HW/Weihrauch Never say I'm done buying airguns.

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Two years (and two guns) ago I said, "I'm done buying airguns". In my head I always thought, unless I come across a specific bucket list gun. I figured I'll probably never find one in a condition acceptable to me. So I thought I was done.

Then an older 20cal Hw98 came available for a reasonable price. I always liked the older non threaded 98s with the aluminum butt plates. Being a 20 cal on top of that, I had to buy it. Broke my rule.

A like new 22 Hw95 Field Pro came available for a price I couldn't refuse, so I bought that. After all, I didn't have a 22 cal 95 family gun yet, plus I always liked the sightless weighted barrel on the Field Pros and earlier R9s. That barrel is soft on power so I'm glad I didn't pay full price. That's a story for another day. Still I broke my rule.

I'm not actually sure which of those two rifles came first but I said no more airguns after each one. Well unless I find a ----.

Last week one of my friends here on AGN pointed out my Holy Grail rifle on Fleabay. You know, the one I never thought I'd find. After some twisted reasoning, my friend's best enabling and my wife's blessing I decided to bid on it. I'm happy to say I won the auction last night. It's exactly the rifle I've always wanted since getting into Weihrauchs. The only way it could have been better is if it were a 20 cal. It's 177 which is actually a really great caliber for this particular powerplant so there's no regrets.

I haven't gotten the rifle yet but I'm so excited because I never thought I'd find one. It's not super rare and crazy expensive so it's not most people's Holy Grail but it's mine. It looks too be in good condition. I'm afraid to jinx myself and get my hopes up high.

After this there's only one rifle left that I want. Then I'm truly done buying air rifles. That last rifle on my bucket list was only added this year. It's a nice R8 in 177 or 20. That might be tougher to find than the one I won last night, but it should be cheaper. BTW I have a R1 and other guns to trade for a nice R8 if anyone has one. Then I'm done buying airguns. Really, really I am. I swear.

Happy New Year everyone.
Ron
 
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Mycapt65 said:
Two years (and two guns) ago I said, "I'm done buying airguns". In my head I always thought, unless I come across a specific bucket list gun. I figured I'll probably never find one in a condition acceptable to me. So I thought I was done.

Then an older 20cal Hw98 came available for a reasonable price. I always liked the older non threaded 98s with the aluminum butt plates. Being a 20 cal on top of that, I had to buy it. Broke my rule.

A like new 22 Hw95 Field Pro came available for a price I couldn't refuse, so I bought that. After all, I didn't have a 22 cal 95 family gun yet, plus I always liked the sightless weighted barrel on the Field Pros and earlier R9s. That barrel is soft on power so I'm glad I didn't pay full price. That's a story for another day. Still I broke my rule.

I'm not actually sure which of those two rifles came first but I said no more airguns after each one. Well unless I find a ----.

Last week one of my friends here on AGN pointed out my Holy Grail rifle on Fleabay. You know, the one I never thought I'd find. After some twisted reasoning, my friend's best enabling and my wife's blessing I decided to bid on it. I'm happy to say I won the auction last night. It's exactly the rifle I've always wanted since getting into Weihrauchs. The only way it could have been better is if it were a 20 cal. It's 177 which is actually a really great caliber for this particular powerplant so there's no regrets.

I haven't gotten the rifle yet but I'm so excited because I never thought I'd find one. It's not super rare and crazy expensive so it's not most people's Holy Grail but it's mine. It looks too be in good condition. I'm afraid to jinx myself and get my hopes up high.

After this there's only one rifle left that I want. Then I'm truly done buying air rifles. That last rifle on my bucket list was only added this year. It's a nice R8 in 177 or 20. That might be tougher to find than the one I won last night, but it should be cheaper. BTW I have a R1 and other guns to trade for a nice R8 if anyone has one. Then I'm done buying airguns. Really, really I am. I swear.

Happy New Year everyone.
Ron
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So what rifle did you buy? There are certainly a lot worse things we could be into. I never thought I would buy a break barrel, but after getting this HW30, I might buy another one at some point..lol. Maybe a 95 or 98.
 
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I always wanted a 77 with the old style stock in I77 or 20. A slight preference for 20. Older 77Ks are much more common than the longer 77. If this 77 is as nice on the inside as the outside it's a home run for me.

On top of being an older 77 it has the Beeman Goudy style stock. I also believe it's a Mark 1 with a 25 mm piston. 177 is ideal for the smaller piston. It should be a real nice shooter when I'm done with it.

I'll have to sell the scope and put some modern glass and rings on it. I may even put peep sights on it since I have a very nice shooting modern 177 Hw97 for scoped shooting.
 
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I always wanted a 77 with the old style stock in I77 or 20. A slight preference for 20. Older 77Ks are much more common than the longer 77. If this 77 is as nice on the inside as the outside it's a home run for me.

On top of being an older 77 it has the Beeman Goudy style stock. I also believe it's a Mark 1 with a 25 mm piston. 177 is ideal for the smaller piston. It should be a real nice shooter when I'm done with it.

I'll have to sell the scope and put some modern glass and rings on it. I may even put peep sights on it since I have a very nice shooting modern 177 Hw97 for scoped shooting.
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Nice rifle for sure, it's the one that won all the matches back in the day, before the 97 came out.
I've always wanted a beeman with the bear/ beeman logo on the left side of the receiver. It will interesting to see what you find inside when you take it apart.
 
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It will interesting to see what you find inside when you take it apart.
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yeah I'm a little scared but it looks well kept on the outside. The Beeman scope, mount and stop block are all period appropriate so they were probably put on new at time of purchase. The scope is mounted wrong so I don't think this gun was used much or someone would have noticed and fixed it.
 
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yeah I'm a little scared but it looks well kept on the outside. The Beeman scope, mount and stop block are all period appropriate so they were probably put on new at time of purchase. The scope is mounted wrong so I don't think this gun was used much or someone would have noticed and fixed it.
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If you're lucky maybe it's never been opened up.🤔 Once you get it going, I'm wondering how it will compare to the newer 97K accuracy wise out
to 50 yards, or whatever your preferred target distance is at. And what pellets it likes the best.
 
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Congratulations Ron!

Thats the gun I was going for at one time, but Beeman introduced the Commemorative 20th R1, and that was all she wrote! Revisiting that memory gave me the .20cal 97k Blue Lam. 👍

I need a turret cap for a Blue Ribbon scope, so if you ever have a lead on any cap the fits, I would appreciate it.

I saw you say it may be in your out box?
First dibs.
 
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I always wanted a 77 with the old style stock in I77 or 20. A slight preference for 20. Older 77Ks are much more common than the longer 77. If this 77 is as nice on the inside as the outside it's a home run for me.

On top of being an older 77 it has the Beeman Goudy style stock. I also believe it's a Mark 1 with a 25 mm piston. 177 is ideal for the smaller piston. It should be a real nice shooter when I'm done with it.

I'll have to sell the scope and put some modern glass and rings on it. I may even put peep sights on it since I have a very nice shooting modern 177 Hw97 for scoped shooting.
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I still use that old glass, 😆 👍
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