Hw80

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

Well lads no one wanted the pro sport 177

 

so i traded her in today for a new hw80 first one iv had

 

Should have her one day next week and im looking forward to getting out with her

 

and seeing if there as good as every one say,s they are

 

But first she will be stripped polished and tuned and the MTC mambers will be fitted

 

O and CC she is

 

 

22

the best cal out there

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[pianoman 3,589]

Excellent rifle Mac ,

 

I really love these guns mate. Reliable, superbly accurate, easy to work on. You can't beat them.

 

I won't trade mine for any amount of money. Irreplaceable to me and too many priceless memories from years of hunting with it. As good as the day I bought it 18 years ago this September.

 

And it's a .22!

 

ATB

Simon

[Dr B 186]

Hey Bigmac

 

Great choice. Rifle or carbine?

 

No argument from me on the calibre, .22 all the way .

 

I've owned a HW80 rifle in ,22 in the past, it was the first real hunting rifle I purchased for myself (after having borrowed a Webley Vulcan from my father for a while). It was awesome. Far better than I was back then. Deadly accurate and strong as a tank. I had to sell it to pay for University......shame, broke my heart.

 

Back then, there were no issues with tuning them straight away as they were well made, maintained, and plenty of lube on them. I think mine was a MK II as it had a rounder nose on the nose of the stock (the MK I have a sharp angle end to it). I've no idea what version they are up to these days.

 

They are the stuff of legend. Someone once told me they were just a FAC de-tuned rifle and thus, not as refined as a gun intended for 12ft-lbs. I never really noticed any problem and I don't remember the rabbit / mink complaining either.

 

I'm sure Simon (Pianoman) will know the heritage of the HW80.....

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

Excellent rifle Mac ,

 

I really love these guns mate. Reliable, superbly accurate, easy to work on. You can't beat them.

 

I won't trade mine for any amount of money. Irreplaceable to me and too many priceless memories from years of hunting with it. As good as the day I bought it 18 years ago this September.

 

And it's a .22!

 

ATB

Simon

Well i no how much you rate them Simon and if there that good for you then they will i hope be for me to mate

 

Next will have to be a hw77 as iv not had one of them ether

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

I think this may be a carbine as it has the hw mod attached to it and the barrel dose not seem as long as others iv seen at the range

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[Durham John 693]

Only rifle I've ever bought brand spanking new, sh*t if I still had it now it'd be an antique lol

new in 1986, really was a thing of worth back then and what a whack they had

[mattybugeye 885]

Yea I'm looking forward to getting mine stripped n fettled up too

Nice strong feeling rifles mins a ultra carbine lol came with another barrel but that's also been chopped not as short so will be getting that screw cut and crowned

[VWman 232]

Hello bigmac

In all my recent looking and trying out at gun shops the HW80k was recommended to me and a large part of me wanted to buy one but I was all wrapped up in underlevers so got the hw 77 but I know the hw80 would have been a good choice for me.

originally designed in conjunction with Dr Robert Beeman as a Manum gun putting out 24ftlbs in .22, 1 3/8 diameter and almost 13 inches long giving a good swept volume and in 12ftlbs form is not working very hard so it was said that it would last and last.

my next one will be a light hw but the one after that could well be an , I think more is good.

Happy new gun bigmac.

[Rez 4,961]

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[villaman 9,982]

If its like my new 95 ,it will be spot on

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

If its like my new 95 ,it will be spot on

I hope so VM

 

But im still going down the v,mach and welsh willy trigger system plus polish and tune wrought

 

i want her as good as my 97 or better if that is possible lol

 

So more £££££,s to be spent on her yet

 

the money we spend on our toys and we never get it back when we do sell them lol

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[villaman 9,982]

 

If its like my new 95 ,it will be spot on

I hope so VM

 

But im still going down the v,mach and welsh willy trigger system plus polish and tune wrought

 

i want her as good as my 97 or better if that is possible lol

 

So more £££££,s to be spent on her yet

 

the money we spend on our toys and we never get it back when we do sell them lol

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

I am looking at kit for the 95 ,might go for welch willy or the wonky donkey (Dave Price ) £39

 

No we don't get our money back ,but we have something we can sell , un like watching football .

I spent thousand's of £ following England football around , home and abroad ,so air gunning is he a lot cheaper

Edited May 23, 2015 by villaman

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

 

 

If its like my new 95 ,it will be spot on

I hope so VM

 

But im still going down the v,mach and welsh willy trigger system plus polish and tune wrought

 

i want her as good as my 97 or better if that is possible lol

 

So more £££££,s to be spent on her yet

 

the money we spend on our toys and we never get it back when we do sell them lol

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

I am looking at kit for the 95 ,might go for welch willy or the wonky donkey (Dave Price ) £39

 

Dont no what the wonky donkey is like so im going to stick to what i no

 

and the welsh willy trigger iv got on the 97 is some thing else iv got it set to a point that if a nat was to cough it would set it off next to no first stage and as soon as it hits the second stage its off

 

I just dont put my finger near the trigger until im ready to take the shot but thats the way i like them to be lol

 

I may wait until you have sorted yours then you can tell me what there like if you go for the wonky donkey

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[charlie caller 3,654]

Cracking rifle mate, shame about the crap calibre tuned and fettled, it will be very smooth in .22 I have to say, I might be inclined to get the Welsh Willy tuning kit for it, I had one brand new .177 of course, when they first came out, bloody hell is it that long ago , nothing and I mean nothing my mates had came close, in fact the only thing that could touch it was my tuned BSF b55 bavaria, which Mac was a .22 lol. I would be interested to see how easy the trigger block is to unscrew, as I have heard recently they seem to be locktighting them on, and you are having to apply so much heat that it melts the spring guide.

[bigmac 97kt 13,836]

Cracking rifle mate, shame about the crap calibre tuned and fettled, it will be very smooth in .22 I have to say, I might be inclined to get the Welsh Willy tuning kit for it, I had one brand new .177 of course, when they first came out, bloody hell is it that long ago , nothing and I mean nothing my mates had came close, in fact the only thing that could touch it was my tuned BSF b55 bavaria, which Mac was a .22 lol. I would be interested to see how easy the trigger block is to unscrew, as I have heard recently they seem to be locktighting them on, and you are having to apply so much heat that it melts the spring guide.

What was that you were saying about 22