Yep, they are such a versatile rifle.

Initially brought to our mainstream attention in the Age of Enlightenment, courtesy of Airgun World. Rugged and tough. Rock solid build quality. Superb trigger and accuracy. Perceived high power (although we later discovered that this sometimes wasn't always delivered). So many will have been bought for hunting purposes.

But that quality, accuracy and trigger, the precision, the heft, that lovely manual barrel latch and its refined operation, coupled with the lower comb also make it a stand out classic for open / peep sight use for both shorter and longer range disciplines.

An utterly superb and pivotal air rifle of our times, and a gateway to even more modern and advanced designs. And it can exceed the performances of many of its younger pretenders with style and grace and keep doing it for generations. A proper heirloom rifle.

We owe it so much.