HW Rifle Prices

[HW777]

Wtf is going on with Weihrauch rifles prices, is this because we have left the EU.

I used to think the sportsman gun centre was always keen on their prices but at £468 for a new Hw77, £422 Hw80 & £417 Luxus Hw95

At these prices you would have thought Air arms could bring out a new mid weight break barrel rifle to add to their line up ?

[StellaArtois Sr]

I think you will find it's all of the manufactures not just Weihrauch.

Just looked at ProSports £660 to 699 it's all gone mad. I am just glad I have all I want now.

Ade

[GB2017]

I am just glad I have all I want now.

Ade old chap

I really am struggling to believe that statement.....

[Hsing-ee]

The pound to Euro hasn't varied that much over the year

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/ba...GBP/GBP-to-EUR

Possibly it is to do with all the additional paperwork, increase in costs due to pandemic or because they can. There's a lot of grey haired fellows with lots of money piling up and a garden that can be turned into a range.

Generally best to buy HW or any springer s/h as they all need fettling. The thick end of £500 for an HW77 seems bonkers.

Air Arms use Walther barrels and Italian stocks so might be extra costs there.

[averageplinker]

Prices have been going up faster than inflation and raw materials for years, nowt to do with Brexit etc.

[TonyL]

Prices have been going up faster than inflation and raw materials for years, nowt to do with Brexit etc.

Yep, seemingly so. Like Mick, I suppose I'm lucky that I have got lots of HWs and plenty of airguns in general already......the missus would day I have FAR too many.. There's always something else I could fancy, though......

[derekm]

Prices have been going up faster than inflation and raw materials for years, nowt to do with Brexit etc.

Probably nowt to do with the manufacturers either

[Deltawing]

There's many contributing factors in why prices increase. I think in Germany the introduction of minum wage back in 2015 and the gradual increase of it since is one thing. Even if the employer was already paying over the minum it still makes people think about how much their worth over that minimum.

The cost of materials has certainly gone up. It's not just the wood and metal that goes into the rifle theres also all the tools and machinery that needs to be added, repaired, replaced.
More health and safety has been introduced, insurance has gone up, IT costs have gone up, energy costs, logistics, the list goes on.

Then your importer wether it be Hull cartridge, SGC, whoever, take their cut based on their costs ect. Then your RFD has to make a living. Now scale all that up with all the taxes and duty imposed on absolutely everything involved and there's your answer.

[rapidresponse1]

best buy second hand

[DJP]

At this rate, I don't think that legislation will be the death knell of airgunning, it will be manufacturers pricing themselves out of the market.

[Portzy]

Some good answers but I ask;

With many price increases just around the corner, (for a variety of obvious and spurious reasons), are manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, simply boxing themselves into a corner?

[DanCymru]

Not only price but also very hard to get hold of now. Local rfd can't get a HW30 and it seems most dealers are out of stock.

[TonyL]

Welcome to the forum, Dan.

That's a sad situation you describe, guessing it's down to Brexit with maybe a little bit of Covid influence, too. Hoping this will be a temporary situation and resolved soon. Guessing the various importers will be all over it.......

[Lostkiwi]

Just took a look at Leicestershire Airguns and they're doing the 77K at £417 to order.
I did see the 57 has gone from £299 to £324 now though.

[HW777]

Just took a look at Leicestershire Airguns and they're doing the 77K at £417 to order.
I did see the 57 has gone from £299 to £324 now though.

I think it's a fair bet that 77k will be stamped Hull Cartridge so grey imports costing more than that will be a first.