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

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.20calguy said:
I still use that old glass, 😆 👍View attachment 524745
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Lots of people do. These old blue ribbon scopes still bring good money from collectors. Frankly I thought the scope was going to drive the price higher than I would pay for the rifle. From the beginning I planned to auction the scope to offset the cost of the rifle if I did win it.

Now I'll have to look through it and see if I like it first. It does complete a sort of time capsule package. Then again I bought the rifle to shoot. Not to display on a wall. If I scope it, I'll probably end up puttting a 2-7x or 3-9x Airmax on it like most of my air guns.

I'm wondering what kind of power to expect with the small bore. I've done 26mm 77s and 97s before but I'm not sure how to build this one.
 
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bustachip said:
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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That's a tall order. I have a few nice rifles in bigger calibers and none of them best or even match my 177 97 at fifty yards. Strangely my plain Jane 177 95 comes closest but isn't as consistent as the 97.

I imagine this rifle will be like all my other mid power 177 Weihrauchs and do best with 8.44 JSBs or JSB rebrands. That's at all ranges. FTTs often shoot as well or better inside of 30 yards. The 8.44s do better at 50 plus for me because they have more muzzle energy and more importantly seem to have a better BC than the FTTs.
 
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That is a Mk1 with 25mm piston and without ABT. I wonder if the hood is original? The front sight blade is non removable; please don't try to substitute a later type. The front sight is grooved to accept the hood on all the Mk1, but it must be rare if it is original...NICE airgun! It may be a very early model, serial number 1,000,000 on up?
 
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specie said:
That is a Mk1 with 25mm piston and without ABT. I wonder if the hood is original? The front sight blade is non removable; please don't try to substitute a later type. The front sight is grooved to accept the hood on all the Mk1, but it must be rare if it is original...NICE airgun! It may be a very early model, serial number 1,000,000 on up?
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Thanks for the information. I'm pretty familiar with the newer models but know little about the older stuff. I'm always very interested in learning though. I don't know the serial number yet. If you have any other pertinent information on this model. I'm all ears.Much appreciated

Happy New Year's
Ron
 
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Mycapt65 said:
What kind of rifle is that Blue Ribbon on?
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A Beeman Webley Vulcan, .177.
I unfortunately misplaced a turret cap. I keep thinking it will turn up somewhere in my junk, but nope.
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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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Being this is a 25mm, could it be described as a long stroke HW30? Just thinking out loud here.🤔 The HW30 is the only 25mm rifle I've ever shot, so, I know nothing about the 77 in 25mm,
but thought there could be a connection..lol.
 
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RickH said:
I’m a firm believer in backups........

Rick H.
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Oh, be careful with that backup justification. Years ago I bought an old school 10m gun. I scoped it to test accuracy and was so impressed I decided to leave the scope on and buy another gun to shoot with the OEM aperture sight. Then the "I need a backup in case one of these guns break" bit me so I bought a third. Then I decided I wanted different stock configurations so I bought some more. It can snowball.
 
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Mycapt65 said:
Nice looking outfit. I'm not familiar with the Weblys.
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They're made in England. That one is my sons but he never takes it. I've had it since I bought it for him in the early nineties. The house burgers that got my R1 and P1, missed the Webley and the Sheridan, as well as an HW70 pistol.
 
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.20calguy said:
They're made in England. That one is my sons but he never takes it. I've had it since I bought it for him in the early nineties. The house burgers that got my R1 and P1, missed the Webley and the Sheridan, as well as an HW70 pistol.
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I got a P1 and an R1 I'd trade for a nice R8 if you got one.
 
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