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  1. 23-07-2009, 11:00 PM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwvixen View Post

    Relum stocks burn really well...iv'e burnt a few recently on the barbie between the showers...& they arn't at all bad....
    Ahhh! Another good use for the Relum Tornado. Any more ?

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  2. 24-07-2009, 01:26 PM #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post

    AIRSPORTER - Only the Mark 1 and 2 can apply due to the auto loading tap and gorgeous looks.

    WEBLEY Mk 3. - Well engineered yes but also very over rated.



    BSF - The 55/60/70 (and 65 ) nice to shoot once tuned

    FWB Sport - The best, once again, when tuned.

    WEBLEY OMEGA - Nice. The 'Sport.



    WEIHRAUCH 80 - Better suited to FAC @ 17 ft.lbs m.e.

    WEIHRAUCH 95 - Poor mans 'Sport. Good trigger.



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    also agree with your comment regarding the PS the most (in my opinion as well as yours ) overated airgun ever made /will never be a classic
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  3. 24-07-2009, 01:46 PM #63
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    I can see the HW80 working best at 17ft/lbs as the pellet will have left the building before all those mechanics have an effect... plus the body behind it.

    I've had a few Theobens and their lock times are fast but they are still hold sensitive. Who agrees with me? No better than a basic tuned springer set up, which is probably why I reverted back to my Sport. Now they are classics but, keeping to the topic, are the old ones better than the new? I have a 90's HE Fenman to shoot and a SLR88 to keep, so is there anything to be gained from the todays lineup?

    Finally, I said before that I thought the Park 91 was the best standard out of the box rifle classic. Can anyone think of a modern rifle that competes with it? Anyone else agree with me?
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  4. 24-07-2009, 01:53 PM #64
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    Quote Originally Posted by mallyally View Post
    read my mind
    also agree with your comment regarding the PS the most (in my opinion as well as yours ) overated airgun ever made /will never be a classic
    I think it will become a classic - just like the Webley Mk 3 ! Doesn't mean to say it will be a good airgun though.

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  5. 24-07-2009, 03:38 PM #65
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    Yep- PS highly overated, loads of people find em naff to shoot, weird sort of balance thing goin on. Cheaper TX much nicer, and older ones of those with more upright pistol grip the best IMO -
    I favour the HW77K. I just have this thing for German engineering.

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  6. 24-07-2009, 03:43 PM #66
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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    I favour the HW77K. I just have this thing for German engineering.

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    would buy a TX but for that stupid ratchet thing /spoils the whole gun
    so i will go along with the 77k
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  7. 24-07-2009, 03:49 PM #67
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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    I favour the HW77K. I just have this thing for German engineering.

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    It's a big heavy beast, would the 25, 30 or 99, at a push, not be more appropriate?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mallyally View Post
    would buy a TX but for that stupid ratchet thing /spoils the whole gun
    so i will go along with the 77k
    Agree with you about the in-yer-face external ratchet on the TX Mally. First time I saw it I thought it was a poorly designed afterthought of a safety device. Something a bit nannying about it too, unlike the HW77's discreet anti-bear trap mechanism.
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  9. 24-07-2009, 06:32 PM #69
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Vimes View Post
    It's a big heavy beast, would the 25, 30 or 99, at a push, not be more appropriate?
    I never said I could lift it!

    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    Agree with you about the in-yer-face external ratchet on the TX Mally.
    No all TXs have the anti bear trap.

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  10. 24-07-2009, 07:04 PM #70
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    Got to agree with Muskett Re the Park....

    My .177 93 with T/hole stock is one VERY accurate airgun in standard spec...& can compete with the best of the German stuff...that has had a small fortune spent on it to make it competitive....it's just that i'm a cr@p shot....if someone wants to have a shoot off with out of the box springers...i'll supply this 93 to be used by a competant shot...

    How about the Rivi charity event..."bestest ever springer" Comp..?
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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    I favour the HW77K. I just have this thing for German engineering.

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    That's why you drive Japanese, Like the rest of the best.

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  12. 24-07-2009, 07:20 PM #72
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwvixen View Post
    Got to agree with Muskett Re the Park...

    How about the Rivi charity event..."bestest ever springer" Comp..?
    Only if we can use the Prosport
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  13. 24-07-2009, 08:09 PM #73
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    Whatever you choose Nocity.......

    Maybe we should ask a noted "marksman" to trial all the springers on the day...the trouble is..you wouldn't know which airgun had been "tweaked"...& which was a standard version...so it wouldn't be a fair comparison

    But my Park would take some beating..
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  14. 24-07-2009, 09:14 PM #74
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nocity View Post
    Only if we can use the Prosport
    Only if you use open sights.
    And yes, all my bikes (apart from a Hinkley Triumph which I had to pay extra for a locking fuel cap ) and cars are Japanese. Well, at least it pleased MRGRUMPY.

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  15. 24-07-2009, 09:21 PM #75
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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post

    And yes, all my bikes ... are Japanese.
    ... Ditto. My last of four Harleys went 48 months ago (which pleased the local AA man ). Ha ha. Atb: G.
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