It started simply enough, I needed a air rifle for some pest control, having a large garden, a small orchard and a large blueberry plot down by the lake. Continuing to use the 22 lr was just too risky, with the increasing numbers of people and homes in the area. I had grown up with Spring guns, first hunts for squirrels. My first season at age 10, hunting alone, I had 21 Squirrel tails pinned to a board by seasons end, using an old BSA spring gun. A pretty proud young hunter!! But as soon as I could, I graduated to a .22 lr, then the deer rifle and never looked back at air guns. Now 57 more seasons have come and gone. I began researching air rifles and was kind of blown away by the whole PCP evolution or perhaps revolution might be a better term. Amazing guns, beautiful guns, stunning ballistics. But I was drawn back to my roots, the simplicity of the springer. If I needed more I had it covered with rimfire and centerfire weapons. I like to reload for my deer rifle, I enjoy muzzleloading, I tie my own trout flies. Something about a gun simple enough that I can tear it down, replace a seal or a spring and carry on, very satisfying, enriching the experience. And I wanted a classic, something I could pass on to my daughter, who has been a lifelong shooter and hunter.
When I picked up the little HW30s I was transported back to my youth. I honestly can't remember having so much fun shooting in a very long time. I couldn't stop smiling!! Everything about the experience, from the look and feel of the gun, the action of cocking it, loading it, the sound of the shot, was a living memory, a reenactment that has me falling hard for spring guns. Glad to be back, feels like home.
When I picked up the little HW30s I was transported back to my youth. I honestly can't remember having so much fun shooting in a very long time. I couldn't stop smiling!! Everything about the experience, from the look and feel of the gun, the action of cocking it, loading it, the sound of the shot, was a living memory, a reenactment that has me falling hard for spring guns. Glad to be back, feels like home.
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