I have been trying to get myself to pull the trigger on classic full length springer. I have come to the conclusion that I really do greatly prefer carbines. Some of that is because I am a klutz and carrying full-size guns through the house or putting them in the safe. I usually manage to knock the end of it into something. I think the rest of it is I find carbines to my eye to be better looking guns. I wouldn’t mind expanding my limited collection with a couple more. That said I would like to know what is available for carbine springers. I will start with the two that I own now, a Weihrauch HW80K .25 and a Santa Rosa R1 Carbine .20
HW/Weihrauch Show your carbine springers!
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I have been trying to get myself to pull the trigger on classic full length springer. I have come to the conclusion that I really do greatly prefer carbines. Some of that is because I am a klutz and carrying full-size guns through the house or putting them in the safe. I usually manage to knock the end of it into something. I think the rest of it is I find carbines to my eye to be better looking guns. I wouldn’t mind expanding my limited collection with a couple more. That said I would like to know what is available for carbine springers. I will start with the two that I own now, a Weihrauch HW80K .25 and a Santa Rosa R1 Carbine .20
Here's a .20 with a short barrel? Hard to cock....this has an interesting scope, an RWS marketed "Elite 500" that was made by Hakko. It's the same as the Beeman scopes, but without the blue ring bling. I think it's period correct to the gun, but not sure.
(Edit from 12/19: Also, I'm not sure if this is even a "carbine", and not just an R1 with a shorter barrel than usual?)
(Edit from 12/19: Also, I'm not sure if this is even a "carbine", and not just an R1 with a shorter barrel than usual?)
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Pretty wood! I never really noticed the difference to cock. You definitely loose some leverage.
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Crosman M1 carbine
Beeman R1 .25
R1 Laserized .22
R1 AW .20
HW77 .177
HW97 .177
HW97 .177
HW97 .22
Theoben SLR98 .22
Webley Vulcan .177
Beeman R1 .25
R1 Laserized .22
R1 AW .20
HW77 .177
HW97 .177
HW97 .177
HW97 .22
Theoben SLR98 .22
Webley Vulcan .177
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I was hoping to draw you in. I really like the Theoben SLR98. Are they all that length? I just read an old article stating that later versions would have a longer barrel. I guess the question is did they get around to building the longer barrel version?
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1988 Santa Rosa .20 R1 carbine I bought new. I purchased along with a Vortek muzzle break, rear sight screw hole cover plate, ACE tigger shoe (presently removed) and Blue Ribbon 4x scope but years ago upgraded to a Leupold 3-9x33 EFR with mil dot reticle. My most accurate R1. I have a full length San Rafael .177 and can say I much prefer the carbine.
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Barnett Spitfire(webley tracker). Was built very well and compact. Just didn’t compete with my PCPs so I sold it.
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If your a fan of Theoben SLR's you have good taste because so do I, here are three for your thread...a '98 .22 Beeman branded carbine, and two SLR88's which preceeded the SLR98's...A sporter .22 NON HE, and a Field Target Imperator. 177 also NON-HE...SLR88's were hand built with parts produced on manual machine tools...very difficult to find here in the US...The '98 are sweet guns but the '88's are just exquisite.
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I love the Tracker, my favorite Webley rifle of the post-Mk 3 era. Just under 37 inches long with an 11-inch barrel. Action is built like a tank with that wonderful Webley high polish blued finish. One of the last classic tap-loaders, with sidelever cocking and to my eye, superb, elegant, modern lines. Mine is also labeled as a "Barnett Spitfire," an early Tracker imported to the US.
Tap loading and Webley triggers are not everyone's cup of tea, and in exchange for the slim action, it's not a powerhouse - around 9 FPE in .177, a bit more in .22. But it's a lot of fun and of course with a sidelever the short barrel is just as easy to cock as a long one! The same gun with a long barrel was called the Viscount (just to confuse things, they later discontinued the Viscount name, then stuck a few slightly shorter long barrels on Tracker-labeled actions).
In the UK these guns were available with deluxe checkered walnut stocks. A walnut .22 Viscount is at the very top of my "I wuz an IDIOT to sell that" list.
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You have a garage full of Ferraris there. The industry has and still does produce some exotic eye candy.
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Webley Longbow SE .22
BSA Stutzen .177
HW50 .177
Webley Stingray Deluxe Carbine .22
BSA Mercury Challenger carbine .22
Webley Stingray.25
BSA Stutzen .177
HW50 .177
Webley Stingray Deluxe Carbine .22
BSA Mercury Challenger carbine .22
Webley Stingray.25
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