John Darling hw80

[Mach 1.5]

Let's go back to Sept 1983. Dave & Ivan where at Trapshot and were just producing tuned and custom specials. They did the Hunter, Varminter and Sporter - Specials to order. Their tuned HW80 back then was £112 so add a walnut stock and the price jumps up. I dare say not many were made due to price and the custom rifle was at a very early stage in our airgun history. John's 80 came about when he went on a shoot with Dave and Ivan and liked Ivan's gun that much he had the same mod's done to his own 80. Not sure why John went for the super moon lighter as his scope? But each to their own. Mach 1.5

[rapidresponse1]

lovely stocks

[TonyL]

Let's go back to Sept 1983. Dave & Ivan where at Trapshot and were just producing tuned and custom specials. They did the Hunter, Varminter and Sporter - Specails to order. Their tuned HW80 back then was £112 so add a walnut stock and the price jumps up. I dare say not many were made due to price and the custom rifle was at a very early stage in our airgun history. John's 80 came about when he went on a shoot with Dave and Ivan and liked Ivan's gun that much he had the same mod's done to his own 80. Not sure why John went for the super moon lighter as his scope? But each to their own. Mach 1.5

I'd have to dig the old magazines out to remind myself what it was like. So, was it a Vantage stock, or the Hunter, or, more likely, something totally different?

And, although I had HWs back then with Venom tunes, JD's writings and Terry's test on the Lazaglide 80 spurred me on to getting the Predator Lazaglided.

[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

[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?

[T 20]

I'd have to dig the old magazines out to remind myself what it was like. So, was it a Vantage stock, or the Hunter, or, more likely, something totally different?

And, although I had HWs back then with Venom tunes, JD's writings and Terry's test on the Lazaglide 80 spurred me on to getting the Predator Lazaglided.

There's a description in this thread, Tone. :- http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....n-darling-hw80

[TonyL]

Cheers Mick.

[Geezer]

There's a description in this thread, Tone. :- http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....n-darling-hw80

Interesting suggestion in that thread that Jim from Jim and Carl in AGW of years gone by acquired JD’s 80. Anyone know Jim?

[baldinio]

I think jim wyatt shot a bsa goldstar underlever. It was his cousin carl who had the hw80. It would be interesting if it was jds 80 though

[nighthunter]

I'd have to dig the old magazines out to remind myself what it was like. So, was it a Vantage stock, or the Hunter, or, more likely, something totally different?

And, although I had HWs back then with Venom tunes, JD's writings and Terry's test on the Lazaglide 80 spurred me on to getting the Predator Lazaglided.

if i remember rightly it was a Hunter stock