Springer for retro '80's custom job?

[trenchfoot 4,243]

I am giving up on the PCP's and going retro. I came across some old drawing I did in the ''s at school of customised HW's, tyrolean stocks etc and some old Airgun World posters, and it got me thinking. Just as prefer a side by side shot gun to an o/u or s/a and float fishing to all that alarmed up carp fishing, that I should go back to a well made springer and lavish a bit of time, effort and cash on building what I always wanted as a kid.

 

I have always fancied the AA prosport, but have always had HW's, so I am guessing the best place to start would be a HW97k. But I have been wrong before!

 

What would your advice/opinions be on building your dream custom springer?

[gurtwurz 793]

step 1, buy a pro sport.

step 2, err, thats it really lol

 

in all seriousness, you wont go far wrong with a hw, my tarted up is by far my fave gun to just grab and go but in all honesty, the pro sport suits me much better-theyre a cracking gun straight out of the box. but a tuned hw sorted out to your own specifications is hard to beat, and if youre gonna go down the custom stock route then you'll have a world class springer in your hands. plenty of great stock builders out there, Ginb, cs etc that should be able to sort your dream rifle out for you. or, you could go down the same route i did and build your stock up with plastic padding car filler to get it exactly as you want it.

 

best of luck with your project, cheers, wurz

[davyt63 1,845]

hi buddy

bad move,every shooter should have a PCP,visa versa with spring powered air rifles.

my dream rifle will be here in Febuary sorry its all hush hush till then

 

but you wont go wrong with an AA,HW

[porkycrook 466]

hi buddy

bad move,every shooter should have a PCP,visa versa with spring powered air rifles.

my dream rifle will be here in Febuary sorry its all hush hush till then

 

but you wont go wrong with an AA,HW

 

 

Davy Davy Davy Davy i think i have guessed to what you were eluding to...................................................... It's a side by side air-rifle. One barrel is a .177 and the other is a .22. Both barrels share a scope and you have to remember what the hold over/under points are for each barrel, is it is it?

[davyt63 1,845]

hi buddy

bad move,every shooter should have a PCP,visa versa with spring powered air rifles.

my dream rifle will be here in Febuary sorry its all hush hush till then

 

but you wont go wrong with an AA,HW

 

 

Davy Davy Davy Davy i think i have guessed to what you were eluding to...................................................... It's a side by side air-rifle. One barrel is a .177 and the other is a .22. Both barrels share a scope and you have to remember what the hold over/under points are for each barrel, is it is it?

 

hi Roger

you dont have to remember your aim points for both barrels,as the calibration range card will tell you that!

jeez why you no wisn!

[j j m 6,621]

Air arms pro sport every time

[pianoman 3,589]

HW80 .22 set into a classic full-bore style hunting rifle stock with a beautifully shallow-swept wrist and grip and tapering forestock of rich dark Turkish walnut. Rosewood caps and white spacers. Tartan chequering to grip and forend.

 

That'll do for me!

 

Pianoman

[johnbaz 363]

Hi

 

 

There's other 'worthwhile' springers (though the Prosport is gorgeous )....

 

Here's a few for you to 'mull' over...

 

BSA Goldstar and BSA Superstar

 

HW35s

 

HW80

 

Diana 52

 

HW77

 

TX200

 

As I said, There's all sorts of different springers.... The Prosport is just the purdyest of them all

 

 

Shame I don't have one yet

 

 

 

John

[davyt63 1,845]

hi John

you have far too many spring rifles

[Acuspell 329]

Have a look at the old Webley springers - NOT THE NEW ONES. You want something that has been in a shed for 20 years at least. They are very tunable and in a nice stock would be a superb project.

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Any suggestions on custom stockers? Not Don Robinson though. Half his stuff looks half chewed

[johnbaz 363]

Yep, old Webleys are OK too

 

 

 

 

 

A bit newer..

 

 

 

 

John