Very interested in the SMLE, as the No4 is something I have used a lot, and I owned a WWA/S&P air cartridge conversion back when you could (great fun, but also rubbish, it's saving grace being that it was a de-act that shot).
But, really, £400? For a plinker? I'm not saying I wouldn't, but £400 buys you a lot of "proper air rifle". Or a slightly dodgy used car.
About bloody time they brought out a British rifle, I'll be keeping an eye out for one of these, let's hope they bring out a STEN next
Pete
Far too many rifles to list now, all mainly British but the odd pesky foreigner has snuck in
Good grief, I paid nearly that for my fully working .303 version!
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Done my bit for the BBS: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-being-a-mod-… now I’m a game-keeper turned poacher.
They are low powered bb guns.
And as such I would expect poor accuracy.
The full length Nagant doesn't even have a full length barrel, I am told.
For 400 quid they could at least have produced something with a rifled barrel and revolving pellet magazine?
Arthur
I wish I was in the land of cotton.
Yes, like the Umarex Walther Winchester.
Guessing here, but are the Mosin (etc) variants of a 6mm plastic ball airsoft gun? That would explain a lot.
Good suggestion and despite the cloud of little or no information on the Net , suspect totally correct .
I was going to buy the Mosin , sold here by the same outfit as allegedly importing the item in question , and elsewhere ( here also but mainly US ) under the Gletcher brand - but - again ZERO info .
By that I mean real info - original manufacturer , spares parts listing .
Nada , zilch .
Only what Gletcher want you to read , and as for here in UK nowt at all .
Am I going to splash out £400 odd on a low power Co2 bb gun - possibly - but I like to know a bit about things to help make my mind up
Somewhere I heard that the customer comes first ...not in gun sales .
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I have recently spoken to one of the men behind this exiting rifle and offered them space to launch it at the Kempton Classic Arms Fair on October 15th, but it seems they may not be totally up to speed by then. I am told that they are being put through their paces and undergoing strict quality control.
With any luck they will be on a stand by our March 25th Fair.....
Sometimes the Internet does surprise me - and has it uses .
BINGO thats the Mosin and as expected made in Far East .
That doesn't bother me in the slightest but is nice to know where made - who made is a priority .
As collectors , how can we enjoy using /owning a gun , that we don't know anything about !
You would'nt tolerate it if it was a Webley , so ...
A BIG thanks to identifying Listone et all !
Lets sit back and hope this UK outfit can indeed get these in and out for sale .
[QUOTE=mrto;7339003]Do you know what fps you're getting from your MP40?[/QUOTE
I don't.
It's a question of taking it to the range when my mate has his chrono there.
Rarely coincide and I'm more interested in testing stuff that needs to be under 12 ft lbs.
Same with 7 1/2 Peacemakers that I still haven't done!
The MP 40 is adequate in my opinion.
Whereas the Mosin isn't.
[QUOTE=gingernut;7339784]Seems if most steel bb weigh 5gr to 5.4gr then the Umarex website claims 140m/sec .
Using an online calculator that gives 2.3- 2.5ft/lb
Doesn't sound great but wouldn't want to get hit in the a**** with a mag full
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Tried to see online what the fps is for the Nagant - none showing on those web pages I found but see the shorty Trench Gun Nagant does 427fps accordig to Pyramidair so using their calc thats5.4gr = 2.19 ft/lb
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