SHOULD I BUY IT HW35 £80

[diggermad 154]

hi ive been offered a hw35 177 for £ its the 1st one they made probably about 20 to 25 yrs old its shooting at 13.5 barrel needs re blueing stocks ok no scope but has got original sights is it a bargain or not cheers DM

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

it wants a strip down and making legal before you buy it

[diggermad 154]

cheers buddy gonna buy it next week and keep it in my mates cabinet cheers DM

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

if its 13.5 ftlbs its an FAC , take it apart before you buy it.

it wants taking to a gunsmith and have it tuned to around 11ftlbs

[diggermad 154]

ok cheers mate DM

[andyfr1968 772]

Price sounds right enough but as above, at least get the lad to take the spring out first. Only takes five minutes and could save you a lot of grief.

[AirgunGuy 362]

That's a great project rifle mate. Get the fella to strip it down and go for it

[johnbaz 363]

hi ive been offered a hw35 177 for £ its the 1st one they made probably about 20 to 25 yrs old its shooting at 13.5 barrel needs re blueing stocks ok no scope but has got original sights is it a bargain or not cheers DM

 

 

Hi Diggermad

 

If the rifle is in good condition then the price is good

 

If it's one of the first 35's then it will be much older than 25years..

 

I have one that was made in 1972, that's 40 years old and mine isn't among the first made (They didn't even have the revered Rekord trigger in the first ones!!)

 

There will be no safety catch on it if it's old and if there is a scope rail, you'll need 13mm scope mounts to fit properly..

 

Here are a few of mine..

 

This is a one sided safety catch model (1979) with 13mm rails.

 

Top- 1976 HW35 Export with 22" barrel, one sided safety catch and 13mm rails..

 

Bottom 2000 modek HW35k..

 

The 1972 Export model with no safety catch, it's stripped and was ready for rebluing until the wife put it in the conservatory through winter and it severely rusted

It had been cammo'd by the previous owner

 

 

 

Good luck with your purchase

 

 

John

[diggermad 154]

hi mate its the one in your top pic cheers

[Big Uli 3]

I would most devinetely buy it

For £ you can't go wrong but unless you feel comfortable to retune it to make it leagal it may be best to get a quote from someone who can do the work first

[johnbaz 363]

Hi again

 

I missed the bit about the power!

 

These rifles are dead easy to strip, the mainspring can be cut back by a couple of coils, i've done loads to reduce the power..

 

I normally cut two or three coils with an angle grinder then warm the cut end with amy blowtorch and smack it down to flatten the cut coil to the next one..

Then i'll use my belt grinder to make the last coil truely flat and dress the sharp edges off..

 

Or you could just buy a standard HW35 spring (round wire rather than the overly strong square ones)..

 

 

 

Cheers, John