My last springer purchase.

[landymick]

Two good rifles but different in many ways, out of those 2 I would pick the 35 as I prefer break barrel .

[Scubashot]

I have had an HW77 rifle in 0.22" for the last 30 years, which I have played with on and off throughout that time.
I have put a few tuning kits into it, fitted an adjustable butt plate, had a comb riser fitted and spent hours looking for the perfect pellet.
After rekindling my enthusiasm for airguns a couple of years ago and lusting after the HW100S rifle in the magazines I bought one in 0.22" to see if they were as good as they appeared.
What a piece of engineering! I bought it some toys to do it justice - a Harris bipod, a new side focus scope on the lowest possible mounts and another adjustable butt plate to get the perfect gun fit. I bought the pressure gauge kit and set the regulator pressure and twiddled with it when it needed turning down. I oiled the walnut stock until it glowed.
However, it is still the '77 that I pick up most evenings when I go out into the garden to wind down with some quiet time, target shooting.
You are right, it is a big, heavy old gun but it has stability and is a much better shot than me. Mine has the 25mm internals which I suppose helps too but it is a world apart from my wife's lightweight, jumpy 0.22" HW50S.
When I get everything right, it will put pellet on pellet at 30 metres and 5 pence piece groups are not too hard to achieve at longer ranges. I really feel a sense of pride when I shoot it well, rather than "cheating" with the PCP!
I would be upset to see the HW100S go but they'd have to take the '77 from my cold, dead hands!

[rabbitwrecker]

Two good rifles but different in many ways, out of those 2 I would pick the 35 as I prefer break barrel .

Ditto - but the choice is ultimately yours Arthur....

[PCPShooter]

I bought another HW77K, the only rifle I regretted selling and re bought, I sold my HW35s, nd have not replaced -

[Punchsteve]

Well, it sounds to me that you really want the HW35E you've been hankering after for years, and are feeling obligated to look at the HW77 as a maybe more practical, and so justifiable item to spend your money on.

I'm guessing if you get the HW77, you'd still be hankering after the 35E, so I'd get the latter personally.

Popgun psychology.

[Telephonepete]

it sounds from the previous posts that the prime function of this gun is going to be target shooting and plinking if there is a difference. this being the case i dont see how you can prefer .22. i have about 12 guns AA and HW and i have struggled for a couple of years now to enjoy shooting the .22 calibre. i only shoot paper it being the most challenging target of all. i,speaking personaly cannot convince myself that the .22 is as accurate as the .177 for this discipllne. i also find very irritating how the .22 pellet rips the hell out of the paper target. i also having had both really dont subscribe to the 25 mill being better than the 26 mill. i believe that if you keep the power down on a .177 to say no more than 11 ft lbs you will not be able to tell the difference. my 26 mill 77k which i mean to take down is running bang on 12 ft lbs and is a tack driver with opens or a scope. a few days ago i did a group half the size of a 5p at 20 yds rested with opens. i have just sold my .22 99 and i only now have a beautiful mark 2 tx200 in .22. i dont like parting with it but i expect it wil be going soon. good luck with whatever you decide. pete

[NTSOG]

Hello Arthur,

Having been laughed out of a local gunshop two days ago when I said I would only buy one more air-rifle - the staff remember me saying three guns ago that I wasn't buying any more - is your statement absolute legally binding, as in "Yes dear this is the very last rifle I'm going to buy - ever!"?

Jim

via Ballarat
Australia.

[MartynB]

Hello Arthur,

Having been laughed out of a local gunshop two days ago when I said I would only buy one more air-rifle - the staff remember me saying three guns ago that I wasn't buying any more - is your statement absolute legally binding, as in "Yes dear this is the very last rifle I'm going to buy - ever!"?

Jim

via Ballarat
Australia.

Title should read "My lastest springer purchase"

[robhw97k]

ive had two .22 weirauch hw97k which was a ton weight no good to ya,and a hw95k which was nice n light but i thought it was weak.if i had to pick 1 weirauch it would be the legendary hw80 the best break barrel rifle ever,hw35 supposed to be good aswell but hw80 all the way for me.

[tinbum]

There is nothing else quite like an HW35e. Thank God!

Buy one, it'll be funny.