HW35, a few questions

[I. J.]

'pencil box groove'. But then didn't BSF, Falke, proper Walthers, and early Originals plus many more. The B B Delux and Delux '35s dont.

Personally I prefer the '95 over the '99.

Times have moved on I agree due to modern materials etc but the HW35 still remains, I.M.O. the King of the USEABLE classics.

ATB
Ian

[tinbum]

'pencil box groove'. But then didn't BSF, Falke, proper Walthers, and early Originals plus many more. The B B Delux and Delux '35s dont.

Personally I prefer the '95 over the '99.

Times have moved on I agree due to modern materials etc but the HW35 still remains, I.M.O. the King of the USEABLE classics.

ATB
Ian

Then I really will keep an eye out for a Delux. Just in case...

The 95 is better than the 99, no sane man has ever disagreed with that.

And for it to be a true classic they really do need to stop making it.

Pretty Please!

[I. J.]

Then I really will keep an eye out for a Delux. Just in case...

And for it to be a true classic they really do need to stop making it.

Pretty Please!

Why, when they still come with stocks like this? I bought within the last couple of years brand new, over the counter. No pre- ordering 19" barrel. 11ft/lbs m.e. in .177 without any tunning.

[Micky Spillane]

Why, when they still come with stocks like this? I bought within the last couple of years brand new, over the counter. No pre- ordering 19" barrel. 11ft/lbs m.e. in .177 without any tunning.

I.J. if you stopped buying the damned things they would stop making them, Trust me on this! Ugly but functional is the best I could give them and that droop snout barrel was a killer for mounting a scope! Did they ever straighten that out?

[I. J.]

Mmmm...I had a lovely grained cricket bat like that once.......

Howzat!

Of coarse it won't have your initials carved into it, you never went to school

Pete

I did. Ive still got the pointed hat with the 'D' on it.

I.J. if you stopped buying the damned things they would stop making them, Trust me on this! Ugly but functional is the best I could give them and that droop snout barrel was a killer for mounting a scope! Did they ever straighten that out?

Yes, droop compensating mounts. Droop didn't effect all '35s and Ive seen droop on HW80s and '77s. What the '35 DID provide throughout its production run was a decent (read long and deep) scope rail with, get this ARRESTOR holes at a time when Webley was spot welding summat on the cylinders and BSA had curved back blocks causing alignment problems. Later ones had the Maxi rail which was O.K. until you come to to strip the rifle.
I will keep buying them because they can be cheap. The last one, the pre safety B B Delux featured in the photos above (post # 50) came with a re-blued (read excellent) action and cost £130.

[TonyL]

Some very drool worthy piccies there, Ian.

And you know from past threads that I'm 100% with you on this. Love 'em.

[look no hands]

Some very drool worthy piccies there, Ian.

And you know from past threads that I'm 100% with you on this. Love 'em.

I'd bet it would be an absolute spunkfest if you ever went to see Ian's collection

Pete