I just purchased the HW-77k but im unhappy regarding the stock's color. I was expecting it to be of darker color like the one i saw on demo (but on demo it was the HW-57) and instead of getting the one i was expecting i got this:



I purchased the gun from Greece. Is this difference in stock color between HW-77 and HW-57 the same on other countries as well?

i still cant fully upload it...anyone interested i can sent thru email


vincent

can i have it?

Looks great to me. Darker would cover up the grain.

...and thats a photo from the internet (HW-77) resembling the stock color of the demo HW-57 that i saw:

stock was walnut. I think the HW77 is a nice looking gun in any event.

a typical example of a beech stocked German air rifle.
Almost all of the beech stocked HW or Diana guns I have are about the same color. I think the demo pic is either a walnut stock or a photoshop mock-up. I do have a walnut HW35 that has the same dark stock as the picture though.

Two of mine have a light tone stain similar to what you are showing, another one (HW77K .20) has a dark tone stain but no where near as dark as the photo you posted of the sample rifle. The sample photo is darker than my walnut Thumbhole Sporter HW77K .177.

Still a good looking rifle from the photo.

You'll enjoy shooting it, shoot it in good health.

If the light color makes you crazy, Macarri has a couple of good looking walnut stocks for that rifle and the inletting is as tight as the factory furniture. P. Watts and R. Best do a good performance hunting or FT tune on 77's.

JB - San Diego