Dunny Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 i am just getting back into shooting again and i am about to buy a weihrauch 80, i have never used one before but i havnt heard a bad word about them. any opinions on the rifle? also are they easy to tune, and strip down? i have heard of these rifles firing at over 35 ft/lbs aswel, are they capable of this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duster Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I had one a few years back, it was incredibly accurate and powerful, great for rabbits, pigeons, rats etc. The 80's are heavy rifles, as the cylinder was beefed up to allow tuning to FAC power as you suggested. Solid, well made, will outlive you and me! Venom arms used to do lots with them, Theoben did a gas ram for them, the world is yer oyster when it comes to tuning an 80. Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Early twenties if you are lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I love my HW80K. Have had 15 years of heavy use from it, and it certainly looks good for another 15. It's so tough, powerful and accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 i`m in the process of getting an 80 vmach. should be classic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 thanks for the replies, made me feel better about buying it. i will probly be uploading pictures after i have been out with it hopefully. would it be worth tuning up to use as an FAC rifle and going through the trouble of application, or would i be best off just keeping it under 12 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 In my opinion, you don't gain a great deal with FAC air guns. A 12ft-lbs rifle will kill at 45 yards when the shooter is good enough, that's plenty far enough to get a lot of bunnies. Good choice with the HW80, it's a classic rifle that has always been well made and was recognised as one of the best hunting guns available in its day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 cheers, i have taken rabbits at 40 yards with a cometa 5 so i think i should be able to get them with the weihrauch cheers for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08shooter Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 don t believe nothing much to be gained with fac i regularly take shots at 60 to 70 yards with my fac i have both and trust me there is a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeihrauchPower Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Good choice!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacker Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 i am just getting back into shooting again and i am about to buy a weihrauch 80, i have never used one before but i havnt heard a bad word about them. any opinions on the rifle? also are they easy to tune, and strip down? i have heard of these rifles firing at over 35 ft/lbs aswel, are they capable of this ? It was the weapon of choice of the Late great John Darling - Top bloke - top gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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