Guys I have had an HW35 EB since 1979 and it was my first real airgun. The gun has performed above all my expectations and the fact that I paid $189.95 for it was soon forgotten. This gun was made for Beeman Airguns before he sold the company, and was nicer than other guns from Weihrauch.
In 1994 my wife bought me an HW77 in .22 cal for my birthday and to reach out further to shoot the Mocking Birds at 40 yards that I had missed at closer distances. I could hit them with the HW35 but there just wasn't much left in a 8 gr. flat nosed pellet at 40 yards. The .22 pellets cured that problem.
There were literally Thousands of them and I averaged about 10 a week for years and as soon as they were cleaned out, more would invade to take their place. We had them in every tree and bush in every yard in our neighborhood and the incessant random chirping 24 hours a day would drive a wooden man nutz. Not so much of a problem here in Ojai as we have Blue Jays that run them off, but I still to this day won't hesitate to shoot a Mockingbird on sight.
Anyway I recently found an old HW35E (Export) that was in dire need of some TLC and managed to trade a Pistol airgun I had for it strait across. I only had $60 in the pistol so I figured I made out.
I got the new gun home and took it apart and cleaned everything up and refinished the stock, it came out really nice and I have been shooting it pretty much exclusively for the last month with only the open sights it came with. Getting better every day and trying to put 20 rounds a day thru it. Good practice for the Silhouette Game.
It shoots smoother than my other HW35 and I don't really know why but it is just a more fun gun to shoot. It has the longer 19" barrel, (the EB has a 16" barrel.) maybe that's why? It is definitely easier to cock, which I attribute to the longer barrel. It has a slightly better trigger (splitting hairs) and it is better than pretty much all of my firearms. Weihrauch Record Triggers are considered the best of any airgun triggers.
Anyway I highly recommend this particular gun as it is arguably one of the best airguns ever made, and since they have been in continuous production since 1951 they pretty much have all the bugs worked out. They are made as well or better than most firearms and if taken care of will easily last a lifetime or more. both of mine are 40 years old and both still look like new. (I do tend to take care of my stuff.)
If you see a used one grab it! I did! You won't regret it.
Turns out my first gun was made in 1979 when I bought it. The new one was made in 1980. So they are both nearly 40 years old and showing no signs of wear at all.
New ones are not imported any more, but in Europe they are about $600 new, and they also aren't as powerful as guns exported to the US and the rest of the world.
Anyway that's what I have been playing with lately. I really do love these guns as they allow you to shoot without leaving home. That allows you to shoot more and get better at it.
Randy