John Darling hw80

[BAD DAZ]

No Tony it wasn't a Vantage, it was much slimmer with an extended pistol grip, almost the same dimensions as a standard 80 stock, atb Daz

[TonyL]

No Tony it wasn't a Vantage, it was much slimmer with an extended pistol grip, almost the same dimensions as a standard 80 stock, atb Daz

Gotcha, Daz.

As said up above, I'll have to dig some of those old magazines out sometime.

Looking forward to seeing you and the boys in two and a half weeks or so.

[BAD DAZ]

Gotcha, Daz.

As said up above, I'll have to dig some of those old magazines out sometime.

Looking forward to seeing you and the boys in two and a half weeks or so.

Mate I'm chomping at the bit, it's been a long winter

[Zomboid]

I found that the Vantage equivalent today (CS500) was too chunky so I got CS to slim it down to my own specification.

Very similar to JD's 80.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/k4nLDW6EQBbUBwmz5

[BAD DAZ]

That's nice mate, I'd put some pictures up of JD's, but I have no idea how to do it, if anyone has a copy of AGW Sept 83, there's a picture of JD, Ivan Hancock and Dave Pope, sitting in the boot of a Rolls Royce, with a handful of rabbits at their feet, If you look closely at Ivan's 80, you can see the first hunter stock, I believe that JD tried Ivans gun and asked him to make one for him and that's how the iconic JD hunter 80 came to be, atb Daz

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isn,t that jds old venom 80

used by ,carl, as in carl and jim airgun hunting writers
looks like it to me, even fitted with the moonlighter

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[TORNADOS7]

There’s some footage on YouTube of John zeroing his 80, looks like the rifle in question...

[Rustam Bana]

Never occurred to me to check You Tube.

Quite a few videos and an enjoyable trip down memory lane.

Thanks.

[Rustam Bana]

I found that the Vantage equivalent today (CS500) was too chunky so I got CS to slim it down to my own specification.

Very similar to JD's 80.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/k4nLDW6EQBbUBwmz5

Does the CS500 fore end not cover the breech block or was that part of your instructions to Custom Stock of Sheffield?

[Rustam Bana]

Found this pic of the 80 Hunter in my file. Sent by Ivan in 1998.

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[BAD DAZ]

I believe that's the lazahunter, a much later model, very nice though, atb Daz

[Zomboid]

Does the CS500 fore end not cover the breech block or was that part of your instructions to Custom Stock of Sheffield?

I did indeed. I requested something similar to the dimensions of the Mk1 stock but with the dressing of the CS500. I found I can mount this a lot quicker than the normal CS500 and the balance is better too (for me).

[Rustam Bana]

Thanks, Zomboid.