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    Hw 35 in .22

    Friend of mine just offered me above rifle for 100 quid, 25 years old and in reasonable condition for its age..stock I'd say 8 out of 10 but been put away damp so barrel etc has bit of surface rust but nothing major....what's ur opinions please

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    Very simply.....buy it!

    A true modern era airgunning legend. With a quick check over, strip and re-lube (and maybe a handful of easily obtainable replacement parts if required) you'll have a cool classic that will hold its own against just about anything out there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
    Very simply.....buy it!

    A true modern era airgunning legend. With a quick check over, strip and re-lube (and maybe a handful of easily obtainable replacement parts if required) you'll have a cool classic that will hold its own against just about anything out there.
    Ok that's a good summary ..once mint and sorted , what sort of value could I put against it thanks

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    I dont know if you would end up with a gun that is worth a lot more than you paid for it, but you would be in possession of one of the most important airguns ever made. It changed everything. I have a .22 Export HW35 which is genuinely a joy to shoot. A fantastic gun that you would enjoy, particularly if you bring it back from the brink.
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    Exactly as Andy has so eloquently stated.

    It might only be worth a tad more than you paid for it once truly "mint", maybe £150-ish?

    But, don't sell; keep it.
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    The stocks make excellent fire wood and the rusty action superb for finishing off burglars

    Or you could buy it, cherish it and shoot it


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    Quote Originally Posted by scoots View Post
    Friend of mine just offered me above rifle for 100 quid, 25 years old and in reasonable condition for its age..stock I'd say 8 out of 10 but been put away damp so barrel etc has bit of surface rust but nothing major....what's ur opinions please
    Chorley eh? Just down the road from our club (Rivington Riflemen.) Bring it along to any club meeting and we have several members who have experience with the '35 and should be able to tell you the exact model etc. and you will be able to test the m.e. over the club chrono.
    Even Ive been known to dabble with the occasional '35.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    Chorley eh? Just down the road from our club (Rivington Riflemen.) Bring it along to any club meeting and we have several members who have experience with the '35 and should be able to tell you the exact model etc. and you will be able to test the m.e. over the club chrono.
    Even Ive been known to dabble with the occasional '35.

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    I was there two weeks ago with my brother and his son Dylan, were u there lol...

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    Quote Originally Posted by scoots View Post
    I was there two weeks ago with my brother and his son Dylan, were u there lol...
    I was but I didn't see any HW35. I certainly wouldn't have missed that! Was your brother Martin?
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    Quote Originally Posted by look no hands View Post
    The stocks make excellent fire wood and the rusty action superb for finishing off burglars

    Or you could buy it, cherish it and shoot it


    Pete
    Have you mellowed, Pete?

    That second option sounds so much more dignified.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
    Have you mellowed, Pete?

    That second option sounds so much more dignified.
    Nah!

    Just don't want to make too many enemies

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    Quote Originally Posted by scoots View Post
    Ok that's a good summary ..once mint and sorted , what sort of value could I put against it thanks
    Agree with Tony that cleaning it up probably only takes it to £150, but that’s based on £10 of oil and steel wool, and your free time.

    At the risk of being picky, a cleaned up rifle will never be “mint”.

    Mint means it is 100% perfect, untouched, unused, absolutely indistinguishable from the day it was made. The internet has devalued the term. A lot of stuff advertised as mint is actually in at best very good or excellent condition. A lot of stuff advertised as excellent is more like very good, or even good.

    Unfortunately, there are differing (though not wildly differing) definitions used of mint/NIB/ANIB/excellent/very good/good/fair/poor/junk in the used goods/antiques/collectibles sphere, whether it’s guns or coins or anything else.. (Junk is not an accepted term, but ought to exist.). But mint means mint.

    I have a number of older guns that are in really nice shape and superficially look like new. But really close examination will show small signs of use and wear. So they aren’t mint, they are excellent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    I was but I didn't see any HW35. I certainly wouldn't have missed that! Was your brother Martin?
    Yes and I haven't purchased said rifle yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by scoots View Post
    Friend of mine just offered me above rifle for 100 quid, 25 years old and in reasonable condition for its age..stock I'd say 8 out of 10 but been put away damp so barrel etc has bit of surface rust but nothing major....what's ur opinions please
    If you're going to strip the gun for a service you could drop the barrel and cylinder into boiling water for about five minutes, believe it or not this will turn the surface rust black, you can then use fine wire wool to smooth things out before oiling.



    All the best Mick

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    Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post
    If you're going to strip the gun for a service you could drop the barrel and cylinder into boiling water for about five minutes, believe it or not this will turn the surface rust black, you can then use fine wire wool to smooth things out before oiling.



    All the best Mick
    Daft idea, who's got a 5 foot long trough just kicking about nowadays, the length of the barrel alone will take most of that up

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