Originally Posted by
Brew Up
I think you are doing people like Nick Simmons, Geoff Bullock, Tony Leach, Nick G, Paul Short, Paul Cheek and others a disservice there.
Venom and Airmasters were the first and the pioneers so they will always be held in high regard. They produced quality work and the name still carries kudos.
The guys mentioned above are producing stuff equal and in some cases surpassing the old guard in my opinion. That's not to mention the umpteen shed tuners who do work for themselves.
To say no one is doing work equal to Venom is nonsense.
I agree with this, the modern tunes are more innovative and the parts can be very good quality. The thing about Venom and Airmasters was that they made well tuned, wonderful looking complete guns with nice stocks. Very few of the modern tuners create an entire gun, it's generally kits of parts. At their time Venom and Airmasters were the best performing full power rifles available and were something totally new. There are spring gun fans out there now, but the availability of PCPs means that top level accessible performance can be easier to find elsewhere.
Best Regards
Simon
I've got some slug guns.