What is it about the 80?

[les allam]

Hello lads.
It’s a 95, well, the cylinder is.
I bought a scrapper 95, pre safety stamp and fitted a modern .25 HW80 carbine barrel to it. Then Shaun sleeved that as they benefit from some forward weight.
I’ll bring it to the October bash, all being well.
Cheers, Craig

What ever it is, it's still a very special gun.
And yes it will be great to see you and your lovely springers at the October Bash.
Atb
Les..

[Hsing-ee]

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.

[Craig-P]

What ever it is, it's still a very special gun.
And yes it will be great to see you and your lovely springers at the October Bash.
Atb
Les..

You too, as always, mate.

[tinbum]

Hello lads.
It’s a 95, well, the cylinder is.
I bought a scrapper 95, pre safety stamp and fitted a modern .25 HW80 carbine barrel to it. Then Shaun sleeved that as they benefit from some forward weight.
I’ll bring it to the October bash, all being well.
Cheers, Craig

Which will be where I saw the HW80!

Doh!

[C.V]

An HW80 with a vglide 25mm piston, walnut stock...nothing better. Mach 1.5

I would second this.

I have one in .22 and it is such a joy to shoot. There is a very gentle nudge of recoil and is probably my easiest spring gun to shoot accurately.
The 98 barrel shroud does add weight and probably does not improve the balance point but as i only shoot bench rest it doesn't really effect it.

The only other 'standard' gun i have that comes close to the firing cycle is an equivalently tuned pro-elite, which is arguably more special due to its rarity, but not as good all round as the 80.
The only spring gun that surpasses it is my Venom 80 which is hard to put into words how nice it is to shoot (let alone own).

I understand the arguments about it not really being suitable for our laws but if you are into tuning / fettling with air rifles, the results can be fantastic with them.
Coupled with the fact that they are timeless, iconic, so robust and easy to improve, I believe that makes them the ultimate air rifle. (just not out of the box,).

This may be a bit contradictory but anyone who has a reduced cylinder one with a nice stock (as Mach 1.5 stated) would fully understand.

And the only reason i don't put any under levers n this bracket is because i don't really like under levers.

[I. J.]

I understand the arguments about it not really being suitable for our laws but if you are into tuning / fettling with air rifles, the results can be fantastic with them.

Tis true. I have a Venom 'Lazyglide' '80 in .20 and its a lovely rifle to shoot. But the standard '80 is like a 3ltr milk float.

[C.V]

Tis true. I have a Venom 'Lazyglide' '80 in .20 and its a lovely rifle to shoot. But the standard '80 is like a 3ltr milk float.

Being driven by Ernie the milkman!

[rapidresponse1]

I loved my full length 80,heavy old girl though

[I. J.]

Being driven by Ernie the milkman!

That brings back bad childhood history. My mum ran away with the milkman on his milk float. Watching them go down the road for two hours was my worse childhood memory.

[joffy]

Tis true. I have a Venom 'Lazyglide' '80 in .20 and its a lovely rifle to shoot. But the standard '80 is like a 3ltr milk float.

Wasn't there a rover powered one in street machine from the 80s

[robthedog]

Enjoying this thread, so what is involved with the 80's in reducing the piston down to 25mm ?

Rob

[Muskett]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1xvyTdBZI

[I. J.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1xvyTdBZI

And on the 'B' side was: Stick your finger in yor ear and go Tingy Lingy Loo'

Just one of those stupid facts that follow you through life.

Now, how did this thread get so off target?

[C.V]

That brings back bad childhood history. My mum ran away with the milkman on his milk float. Watching them go down the road for two hours was my worse childhood memory.

This made me laugh!!

[Muskett]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uADmXZfRl_c

Bulk without weight ^
Must go and do some work ! HW80 to me too much of a gun in 12ft/lbs. Makes a HW35 seem slim. However, no doubt a true class act and a classic.