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    Brummie .22 Longbow wanted

    Left or right handed, must be excellent condition and must be original Birmingham model
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    Quote Originally Posted by baz View Post
    Left or right handed, must be excellent condition and must be original Birmingham model
    Join the queue Baz.

    Looks like they've been discovered now!!

    Maybe we should start a Longbow club and buy them all up to provide a One Stop Longbow Shop!!

    Good luck with your quest my friend!

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    Longbow

    Think the .22's shoot better than the .177's having a Webley venom Longbow in .177 amd a v-mach tuned longbow in .22. By the way Topdog now owns all the Bham made longbows webley produced...Good luck with finding one, when you do, get v-mach to tune it for you. Simpley amazing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mach 1.5 View Post
    Think the .22's shoot better than the .177's having a Webley venom Longbow in .177 amd a v-mach tuned longbow in .22. By the way Topdog now owns all the Bham made longbows webley produced...Good luck with finding one, when you do, get v-mach to tune it for you. Simpley amazing.

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    Er thanks but I wont need Venom to tune it

    I already have a .177 Longbow tuned and fitted in a GINB stock which I will not part with, I have owned just about every springer ever made and tuned many, much as I like HWs and AA break barrels I think the Longbow is the best combination or size weight and quality of the lot, finish is far better than the HW95 or AA

    These little rifles just ooze quality, simple to tune, the safety is a pleasure to use (they copied FWB which was a good thing to do), accuracy is second to none and best of all they were made in England

    A good mate of mine has fallen in love with my LB and has asked me to find him one in .22

    Of course anyone thinking of selling one should ignore all the above comments, they are junk and you should sell it
    Baz
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    Quote Originally Posted by baz View Post
    I have owned just about every springer ever made and tuned many, much as I like HWs and AA break barrels I think the Longbow is the best combination or size weight and quality of the lot, finish is far better than the HW95 or AA

    These little rifles just ooze quality, simple to tune, the safety is a pleasure to use (they copied FWB which was a good thing to do), accuracy is second to none and best of all they were made in England
    Same here. Shot/owned most, Longbow is overall the best sub 12 ft/lb BB ever made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baz View Post
    ... much as I like HWs and AA break barrels ...
    Excuse me if I'm being thick, but what break barrel rifles did / do AA make...?

    Methinks I may be missing out on something!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pmcb View Post
    Excuse me if I'm being thick, but what break barrel rifles did / do AA make...?

    Methinks I may be missing out on something!
    Pro Elite, not made anymore, basicaly made for FAC usage but still shoots well under 12 ftp.

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    Thumbs up I told anyone who would listen for years just how good the Longbow is

    I wish I'd had the money to keep mine, as good as or better than any regular production spring rifle ever made in my opinion and better looking than all of em.

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    .22 Longbows

    I agree that the (B'ham) Longbows are about as good as it gets but see these opinions come and go. How long until another spinger is being talked of as the best sub 12 bb?

    I can't see me changing my mind on this one though. Handling, accuracy and looks are rarely so well combined.
    Last edited by frazier; 13-12-2010 at 06:07 PM. Reason: (B'ham)

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    Quote Originally Posted by baz View Post
    Er thanks but I wont need Venom to tune it

    I already have a .177 Longbow tuned and fitted in a GINB stock which I will not part with, I have owned just about every springer ever made and tuned many, much as I like HWs and AA break barrels I think the Longbow is the best combination or size weight and quality of the lot, finish is far better than the HW95 or AA

    These little rifles just ooze quality, simple to tune, the safety is a pleasure to use (they copied FWB which was a good thing to do), accuracy is second to none and best of all they were made in England

    A good mate of mine has fallen in love with my LB and has asked me to find him one in .22

    Of course anyone thinking of selling one should ignore all the above comments, they are junk and you should sell it
    And that Baz, just about says it all! Nothing to add, just full agreement!

    At least we know where the nice ones will be!

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    Baz, you have a PM, mate
    Put on heading 270, assume attack formation

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    Thanks for that Craig

    My mate has already found a brand new one in the box at local shop! And he got it for £275

    Unfortunately there were no more bargains sitting in the corner
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