I think so, before the screw cut modern ones anyway. They look to have them on here.
https://www.gunspares.co.uk/products/24572/HW80/
Did all the HW80 barrels have foresight grooves ?
Cant member seeing them on my nephews HW80 k from the 90s. The mk 1 I got in a swap today has them.
It's a 82-83 MK1.
Shabby but it's a bunny gun so looks are not important.
I think so, before the screw cut modern ones anyway. They look to have them on here.
https://www.gunspares.co.uk/products/24572/HW80/
In the parts list, there is the option for the normal barrel and the threaded one. The front sights on HW break barrels always had the little dovetail as far as i know. I have a mk1 HW80 here in bits im doing up, but the barrel has an adaptor to fit a silencer. I cant get the bugger off or i could tell you 100%.
My nephews was not screw cut as I used a bisley adaptor I had from the late 90s and used it with a cheap bisley moderator.
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Its bonded on so even if i asked my nephew to look he would have to get it off using heat or grips.
The one I got yesterday has no importer name on it. .
Before hull cartridge and edgar brothers I assume.
My early .22 HW80 did have foresight groves, the end of the Barrel was cut off and threaded for a silencer at PAX Hugh Earl said pressing them in, effectively created a choke It has never been as accurate or consistent as on their sprung test bench using 14.2 grn Titan Blacks.
AA S410K:Cardew modified Mk1 HW80 4mmTP, barrel shortened no choke Venom Tyrolean stock Titan Accelerator spring, TbT top hat & guide :CZ 16"bbl .22LR Varmint:12bore MOB O/U: Webley 812 auto:.308 Surgeon/Border barrel by Dave Wylde now Valkyrie Rifles BASC/NRA
Since 1981 when first introduced the factory 80 barrel and k have groves for a foresight unless they have been chopped at some point. Only the later screw cut barrels don't of course. Mach 1.5