Quote Originally Posted by Muskett View Post
Three flawed rifles that impress me are the FWB Sport, Webley Omega and HW95. Right weight, right proportions, point beautifully, but all a bit hold sensitive.
A better built Omega with walnut and record trigger as smooth as silk. Still not sure with spring hold sensitivity its going to compete with the heavy less hold sensitive rifles as most shooters want the rifle to do the marksmanship for them; or despite lack of marksmanship still put the pellet on the bull. Don't think any springer will do that without the added weight.

My highly tuned HW95 is close, but still too light in 12ft/lbs. All my light weight rifle work within farmyard ranges but the break barrels struggle beyond 25m.

With the American market demanding more than 12 ft/lbs can't see AA doing one.
Agree on all of that, including the last. TXs and 77/97s haven't done as well as you might think in the US, because of the power thing. You wouldn't know that from reading the US forums, because they are mostly populated by the real enthusiasts, not the average punters. A bit like here.

I'd add the Webley Longbow and even the Tomahawk to that little list. The Tommie is, conceptually, a slightly lighter HW80 (7.5 lbs in walnut, eight and a bit in beech), though, rather than a 11-16 ft/lb gun.

And an honourable mention for the Diana 34 and all its many variants. Despite its - until recently - rather "retro" stock design (except for the 38). I also think the old BSF S70 is probably pretty good (never had one myself).