Quote Originally Posted by Muskett View Post
The 80 is over engineered and a brick shooting 12ft/lbs, its design is really for 16 to 18 ft/lbs. Due to the weight its pretty forgiving and has that Rekord trigger.
I think the HW77 is the better rifle all things considered.

So a very well made, heavy engineered, "man's" rifle that handles and shoots very well. If you can manage the weight then lots to like, even love. But to me its far too much rifle for a hunting break barrel; the HW77 is a hunting and target rifle so that weight and bulk is justified. A HW95 is to me what a 12ft/lbs sporting hunting rifle should be, as is the FWB Sport, Webley Omega.

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Spot-on Muskett. The 80 has an air of mystique (like the Tiger tank) to some people, but the 77 was the real break-through rifle from Weihrauch. FWB Sports were still beating 80s at FT when the 77 came out and knackered everything else.