My old 1966 HW35 sport (base), which I sold, was in excellent cosmetic and working condition, but the barrel was playing in the horizontal plane. The washers placed didn't help. So I sold it, added about $100 and bought a new HW35e.
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HW/Weihrauch Show your hw 35...
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Thanks for the photos. I am so far an HW 35 virgin. Haven't owned or shot one. YET! Be Well Brothers , Bandito.
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Can’t say I’m a big fan of the laser etching on the new guns. They are probably better tolerances or better finished. But I just can’t get on board with the stock styling. Would it kill them to at least come out with a “classic series” stocks from the 80’s - early 90’s? Then I would probably plunk down some cash for a new one. Otherwise….naaahhh
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Stan just shot this morning. My Barakudas both need breach seals badly. They need some TLC. But they shoot like a dream. Easily hitting a small can at 30 yds. Both have a heavy click when first breaking the barrel. Would like to rebuild but have to get the parts.
The 35 .177 hasn’t been opened, yet, it’s harsh, but accurate. The .22 is getting a TbT spring now, so we’ll see.
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I'd love to have a new one, which no doubt have significant mechanical improvements. I think I'm in the process of learning my three oldsters just don't shoot as hard as advertised
, but they sure are hard to beat for looks and charm.
I hear ya. Back in the day you had your choice of premium walnut stocks for the 35, so why not add another option?
I'd love to have a new one, which no doubt have significant mechanical improvements. I think I'm in the process of learning my three oldsters just don't shoot as hard as advertised
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Very nice HW35 & Very, I have a few Vintage Air Rifles from Air Rifle Headquarters. Nice to see the box it came in.
Older has class I don’t doubt newer has better manufacturing tolerances. I have both I prefer my older ones myself.I
I hear ya. Back in the day you had your choice of premium walnut stocks for the 35, so why not add another option?
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I'd love to have a new one, which no doubt have significant mechanical improvements. I think I'm in the process of learning my three oldsters just don't shoot as hard as advertised
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The barrel was cut from it's original length, 18.5 " I believe, to 12.5" and recrowned. The Wolf moderator was installed, there is no choke at the muzzle any longer. This gun is a tackdriver with FTT 5.53's, no choke needed.
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Nice to know. This is what kept me from doing my own. Hmmm... lots of clattering going on in the back room
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Just be prepared for it to be pellet picky after removing the choke. Some barrels need them. Some don't. I'd slug the barrel before cutting anything. At the very least it will help determine where to cut it.Nice to know. This is what kept me from doing my own. Hmmm... lots of clattering going on in the back room
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WOW. That may be the most beautiful example of the basic sporting 35 stock I have ever seen. That old-growth beech can be quite lovely.
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My 1969 .177 HW35 Standard. It has all the usual lovely features of an old HW35:
- slappy-flappy-rattlely cocking arm
- THE click on cocking
- galling under the cylinder from the cocking arm
- groove in cylinder face from the chisel-faced barrel latch
- porous cylinder plug from poor brazing
On top of that someone had obviously dropped it, smashing the sights and cracking the forend all the way to the trigger guard. They then hashed the stock repair, and lost some bits for good measure: trigger guard, rear trigger guard bolt, and barrel pivot shims. Oh, and the front trigger housing retaining pin was broken in the middle.
On the plus side there is Chambers for spares, and after a complete strip, clean and rebuild it turned into a lovely and smooth, if not very powerful shooter.
It also cost me nothing because it came with 5 other rifles and a Marksman Repeater BB gun for 140 notes, and after renovating them all, I sold 3 of the rifles for 320, covering the cost of the scope and parts needed for the HW35! A Diana 25 and a 25D, and the Marksman therefore cost me nothing too!
- slappy-flappy-rattlely cocking arm
- THE click on cocking
- galling under the cylinder from the cocking arm
- groove in cylinder face from the chisel-faced barrel latch
- porous cylinder plug from poor brazing
On top of that someone had obviously dropped it, smashing the sights and cracking the forend all the way to the trigger guard. They then hashed the stock repair, and lost some bits for good measure: trigger guard, rear trigger guard bolt, and barrel pivot shims. Oh, and the front trigger housing retaining pin was broken in the middle.
On the plus side there is Chambers for spares, and after a complete strip, clean and rebuild it turned into a lovely and smooth, if not very powerful shooter.
It also cost me nothing because it came with 5 other rifles and a Marksman Repeater BB gun for 140 notes, and after renovating them all, I sold 3 of the rifles for 320, covering the cost of the scope and parts needed for the HW35! A Diana 25 and a 25D, and the Marksman therefore cost me nothing too!
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Here's the Deluxe version with raised Monte Carlo cheek piece. Notice there are no grooves in the forearm. This one is decked out with ARH goodies including the plastic barrel sleeve and "posi-grip" scope rings. Not sure what year, the sleeve is covering the serial number. It has a safety, so I'd guess late 1970's.
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That is a late 60's early 70's version with a single sided safety, red dot on the left, no safety button visible on the right?
It could be an ARH/Law marketed example, but the slot for the breech lock lever is oversized, the finger groove deleted, and the checkering on the wrist very unusual for Weihrauch, similar to the current CS wrist checkering...could this be a Hull Cartridge sold airgun, restocked for the British market?
Wonder what is underneath the "sleeve", which appears to be shrink wrap?
That is a rare bird!
Edit, revision: I'm incorrect on the above, the safety button is added in 1977, so this is a later airgun than '69-early 70's...sorry.
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I had an Air Rifle Headquarters catalog and wanted one if those soooo badly! You have a treasure trove there.
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No . I actually picked it up from a dealer in CT . He purchased it from hickory gun show with a bunch of others in boxes w paperwork from Robert Laws ARH. This one was already sold and guy returned so I got a great deal.
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HW EL54 Barakuda (based directly on the HW35 action) shown with glass ether viles and round lead shot.
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That's the second-gen "Luxus" (HW 35L) stock - semi-beavertail fore end, Monte Carlo comb, curved cheekpiece, in walnut - see catalog pic at post #27 above. The original "L" was a curvy Bayern style. The Monte Carlo 35 was also offered in beech as the "HW 35B." Beautiful example!
Fun fact: the HW 35 and old HW 50 receiver tubes differed only in diameter. Length and stock screw spacing were the same, so they shared stock designs of the same external shape. A simplified version of this stock (beech, no checkering) was an upgrade option in Europe, and standardized by Beeman on his "HW 50S" for a couple years before the R8 replaced it.
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