HW/Weihrauch HW55T: Did I pay too much?

[TLU]

Seller sent it to Scott Blairisassembled action, polished internals, parts sent to Glenrock and reblued, Installed Maccari spring tune kit )spring,top-hat, and spacer), Vortek piston seal adapter with seal , and JM lubes, Stock refinished. Chronograph tested at 620 fps with JSB 7.3 pellets. As a result it looks new and gorgeous. I bought it about 3 or 4 years ago and shot it a handful of times. I paid $950 for it.

 

[beerthief]

Seller sent it to Scott Blairisassembled action, polished internals, parts sent to Glenrock and reblued, Installed Maccari spring tune kit )spring,top-hat, and spacer), Vortek piston seal adapter with seal , and JM lubes, Stock refinished. Chronograph tested at 620 fps with JSB 7.3 pellets. As a result it looks new and gorgeous. I bought it about 3 or 4 years ago and shot it a handful of times. I paid $950 for it.

pictures please . is it accurate ? if it shoots good i would say it was an ok deal
6.3 FPE is ok for a HW55 they were not designer for high power .

 

[Silver Ace]

Well that is a pretty desirable gun, and with the work put into it, I would say yes. Possibly.

Edit: for clarity, I mean yes it is possibly worth what you paid.

But these guns aren’t about rational expenditures. Let’s say you shot it 50 times, that’s $19 per shot. Although you should be able to recover some or all of this money if you sell.

But without a picture, hard to say what it’s worth.

 

[TLU]

It’s definitely accurate. I will post some photos later.

 

[WoodWelder]

If you're happy how it shoots and you're going to use it? Then it is worth every cent!

Enjoy!

 

[wildcj5]

I have had a few guns that are on my bucket list that are rare and don’t come up for sale often. I have bitten the bullet and paid a bit more than what I would prefer. After getting the gun and enjoying them never had a regret .

On the other side I have had some that I have got at really great prices.

At the end of the day we are playing with expensive BB guns that have a really small market. NONE of what we are doing makes any rational sense.

Enjoy your 55. Always wanted one!

 

[houston]

I need to see it. I'll tell u if you paid to much

 

[KWK]

He did
No biggie

 

[A.G.R]

. You justify your value by saying you like the gun, and all you have done to it. Then say you paid $950. For it. if that’s what you have invested it’s cheap for what you done. If thats what you paid for the gun before re blue and refinishing the stock and parts YOU PAID OVER VALUE..

Now ,here in lies the $64,000 question? Are you soft selling the package , or validating your $ spent.

one is a fishing move, the other is ,YOU CANT PUT A PRICE ON FUN…

 

[TLU]

I suppose I should have a Bluebook. The previous owner had all the work done. I bought it from him for $950. I’m not fishing; it’s not for sale. Thanks for everyone’s input.

 

[Mycapt65]

I suppose I should have a Bluebook. The previous owner had all the work done. I bought it from him for $950. I’m not fishing; it’s not for sale. Thanks for everyone’s input.

If you found that rifle for 400 you'd easily put in another 450 for all the work done plus shipping. I just did an early 177 R7 for someone. It needed a tune and a barrel. By time I got the parts and shipped it back, it cost him $415. And I work cheap. That's on top of what he just paid for a classic Santa Rosa 177 R7 and shipping. Lots of these guns slowly turn into money pits. They incrementally chip their way deep into our wallets. Most if not all of my guns are upside down investments. The only difference between mine and yours is you paid for it all at once. As long as your happy with it, you did fine.

 

[TLU]

A couple of pics.

 

[mj102]

A couple of pics.

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If you enjoy it then worth what you paid . Basically a brand new gun w tune and reblue. Scott Blair is working on a couple my 55’s . You can’t buy them new and if you could probably cost 2 k.

 

[BABz58]

100% not worth it to me. It’s a mouse fart at 5fpe. It would be a decoration if I owned it.

But many people find them very desirable. So as long as you are in love with it. It’s a keeper for you.
Enjoy.

 

[wildcj5]

Damn that thing is beautiful!!!

 

[Targetone]

Hard to have buyer's remorse with something that good looking (and I assume - good shooting, too).

 

[MDriskill]

That's a beautiful example of the 55 Tyro! The details mark it as a relatively early one from the mid 1960's - possibly imported by Air Rifle Headquarters in West Virginia, before Beeman days.

You can scroll down a bit in this thread for a list roughly matching Weihrauch serial numbers to manufacturing dates:

American Vintage Airguns-Serial Numbers: Walther, Weihrauch and Feinwerkbau

WALTHER LG55 & LGV Serial numbers: 154503 -1961 1559xx -1961 1685xx -1962 174406 -1962 195636 -1963 201337 -1963 ........1964 ........1965 .....

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[r1lover]

Two components of an item's value are resale value and enjoyment value. You didn't pay too much if it makes you happy and it is worth it to YOU.

You can pay too much if

- You are in the business of flipping guns and you won't make a profit on one
- The price covers expensive custom features or accessories that do not matter to you
- You could have gotten the same cheaper somewhere else
- It falls way short of your expectations or the gun needs repairs that were not known/disclosed and the seller won't make good on it.

For a lot of us, an air gun is a long term investment in enjoyment and only you can put a value on that. For a discriminating air gun owner, you did fine with that one. It's a beauty.

 

[TLU]

Hard to have buyer's remorse with something that good looking (and I assume - good shooting, too).

It is wonderfully accurate.

 

[kingfisher61]

That rifle has been wonderfully done. I would think 950 would barely cover what the cost of the work that was done. IMO, that's a great gun for the money you paid. As mj102 said....it would easily cost you 2k to make that gun today.....if you could. Shoot it and enjoy it. Everyone else wishes they had one like it.