Originally Posted by
I. J.
Ah the Barakuda 35 (a.k.a. EL54). Very rare as only a few were made. Mentioned in Wesley book were the muzzle energies vary considerably and its not unknown to break the main spring within a few hundred shots.
Never seen one in the flesh and will never own one as its FAC.
ATB
Ian
A few hundred were made. It seems that other HW 35's were adapted by various manufactures/gunsmiths, only rifles with the factory stamp 'BARAKUDA' are genuine though.
The EL 54 was in production from 1954 t0 1981.
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