An old mate of mine's favorite gun is a '35 Export - although he's about five foot nothing and left handed.
Left handed must be a bit awkward with the barrel lock.
He's also a bit of a wierdo to be fair.
An old mate of mine's favorite gun is a '35 Export - although he's about five foot nothing and left handed.
Left handed must be a bit awkward with the barrel lock.
He's also a bit of a wierdo to be fair.
This Tinbum fella seems to have built a large part of his identity and world view on hating an inanimate object. Here in the states EVERYBODY loves the HW35 and we have it from the CIA that the Queen has one propped up in the corner of her closet, hidden from the rascally great grandkids. It is only a matter of time before young George finds it and starts popping sparrows from the battlements. LLtQ!
I wouldn't rely on the CIA for their intelligence. The Royals might have some German ancestry but a HW35 is going too far. We all know that they use a Webley MKIV or Fosbery for everything including vermin. Only upstarts like 007 use things like a Walther LP53 or FWB 65 for promotional shots.
The HW35 is a bit of a Tiger Tank: Germanic, heavy and blocky. No two run the same. Not as elegant as a Webley MKIII, nor slim and sporting like a BSA Airsporter. Sure they shoot better but thats not cricket. Anyhow the Original 45 is nicer in every way; the Panther of 80's springers. The FWB Sport the prettiest of them all. All eclipsed by the Theoben Serroco.
Last edited by Muskett; 15-09-2017 at 12:57 PM.
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LH is no problem on the 35 you'll be glad to hear. It was originally designed for lefties*, then they figured out if was ok for righties too.
AA's TX wins the awkward prize, Mk 1 excepted of course.
*probably
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
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Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
You're welcome.
"I don't care about lefties." That's an outrageous discriminatory remark , fortunately God's a leftie and she was laughing at you rubbing your screen*.
The use of the plural is most disturbing IJ.
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For those with no love for the design of the 35, fair enough, everyone's entitled to an opinion.
However, surely its importance can't be argued? A true game changer which showed how most manufacturer's offerings of the time came up short. It was the benchmark against which other spring guns were measured and aided the development of subsequent springers . We're all better off for the HW35's existence.
* Just for you Phil
I think it would be more apt to say Record Trigger. At least they are found on rifles I like.
I just prefer The Original 45 or FWB Sport or even HW77. It took the HW35 years and years to get out of the farm yard and even then it needed to be fettled to do that. The Original 45 forced forward an upgrade to the HW35 giving the HW80 and the superb HW77. The Sport was a sporting rifle unlike the HW35 which was a HW55 with some changes. The HW55 was a bell target rifle.
The HW35 is a fine rifle of it time. A true springer and well made. An interesting rifle to collect. I think BSF's have it too. Sadly don't do enough for me, and there are other rifles I like more. Love the trigger though.