Quote Originally Posted by Rob M View Post
I thought from the stuff they've published so far it is purely a new production run of the same design Birmingham-made Tempest (may even be made of old parts, I suppose, or made on the original moulds and tooling), just made in China, apparently, the special edition bit is that it comes in an old-fashioned wooden case with pellets, cleaning rod etc. It's my belief, and I may be wrong, but unless they have changed the design substantially, I can't see how it would do anywhere near six ft/lbs. I think that bit is just hype, and I don't know why people on here would be so ready to believe it, or repeat it. We'll have to wait and see eh? From the photos it looks just like the Tempest we all know and love...
There's the answer, it's using Chinese ft/lbs! They're far more powerful than our British ones