Gun Watch Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Whiscombe JW70 £3,750 .22 Air Rifle Private Seller New Wakefield, West Yorkshire Under Lever Description Ordered in 2005 and never used. It is brand new and boxed. Everything it was dispatched with originally by John Whiscombe himself is there. It has the match trigger fitted, the HOTS system and a grade 3 Turkish thumb hole walnut stock. It has lived in a bone dry security cabinet due to no time to use it. Being the JW70 it is cocked twice to be shot each time. There is a factory fitted estrictor fitted keeping it sub 12 ft/lbs and therefore legal. John tells me with this removed it will produce 22ft/lbs or thereabouts. This hasn't been done but could be if you hold a valid FAC. I would undertake its return to John at my expense and have it unrestricted before being returned direct to the end purchaser. As you are aware John has stopped making guns and will not be making any more, so the value of these will only escalate in years to come. A sad sale, but seems pointless to keep it purely as an ornament. This gun is being sold by Pigeon Watch member jonathanelliot. Message them here View all the gun sale details on Gun Watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Looks like I'm wrong but I thought john died from wells disease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanelliot Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Not to my knowledge, he's very much alive and well. Can anyone else comment ? Seriously hope you are mistaken, truly a lovely guy and incredibly talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 JW did catch Wells disease but that was a number of years back now but im happy to say he is still going strong.He stopped making these rifles around 2 years ago now but he will still do any servicing/repairs on the whizzers that are out there! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanelliot Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Thanks for clearing that up Steve. I didn't even know he'd caught wells disease either, I'm relieved to know all is well with the great JW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanelliot Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Great interest now coming in from the US !!! Don't really want to sell this gun, just seems a waste sitting in a cabinet :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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