Is or was the HW77 really that good?

[Mr P 1969]

My first air rifle was a 77k. Fed me for over a year ! Wish i still had it . Awsome bit of kit. Bisley magnums is what i shot. 1988/89 as i recall.

 

[timeontarget]

Although a dyed in the wool Webley fan.....nothing beats a good Weihrauch. Of my 5 underlevers, 3 are HWs.
This is my 1980s HW77 with 25mm bits and pieces.

 

[alexall]

I've had 2x 77 and 2x 77k in the past. I've also had 4x 97k.

I've now sold all 77's but kept 3 of the 97k's because it felt better. I know its mechanically the same except for the addition of the muzzle weight but that's the way I preferred it. The 77 long just felt like a long thin broom stick which I didn't feel comfortable with because of my short arms. So nothing against the rifle but the gun is certainly brilliant in the short variation that I preferred.

Exceptional rifles and good enough to keep 3. I admire them for their simplicity to be accurate and performs like a tool. It just does what it does well.

I do have 3x TX HC also that can be said to be more pleasing and equally accurate. But there is a time and place for their different manners

 

[Mickyp]

Hw77 mk2 long 25mm internals I have I had it fully refurbished, did all the internals myself, had one years ago got this cheap to get it back to original condition, gave it my son, not for him probably not modern enough, he said I can have it back lol
Not a problem lol
I had an hour with it last week, his loss probably one of the finest underlever rifles ever built, my pcps are more tools but the springer much more fun to shoot you feel like you have to work for it, but in a fun way, if you come across one buy it, you certainly won’t be disappointed

 

[cookEA888]

As a bit of a collector of the Hw77 and the variants for me it’s got the looks and the accuracy of a springer. All 4 of these here have got fully glided parts in which transform them from the standard guns to shoot. Shame I’ve not got a better camera to put the rest of the collection in a picture.

 

[CWC Matelot]

I'd consider a 77 over a 97 these days tbh (I have both), why? He says....
It's a bomb proof platform that you can tune, customise or leave as standard as you wish and each tweak or adjustment makes you a target monster
More sight options than a 97 tbh
happy shooting

 

[Mark E Smith]

The fact that you never hear anyone moaning about them and the design is largely unchanged in 40 odd years tells you something !

 

[Moz58]

When my brother in law & I used to go shooting together on a friends farm many years ago he bought himself a new HW77 carbine.
It was a lovely looking bit of kit & I was really jealous as I at the time only had Webley Vulcan as that was all I could afford.

The HW77 seemed pretty accurate if memory serves me correctly, but no more than my Vulcan was & the power was quite similar especially as I had fitted the Vulcan with on Ox spring.

Now many years on & coming across this forum, can I ask those of you that have owned one, were they/are they really that good?

As I said it certainly looked the part.

I think so

 

[sharp 1979]

Iv a very early one 25mm internals standard was head shooting jackdaws the other evening head shots at 50 yards with feild target trophy its lazer accurate

 

[Bounce]

I'd consider a 77 over a 97 these days tbh (I have both), why? He says....
It's a bomb proof platform that you can tune, customise or leave as standard as you wish and each tweak or adjustment makes you a target monster
More sight options than a 97 tbh
happy shooting
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That is very nice.

 

[Meteor62]

I upgraded from a .22 MK2 Vulcan to a HW77k .22 in 1983. Best upgrade I ever made. Heavy in comparison but the lack of recoil in return made for very easy accurate shooting compared to the Vulcan. Unless I've missed it, no one has mentioned the trigger. Vulcan had a horrible one stage trigger The HW .... Well need I say more? Bagged loads of rabbits with that 77 but the Vulcan will always hold a place in my heart as I shot my first rabbit with it. However, your brother in law definitely had the best rifle.

 

[Manthing]

Must confess to be being a bit of a fan of underlevers generally
But yes they were and still are.
1x 77k in .22
Mk1 97k (long) in .22
97k in .22 and .20
97k (long) in .177
TX200 in .22
Given the opportunity I'll add a 77 and a tx200 hc and possibly a prosport.

 

[Bounce]

I upgraded from a .22 MK2 Vulcan to a HW77k .22 in 1983. Best upgrade I ever made. Heavy in comparison but the lack of recoil in return made for very easy accurate shooting compared to the Vulcan. Unless I've missed it, no one has mentioned the trigger. Vulcan had a horrible one stage trigger The HW .... Well need I say more? Bagged loads of rabbits with that 77 but the Vulcan will always hold a place in my heart as I shot my first rabbit with it. However, your brother in law definitely had the best rifle.

Well you have been there & done that so will take it as gospel.

 

[Rellum]

Couple of my HWs 77 .22 and a 97 .177 Classic shooters and a pleasure to own what’s not to like

 

[Bounce]

Couple of my HWs 77 .22 and a 97 .177 Classic shooters and a pleasure to own what’s not to like View attachment 1023314View attachment 1023315View attachment 1023316

They are very nice, I am now convinced.

 

[Sharpshooter22]

When my brother in law & I used to go shooting together on a friends farm many years ago he bought himself a new HW77 carbine.
It was a lovely looking bit of kit & I was really jealous as I at the time only had Webley Vulcan as that was all I could afford.

The HW77 seemed pretty accurate if memory serves me correctly, but no more than my Vulcan was & the power was quite similar especially as I had fitted the Vulcan with on Ox spring.

Now many years on & coming across this forum, can I ask those of you that have owned one, were they/are they really that good?

As I said it certainly looked the part.

I had the hw80 still have it always fancied a hw77 liked the idea of the fixed barrel . What made these rifles so prized back in the day was the rekord trigger units they were in my opinion far ahead of other rifles . I also liked the he iron sights and got to point I could hit an inch by inch object at 40 yards . When I had time to wonder about doing stuff like that