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    Quote Originally Posted by VALE BOY View Post
    As you will verify Mick, that one I bought on the way to the Bash about 6 years ago, virtually identical to the one at the top of the thread, shoots really well and in one session with it you may recall, I hit the ‘Quigley Bucket’ target , about the size of a Swan Vestas matchbox out at 75 yards from the firing bench, 5 times out of 8 shots, and only equipped with a piddly wee 4-32 budget scope into the bargain….
    And before anyone accuses me of running up tae the target and giving it a belt with the butt, it was done and witnessed fired in the conventional way…
    Despite their ‘admittedly‘ agricultural’ construction the Tornado has possibly the most elegant and functional ‘scalloped’ underlever fitted to any make of underlever air rifle!😎
    Quite correct Graeme.

    I think the scope you used was one I'd just purchased --- but I could be wrong.

    Anyway I've just dug my Tornado out of the gun cupboard and taken a squint at it --- I didn't realise how much work I'd done to it until I read an old thread on here last night.

    Internally mine is fielding a 26mm Weihrauch piston seal, Weihrauch HW95 Spring guide and a HW99 (?) spring, but it seems I gave up on it when I couldn't get past 530fps.


    I may have to have another go at tuning this weapon of mass destruction.




    All the best Mick

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4end View Post
    I believe there were 2 models available the Tornado and another. I remember them in the 70's and can't say I would recommend one to anyone. The spring within a spring was novel and so was the kick it produced. Spares for them must have dried up years ago other than the spring and leather washer. Shooters bemoan Chinese guns but they are well ahead in terms of quality than Relum ever were. Best consigned to history.
    Protek have many spares for Relum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T 20 View Post
    Quite correct Graeme.

    I think the scope you used was one I'd just purchased --- but I could be wrong.

    Anyway I've just dug my Tornado out of the gun cupboard and taken a squint at it --- I didn't realise how much work I'd done to it until I read an old thread on here last night.

    Internally mine is fielding a 26mm Weihrauch piston seal, Weihrauch HW95 Spring guide and a HW99 (?) spring, but it seems I gave up on it when I couldn't get past 530fps.


    I may have to have another go at tuning this weapon of mass destruction.




    All the best Mick
    I'm sure if there was a poll vote Mick, it would go in favour of.... Weapon of mass self destruction

    From Mk1 Hw50 to a Hungarian monstrosity, you really don't care what people think of you do you

    John
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    Quote Originally Posted by HW55T View Post

    From Mk1 Hw50 to a Hungarian monstrosity, you really don't care what people think of you do you

    John
    I couldn't give a toss, John --- a gun's a gun to me.

    Getting nearer to 12 ftlbs from my Tornado is a challenge as the volume of the transfer port is so big and I have a tap leak on the one I have --- apart from that it's bob on.




    All the best Mick

    PS:- I like b2s as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Binners View Post
    Protek have many spares for Relum.
    Look at what is still available.

    http://www.proteksupplies.co.uk/relu...r-tornado.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by edbear2 View Post
    He actually loves them so much that when he shows off his best examples he wears protective gloves much like they do in museums when handling prized artifacts

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/312284...7718377291153/

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    Quote Originally Posted by HW55T View Post
    I'm sure if there was a poll vote Mick, it would go in favour of.... Weapon of mass self destruction

    From Mk1 Hw50 to a Hungarian monstrosity, you really don't care what people think of you do you

    John
    Or the weapon that requires mass distruction hate the scrap metal donkeys

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    Every Collectors Dream Rifle - Sheer Airgun Pornography

    Funny how everyone remembers the tornado , my brother had a telly .22 break barrel with an airsporter spring crammed into it in the early 80's & it was a much better accurate gun, still had a bad trigger, but he used to pull some impressive long range shots off with it with just the crude open sights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HW55T View Post
    I'm sure if there was a poll vote Mick, it would go in favour of.... Weapon of mass self destruction

    From Mk1 Hw50 to a Hungarian monstrosity, you really don't care what people think of you do you

    John
    Well I've done the sensible thing, John.

    I've looked at my Tornado, done a chrono string with it --- and now I've thrown it back in the gun cabinet.


    Life's too short.




    All the best Mick

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    Relum.

    Quote Originally Posted by Binners View Post
    Can't believe my luck to find this Iconoic Classic with factory fitted scope and standard sights, oh and not forgetting the far sight hood.





    I have two of these and rather like them.I have better guns but theres something about them.

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    I still have the plastic medallion that came with mine but unlike Granville I’m not into wearing “danglers”!

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    'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'

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    hhh, taste is such a conundrum, good to know that there is a group of afficionado's for rifles with 'inner' beauty....
    Collection: vintage air pistols & air rifles / vintage air gun accessories
    Facebook groups: vintage air guns 1. Webley, 2 BSA, 3. Haenel, 4. Weihrauch, 5. Diana

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    tib street

    I bought the exact gun from the joke shop on Tibb Street in Manchester for the princely sum of 19 quid, which was a full weeks wage in 1977,
    loved it until i tried an HW 35

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    This is identical to the one which started me on my path to shooting at the heady age of 12 and belonged to a friend of the family. Would love to have one in this condition if for nothing more than nostalgia.

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