I believe the history started quite a few decades ago in around 50's or 60's for this particular type of springer mechanism with the "short stroke and wide volume sweep" combined with accuracy.
Today the HW35E is perhaps the best of many worlds with its own mechanical network inside a Walnut stock instead of the usual Beech.
I have found Walnut stocked HW35Es have a different "sound" and recoil and consistency of recoil compared to the Beech. The Beech needs more time to adjust to the climate you are in while the Walnutted HW35E (Silver or Blue) not only LOOKS fantastic but has less screw tension problems in the stock holding the mechanism. I assume it is simply that the more expensive wood also used in other rifle arms with prosperity is a "better wood" to "set" an air rifle mechanism into and HOLD it with a constant solid last snug on the stock screws.
Well it worked out that way for me with my first HW35E .177 Silver from AOA some years ago and that rifle made me get it in .22 Blue and then again in .177 Blue.
So I could not finish my collection of HW98s in the final .22 caliber and looked to see if a .22 Silver HW35E was available to complete my collection of HW35Es.
Found and ordered it today on Memorial Day at AOA as available.
So now the picture back from HW98 to HW35E reappears for me in a real way I didn't expect to see. But now I am happy with the "instead of the HW98 .22" I got the HW35E Silver and Walnut .22 to break in at my house which is a very very fine house with 2 door car garage---true but kidding here because I am not rich with money and neither is my wife; I don't buy cars and trucks I buy air rifles!
The only car I have owned since 2013 was a Blue Mustang (2014) and now a Blue Mustang (2020). I can drive these better than any other car or truck and so when I have a Mustang I am fine with all transportation and need in gas money.
The other side is the rifles have gotten out of hand. I have .458 Lott, .375 Holland and Holland, .358 Winchester, .348 Winchester .30-06, .270, 6mm Remington, .257 Weatherby, .22 Hornet, .204 Ruger, .22-250, .223, .250 Savage, .264 Winchester, .444 Marlin, .35 Remington, .308, and so many .22 magnums (9422M, Winchester pump action) and .22s and even a .17 Hornady Hornet with a .17 HMR and more firearms than I could possibly use--but I own them because of the models and designs of the guns chambered in these "hot" varmint and antelope calibers.
So out of all shooting with a rifle what we spend the most time doing is practicing. Practice with a .458 Lott is limited in your ability to maintain consciousness after the first shot.
The .375 Holland and Holland can be shot by anyone to clear 3 rounds without hurting themselves.
The .416 Rigby is rough don't ever get one! It kicks and hurts with less than a good .458 Lott or .458 Winchester.
The rest are there for use for whatever; but when pellet rifle shooters gather together to leisurely shoot and acquire marksmanship the HW35E is really the best thing going even compared to the HW50--and you all know I love my two HW50s in .20.
The HW98 is a professional's rifle being heavy and such.
The HW35E is everyone's rifle to enjoy and shoot clear out to the limits of air rifle springer range.
I like the idea of having another Silver E instead of Blue.
I have found the Silver version in .177 is the better lasting and I got it FIRST before the other 2 blue ones.
I will take care of this silver and walnut HW35E. Nobody gets to shoot it. It's all going to my final experiment in .22 for the HW35E.
Kindly Remembering the previous HW35E's I already have to add the .22;
John
Today the HW35E is perhaps the best of many worlds with its own mechanical network inside a Walnut stock instead of the usual Beech.
I have found Walnut stocked HW35Es have a different "sound" and recoil and consistency of recoil compared to the Beech. The Beech needs more time to adjust to the climate you are in while the Walnutted HW35E (Silver or Blue) not only LOOKS fantastic but has less screw tension problems in the stock holding the mechanism. I assume it is simply that the more expensive wood also used in other rifle arms with prosperity is a "better wood" to "set" an air rifle mechanism into and HOLD it with a constant solid last snug on the stock screws.
Well it worked out that way for me with my first HW35E .177 Silver from AOA some years ago and that rifle made me get it in .22 Blue and then again in .177 Blue.
So I could not finish my collection of HW98s in the final .22 caliber and looked to see if a .22 Silver HW35E was available to complete my collection of HW35Es.
Found and ordered it today on Memorial Day at AOA as available.
So now the picture back from HW98 to HW35E reappears for me in a real way I didn't expect to see. But now I am happy with the "instead of the HW98 .22" I got the HW35E Silver and Walnut .22 to break in at my house which is a very very fine house with 2 door car garage---true but kidding here because I am not rich with money and neither is my wife; I don't buy cars and trucks I buy air rifles!
The only car I have owned since 2013 was a Blue Mustang (2014) and now a Blue Mustang (2020). I can drive these better than any other car or truck and so when I have a Mustang I am fine with all transportation and need in gas money.
The other side is the rifles have gotten out of hand. I have .458 Lott, .375 Holland and Holland, .358 Winchester, .348 Winchester .30-06, .270, 6mm Remington, .257 Weatherby, .22 Hornet, .204 Ruger, .22-250, .223, .250 Savage, .264 Winchester, .444 Marlin, .35 Remington, .308, and so many .22 magnums (9422M, Winchester pump action) and .22s and even a .17 Hornady Hornet with a .17 HMR and more firearms than I could possibly use--but I own them because of the models and designs of the guns chambered in these "hot" varmint and antelope calibers.
So out of all shooting with a rifle what we spend the most time doing is practicing. Practice with a .458 Lott is limited in your ability to maintain consciousness after the first shot.
The .375 Holland and Holland can be shot by anyone to clear 3 rounds without hurting themselves.
The .416 Rigby is rough don't ever get one! It kicks and hurts with less than a good .458 Lott or .458 Winchester.
The rest are there for use for whatever; but when pellet rifle shooters gather together to leisurely shoot and acquire marksmanship the HW35E is really the best thing going even compared to the HW50--and you all know I love my two HW50s in .20.
The HW98 is a professional's rifle being heavy and such.
The HW35E is everyone's rifle to enjoy and shoot clear out to the limits of air rifle springer range.
I like the idea of having another Silver E instead of Blue.
I have found the Silver version in .177 is the better lasting and I got it FIRST before the other 2 blue ones.
I will take care of this silver and walnut HW35E. Nobody gets to shoot it. It's all going to my final experiment in .22 for the HW35E.
Kindly Remembering the previous HW35E's I already have to add the .22;
John