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  1. 03-02-2018, 06:17 PM #1
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    ISP Spartan.....end of........no competition
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    Quote Originally Posted by averageplinker View Post
    ISP Spartan.....end of........no competition
    Wow just could fine a couple pictures, would love to know what is the power plant? CO2?
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    The ISP has an air bottle in the butt. I will have one (one day when I win the lottery)!
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    Quote Originally Posted by averageplinker View Post
    The ISP has an air bottle in the butt. I will have one (one day when I win the lottery)!
    The sane as my pax pheonix bottle wise then?
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    The ISP Spartan does not have a bottle in the butt it has an air cylinder secreted under the forearm of the stock under the barrel!
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    The tapered barrel of the mk1 and the straight barrel mark 2 I have had both and these have lovely sleek lines of a full bore gun they ballenece in the shoulder and arm don’t seem as heavy as a mk 3 Webley although Webley have a look of their own it’s the airsporter all the way mike
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    For me, airguns have their own aesthetic and I'm not a fan of the faux centrefire rifle look of the ISPs and the Prosport. Mainly because the proportions are distorted by the power plant. They are fugly compared to the sleek lines of those they try to imitate.

    Mk2 Airsporter, or the second iteration of the 'S' type.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrto View Post
    The ISP Spartan does not have a bottle in the butt it has an air cylinder secreted under the forearm of the stock under the barrel!
    Quite so mrto.
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    BSA Mercury (especially later versions with the longer forend) and BSA Airsporter (especially early ones). BSA Cadet and Cadet Major. Webley overlever pistols have immense retro charm. Early attempts at 10-metre rifles from the likes of Walther and HW are delightful.
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    Quote Originally Posted by averageplinker View Post
    ISP Spartan.....end of........no competition
    Have to agree with you
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    Airsporter MK 1 / 2
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    The ISP Spartan was probably one of the most luscious airrifles ever, but how many were made?
    It might not be so fair to compare a niche product built by a single craftsman (AFAIK) to a mass produced rifle...
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  14. 04-02-2018, 05:29 PM #14
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    Spartan is always top trumps in many polls.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eyebull View Post
    The ISP Spartan was probably one of the most luscious airrifles ever, but how many were made?
    It might not be so fair to compare a niche product built by a single craftsman (AFAIK) to a mass produced rifle...
    No doubt this is true, but fun to see, never knew they existed. I am just happy I have one of the guns mentioned that is obtainable. Surprising how the look of the early BSA Airsporter held up. I could see myself trying for a MK1, if it ever poped up here in the US. I don’t think anyone was importing them back then, it will be a long shot.
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