Weihrauch HW 80.

First made as an improved HW 35 as it could be made to give more power for those with a FAC., in 1982.It has since become famous.
Heavy/ Yes, at 8.8 lbs. without scope or mounts but if it could be managd, the weight helped accuracy.Indeed , there are heavier airguns out there, the Diana 52 and AirKing for example. The 80 and the Dianas are lovely guns that will last forever and give up their 12 ft. lbs. lazily, without stress.
The Weihrauch is a simple design, a classic if ever there was one, making few concessions to modern fads, the K or Carbine barrel model being the only one I can think of, the standard model still retaining the wonderful open sights of old for those shooters with sound eyesight!
The design and quality of manufacture are, in my opinion, unbeaten anywhere,
even by Air Arms TX 200s. Bombproof.
A sensitive, gentle but firm hold whilst firing is all that is required for very satisfying accuracy, unbettered by the excellent HW 85s and 95s which are a pound lighter and rather less robustly built.
I have owned two HW 80s , both during my early and formative years of airgunning and I didn't fully appreciate them and they were sold, like all my subsequent guns in my silly search for something better!
I am now impatiently awaiting the delivery of an HW 80 in .25 calibre which
should be even "softer" to shoot and I look forward to killing a lot of rats etc. with it. I intend to keep this gun and care for it like a baby!