Reply With QuoteI reckon they could sell a TX break barrel for the same price as the TX, they would have to make it lighter though. I always thought the Theoben Evo was a nice weight and size for a Sporting break barrel.
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I said a real quality break barrel, not a tarted up HW...Originally Posted by averageplinker
If it is so simple and a guaranteed money spinner why not have a crack at it yourself lol
Seriously though, what you are describing will not make any/sufficient money for a manufacturer otherwise someone would be doing it.
If this what I wanted I would get an HW customised, reblued, tuned and custom stocked to my liking/specification. To get it all done to a high standard would be well over a grand plus the cost of the base rifle.
Ignore the reblue, get a nice enough but not special custom stock from CS Sheffield and a stage 1 or 2 tune and you could be looking at £400-450 plus the base rifle.
And if it really must be British start with a Tommy or a longbow.
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That would just be mutton dressed as lamb.
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I reckon they could sell a TX break barrel for the same price as the TX, they would have to make it lighter though. I always thought the Theoben Evo was a nice weight and size for a Sporting break barrel.
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I aggree with everything you say. You only have to look on utube to see what's really wanted in a Springer. An all new sub 12fpe luxury break barrel idea wouldn't get past the brew machine.
Last edited by peddy; 27-01-2021 at 03:29 PM.
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Exactly, surely there at least 80 % there using the TX format.
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Anyone else notice they call it "Break-Barrrel"? (too many Rs)
A slimmed down Pro-Elite with 25mm piston would get my vote (and cash).
Keen but clueless..
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Precisely. Anything they potentially did develop wouldn't exactly be from "scratch" as it has been suggested. They have a platform that can be built on and plenty of proven components used in their other rifles which would migrate across. Oh, and they do also have a break barrel design from relatively recent history that could be dug back up.
Designing and tooling up honestly wouldn't be that much of a big deal. It's not 1980. With multi axis CNC's the need for specialist cutting tools and fixtures is massively reduced. Air Arms are after all a subcontract machine shop, it's their bread & butter.
However! I don't think that's the reason they're not doing it. I think the HW's do demonstrate that people will buy expensive break barrel rifles but obviously Air Arms don't see a market, and they're possibly right. I agree that as much as people on this forum may want a new Air Arms break barrel, it is not an accurate representation of demand in the wider world.
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What's the advantage of a break barrel over say an underlever? I would have thought that the full length rigid assembly would be the better choice.
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Why did their break barrel flop the first time ?
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Done!
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Bit of a big brute built for the FAC Market i believe.
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If AA really are looking for idea's they wouldn't do much better than a Webley custom Patriot clone that features in another thread running atm, although sad to say, I really can't see AA's objective in doing such a non descript survey without a suggestion box.
Copying can be a complement to the original maker and if it's British and has connotations of Webley Venom all the better.
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Cheers .
In that case they may be scared of it happening again .
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The Diana bore of 28mm works for UK and export markets
We could have a nice UK short stroked version from factory with more liberal countries getting longer versions
It’s not that hard to design a rifle for different markets
The PE was too heavy and too expensive, all it needs is the best of a 95 and 34 as in built in heavy barrel shims, correct port size, threaded barrel or open sight options, laminate stock with cheek piece and a plain good quality synthetic option, and a 20 cal option (at no extra charge)
That would tick the boxes for 85 percent of folk I’d think
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Done.
Checked Springer Break-barrel .177 & .22, shout count in multiples of 5, so I put 1.
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