Discontinued Weihrauchs ?

[Rickenbacker]

The HW70 was always crap, and should have been put to sleep years ago.

[Portzy]

There's a site in Germany that the odd post directs you to, which has a good number of variations on all the current models and I wonder why these are not available over here. I suppose demand and market research have a part to play and there's a limit to what HC can stock and distribute.

[tinbum]

The HW70 was always crap, and should have been put to sleep years ago.

Agreed! But, not wanting to start another tedious threads where opinions are peddled as facts, why still make the 35?

[landymick]

Agreed! But, not wanting to start another tedious threads where opinions are peddled as facts, why still make the 35?

Because it still sells

[landymick]

The HW80 Bavaria was short lived but its just a stock change so doesn't really count.

[Mach 1.5]

HW50S MK1 not that thing they make these day's and dare call a HW50. Mach 1 5

[Hsing-ee]

The HW85 oldschool was nicer than the HW95 and the current HW85, with the screw-in back block rather than the tile system (who thought of that? its so weird)

Then there is the oldschool HW30 which has a longer stroke than the newer one, plus a couple of other differences I can't think of. All steel and no monkey metal I think.

The HW55 is gone for good, and that was the 'flagship' at one point. Some of the versions had a more sophisticated trigger - imagine that, a Rekord-breaker!

The 22" Export version of the HW35 is dead too. That was a nice rifle whatever people say about it.

The HW50 has already been mentioned. The new HW50 is not an HW50.

The Barracuda was for people with an FAC and a drug habit, so its probably best in a museum.

A real Weihrauch afficionado will regret the passing of the HW77 25mm piston version. The HW77 is in many ways the 'best' Weihrauch, and the 25mm piston one the sweetest shooting.

Some people think quality peaked in the mid 80s but probably there were good ones and bad ones in each generation.

[Roundshot]

Some people think quality peaked in the mid 80s but probably there were good ones and bad ones in each generation.

A shrewd take on things I'd say; I recall the HW35 I bought in 1981 had such poor wood to metal fit along the action that you could slip a pipe cleaner under the compression tube. My old mate's left handed HW80 bought a couple of years later, one of the front stock screw lugs sheered off. The gunsmith kindly welded it back on and gave him back the gun with a melted piston seal!

[NTSOG]

Steyr wrote: "That's because gas rams are even nastier than spring guns "

What do you mean? Nasty - good, or nasty bad?

I have two HW 90s [Theobens] which I like, but they have taken some effort and time to learn to shoot and there have been times I despaired i would ever master the beasts.

Jim

Via Ballarat
Australia

[rabbitwrecker]

Agreed! But, not wanting to start another tedious threads where opinions are peddled as facts, why still make the 35?

Because they are superb rifles and discriminating folks still buy them...

[Rickenbacker]

Agreed! But, not wanting to start another tedious threads where opinions are peddled as facts, why still make the 35?

Well, it's the short-stroke '80 isn't it?

When you think about it, the '80 is 10 years later, and a boringly plain Jane, lardy arsed, magnum collaboration with Bobby Beeman - made just for the Yanks... and perhaps a dozen FAC air shooters over here.

While the old '35 is a European spec rifle, for discerning Europeans whom can operate a barrel latch.

[TonyL]

The HW70 was always crap, and should have been put to sleep years ago.

I love mine, Phil.

As an added bonus, it reminds me of Captain Bongo every time I caress it!

[Rickenbacker]

I love mine, Phil.

As an added bonus, it reminds me of Captain Bongo every time I caress it!

Sorry Tone. I hid my post in the middle of the thread, hoping you wouldn't see it.

[TonyL]

I can always sniff out a Phil post!

Hope you're keeping well matey.

[TonyL]

Sorry Tone. I hid my post in the middle of the thread, hoping you wouldn't see it.

I really do miss not seeing Phil on here and at the Boinger Bash meets. A true gentleman.

I hope you are keeping well, my friend.