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    Hw99/50/55

    Hello me again. Be gentle! I read somewhere that the 50/55 is the German version of a UK 99. The 55 I have is 25 mm compression chamber and I believe a 99 is 26 mm so a bit confusing to me. Thanks for looking.

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    55 50 and 99

    The 55 is a lower powered short range target rifle. The 50 and 55 have a much older release date so were available in 25mm. The 99 is a later offering so is 26mm as is the modern 50.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plinker87 View Post
    The 55 is a lower powered short range target rifle. The 50 and 55 have a much older release date so were available in 25mm. The 99 is a later offering so is 26mm as is the modern 50.
    Thanks for the support.

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    The 55 has the same size cylinder as the MK1 50 with a 25mm leather seal.The 55 has a barrel lock & comes in loads of versions with the HW55T being rather nice.

    The new version HW50 & HW99 are different all together .

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    Quote Originally Posted by landymick View Post
    The 55 has the same size cylinder as the MK1 50 with a 25mm leather seal.The 55 has a barrel lock & comes in loads of versions with the HW55T being rather nice.

    The new version HW50 & HW99 are different all together .
    I have a 25mm HW 50 ( not sure of age, got to be 20 yrs +) but it has a synthetic seal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charub View Post
    I have a 25mm HW 50 ( not sure of age, got to be 20 yrs +) but it has a synthetic seal.
    One of my 55s has synthetic too but looks like an adapter job has been done on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charub View Post
    I have a 25mm HW 50 ( not sure of age, got to be 20 yrs +) but it has a synthetic seal.
    That is correct, the Mk1 has the 25mm leather seal then later on around early eighties it had the synthetic seal up until the new 99/50 came along with the 26mm seal.Hope that helps clarify a little.

    The MK1 stock has no but pad & finger grove on the fore end ,it has the fixed post fore sight & early version of the rear sight, the later synthetic version has the modern sights & stock.

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    Good info. as per. Thanks Landymick

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