HW/Weihrauch Weihrauch HW77K Venom Lazaglide Tyrolean

[baranjhn]

I just bought a small collection of airguns, all lower end guns, except for this gem! This is a .177 HW77K Venom Lazaglide that was made in 1991, sits in a Tyrolean stock and is the reason I bought the whole collection. I just shot a string of 5 shots this morning to test it out, which averaged 824 fps with H&N Barrakuda 8.64 gr. for 13 ft. lbs. I’ll probably tear it down in the future and relubricate and change out the seals. I’m a left handed rifle shooter and the stock is made for a righty. I'll mount a scope on it in the near future and see if my eye lines up properly shooting it from the left side.


*****Edit, I made the mistake of "musing" if I should sell the rifle or the stock or not and the mods sent me a nasty gram! I was admonished on how long I need to be a member, that I need to hav ten quality posts and to post "for sale Ads" in the classifieds. It is regardless that I'v been a member here since the beginning and I have bought and sold on the classifieds many times. Therefore I have edited my post to remove the mere supposition that this rifle may in the future at some undesignated time or place be offered for sale.****** MOD EDIT - YOU MET THE CLASSIFIED REQUIREMENTS LONG AGO. IF YOU WISH TO SELL THIS ITEM THAT IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

 

[bustachip]

Nice rifle, I would go thru it and freshen it up. Keep that stock, and buy one that fits you and shoot it.

 

[boscoebrea]

yes you can sell the stock and get a proper lefty stock from I believe LP Stocks in England,many here have purchased their stocks and are quite happy with them.You have a old collector air rifle,you can make it what you want it to be,

 

[WoodWelder]

That rifle will end up being a huge problem for you, you need to sell it to me?

 

[baranjhn]

That rifle will end up being a huge problem for you, you need to sell it to me?

You can't say stuff like that, it might be construed that I'm trying to sell it here and not the classifieds.

 

[baranjhn]

yes you can sell the stock and get a proper lefty stock from I believe LP Stocks in England,many here have purchased their stocks and are quite happy with them.You have a old collector air rifle,you can make it what you want it to be,

I was thinking about a CS700 stock from Custom Stocks

CS700 Thumbhole Air Rifle Stock

www.customstock.co.uk

I'll have to check out LP stocks

 

[boscoebrea]

I have some of the CS stocks,I think one of the better deals on custom stocks ,Choice is a great thing

 

[bustachip]

I was thinking about a CS700 stock from Custom Stocks

CS700 Thumbhole Air Rifle Stock

www.customstock.co.uk

I'll have to check out LP stocks

I would go with the 500, but that's just me. It looks lighter..lol.

 

[KWK]

I was thinking about a CS700 stock from Custom Stocks

CS700 Thumbhole Air Rifle Stock

www.customstock.co.uk

I'll have to check out LP stocks

The problem with a Weirdrock and thumbhole stocks is how do you release the safety? IMO an underlever already requires enough steps (too many) to load and shoot.

 

[baranjhn]

The problem with a Weirdrock and thumbhole stocks is how do you release the safety? IMO an underlever already requires enough steps (too many) to load and shoot.

That is a very valid point, however, the way I hold it to cock it my left hand is in position to deactivate the safety easily.

 

[beerthief]

wonderful find , hope you bring it to the show even just as a display item .

 

[kingfisher61]

Beautiful HW77!! A Venom Lazaglide is difficult to acquire....even in the UK. However, I wouldn't mess with the internals as that's what constitutes a Lazaglide. Any change would change its Lazaglide status.
The stock configuration is called a Venom HW77 Hunter. It's French Walnut. Here's an old page from Venom showing it.
Congratulations on a rare and very sweet find!

 

[specie]

Beautiful HW77!! A Venom Lazaglide is difficult to acquire....even in the UK. However, I wouldn't mess with the internals as that's what constitutes a Lazaglide. Any change would change its Lazaglide status.
The stock configuration is called a Venom HW77 Hunter. It's French Walnut. Here's an old page from Venom showing it.
Congratulations on a rare and very sweet find!

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I'm not sure? I think that's a standard optional and desirable Weihrauch T stock. Here's a photo of a Venom Hunter stock. Note the little "schnauble" device on the front? That sure is a nice Lazerglide gun, and surly legit too!

 

[DualMagMike]

I'm not sure? I think that's a standard optional and desirable Weihrauch T stock. Here's a photo of a Venom Hunter stock. Note the little "schnauble" device on the front? That sure is a nice Lazerglide gun, and surly legit too! Sometimes folks fakeView attachment 517207 them with reproduction "Lazerglide" stick ons!!!
Also, a very rare piece of British airgun history? Be a real pity to restock that, I'd think?
Isn't the TX200 a descendant of those early HW77???

Yep! Factory HW Tyro...

 

[baranjhn]

Beautiful HW77!! A Venom Lazaglide is difficult to acquire....even in the UK. However, I wouldn't mess with the internals as that's what constitutes a Lazaglide. Any change would change its Lazaglide status.
The stock configuration is called a Venom HW77 Hunter. It's French Walnut. Here's an old page from Venom showing it.
Congratulations on a rare and very sweet find!

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Love the ad! As for messing with the internals, I agree about "de-Lazagliding” it, but eventually, the seals are going toe degrade along with the lubricant.

 

[PaulK62]

As for messing with the internals, I agree about "de-Lazagliding” it, but eventually, the seals are going toe degrade along with the lubricant.

When the time comes for new seals, if the original parts haven't already been replaced, you could simply take a bunch of photos of everything and then label and box the parts for posterity. Given the gun will outlast you, if the next owner is a purist who would prefer a wall-hanger to a shooter, he could just put the original internals back in.

 

[baranjhn]

When the time comes for new seals, if the original parts haven't already been replaced, you could simply take a bunch of photos of everything and then label and box the parts for posterity. Given the gun will outlast you, if the next owner is a purist who would prefer a wall-hanger to a shooter, he could just put the original internals back in.

good idea

 

[kingfisher61]

Here's a couple of pictures of my Venom 80. Not a Weihrauch stock. All original from the UK. No schnabel, so not a Hunter....but definitely a Venom.

 

[PaulK62]

Speaking of Venoms, here's a Venom HW35K, also from the UK with the Hull Cartridge importer stamp on the barrel, an extra select deluxe Walnut stock designed by Ivan Hancock with skip-line hand-cut checkering, completely re-polished and re-blued mirror finish metalwork, and fully tuned, of course. I'm currently looking for a era appropriate scope.

 

[bustachip]

Speaking of Venoms, here's a Venom HW35K, also from the UK, with an extra select deluxe Walnut stock designed by Ivan Hancock with skip-line hand-cut checkering, completely re-polished and re-blued mirror finish metalwork, and fully tuned, of course. I'm currently looking for a era appropriate scope.

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Beautiful piece.