Longthorne and TGS

[Scully]

Just watched Johnny have a side plate made by Longthorne. I’m not a great fan of side plates or even side locks, but that is one beautiful looking gun. 
It’s on the tube if anyone is interested. 

[sam triple]

Yeah watched it , not a fan of Jonny ot tgs though but gun looks good 

[TK421]

Great vid tbf. Was all good until I looked up the price. Not a bad upgrade from a Miroku right 😳

[JTaylor91]

A link:

 

[ChrisO]

1 hour ago, sam triple said:

Yeah watched it , not a fan of Jonny ot tgs though but gun looks good 

Johnny is hard to watch.

[bruno22rf]

7 minutes ago, ChrisO said:

Johnny is hard to watch.

Is he though? I think so but then maybe I don't, you decide, at least he is always making a firm statement, or is he? One things for sure, but he's not sure what it is, or is he?

[TIGHTCHOKE]

6 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

Is he though? I think so but then maybe I don't, you decide, at least he is always making a firm statement, or is he? One things for sure, but he's not sure what it is, or is he?

Did you used to be indecisive, but now you're not so sure?   

[ChrisO]

7 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

Is he though? I think so but then maybe I don't, you decide, at least he is always making a firm statement, or is he? One things for sure, but he's not sure what it is, or is he?

Genius 😂😂👍

[strimmer_13]

Can't stand his vids. 

Merry Christmas 😂

[London Best]

A friend of mine had a Longthorne made. When it finally arrived there were issues. I cannot recall what they were, but he gun was sent back and he had a full refund.

[Scully]

8 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

Is he though? I think so but then maybe I don't, you decide, at least he is always making a firm statement, or is he? One things for sure, but he's not sure what it is, or is he?

😂

10 hours ago, TK421 said:

Great vid tbf. Was all good until I looked up the price. Not a bad upgrade from a Miroku right 😳

How much? I handled one at Lowther Show some years ago, and asked if they had plans for a box lock, like that was going to make any difference as to whether I could afford one or not! 
She was a very nice lady though, and humoured me. 🙂

 

[TK421]

10 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

Is he though? I think so but then maybe I don't, you decide, at least he is always making a firm statement, or is he? One things for sure, but he's not sure what it is, or is he?

Lol. Nail on the head 

1 hour ago, Scully said:

😂

How much? I handled one at Lowther Show some years ago, and asked if they had plans for a box lock, like that was going to make any difference as to whether I could afford one or not! 
She was a very nice lady though, and humoured me. 🙂

 

£15k + the skies the limit. 
huge amount of guns in that price range as well, some arguably better ones at a lower price. But it is a UK gun 😉

[Rob85]

Longthorns main selling point seems to be their barrels. When non toxic loads get pushed more and more they will be trying to capitalise on the extreme hugh bird market, a good looking gun that can take a big steel load through a full choke will appeal to people who engage in that kind of shooting. Sadly for me apart from not having that kind of cash to part with  the barrels are the wrong way round for game shooting 😁

[Ferretlurcher1970]

Would rather have had boxall and edmiston . I Never use his shop eventhough is local , cartridges dear, last time I walked in was looking down the barrel of a rifle being cleaned on the counter. Nice

[grahamch]

2 hours ago, Ferretlurcher1970 said:

Would rather have had boxall and edmiston . I Never use his shop eventhough is local , cartridges dear, last time I walked in was looking down the barrel of a rifle being cleaned on the counter. Nice

Thought they went bust years ago??

 

[samboy]

I've fancied a top quality gun for a long while now but bought a Beretta 687 SP3 in June and i think it's

the most well fitting comfortable gun i've ever owned. No adj comb no barrel or stock weights it's

perfect for me. Won't be looking at anything else. 

[bigroomboy]

I didn't have a great experience with the shop but I think what they are doing on YouTube is great for the sport. High quality videos that are balanced and informative. Thats how you get people hooked on field sports. I would love a longthorne, they look great and well engineered in England which is a rarity. Unfortunately it's never going to happen, but I wouldn't turn a free one down. 

Edited December 25, 2021 by bigroomboy

[Scully]

8 hours ago, TK421 said:

£15k + the skies the limit. 
huge amount of guns in that price range as well, some arguably better ones at a lower price. But it is a UK gun 😉

Mmmmm, when I think how much I spent on my present Landrover, I think the Longthorne would have been a better option. 

[Ferretlurcher1970]

Boxall now gone. Some at Holt's auction

[archi]

9 minutes ago, Ferretlurcher1970 said:

Boxall now gone. Some at Holt's auction

A friend has had a Boxall since new and has had quite a few issues with it. Shame as a lovely looking gun though

[Ferretlurcher1970]

If he wants to flog it cheap 👍

[enfieldspares]

I don't know. I admire the owner of Longthorne's undoubted skill and his courage to set up a gunmaking business in the UK. But would I want one? I don't know. Certainly the choice of wood made by the TGS man isn't what I'd have chosen. I like the stocks of my guns fairly plain and with the grain straight through. I've never favoured this fetish for burrs and all that. 

[London Best]

Jonny from TGS has a reputation as a good game shot, but, watching his videos, like many gun shop salesmen he doesn’t seem to know a great lot about guns.

[matone]

Yep,he`ll not know what he didn`t know.......

[HantsRob]

To be fair as a newish shooter I've found a lot of videos online to be really quite horrific. Some of Johnny's early stuff was a bit cringe, and like most gun videos every single one is the best thing ever. Johnny does give a few down sides mind. I don't like the Holt videos as it's just gushing, but I actually enjoyed this video as well as his trip to Italy. 

That stock, grip, and checkering was like nothing I've seen. Simply beautiful. I do wonder what discount he got as that's an amazing promo video! 

I do wonder if/when titanium barrels will ever become a thing, from the other video. 
Finally, surely better than one of the competing channels that just oozes over guns then shows you it being shot, but the camera being so awful you can't see what they're shooting

 

4 hours ago, bigroomboy said:

I didn't have a great experience with the shop but I think what they are doing on YouTube is great for the sport. High quality videos that are balanced and informative. Thats how you get people hooked on field sports. I would love a longthorne, they look great and well engineered in England which is a rarity. Unfortunately it's never going to happen, but I wouldn't turn a free one down. 

I went in there last summer after their flood damage. I didn't feel particularly welcome, and found it odd they had buckets of carts that were water damaged but not for sale, but on the shop floor. The sales people made me feel unwelcome as I didn't have a SGC, and it cost them sales that day that I bought elsewhere in the end. I agree though that they're doing vids that promote the sport well, and particularly enjoyed the clay tour to see other grounds, even if some of the content was a touch cringe. 

1 hour ago, enfieldspares said:

I don't know. I admire the owner of Longthorne's undoubted skill and his courage to set up a gunmaking business in the UK. But would I want one? I don't know. Certainly the choice of wood made by the TGS man isn't what I'd have chosen. I like the stocks of my guns fairly plain and with the grain straight through. I've never favoured this fetish for burrs and all that. 

I want to feel the kidney checkering and the grip on that gun though, I'm surprised we don't see more of it.

Far too much gun for me though, give me another 10-15 years of shooting at the very least. Even then, if I want something pretty to look at there are some older guns with gorgeous engraving I can admire for a lot less.