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    Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
    T J Harrington....
    That's a corker

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    I was gutted about Theoben going, as others have said. But the Rapid will always live on!
    Alros produced some interesting air rifles and I still run a Trailsman. I guess Colchester Gameskeeper falls into the same category.
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    Quote Originally Posted by webb22 View Post
    Alros produced some interesting air rifles and I still run a Trailsman. I guess Colchester Gameskeeper falls into the same category.
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    Has to be Webley & Scott

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    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DAFY555 View Post
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    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.

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    Theoben for certain, Webley and Scott a close second !
    The R7 was all I ever needed for a near perfect hunting tool, no bells and whistles, just did the job time and time again.
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    I would have to agree on Webley, I really do think they peaked just as they folded it really was a shame.

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    I would say webley also, my first decent gun was a vulcan and I have always liked the webley spring guns, still have two trackers, a vulcan, hawk, osprey, stingray and two tomahawks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
    T J Harrington....
    Quote Originally Posted by ZAKDINGEL View Post
    That's a corker
    I almost fell for it and Googled Harrington,, then I remembered where I knew the name from...

    Well played sir

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