getting. You are prepared to do a lot of things to a new gun which would invalidate the warranty therefore removing a major advantage of a new gun
I may only have 5 but I have the best 5
If you try a 2nd hand gun at the bash you know what you are getting. You are prepared to do a lot of things to a new gun which would invalidate the warranty therefore removing a major advantage of a new gun
Pete
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Can anybody tell me what flavour this Blue Lam HW97 is? It has chequering on it that don't seem to be on the 'normal' Blue Lam HW97.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8163995@N07/40691493810
Normal one
https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk...-blue-laminate
Dunrabbitin
Interesting that is mateOriginally Posted by Sunbeam
I've had a mooch round on the internet, and had a look a various websites, and on the Weihrauch website they currently show these two versions...… https://imgur.com/a/eAy5RIr
The top one on your OP with the chequering, IMO, does look better than the 'plain' laminate stock, but where it came from I just don't know
If you mange to find out, please let us all know
BOING
ATB, Paul
Always looking for new members at the Swalecliffe and District TSC in sunny Herne Bayhttp://www.sanddtsc.org.uk/
Dunrabbitin
Lunchtime elevation for the Boingerati mafia
BOING and up we go folks
ATB, Paul
Always looking for new members at the Swalecliffe and District TSC in sunny Herne Bay
I may only have 5 but I have the best 5
The mafia does not exist...... So they say
Pete
Smoggerati
Looks like the rifle belongs to john baz who is a member on here, perhaps send him a pm and ask about the stockInteresting that is mate
I've had a mooch round on the internet, and had a look a various websites, and on the Weihrauch website they currently show these two versions...… https://imgur.com/a/eAy5RIr
The top one on your OP with the chequering, IMO, does look better than the 'plain' laminate stock, but where it came from I just don't know
If you mange to find out, please let us all know
BOING
Zebedee
And a fellow Bash attendee.Looks like the rifle belongs to john baz who is a member on here, perhaps send him a pm and ask about the stock
He might even bring it along in just under seven weeks' time?
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NEXT EVENT :- August 3/4, 2024.........BOING!!
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Alisha bought her FIRST springer today
We decided to try Sportsman Exeter, Heavitree Gun & sport and Blue Fox today.
We started with Sportsman, what a disaster that was! On their website they say they have a blue lam HW97 .177 "hurry last one" Nope, not there !!!! I expressed my unhappiness as that was the main reason to go there and moved onto looking at their range of HW's. I asked if Alisha could try to cock any HW95 they had on display and if she could, I'd like to see all their HW95 stock (4 guns). So with that request, the man went off to the store room and brought out one gun? He started to unbox it, I said there was no need to unwrap it, one from the shelf would be OK to try and cock! He gave some rubbish about that was not what I'd asked, but then went to the rack. Alisha confirmed to me after that my request was perfectly clear, and the guy was just not listening!
Anyway, can't remember detail now, but a gun was cocked. The guy went to dry fire it into the carpet, I said please don't do that, it's not good for the gun and it can be de-cocked via the trigger! He said it couldn't as the barrel would return to strongly to hold by hand
Alisha was handed the gun back, I said to her, "you know we are now not buying that gun", twice. The guy said "is there a problem?" I said "yes, because you just dry fired it! Every gun she cocks to find one she can, you will then dry fire it, so we do have a problem!" I pondered the situation for a moment, telepathically consulted Alisha and told the guy, "thanks, but no thanks, we'll go elsewhere". and left!
Angry bear suggested Heavitree Gun & sport as it was also on the way to Blue Fox. I rang them first and asked two questions, How many springers do you have in stock? and how do YOU de-cock them? They replied, with a pellet in the barrel out the back of the shop. That was good enough for me and we were in there within 5 minutes.
They had a nice selection of mainly HW's to try, They all got de-cocked via trigger and arm easily, What a surprise
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The gun is REALLY nice, even I say that and I'm not really a 'Weihrauch man'. Heavitree Gun & sport were really helpful and gave Alisha all the time she needed to chose her gun and didn't hesitate in offering her a wide selection of guns to try. I told the shop they had been recommended to us from BBS member Angrybear and I'd report back to the forum.
Alisha is over the moon with her new Boing Boing and is now climbing the walls counting down the days to the Sep Bash !
A big thank you to Angrybear and Heavitree Gun & sport, a huge 'never use you again' to Sportsman (any Sportsman)!
Zebedee
Congratulations!
To our fully fledged Little Sister of The Hollow!
Excellent choice, young lady......you're going to love it!
And although better with a fettle, many of the new HWs I've tried in recent times exhibited a most refined firing cycle out of the box.
And what a stark demonstration of the differences between two shops in terms of understanding, listening to the customer and the standard of care for their stock.
BOING!
THE BOINGER BASH AT QUIGLEY HOLLOW. MAKING GREAT MEMORIES SINCE 15th JUNE, 2013.
NEXT EVENT :- August 3/4, 2024.........BOING!!
