Merlin64 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I am considering one of these as it is a 7 shot gas ram rifle , and has totally self contained power . They retail new at around £747 so not cheap but looks very well built and almost recoiless. Does anyone own one or have an opinion about them , I would appreciate that. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 They shoot very well and they are nicely made but very expensive for what they are. I'd buy a second hand one if I were you. Probably for around half the price. I don't think you could wear one out so that's a better option I reckon. I bought a sirocco carbine.20 about twenty years ago. It works as well today as it did when it was new. Lovely guns to shoot, not "dead" like a pneumatic , but different from a spring rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 i have shot the newer ones as well as the mk1, both very nice but too much money and fitted with the older type trigger, thats bsa standard if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoben fenman Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Theoben are excellent guns... simplez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 over priced and rapids need tuning to get the best results, there not the best pcp straight from the box and they should be for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin64 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 over priced and rapids need tuning to get the best results, there not the best pcp straight from the box and they should be for the money Its not a PCP , its a gas ram SLR, 7shot . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I shot the first prototype many years ago. Its one of the nicest air rifles I have ever shot. At the time it had the worlds first rotary mag system, how things have changed !!. Ben Taylor loaded 7 different pellet weights and types into one mag, the rifle shot the lot into one tiny group at 25 yards, a remarkable feat. I had no issues at all with the trigger, most of my powder rifles are all fitted with Jewels as I am picky on triggers. Shame the rifle was over shadowed by the emergence of PCPs a few years later. Theoben changed hands some years ago and I have no idea of the quality of the newer work but the old stuff built by Ben and dave was excellent. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoben fenman Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Has anyone got a video of this rifle being fired it interests me how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Standard gas ram piston cocked by an under lever. The unique bit was the magazine and loading mechanism. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoben fenman Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Standard gas ram piston cocked by an under lever. The unique bit was the magazine and loading mechanism. A Surely it cant have been quite enough for a second shot and you still have to shift position. Was it just a bit of a gimmick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 It can be done, I have done it with a brake barrel Original 45 on several occasions. Generally if you get a second shot at anything its a bonus, it makes you ensure that the first shot counts because most of the time its all you are going to get. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've never owned one myself as when I was seriously into my air rifles I couldn't afford one. A friend of mine had one though and I did get to use it now and again (he never did like swapping with me and shooting my ram tuned .177 Supersport but now and again he'd let me use it!). My opinion of it from limited use is that it was a cracking gun. I agree the reload wasn't as discreet as a modern PCP but in the dark it saved messing about which was a real bonus. It was also good when led down as you could just turn on your side and cock it, saves fumbling in squashed pockets for another pellet. If I was looking at spending that sort of money on an air rifle now I'd give it serious consideration. PCP's are great but they come with baggage, literally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin64 Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 I've never owned one myself as when I was seriously into my air rifles I couldn't afford one. A friend of mine had one though and I did get to use it now and again (he never did like swapping with me and shooting my ram tuned .177 Supersport but now and again he'd let me use it!). My opinion of it from limited use is that it was a cracking gun. I agree the reload wasn't as discreet as a modern PCP but in the dark it saved messing about which was a real bonus. It was also good when led down as you could just turn on your side and cock it, saves fumbling in squashed pockets for another pellet. If I was looking at spending that sort of money on an air rifle now I'd give it serious consideration. PCP's are great but they come with baggage, literally! Can you enlarge on that point of Baggage as I am also considering a PCP option . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 You could also try hunting for a BSA Goldstar, no not the forking motorbike. This was a 10 shot spring powered underlever, using the same magazine as the Super 10! Will be much cheaper than a new Theoben... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 and have it gasrammed if i remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin64 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I've never owned one myself as when I was seriously into my air rifles I couldn't afford one. A friend of mine had one though and I did get to use it now and again (he never did like swapping with me and shooting my ram tuned .177 Supersport but now and again he'd let me use it!). My opinion of it from limited use is that it was a cracking gun. I agree the reload wasn't as discreet as a modern PCP but in the dark it saved messing about which was a real bonus. It was also good when led down as you could just turn on your side and cock it, saves fumbling in squashed pockets for another pellet. If I was looking at spending that sort of money on an air rifle now I'd give it serious consideration. PCP's are great but they come with baggage, literally! Is the recpoil much less harsh than my HW99S springer that I had would you say? It had quite a kick up with the muzzle on firing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 It is far easier to shoot tiny groups with a PCP than any sort of piston air rifle. As regards 'baggage' then the guy is referring to charging tanks, cost of recharge and occasional re certification. The SLR98 can sit in your cabinet for a couple of years then be ready for use in as long as it takes to cock and load it. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin64 Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 It is far easier to shoot tiny groups with a PCP than any sort of piston air rifle. As regards 'baggage' then the guy is referring to charging tanks, cost of recharge and occasional re certification. The SLR98 can sit in your cabinet for a couple of years then be ready for use in as long as it takes to cock and load it. A Think ill go for the S200 air arms as i was thinking these were pretty much recoil free . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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