Walther LGR

[Salticon]

I won this old Walther at a benchrest match last weekend. Going to give her lots of love to get her back to her glory. Mr Rhea will be redoing the wood, waiting to hear back from Pilkington about a total overhaul on the metal.
its still shoots, but very weak, theyre right about zero recoil, NONE!

 

[Wadcutter]

Congrats on the win. What an awesome prize. Keep us posted on the results of the restore.

 

[Goodtogo]

Ken when those came out to compete with the FWB 300s. They had to make the 10 meter target smaller and its still the same size to this day. I have had a couple of the LGRs for a few months and they do shoot well. I think later versions of the SSP(single-stroke pneumatic) rifles(Walther LG-90) reversed the way the lever works? That's the only thing about those that makes them harder to use.(well not harder to shoot just harder to pump them the one stroke)

 

[scrane]

The LGR is a very nice target gun. They typically go for around $500 with sights, so if you're not careful a full restoration might leave you with a free gun that costs more than it's worth. If it were mine I would refinish the stock myself (it's not difficult to do), and just shine the metal up with fine steel wool and oil. Use the money you save to buy a nice 300.

Interestingly, the perceived recoil is higher on the LGR than it is on a well tuned FWB 300s. The LGR is an absolute bear to cock. The last few inches of the forward stroke is like the bicycle pump from He||. 

The LGR is not a hard hitting gun. Mine shoots only 550 fps with 7.0 gr wadcutters as opposed to my 300s that shoots 635.

I've had two LGRs. One with the plainest "walnut" stock I've seen and one with the nicest. The LGR exhibits fine craftsmanship, as do all older Walthers, and is a joy to own. Have fun.