The Gun You'll Never Sell - The Keeper

[PeskyWabbits 464]

I am inspired by the HW80 thread, a gun I have never owned but maybe one day...

 

My keeper is a .22 HW35. Circa 1983, I bought this when I still had my BSA Meteor and Vulcan Custom. i used to argue with a friend that i couldn't see the point of having a German gun, believing what I read in Air Gun World/Air Gunner about their great weight and no advantage.

 

Well.. I bought it off my welding teacher. How wrong i had been. Everything else seemed sub-standard. It wasn't that heavy, but it handled so well. It was very accurate and has been my No1 bunny basher over my hunting life.

 

Other guns have come and gone, i have other guns I will probably keep, or be reluctant to sell, but this one, shabby wood, bluing not so great, showing signs of wear in the barrel hinge, so what. I pick it up and shoot things. It fits me (or I fit it) and feels so comfortable.

 

So what is your keeper?

 

[Malt 379]

Not got one myself but like you my dad has a HW35e he says is going in the ground with him when he goes!

[Malt 379]

Ps, how can you say its not that heavy??

[villaman 9,983]

I don't know which one out of HW95k .22 tuned by wonkey donkey , HW 97 .22 or SFS IMP but i know HW100k .177 will be staying with me for sometime ,it might be going to my grave with me ,whenever that may be

[Jonjon79 13,358]

For me, it's the 2 that I have now: a .177 HW100ktla and a .22 TX200hc walnut.

 

I spent a lot of money before I decided so, fingers crossed, they won't be going anywhere.

[Bryan 1,362]

FAC HW80K Solid tool for 21 years.

[reaper6 84]

Its my HW80 or my 77.....or my 95....or my 97....or...or or or or

[philpot 4,981]

I have not reached that point with air rifles yet, maybe the HW100, not sure but after almost 50 years with shotguns, my Beretta DT10 32'' sporter will be going nowhere.

 

Phil

[bunny bandit 98]

Got to be my Hw77k for me. Solid piece of kit, nice to handle and still gives a cracking love bite.

All the best lads

Happy Hunting

[mark williams 7,551]

In springers,

 

.22 The Feinwerkbau sport. 127

 

.177 The AA T X 200 hc

 

P.C.P.

 

.22 HW 100 KS

 

.177 HW 100 KT

 

 

To pick the "Daddy" of the bunch

 

 

HW 100 KT .177

[xraiderx 94]

Proberly the bottom left

[Rez 4,961]

Proberly the bottom leftimage.jpeg

That ultras propoh sicko mate. Nice choice of styling.

[philpot 4,981]

I can only agree with you Rez, what a stunner.

 

Phil

[torchey 1,327]

Bought and sold lots of springers,gasrams and pre charged the one i,m always left with is my rapid mk1....

[j j m 6,539]

My pro sport is my favorite springer