The Tyro Show!

[DualMagMike]

Some of my favorite airguns, I love the classic springers and these are among the most unique and stylish to me. These are factory offered Tyroleans no aftermarket examples.

Beeman HW55 with heavy barrel weight, Beeman R1 .177 fully engraved, Beeman R1 .20, Beeman HW97, Walther LG55. Walther LGV, FWB 300S, HW77, FWB 150 with rare stock weight & Diana 60.

 

[kabukicrack]

Very beautiful & exceptional rifles...

Many Thanks for sharing...

 

[Airgun Advisor]

Wow! Some real classics there. Thanks for sharing.

 

[springer]

Gulp!!!!!!!. That's a collection

 

[MDriskill]

Wow, that is one awesome group! Must be one of the planet's largest "T" convocations in captivity. Hard to compete with that, LOL, but just for grins here's three iterations of my personal favorite Tyrolean, the Weihrauch HW 55.

Serial 37363, from 1956. Finger-groove fore end, rounded red buttplate, very early Rekord trigger. Forged cocking links and an OEM barrel sleeve, quite a heavy rifle.

Serial 313266, 1969. Classic 55T with large "square" checkered areas and pretty blonde European walnut.

Serial 1213710, 1991. One of the last generation of this gun, with Beeman markings (maybe not as rare as the Doc claims? Who knows...). Interesting dark stain and smaller "W" style checkered area.

These guns are so pretty, with lots of hand work in the wood. If you look closely you can see that the lines are subtly different on each one, especially around the edges of the cheekpiece

 

[DualMagMike]

Nice, looks like an oldie. I was very excited to find my 55 especially being a Beeman marked example, just 25 were produced!

 

[DualMagMike]

Always happy when I can find another Tyrolean and cross an item off my wish list. Here is the most recent addition to my Tyro show group.

Diana 65 

FWB 300 (not an S) added early last year

along with an Air Arms Camargue

 

[crowski]

Very nice collection, works of art. Thanks for viewing. Crow 

 

[dpauld]

does anyone know how many HW77 tyro Rifles Beeman sold ? I have heard that only 25 HW55T were sold by Beeman but I think that story is for the HW77T . I had thought the Beeman imported HW77 with tyrolean stock was less than 25 he ever had imported. Been awhile since the glory days of fine made springers but I have several that were put away and still in mint/as new condition. One of which is a mint perfect underleaver HW77 tyro Santa Rosa/Beeman. Thanx for your time. Hope the thread isn't too old to get responce, D

 

[DualMagMike]

The 25 is the correct number for the 55 not the 77 and less than 25 for the R1 T.

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

2 1/2 year old thread.

 

[DualMagMike]

2 1/2 year old thread.

Shouldn't really matter, new members all the time. Also added to and updated earlier this year!

 

[beerthief]

Do you have a lefty tyro ? probably not ever made ?

 

[DualMagMike]

Do you have a lefty tyro ? probably not ever made ?

I'm not a lefty so I would not own one but yes, they were certainly made.

 

[Chuck-in-Ohio]

Not to steal any thunder from the stellar display above, but YES they did make lefty Tyros.
FWB 300 not an S.
Purchased from Don R. At the Midwest Airgun show in Columbus Ohio. Came in the FWB styrofoam shipping insert with the doodads included.
Purchase received a nod of approval from Mr. Mike Driskill, so I am pretty sure that I got a good one Lol.
Very very little use on the rifle when purchased, but OEM seals were toast. Replaced seals with Macarri units, left all else alone.

Apologies for the short sidetrack Mike, at least I stayed on topic.

 

[beerthief]

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Not to steal any thunder from the stellar display above, but YES they did make lefty Tyros.
FWB 300 not an S.
Purchased from Don R. At the Midwest Airgun show in Columbus Ohio. Came in the FWB styrofoam shipping insert with the doodads included.
Purchase received a nod of approval from Mr. Mike Driskill, so I am pretty sure that I got a good one Lol.
Very very little use on the rifle when purchased, but OEM seals were toast. Replaced seals with Macarri units, left all else alone.

Apologies for the short sidetrack Mike, at least I stayed on topic.

I was there and missed it , but was also selling, next time i will buy first /sell later if i have time

 

[Chuck-in-Ohio]

I was there and missed it , but was also selling, next time i will buy first /sell later if i have time

Smart bet, it only stings the wallet for a little while.

I quickly figured out that I was not the only odd ball looking for left handed match rifles, so If within my means, I try to act quickly.

 

[DualMagMike]

Updating this thread with my recent find, an HW80 Venom. My first Venom air rifle and the first non-factory Tyrolean in my collection.

Beeman HW55, Beeman R1 .177, Beeman R1 .20, Beeman HW97, Walther LG55, Walther LGV, FWB300S, HW77, FWB150, Diana 60, FWB300, Dian 65, Air Arms Camargue

 

[Sawney Bean]

Updating this thread with my recent find, an HW80 Venom. My first Venom air rifle and the first non-factory Tyrolean in my collection.

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Beeman HW55, Beeman R1 .177, Beeman R1 .20, Beeman HW97, Walther LG55, Walther LGV, FWB300S, HW77, FWB150, Diana 60, FWB300, Dian 65, Air Arms Camargue
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What’s interesting to me is the amount of variation between them. Some have the cheekpiece high and almost horizontal while others are low and nearly vertical. Having never used a Tyrollean stock, I can’t do more than speculate on benefits of either one.

 

[MDriskill]

Since my earlier post above, I've been privileged to have another HW 55T come knock at my door. With its gracefully rounded, tapered fore end, to my eye these are the best-looking of the tyros offered by Weihrauch, Walther, FWB, and Diana back in the day. But your aesthetic mileage may vary, LOL.

These stocks require a lot of hand work to finish, obviously, and even such similar-looking examples as these can feel surprisingly different to handle. I have a hard time getting lined up with the sights on 37363, but 878276 is like a warm hug to shoulder, and practically shoots itself...my current fave.