I have no knowledge of the HW80. My wife and I are in our 80s and we both enjoy shooting our new HW95L from our back deck. I upgraded the scope to a Hawke 4x16 44 mm SF IR model and my wife really likes the IR feature of the scope. We use the small targets that indicate where your pellet hits and are able to shoot 2" groups at 25 yards some times. This rifle from AoA is a fine German built air rifle which is beautiful and a joy to shoot. I take the occasional squirrel but my wife won't shoot one. I used the Hawke 30 mm Medium rings to mount the scope which leaves less than 1/8" clearance for the objective lens. This scope has 6 brightness settings along with the side focus and I believe that it is an excellent scope.
My dad will be 80 this year and he just started shooting this year. He and I both have 9mm pistols and have been to the range twice. We're both newbies. With the ammo shortage I got into airguns just in the last month and it's SO much fun. I want to get my dad into it, as well. He's never had a hobby, just yardwork, which sounds BORING to me. Hopefully, I can get him an air rifle and we'll shoot those together. I never realized what a serene sport it is. But, boy, is it ADDICTIVE !!!
I have seen that most of the out of stock guns will be back in late October, so a couple weeks from now. Next week is Amazon Prime days, so I hope to get some good deals, but I am dreaming of your EXACT set up - the HW95 with the Hawke scope.
I think that's SUPER COOL that you and your wife shoot together. - Mike
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