Most sorely missed airgun manufacturer?

[mallyally]

Titan ! they brought PCPs to the masses (well me anyway )

[jumbuck]

I suppose the lesson we have all learned is to appreciate them whilst they were here, Air Arms carry on the quality and flavour we all expect from a British manufacturer, unless they have been taken over by foreign interest? I really do miss the days of BSA and Webley etc or maybe I'm just getting old?

[DAFY555]

Sportsmatch GC2

[666]

Sportsmatch GC2

Agree Daz I wonder what it could have evolved into over the years with a better trigger and regulator as technology advanced.

It's still a great bit of kit with a quality of manufacturing that puts a lot of modern rifles to shame.

Pete

[logic man]

Richard Spencer’s Genesis

Exactly what I was thinking, shame it never took off.

[oldcurmudgeon]

Giffard

[Strimmer]

Falcon. Bought one a while back, had a bodged exhaust valve. Wish they were still going, just cost me £70 from tr as he's the only one still making parts

[Steyr]

For me as well. The Rapid and the Evolution are both unbeatable rifles in my eyes. The Rapid is the Ak47 of the airgun world. Pig ugly and agricultural but built to last.

Yet their customer service sucked and they went belly up when the owners retired. Several reincarnations sprouted and withered even though it was still the same concept. I had a .17u in a Paul Wilson FT stock and I loved it except for the truly shite triggers Theoben used for decades.
Simple and agricultural but a solid rifle. I think they are robust and easliy fiddled and FAC they are good but so many other manufacturers have superceeded them. They claimed initiative but as far as I could see... the recipe is pretty much the same as it ever was.
A fine 4ifle that lacks any finess and died as evolution sped past.
But the triggers were really crap....

[siox07]

I miss Sharp Japanese air rifles (the Innova and Ace). Had a fair few over the years although I have sold them all regrettably 😞. I know a copy was brought out from Webley I think but I preferred the genuine Sharp Japanese models.

[Muskett]

Webley?
BSA?
Theoben
Park

The first two because we they just don't make enough here. more brand than home production..
But then engineering and manufacture has to pay. Park gave up because they had better more profitable things to make.
Support British made stuff as a lot of rifles need selling to cover the basic costs.

[popgunfan]

For me TITAN / FALCON

Although I aquired a rather ratty early FN19 in a ratty L/H TITAN stock about 3 weeks ago now fettled, rebuilt and stock refinished and boy does it shoot!!

Also always fancied one of John Whiscombes rifles, an absolute thing of beauty, but alas also no longer made!!