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[sarfarm]

A ProSport that went to Ibiza, drank too much Malibu, had sex with a bag of spanners and now this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A friend of mine recently purchased a Prosport and it was terrible,so perhaps your comments on Ibiza are correct,at least he got his money back.

[Rob Edge]

A friend of mine recently purchased a Prosport and it was terrible,so perhaps your comments on Ibiza are correct,at least he got his money back.

New or used?

[look no hands]

New or used?

I think going on his original reply he's a mass lover of HW's (a bit like TonyL) and won't have a bad word said about them, we've all bought bad guns that have not performed to our expectations, I've had lots of HW's (that's why I won't entertain them anymore) and even my beloved BSA's that have disappointed me but sometimes a rifle turns up that just hits the spot and heals your faith in a brand (mainly the gooduns in my BSA collection).

The Prosport just hit the spot the first few shots I put through it after that I was smitten.

Pete

[Rob Edge]

I think going on his original reply he's a mass lover of HW's (a bit like TonyL) and won't have a bad word said about them, we've all bought bad guns that have not performed to our expectations, I've had lots of HW's (that's why I won't entertain them anymore) and even my beloved BSA's that have disappointed me but sometimes a rifle turns up that just hits the spot and heals your faith in a brand (mainly the gooduns in my BSA collection).

The Prosport just hit the spot the first few shots I put through it after that I was smitten.

Pete

On my return to springers about 2 years ago I returned to familiar territory with a 97KT, bought it, thought I loved it then realised I wasn't using it. Took it out for a day and it just didn't feal right, so I sold it. Shouldered a Prosport belonging to a bloke in a gunshop because they had none in stock and he wanted a scope fitting, I fell in love. Ordered a .177 and it even gets out on the odd hunting trip.

[sarfarm]

New or used?

Brand New

[Rob Edge]

Brand New

What was wrong with it?

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Looking at their prices, I wonder how much market research they have done.

There are always some who will pay a great deal for a really smart looking gun, but the Sterling guns don't impress in that department.

IMHO of course.

I wouldn't be surprised if they are no longer around this time next year.

[sarfarm]

What was wrong with it?

When fired it seemed very noisy internally (rattling) I dont know what was wrong because he returned it for a different gun.
Despite the comments about HW,I have other guns including a fenman,so am not biased towards HW,in fact the newer ones out of the box are not that good either.
It seems that all manufacturers are cutting corners to save money.

[Rob Edge]

When fired it seemed very noisy internally (rattling) I dont know what was wrong because he returned it for a different gun.
Despite the comments about HW,I have other guns including a fenman,so am not biased towards HW,in fact the newer ones out of the box are not that good either.
It seems that all manufacturers are cutting corners to save money.

Aah, bias toward Theoben and HW, that's bad
On a more serious note my Prosport which is about 4 months old is spot on.

[Rapidnick]

I am reversing my previous comment regarding price because I was working on £1200 not £900. Bearing in mind the current prices of decent- but not outstanding- precharges as well as quality springers like the Pro Sport, £900 doesn't seem too bad if it works well. Although the long cocking lever might not be as pleasing to the eye as a shorter one, as a previous owner of a Park RH93 I found its short lever a real effort and the double/triple cock needed for the Whiscombe was beyond irritation. So much so that if I had kept the Park (it was right handed so I swapped it with a clubmate for a nice TX200SR with a lovely early CS1000 left handed stock) I was about to make up a cocking lever extension along the lines of the BSA Scorpion pistol. The cocking really was tricky on the Park and anything that helped in cocking the new rifle has to be good, Anything that makes cocking easier will mean that the rifle will get used and not just stroked. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing one later in the year and good luck to all involved.

[look no hands]

Aah, bias toward Theoben and HW, that's bad
On a more serious note my Prosport which is about 4 months old is spot on.

And my Prosport is from the very early batches produced and is still running superb, although it has had a few tuning parts put inside.

Pete