Who remembers the Brocock Fox ?

[danam1]

They were a total pain in the butt to load to be fair but they were fun!

[Geezer]

Following on this thread.....any one got any info/pics on this one off??

Wasn't that an air shotgun?

Air shotgun = chocolate fireguard.

[ZAKDINGEL]

Surly the power of the BBS can make this happen!!!!!!

[AC all day]

Wasn't that an air shotgun?

Air shotgun = chocolate fireguard.

Yes it was.....and made less than 5 mlles from me!

[tinbum]

Yes it was.....and made less than 5 mlles from me!

Where was that then? I thought they looked great and would have been round for a look-see if I'd known they were local!

[AC all day]

Where was that then? I thought they looked great and would have been round for a look-see if I'd known they were local!

They were made in Medway.....Kent by T Mortimer....not very large scale production. He also made the Slipstream pellet....a reinvented cat slug

[tinbum]

They were made in Medway.....Kent by T Mortimer....not very large scale production. He also made the Slipstream pellet....a reinvented cat slug

Weren't they black? I remember the adverts/reviews for the air shotguns well. They did a three way comparison in one edition iirc. It was claimed it was good for game at "normal airgun ranges", a claim I now doubt, but given the infestation of rats around the hatching sheds where I was working in Marden, I kept thinking how awesome it would be!

[robs5230]

I had a fox. Bought it mid 90's for coppers. Came in the wooden box with all the accessories. Spoilt slightly by some dim wit having shot the box.
Very unique but a bit gimmicky.
I also had the safari. Quite a useful little rifle.
Always hankered after the Herald myself. Had my hands on one around 92-93 but just couldn't justify paying what the owner wanted for it.

Stupid legistlation that ruined some very good guns

[tinbum]

I had a play with an old barrel today. I have got a little single use air tank that doesn't have any way of attaching a pellet, I have checked with BASC and it doesn't come under the SCGC rule so it's perfectly legal! It works the same way as the Brocock one and uses the same charger, so that's handy, but the pellet is loaded directly into the barrel. It is a tedious process, but the major advantage is I can use it in any style I can think up. It's just got a hand pressure actuator at the moment for testing (10.6 and very quiet with a homemade mod) but I'm now thinking of what I can do design-wise.
Anyone got any ideas or old bits of gun that could be canabalised?[IMG]

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[Benelli B76]

Had one in .25. They were cool. Only problem, they couldn't hit a barn door.

Did you convert the barrel and TACs yourself ?

Baz

[Westy_Boy]

I like where you are going with this Tinbum (put my name down for serial number 0002)

[eyebull]

I had a play with an old barrel today. I have got a little single use air tank that doesn't have any way of attaching a pellet, I have checked with BASC and it doesn't come under the SCGC rule so it's perfectly legal! It works the same way as the Brocock one and uses the same charger, so that's handy, but the pellet is loaded directly into the barrel. It is a tedious process, but the major advantage is I can use it in any style I can think up. It's just got a hand pressure actuator at the moment for testing (10.6 and very quiet with a homemade mod) but I'm now thinking of what I can do design-wise.
Anyone got any ideas or old bits of gun that could be canabalised?[IMG]

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Hmmmm! It could be considered an 'air cane' at the moment!

I've got an old supersport stock if that's any good to you - what sort of bits do you need?

[Benelli B76]

You can't fit an ordinary stock to this, it needs to be a bit of bent rod like the Fox or a rod with a ball on the end to fit comfortably in the shoulder. I made .22 R.F. rifles like this in Africa. My favourite was built on the body of the Webley single shot .22 R.F. target pistol.

Baz

[tinbum]

I need to figure an action for it, barrel retention, hammer, trigger etc. Using an existing donor is an option, I'm looking at my Crosman 2240, an old pile of bitsfrom one of those would work.

In the meantime, I need an inch or so of .25 barrel to finish this:
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[eyebull]

I need to figure an action for it, barrel retention, hammer, trigger etc. Using an existing donor is an option, I'm looking at my Crosman 2240, an old pile of bitsfrom one of those would work.

In the meantime, I need an inch or so of .25 barrel to finish this:
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Not a million miles from one of my projects at the moment - single shot .22 mini pistol running off an 8g caplet. Need to pick up an umarex 1911 (or similar) valve for it.

At some point I may also be making a multishot 2240 'stubby' in .25, for which I'll need to cannibalise my hatsan striker barrel and get it machined to fit a particular breech. If I get around to this any time soon you're welcome to a few inches of barrel.