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

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Mycapt65 said:
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.
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Congrats on a great score! When I got my HW97K Blue Laminate, I took off the Beeman Blue Ribbon 66 scope that was on my '80s R1 and put it on the 97K because .... duh! ... blue on blue. :p

I took the 97K for a spin earlier today and compared it to the Airmax on my Walther LGU. The 66 has better glass than the Airmax (clearer and with less distortion around the edges), it has a much more forgiving range of eye relief, and it's lighter. If I were you, I'd keep it.

Happy New Year!

Weihrauch HW97KT Blue Laminate and Beeman 66 Blue Ribbon Scope - small - 2.JPG
 
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I'm a relative newcomer to the HW77. I came upon this Beeman HW77K in .20 caliber on the AGN classifieds about a year ago. From the serial number I think it's a MK II from about 1985. It is a 25mm piston. Totally taken with that Goudy stock, really a graceful look to it. It was shooting a bit slow when I got it so I replaced the piston seal with a Vortek and the spring and guides from ARH. Working on it I was thoroughly impressed with how well this rifle is made. It is shooting FTT 11.42 gr ammo at 805 fps. When I had the rifle apart I decided to take apart the trigger to remove globs of grease. I was nearly apoplectic to find file marks on a couple of the sears. I thought that surely someone had mucked up the trigger. Got it back together and that trigger stands out with a perfect "breaking glass" release. I'm not going to do any filing on any trigger but someone apparently knew what they were doing. Since joining the collection this HW77K has become a real favorite. It seems very accurate (although I'm not a great shot to begin with).

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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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Did I miss something? So what did you win?
 
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jaykb49 said:
I'm a relative newcomer to the HW77. I came upon this Beeman HW77K in .20 caliber on the AGN classifieds about a year ago. From the serial number I think it's a MK II from about 1985. It is a 25mm piston. Totally taken with that Goudy stock, really a graceful look to it. It was shooting a bit slow when I got it so I replaced the piston seal with a Vortek and the spring and guides from ARH. Working on it I was thoroughly impressed with how well this rifle is made. It is shooting FTT 11.42 gr ammo at 805 fps. When I had the rifle apart I decided to take apart the trigger to remove globs of grease. I was nearly apoplectic to find file marks on a couple of the sears. I thought that surely someone had mucked up the trigger. Got it back together and that trigger stands out with a perfect "breaking glass" release. I'm not going to do any filing on any trigger but someone apparently knew what they were doing. Since joining the collection this HW77K has become a real favorite. It seems very accurate (although I'm not a great shot to begin with).

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Very nice gun. Besides the front sight and cocking arm release, I wonder what the difference is between the Mark 1 and Mark 2.

That's making real good power for a 25mm gun. That's about what to expect from a 26mm gun.

Thanks for sharing.
Ron
 
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The problem now is that I went to my local airgun shop the other day and spotted a Crosman 500, a semiauto co2 rifle. I got one when I was maybe 12 and this guy, who’s very good, rebuilt it for me. This one was for sale and I must have two of everythin. Unfortunately its best friend is a 782 and they both snuck into my back seat when I looked away. The 782 is sort of plastic fantastic but by far the lightest air rifle I have. If my wife finds them I may be required to submit an annual written inventory with photos.

Rick H.
 
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