For me the one that I never should have sold is the Brocock Contour, the original single shot. Outstanding gun. 20 shots, enough for hunting, accurate and never needed tuning. It was like carrying a pistol. Great little hunting gun.
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My biggest regret is a Winchester 1028.
Great rifle, plenty of power, BUT the worst trigger I have ever pulled.
Makes the cheapest/worst of the chinese SKS triggers seem like a competition trigger.
Great rifle, plenty of power, BUT the worst trigger I have ever pulled.
Makes the cheapest/worst of the chinese SKS triggers seem like a competition trigger.
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Biggest lemon for me was a Beeman Wolverine, heavy trigger, nasty shot cycle and impossible to mount a scope without creep. Had a FWB 124 with a Williams peep sight that I could shoot very well. Sold it to finance an HW55 which I still have, kinda miss the 124 though.
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Never really had any bad ones, just some better than others. The one I liked least was a RWS 52 in .177. It was accurate but kicked like a mule! A very harsh gun that kills scopes. My favorite is my HM1000 in .177.
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I bought a Gamo break barrel about 15 years ago I think the model was an 890s. The barrel came from the factory with such bad droop I had to shim the scope and nearly max out the travel to zero at 20 yards. It actually shot fairly well with the banana barrel until it refused to stay locked. Its still around here somewhere collecting dust with my Winchester break barrel which was another unimpressive rifle. I haven't bought a springer since but I keep getting tempted!
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Pat here, new to the forum, but happy to find it. I had two lemons to report. The most disappointing was/is a RWS 460 Magnum 22 cal. Plenty of power for a springer at about 24 FPE, but it won't hold a group no matter what kind of pellet I put through it. Looking to sell it on craigslist to some sucker who isn't on this forum. The other was a Gamo Whisper - my first foray into 'adult precision air rifles'. It held a fairly good group for a fairly inexpensive air rifle but you could pull the trigger so hard your finger would hurt before it would fire. Also paid a little extra for the gas ram, and it was so inconsistent that the FPS over the chrony would vary up to 300 and 400 FPS between shots.
Have since graduated to Weihrauch, Air Arms and Feinwerkbau. Very happy with all three. Of the three the Feinwerkbau is the most accurate, but it is pellet fussy - get the best group with H&N Field Targets. The least pellet fussy is the Air Arms TX200 - shoots a fairly wide range of pellets very accurately. (Your get what you pay for).
Have since graduated to Weihrauch, Air Arms and Feinwerkbau. Very happy with all three. Of the three the Feinwerkbau is the most accurate, but it is pellet fussy - get the best group with H&N Field Targets. The least pellet fussy is the Air Arms TX200 - shoots a fairly wide range of pellets very accurately. (Your get what you pay for).
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