Soviet Bloc Springers

[Geezer]

Of course these comparisons are a bit invidious. The Warsaw Pact countries had a different and fatally flawed economic system and were desperate for foreign currency, and so they would sell stuff to the west at prices that we would have thought of as a loss.

In general, their designs were robust, solid, unsophisticated in overall design and in features like sights and triggers, and generally rather old-fashioned.

[Jerry Cornelius]

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In general, their designs were robust, solid, unsophisticated in overall design and in features … and generally rather old-fashioned.

They sound absolutely ideal for the inhabitants of collectors corner then !

[ptdunk]

A second hand Relum Tornado was all I could afford for my first air rifle back in the 1980’s.... I didn’t hit much with it but it certainly didn’t put me off airguns, so they definitely served a purpose.


Matt

[les allam]

A second hand Relum Tornado was all I could afford for my first air rifle back in the 1980’s.... I didn’t hit much with it but it certainly didn’t put me off airguns, so they definitely served a purpose.


Matt

As above
But a bit earlier.
I put a shed load of pellets through my Tornado,I did occasionally hit the odd tin can.
I still have the gun..
Les..

[harvey_s]

My first rifle in the mid-70's just had made in Hungary on it that I recall, it was a junior rifle in 177, around 8 ft/lbs at a guess - but amazingly accurate and consistent.
Wish I still had it...

[Drew451]

The Slavia Models lived on for some years as the Slovakian made Perun 730/731/735 but Im sure that production ceased a year or so ago. This leaves only the Baikal and you hardly ever see any reference their sping air rifles here nowadays.

As I don't have experience of all the springers from Eastern Europe, I'm wondering the hierarchy of quality/performance between the various marques.
As things stand, I think the various Haenels must rank as the best, well above the Relums and Predoms. I would expect the CZ/ Slavias to be right up there with the Haenels though- like for like, anyway.

[ptdunk]

As above
But a bit earlier.
I put a shed load of pellets through my Tornado,I did occasionally hit the odd tin can.
I still have the gun..
Les..

Hi Les,
I don’t have my original one but for nostalgia’s sake picked up a nice Super Tornado from Protek recently.

Having zeroed it in I was pleasantly surprised that it is rather accurate with open sights. Who’d have thunk it?
More on that story later.

Atb,
Matt

[les allam]

Hi Les,
I don’t have my original one but for nostalgia’s sake picked up a nice Super Tornado from Protek recently.

Having zeroed it in I was pleasantly surprised that it is rather accurate with open sights. Who’d have thunk it?
More on that story later.

Atb,
Matt

Hi Mat
I thought that I would give my Tornado,a long deserved service and try and improve the fireing cycle by fitting a Bsa Meteor spring and guide.
I removed the twin spring set up,and put in a new leather piston seal,together with the Bsa spring and guide,and it completely spoilt the way the gun shoots..
I need to have another look at it one day.
Atb
Les..

[norris]

Hi Mat
I thought that I would give my Tornado,a long deserved service and try and improve the fireing cycle by fitting a Bsa Meteor spring and guide.
I removed the twin spring set up,and put in a new leather piston seal,together with the Bsa spring and guide,and it completely spoilt the way the gun shoots..
I need to have another look at it one day.
Atb
Les..

I tuned my Super Tornado with a titan spring, stick on buttons, spring guide etc and shoots very nicely at just over 10ft/lbs.