New member just brought HW45 BLACK STAR

[Hotshot666]

Hi Dave1943,I am very pleased to hear that you are happy with you Webley Alecto

I did hold one in the gun shop & it was not my cuppa tea right of the bat,I have small hands so that did not help.I would still like to fire one though just to see what they are all about.From what i have read they are still a very good gun.

everyone is diffent though,not everyone likes the same gun,if we did it would be a boring old world

I have spent the whole day shooting The HW45,used a whole tin of pellets & am feeling a little bit sick of shooting,my hands are hurting bad .I do love this HW45,it is a joy to shoot & i do not miss much i am shooting at,if i do miss,i will hit it within the next 2 shots belive.I pulled off an amazing shot today,a tin can about 50 meters away,I hit it dead on & it took off ,smack it went.Belive I do not need a red dot on this baby.the open glow sights are a bit of me.

Lol as i say my hands hurt bad & I got the kids begging me to go shooting again tomorrow ,I have a bad right hand anyway & all that shooting today has really upset it,I feel old right now .



Take care all & I will try & do the same

[Hotshot666]

Just thought I would show one last target card that I shot today,& there was me worrying if I would be able to hit a can with it.

2 shots was shot at the bull,2 at the lid of the can,1 shot at the bottle,3 at the rat.

RWS Superdomes .22

Thank you Welhrauch for making an excellent pistol if you read this.I am more than happy with it,you did it in style.I love everything about it.


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[anightrains]

good shooting now you need the silver,stl.standard, youve just got to love hw45s
brian.
PS just tell the wife we said it was ok.

[willo1962]

If your interested airgunner.177 makes grips for crosman,webley and hw45, he has just made lovely grips for my webley hurricane.
Why not drop him a line

[Hotshot666]

If your interested airgunner.177 makes grips for crosman,webley and hw45, he has just made lovely grips for my webley hurricane.
Why not drop him a line

Can he make me grips and a pump arm handle for a crosman 1377c,if so I would be intrested in 2 full sets,what sort of price would I pay & how long would it take him to make them ?

I would never change the grips on my black star though as I think it's a masterpiece.


Thank you

[Dave1943]

Hi Dave1943,I am very pleased to hear that you are happy with you Webley Alecto

I did hold one in the gun shop & it was not my cuppa tea right of the bat,I have small hands so that did not help.I would still like to fire one though just to see what they are all about.From what i have read they are still a very good gun.

everyone is diffent though,not everyone likes the same gun,if we did it would be a boring old world

I have spent the whole day shooting The HW45,used a whole tin of pellets & am feeling a little bit sick of shooting,my hands are hurting bad .I do love this HW45,it is a joy to shoot & i do not miss much i am shooting at,if i do miss,i will hit it within the next 2 shots belive.I pulled off an amazing shot today,a tin can about 50 meters away,I hit it dead on & it took off ,smack it went.Belive I do not need a red dot on this baby.the open glow sights are a bit of me.

Lol as i say my hands hurt bad & I got the kids begging me to go shooting again tomorrow ,I have a bad right hand anyway & all that shooting today has really upset it,I feel old right now .



Take care all & I will try & do the same

Thanks for the reply Hotshot, I, too have small hands; (my website name is a clue), and unfortunately, living in N. Ireland, air pistols are not as common as the rest of the UK, mainly because:1/ all weapons have to be on a FAC, and 2/ most folk who own pistols here are either rimfire or centrefire, as it easier to get on a ticket, which means, you cannot go into a gunshop as ask to try out various air weapons as in the case of the rest of the UK, you have to order on spec. I read up all the reports on the Alecto and took a chance, which fortunately turned out ok for me, I also have a co2 pistol that got from my son living over in England, and I had to get it on my FAC, before I went over to collect it, you are very lucky in the choice of airguns that you can have.
I'm glad that you are getting on with the HW45, but how is it making your hand sore, I know that you mentioned a bad right hand, that intrigues me, can you shoot using your left hand? I didn't realise until shooting my pistol, that my master eye was my left eye, so I shoot right-handed using my left eye: rolleyes:
I've haven't had any bother with the Alecto, and I've had some long sessions with it at times, especially when we have had guest shoots and the ladies have been using my guns and I've loading steadily for two to three hours for them. While they're waiting their turn on the rimfires.
I have a recent scorecard that I shot last month for the 10 metre comp with the Umarex Boys Club, but it has to be put on my Photobucket as I don't know how to get it on here otherwise, done that: any misses are from me not the gun! happy shooting Cheers Dave


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[Hotshot666]

You say that you need FAC for any airgun ? wow what the xxxx.how long has it been lie that over there ?

