Quote Originally Posted by Drew451 View Post
Im in agreement re. the junior rifles and the Webley pistols as .177 contenders. Scorp traditionally a slot in for .22 due to its .44 magnum of the airgun world status. I must admit I'd have went for a .177 though.
I went for an Omega for a possible .177 candidate due to it being a quality British gun that arrived during the FT frenzy and for that reason only. I have never owned or even shot one but somehow know it would have been a good gun in the smaller calibre. Up against it vs the Germans at the time but it caught my imagination back then regardless.
I like the Omega a lot, and have one, but, in 1984/5, it was still not quite as good as the FWB Sport which (with the Mk1 A335 barrel lock) it copied, and, for FT purposes, was blown out of the water by the 1983/4 HW77. And it cost more than either of them.