My hw80 with a custom stock
My 80 is my second choice also,shoots a lot smoother after gliding the piston(middle gun).served me well over the last few months, :) after I run out of air for the Rapid7
I`ve always liked the HW80, Personally i think the two main guns to own are the Theoben Rapid & the HW80.
I used to own one very nice HW80 but when i let my fac licence expire my poor old hw80 had to go due to it being a fac rated airgun pushing 20 lbs.
Shame really as my HW80 was my second best airgun that tbh i used allot to bash pigeons out of high trees.
Regards
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My 1982 HW 80.
Regards Kev.
Nice Kev, Is there any gun you dont own ;D ;D ;D ;D
The Beeman's Rebranded R-1 was my 2nd springer I owned...
Installed a Venom FAC Spring and Guide. Also their Enhanced Brass trigger..
That was Solid hitter... Then I ventured into Theoben Land....Gas Piston Springers
But that just evolved into the my Love for the Rapid Platform!!!
Everything went downhill from there!!!!
Stuart
Quote from: Kernal on June 23, 2020, 03:12:51 PM
Nice Kev, Is there any gun you dont own ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes there is "buggerlugs" lolol
atvb' Mick
Yes and no 7 mick lol.
Regards Kev.
I still have two HW80s, a mk1 with the square stock from the first batch that Hull got and a second a carbine with the rounded stock. Both have been great guns. I always wanted an Airsporter as a young lad and finally bought an S version and thought it was the best rifle ever, untill I bought my HW80. Looks wise the S won hands down, but power and handling the HW80 knocked it sideways. My cousin bought a mk1 fac at the same time as I bought my mk1 and that gun has taken more rabbits than all my rifles put together. It looks a bit battered now but still shoots spot on. Best springer ever HW80, best pcp ever Rapid, in my opinion. Ken.
Had a few over the years wish I'd kept them now especially the one my dad bought me not made any where near as good as they where nowadays
A chap at the club got a venom hw79 I think it was. I had a go and didn't think it much of it, not as good as my tx200 22 mm piston.I wonder if you pay a lot for the name.md
This should have been in the 80 laser glide thread by Kev.md
I regret letting my old hw80 go now sad days, :'(
The 80 is an absolute beast of a gun. Agree with most of whats been said already, the 80 - for my money anyway - is the best break barrel air gun out there.
Big, heavy and a really lazy firing cycle that i find helps my shooting. I think the fact that it is so `over-engineered` actually helps it at below 12.
I have a beautiful CS walnut stock waiting for the right 80.
atb
Bob
I cant find one for love nor money of the era I'm looking for😪👎 late 80's early 90s same story with 77ks none about seems every body is buying them up like rapids at the min!
Quote from: Remchester on September 13, 2020, 07:09:24 PM
I cant find one for love nor money of the era I'm looking for😪👎 late 80's early 90s same story with 77ks none about seems every body is buying them up like rapids at the min!
Was an 80 on the agf last week, may be worth a look. (hope i haven't broke any rules there)
Bob
I have an original mint hw 80 date 1982 on the hw ref site.
Never been molested in any way.
Have not been out of my cabinet for around 3 years now.