Do you think it could go like that in the uk soon ,How hard is it to get FAC just for an airgun ?.what happend to all the peoples guns that people had ? what about people that have just forgot they had an airgun in the shed or in the loft somewhere ?.say if the law comes in to be the same in the uk as N. Ireland & people had lots of airguns but did not want to get a FAC ? would there guns be taken away ? did N. Ireland gov give people all there money back ?.That sucks over there why did people let the gov make that law up over there ?.all you lot should have told them no way & should have all stuck together like glue and fight back.

Could you get a FAC for an airgun just for shooting in your home in a indoor range,like a shed ?,would they let you have FAC just for that ?

I am so sorry to hear this,that makes me feel sick.they are treating ALL people like kids over there.



I have a bad right hand because I have broken it 4 times so far in my life,lets just say i have to much power in my arms for my silly little hands to handle.I have girls hands,they have always been weak,they are the downfull of my body .Everytime now if i knock my right hand just a little it will start to swell up.It sucks . Now i use my elbows instead if need be The photo of the sore near my wrist does not look much but it is,photo will not let it show well,it's much bigger looking in real life and is really red & sore,it is going to turn into a blister,I just now it.Yes now i need to rest my hands for a few days to let them recover.been out shooting again today & I need the rest now belive.

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Can you see I have a over size nuckle now,& i cannot close my middle finger up no more than that because it feels lie it will snap if i forced it.My hand is foooked


Lol,I wish i could get a new pair of hands from the 2nd hand shop

[lesj]

You've cocked a springer HW45 over 1000 times in the last 2 days...... How come only your hands are sore?....my whole upper torso would be aching now if I'd done it that many times. best not to overdo it or you might not enjoy it after a while. I used both my Hw 45's up at the club today...... enjoyed it immensely, but limited myself with the pellets... Do it all again on sunday lol. all the best.

[prospector]

is a star ok,i used to shoot an Alecto and rate the pistol as supremely accurate
and clinical with it.......that is why i sold it on as i needed a greater challenge
and the springer gives me that.
I believe you bought the better pistol first time,that said an Alecto would be
a great foil for the Star,atb,w

[Hotshot666]

You've cocked a springer HW45 over 1000 times in the last 2 days...... How come only your hands are sore?....my whole upper torso would be aching now if I'd done it that many times. best not to overdo it or you might not enjoy it after a while. I used both my Hw 45's up at the club today...... enjoyed it immensely, but limited myself with the pellets... Do it all again on sunday lol. all the best.

Lol yes I have shot just over 2 whole tins of pellets over the last 2 days ,it has been a lot of fun so the pain that I am feeling right now was worth it,JUST.

There is nothing ealse wrong with me though,THANK GOD,only my hands,well my right hand mostly because of my problem with it already.But I guess that will teach me,I should have walked away in the past.



prospector,hello mate.

I sold my Airarms s410 TDR because it was too easy to hit things with it & it took too much of the fun out of it for me.The HW45 is harder to shoot,but still for a spring pistol this powerful I think it is still easy to hit things with it.I have never shot the Alecto to compair.I think the HW45 Black Star is perfect,just right,not so easy it's not fun,& not to hard that it sucks.For me I think it's the best pistol I have ever shot for the fun factor.

Don't really know what easle to say,only if you buy one I am 99.98% sure you will love it or at least,like it a lot,just like what people was saying to me when i first started this thread asking if i would like it or not.People told me I would love it & they was right.I now know what all the HW45 fuss is about.seems very well made,feel lovely in my hands,looks just as good looking as my wife,if not better .

So to anyone thinking of buying one,with big fun factor in mind,this baby is the one for you.


Leo