Spring(y) Airgun World

[TonyL]

BOING!

Oh yes. The March issue landed today. As well as lots of the usual good stuff from Terry and the team, this issue has lots of boingery goodness for us springer fans:-

Firstly, one for our Pete and a reader's HW35 restoration job.

There's a double-whammy-boingery duo from John Milewski - the third instalment on the Scorpion pistol and a very rare magazine fed Original Model 25.

Our Pete (with hands!) has left those pesky PCPs behind and has done an excellent looking article on the endearing Tempest with a strip down article coming next time.

And The Lord of the Springs has penned his usual words of wisdom on a subject that is often asked - whether to hone, cross-hatch or rough up cylinders and polishing of cylinders and pistons etc.

Can't wait to get properly stuck into the content.


BOING!!!!!!!!

[rapidresponse1]

look forward to getting mine

[evert]

Waiting for mine to arrive too!

[look no hands]

Can't wait not to get one

Pete

[TonyL]

Awww, don't be like that, Pete.

Treat yourself to a copy. Sure you'd enjoy it. You don't have to read or look at the pictures in that article.

[p.j.]

Yep good helping of spring action. I think Jim's piece on cylinders is particularly helpful for the dirty finger nail brigade.

[Josie & John]

The March issue has the feel of a classic 1980s edition of AGW, with both the Tempest and Scorpion air pistols featured.

I thoroughly enjoyed Pete's overview of the Tempest and would love to have visited the Barber shop he mentions. It reminds me of the undertakers I used to buy pellets from!

John M

[p.j.]

The March issue has the feel of a classic 1980s edition of AGW, with both the Tempest and Scorpion air pistols featured.

I thoroughly enjoyed Pete's overview of the Tempest and would love to have visited the Barber shop he mentions. It reminds me of the undertakers I used to buy pellets from!

John M

You're dead right there John, Scorps and Tempests were a way of life back then.
I believe that barbers set many youngsters onto airguns which was no bad thing. I vividly remember Lloyd, the barber, asking we everytime i went there, "Any rabbits on the farm with you?"
Ironically many years iater, it briefly became a gunshop again and they were selling off "old" bits and pieces that were hanging around. There was a box on the counter filled with new BSA target holders for £1

[Josie & John]

You're dead right there John, Scorps and Tempests were a way of life back then.
I believe that barbers set many youngsters onto airguns which was no bad thing. I vividly remember Lloyd, the barber, asking we everytime i went there, "Any rabbits on the farm with you?"
Ironically many years iater, it briefly became a gunshop again and they were selling off "old" bits and pieces that were hanging around. There was a box on the counter filled with new BSA target holders for £1

That sounds like a welcome change from "something for the weekend sir?"

Incidentally Woody's of Wembley had multiple packs of coloured BSA targets when I visited the shop over Christmas. They were being sold in bundles rather than in their original blue packs so may be reprints but are of excellent quality. I bought several for future BSA tests.

Kind regards,

John M

[TonyL]

I only managed a very quick read last night as we had a 21st birthday party to go to.

Read Terry's editorial and Jim's piece. Although I knew Jim's article would be the usual excellent and informative piece, I really think it's a must read for any springer tinkerer.

Can't wait, as ever, to read your instalments, John and Pete.

[Shed tuner]

Good read; Jim's "if it ain't broke..." is the perfect antidote to all the craziness I see. Nice article on John Whiscome too.

One downside.. anyone notice the slightly worrying "error" in Russ's wildcat article ?

[Josie & John]

Nice article on John Whiscome too.

I agree Jon. Although I bumped into John during FT shoots during the late 90s, I never really knew him. After reading Terry's incredibly eloquent obituary, I turned the page with a feeling of having a personal insight into the legend that was John Whiscombe, which I guess is the mark of a properly written and worded obituary.

Sad also to hear that classic contributor Geoff Boxall is no longer with us as well as Tom Walton.

John M

[TonyL]

Good read; Jim's "if it ain't broke..." is the perfect antidote to all the craziness I see.

Yep, that mantra goes ties in well with much of my thinking.

But then one factor that limits my tinkering is lack of time, some of the equipment needed and a lack of bottle for fear of wrecking things. Unless any thing's broken, a strip, de-burr, degrease and lube is all I ever do plus some correctly fitting guides & top hat, or a kit, are about my limit.

[TonyL]

I agree Jon. Although I bumped into John during FT shoots during the late 90s, I never really knew him. After reading Terry's incredibly eloquent obituary, I turned the page with a feeling of having a personal insight into the legend that was John Whiscombe, which I guess is the mark of a properly written and worded obituary.

Sad also to hear that classic contributor Geoff Boxall is no longer with us as well as Tom Walton.

John M

Yes, a triple whammy of sadness there. I didn't know of Tom. John we knew about on here. And I'll look forward to reading Terry's obituary.

Geoff Boxall. I didn't know of his passing. But his articles in those early days of Airgun World were read and absorbed many times over by this teenager and I particularly liked the tests combined with strip down information. A big influence in my formative airgunning years.

Great losses all.

[Mach 1.5]

His review on certain new HW's made me buy a HW80 and a HW77 back in the day. RIP GB. Mach 1.5