Relum tornado

[chris ballard]

I have recently re-blued my rusty old rapide (it has rapide written in the box, for some reason I always knew it as a 522).

Sadly, the barrel is a bit bent (must ahve got let go off at some time) but it is still accurate enough.

I have an old 4x20 webley site on mine.

It was my first air rifle, and it sits with my AA 410k and TX200hc and a whoel gaggle of pistols in a nice comfy gun cabinet.

Sadly, I cannot get hold of an original complete rear sight, but when I get round to beating the barrel back into line, its going out again (its the only .22 I own ).

Did'nt realise its pellets would go 30yards, let alone hit what it was aimed at...well there you go.

Gonna straighten that berrel tonight, we have a shootathon on sunday...could be a laugh

[arjimlad]

Hi Chris

I'm reminded that I had to have the barrel straightened on my old Rapide after the barrel closed rather unexpectedly at some time in the dim & distant past ! It was not expensive..

[Hallway Plinker]

Hello Mate,
Being a Hallway Plinker I too have one of these. I bought mine about a couple of years ago. The previous owner put in a plastic sleeved Ox spring. I have never had the chance to test mine over distance, but it's nice and smooth and has good power, way too much for my hallway!

[knighthawk]

hi the standard BSA airsporter spring works best in the tornado . don't use overpowerd springs as they will snap the sear

[kevmar]

The Tornado takes 2 springs,one smaller one inside a bigger one.

[Tom_S]

its called a concentric spring excuse the spelling if it wrong

regards

tom

[blue]

Believe it or not, Dave Welham used to get the Relum Tornado and Zephyre's working for FT. I had one as my first Air rifle. I think Dave used to change the spring and use a nylon or PTFE washer and a few other things and they shot very well indeed.
I think that he could actually get more power by removing the inner spring. If you want some advice on doing it up, give him a call.

[Parabuteo]

Hi Chris

I'm reminded that I had to have the barrel straightened on my old Rapide after the barrel closed rather unexpectedly at some time in the dim & distant past ! It was not expensive..

Too right it was'nt expensive. I held it in the vice and pushed against it with my weight (quite a lot as it happens). I held a steel ruler against the block and stopped when everything looked parrallel

It shot quite niceley as it happens. Would be great for a kid.

The sight got a bit tempremental, but could have been sticking. The MPI dropped about 8" at 25yds, so I wound the screws in and out and it all seems settled.

I could buy a new sight, plenty of cheepo's about, but I wanted to keep it original.

Since then, the shop owner (a friend who I shoot with) was impressed enough with the finish he gave me a near complete rear sight unit. I was very kindly donated an elevation screw by Midland Airgun Spares (thanks Chris) so I now have a complete gun.

Just splashed out on a nice, basic, thin leather sling too (had a big cobra one on and looked a bit silly) so it looks quite smart...the odd dent but teher you go, kids eh?

Have to try it on open sights next

[arjimlad]

I must have used mine with open sights for two years. It still rattled those cartridge cases a treat.

How I wish I still had it, for my son. Although I expect he will have something better for his first gun.