'aka peanut'
Nice one!!!! A beautiful rifle. That's a shame about the Sportsman gun centre. I popped in there to pick up a couple of pistols on behalf of a mate of mine and had no problem at all. Although saying that they gave them to me without asking for any ID Whatsoever and took my word for it that I was who I said I was.Alisha bought her FIRST springer today
We decided to try Sportsman Exeter, Heavitree Gun & sport and Blue Fox today.
We started with Sportsman, what a disaster that was! On their website they say they have a blue lam HW97 .177 "hurry last one" Nope, not there !!!! I expressed my unhappiness as that was the main reason to go there and moved onto looking at their range of HW's. I asked if Alisha could try to cock any HW95 they had on display and if she could, I'd like to see all their HW95 stock (4 guns). So with that request, the man went off to the store room and brought out one gun? He started to unbox it, I said there was no need to unwrap it, one from the shelf would be OK to try and cock! He gave some rubbish about that was not what I'd asked, but then went to the rack. Alisha confirmed to me after that my request was perfectly clear, and the guy was just not listening!
Anyway, can't remember detail now, but a gun was cocked. The guy went to dry fire it into the carpet, I said please don't do that, it's not good for the gun and it can be de-cocked via the trigger! He said it couldn't as the barrel would return to strongly to hold by hand
Alisha was handed the gun back, I said to her, "you know we are now not buying that gun", twice. The guy said "is there a problem?" I said "yes, because you just dry fired it! Every gun she cocks to find one she can, you will then dry fire it, so we do have a problem!" I pondered the situation for a moment, telepathically consulted Alisha and told the guy, "thanks, but no thanks, we'll go elsewhere". and left!
Angry bear suggested Heavitree Gun & sport as it was also on the way to Blue Fox. I rang them first and asked two questions, How many springers do you have in stock? and how do YOU de-cock them? They replied, with a pellet in the barrel out the back of the shop. That was good enough for me and we were in there within 5 minutes.
They had a nice selection of mainly HW's to try, They all got de-cocked via trigger and arm easily, What a surprise
The gun is REALLY nice, even I say that and I'm not really a 'Weihrauch man'. Heavitree Gun & sport were really helpful and gave Alisha all the time she needed to chose her gun and didn't hesitate in offering her a wide selection of guns to try. I told the shop they had been recommended to us from BBS member Angrybear and I'd report back to the forum.
Alisha is over the moon with her new Boing Boing and is now climbing the walls counting down the days to the Sep Bash !
A big thank you to Angrybear and Heavitree Gun & sport, a huge 'never use you again' to Sportsman (any Sportsman)!
Smoggerati
Well done Alisha, excellent choice of rifleAlisha bought her FIRST springer today
We decided to try Sportsman Exeter, Heavitree Gun & sport and Blue Fox today.
We started with Sportsman, what a disaster that was! On their website they say they have a blue lam HW97 .177 "hurry last one" Nope, not there !!!! I expressed my unhappiness as that was the main reason to go there and moved onto looking at their range of HW's. I asked if Alisha could try to cock any HW95 they had on display and if she could, I'd like to see all their HW95 stock (4 guns). So with that request, the man went off to the store room and brought out one gun? He started to unbox it, I said there was no need to unwrap it, one from the shelf would be OK to try and cock! He gave some rubbish about that was not what I'd asked, but then went to the rack. Alisha confirmed to me after that my request was perfectly clear, and the guy was just not listening!
Anyway, can't remember detail now, but a gun was cocked. The guy went to dry fire it into the carpet, I said please don't do that, it's not good for the gun and it can be de-cocked via the trigger! He said it couldn't as the barrel would return to strongly to hold by hand
Alisha was handed the gun back, I said to her, "you know we are now not buying that gun", twice. The guy said "is there a problem?" I said "yes, because you just dry fired it! Every gun she cocks to find one she can, you will then dry fire it, so we do have a problem!" I pondered the situation for a moment, telepathically consulted Alisha and told the guy, "thanks, but no thanks, we'll go elsewhere". and left!
Angry bear suggested Heavitree Gun & sport as it was also on the way to Blue Fox. I rang them first and asked two questions, How many springers do you have in stock? and how do YOU de-cock them? They replied, with a pellet in the barrel out the back of the shop. That was good enough for me and we were in there within 5 minutes.
They had a nice selection of mainly HW's to try, They all got de-cocked via trigger and arm easily, What a surprise
The gun is REALLY nice, even I say that and I'm not really a 'Weihrauch man'. Heavitree Gun & sport were really helpful and gave Alisha all the time she needed to chose her gun and didn't hesitate in offering her a wide selection of guns to try. I told the shop they had been recommended to us from BBS member Angrybear and I'd report back to the forum.
Alisha is over the moon with her new Boing Boing and is now climbing the walls counting down the days to the Sep Bash !
A big thank you to Angrybear and Heavitree Gun & sport, a huge 'never use you again' to Sportsman (any Sportsman)!
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