What are your top ten 'springer' break-barrel sub 12ft.lb air rifles?

[Gareth W-B]

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Following on from a chat down the pub earlier tonight, I thought I'd ask the regulars of Collectors Corner what their favourite/best top ten 'spring-powered' break-barrel sub 12ft.lb air rifles would be. The top ten we came up with is as follows (please note, rifles must be standard, and not tuned, notwithstanding factory specials ). Lets see where this takes us.



01/ HW80K .177
02/ HW95K .22
03/ FWB 127 Mk.II .22
04/ Webley Longbow .177
05/ Webley Omega (full length version) .177
06/ Original Mod. 45 .20
07/ FWB 124 Mk.II .177
08/ HW35 Export .177
09/ BSA Mercury-S Mk.II .22, and ...
10/ Anshuts LG35 .177.


Right then, remembering this is just for fun, lets see how different people's top tens match with the above, and then differ (note they wouldn't let me include an Airgunaid SP50 Hunter .20 cal in our combined top ten -- the cads ) ...

[Hsing-ee]

1. Feinwerkbau Sport 124/127 Deluxe
2. Weihrauch HW35 Export
3. BSF B55 Deluxe
4. Weihrauch HW85 (old school with raised scope ramp and screw-in block)
5. BSA Mercury-S
6. Weihrauch HW30S
7. Walther LG55
8. BSA Meteor
9. Baikal IJ-38
10. Anschutz 335

Sadly only one is still in production in close to original form...

[fat man]

1- Anschutz 335 .22
2- Norman May Vixen Standard .22
3-HW35E.22
4-BSA Mercurey S.177
5- BSF 55/70 .177/.22
6- Original 45 .22
7 HW55T.177
8 HW50S .22
9 Webley Thomahawk .22
10- Webley Omega Carbine .177

[johnbaz]

I've got these but one of them is tuned (have more of the same that aren't tuned though )


1/ HW35e
2/ HW95
3/ HW80
4/ Original mod45
5/ Original mod35
6/ BSA Mercury Challenger
7/ BSA Lightning
8/ Webley Service
10/ Webley mk1


If I had a FWB Sport then that would have been on the list but over the years i've missed owning three by a whisker


John

[Airsporterman]

1. Airsporter Mk1
2. Airsporter Mk1
3. Airsporter Mk1
4. Airsporter Mk1
5. Airsporter Mk1
6. Airsporter Mk1
7. Airsporter Mk1
8. Airsporter Mk1
9. Airsporter Mk1
10.Airsporter Mk1


Seriously though.

1. Airsporter Mk1 .22
2. Airsporter Mk2 .22
3. Airsporter S Carbine Deluxe .22
4. Airsporter Centenary .22
5. Mercury S .22
6. Mercury .25
7. Webley Tracker Deluxe .22
8. Original 50 .22
9. Mercury S
10. Meteor .22

atb

Airsporterman

[johnbaz]

1. Airsporter Mk1
2. Airsporter Mk1
3. Airsporter Mk1
4. Airsporter Mk1
5. Airsporter Mk1
6. Airsporter Mk1
7. Airsporter Mk1
8. Airsporter Mk1
9. Airsporter Mk1
10.Airsporter Mk1


Seriously though.

1. Airsporter Mk1 .22
2. Airsporter Mk2 .22
3. Airsporter S Carbine Deluxe .22
4. Airsporter Centenary .22
5. Mercury S .22
6. Mercury .25
7. Webley Tracker Deluxe .22
8. Original 50 .22
9. Mercury S
10. Meteor .22

atb

Airsporterman

Ha ha ha!! Most of those are underlevers though ASM!! It's supposed to be break barrels only!!


I started putting all sorts of underlever rifles down before I realised!!



John

[fat man]

I thought of a second -reserve list
1_ SFS Vulcan 2 Custum .22
2 SFS Banshee 2(HW95) .177
3- Walther LGR .22
4-Webley /Beeman C1 Carbine .22
5- Haenel 302 .22
5 Crossman Quest (WW Tunded with upgrade triguer unit ) .22
6-HW80 ( series 1 Airgun Centre Custum) .22
7- Webley Falcon .22
8- BSA Meteor mark 5 .22
9 Diana G80 ( series 1 ) .177
10-Webley Vulcan ( series 2 ) Deluxe .22

[fat man]

3rd reserve of a reserve list( I know to many guns)
1- Original 35 B .22
2- Wbley Hawk (series 2 ) .177/22
3- Hatsan 60 ( Welsh Willi tunded) .22
4- Webley Stingray .22
5- Webley X ocett .22

[Nikkormat]

I've not owned nearly so many riles as most of you, so I am going to limit my list to three:

1. FWB 127 - I only bought this last year (courtesy of Hsing-ee). I was immediately struck by the lightness, balance and easy cocking. After years of FWB300S and Rekord triggers, the Sport's was somewhat disconcerting, until I looked at the target and saw that despite initial impressions, it's perfectly up to the job.

2. HW35E - I had owned a modern K for a couple of years before I bought this, but the Export is in a different class. The balance isn't what you'd call conducive to fast handling, but with open sights it locks onto target well. I would put it up there with the Mk.I/II Airsporter as one of the best looking air rifles ever.

3. BSA Meteor Mk.V - My first rifle was a .22, then I got my hands on a .177 18 years later. Despite the dodgy British budget build quality, it's a light, nice handling, well balanced and accurate rifle, ideal for a teenager.

Matt

[TonyL]

1. HW80
2. HW35 Luxus
3. HW95
4. HW98
5. HW99S
6. HW35 Export
7. HW35
8. HW30S
9. HW50 (old, screw-in trigger block)
10. HW55

Oh dear, I appear to run out of space, which is a shame as I'd love to have put the Feinwerkbau Sport and Birmingham Longbow in there. And a little BSA Cadet!

[pennineway.fswo]

FWB Sport - If in .177, it is easily top of my list (preferablyMk1)
BSA Mercury Mk3 - (I've not owned a Challenger but the Mk3 is a very close spec)
HW 35 Luxus
HW 35 E
Mercury 'S'
HW55 CM or T - for bell target
Cadet Major - for general plinking
Anschutz 335
HW30S
Webley Omega


All preferred in .177

[I. J.]

Tricky one. It is always varying depending on the time of day/day of the week but generally:

FWB 124
HW35 Vixen
HW35
Walther LG55
BSF 55/60/65
HW95
Webley Omega
HW85
Original 35
Webley Longbow.

[Garvin]

It doesn't say they have to be 'classic', as opposed to 'vintage'.

My list would be (mixing 'shootability' with collectability):

Diana mod 58
Britannia
Greener
Webley MK1
Webley Mk2 Service
BSA Breakdown
Diana 65
Walther LG55
FWB Sport 124/127
HW55

[bigtim]

Fwb 124
fwb 127
Bsa mercury Challenger
Webley Longbow
Webley Tomahawk
Webley Omega
Bsa Mercury s
Webley Stingray Express
Bsa Supersport Carbine
Webley hawk mk2 177/22

[Blackrider]

OK Gareth, based only on what I've owned ;

1. HW 80
2. HW 95
3. HW 98
4. Brum L'bow
5. Merc. Chal.
6. Merc. S
7. HW 99S
8. VulcanKS
9. Mk. 5 Meteor
10.HW 35e