Are springers stuck in the 80s?

[Hsing-ee]

My thoughts exactly.

Sad, isn't it? I mean, you buy an HW77K in 1985, or a TX in 1990, and nothing since is better?

Yes, especially since the 25mm 77 and the short stroke TX of the time are better mechanically than the current offerings...

Springers went about as far as they could. It's the same with firearms, the Mauser action is still used when a precisely accurate, magazine fed rifle is needed for sport or war.

There were the Whiscombes, Parks and the like, but they didn't give much of an advantage when everything was weighed up.

[Geezer]

Yes, especially since the 25mm 77 and the short stroke TX of the time are better mechanically than the current offerings...

Springers went about as far as they could. It's the same with firearms, the Mauser action is still used when a precisely accurate, magazine fed rifle is needed for sport or war.

There were the Whiscombes, Parks and the like, but they didn't give much of an advantage when everything was weighed up.

You are not quite right on Mausers. The Remington 720/700 multi-lugged bolt bested the Mauser in about 1950 and has done ever since.

For the rest, I agree.

[Hsing-ee]

You are not quite right on Mausers. The Remington 720/700 multi-lugged bolt bested the Mauser in about 1950 and has done ever since.

For the rest, I agree.

It's a source of some controversy!

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