N/A The Venom Arms Company Story

[Paul Be Careful]

Hi, folks! If you’re keen on a dash of history and fancy diving into the tale of the legendary Venom Arms—those wizards of tuning and customization—I’ve spun their story over on my blog. Plus, I’ve thrown in some cheeky articles about the Mach 1 and 2 rifles, along with the infamous Lazaglide tune. Come have a gander!

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The Venom Arms Company Story

The story of the Venom Arms Company is one of those satisfying tales of a couple of capable guys who beat the odds and raised the art of spring-piston airgun tuning to new levels. Throughout the 80…

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[JohnL57]

Wow!
Great read, thanks for posting this. I hope the skills and knowledge don't fade away.

 

[KWK]

Much of what I've learned about Venom has been what I read on forums, particularly British. And Vintageairgunsgallery. This information fills in a lot of gaps for me. Thank you very much

 

[specie]

Interesting article, and hard to find information about these. Here's example of two of these British tuned airguns, a "Venom Hunter" HW97K below, an "Airmasters Mastersport" HW77 above...powerful, smooth, accurate.

 

[FWB127]

Hi, folks! If you’re keen on a dash of history and fancy diving into the tale of the legendary Venom Arms—those wizards of tuning and customization—I’ve spun their story over on my blog. Plus, I’ve thrown in some cheeky articles about the Mach 1 and 2 rifles, along with the infamous Lazaglide tune. Come have a gander!

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The Venom Arms Company Story

The story of the Venom Arms Company is one of those satisfying tales of a couple of capable guys who beat the odds and raised the art of spring-piston airgun tuning to new levels. Throughout the 80…

paulbecareful.com

Absolute phenomenal article! Had a look but looking forward to reading it thoroughly

 

[fishing43]

Wow, thank you for sharing a great story.

 

[Bandito]

A great read and thanks Paul. I slipped up and missed one. Be Well Brothers, Bandito.

 

[Paul Be Careful]

@JohnL57 @KWK @FWB127 @fishing43 @Bandito Cheers for taking the time to read and share your thoughts—much appreciated! Always good to know someone’s enjoying it.

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[Paul Be Careful]

Interesting article, and hard to find information about these. Here's example of two of these British tuned airguns, a "Venom Hunter" HW97K below, an "Airmasters Mastersport" HW77 above...powerful, smooth, accurate.View attachment 497678

Beauties!

Airmasters was a proper interesting lot, and to be honest, they don’t always get the recognition they deserve. When Venom Arms released their Trophy stock with that deep fore-end, perfect for FT shooters, Airmasters, being the resourceful bunch they were, were asked if they could create something similar with a bit more depth ahead of the trigger. Rather than just adding more wood to the stock, they got clever and used a small, light piece of wood, then covered the top in leather to protect it. The first prototype had the leather untrimmed, and, when you flipped it over, the whole thing—upturned—looked like, well, a hamster. Soft and a bit floppy with the loose leather, and that’s how the name "hamster," now famous on FT rifles, came to be.

 

[Bandito]

Thanks for that tidbit Paul. I have wondered about that. Be Well Brothers, Bandito.

 

[bustachip]

Hi, folks! If you’re keen on a dash of history and fancy diving into the tale of the legendary Venom Arms—those wizards of tuning and customization—I’ve spun their story over on my blog. Plus, I’ve thrown in some cheeky articles about the Mach 1 and 2 rifles, along with the infamous Lazaglide tune. Come have a gander!

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The Venom Arms Company Story

The story of the Venom Arms Company is one of those satisfying tales of a couple of capable guys who beat the odds and raised the art of spring-piston airgun tuning to new levels. Throughout the 80…

paulbecareful.com

Are the Vmach glide kits still available for the 97K, AOA used to carry them, they were like $400? Cool history on those guys.

 

[crowski]

Thanks for the informative post.
I just scored one recently. This was the add.

It is gorgeous. Right place, right time. Crow

 

[Paul Be Careful]

Are the Vmach glide kits still available for the 97K, AOA used to carry them, they were like $400? Cool history on those guys.

I don’t believe so, but if anyone’s in the know, it’ll be ARC.

That said, there are several top-notch tuners nowadays who do work similar to what Venom/V-Mach were doing back in the day with those gliding kits. Paul Short, Nick Simmons, and Tony Leach come to mind, and dare I say, they might even do it better. Not to take anything away from Venom/V-Mach—they were pioneers—but with today’s improved materials and these lads building on that legacy, tuning has only gone from strength to strength imho.

 

[Paul Be Careful]

Thanks for the informative post.
I just scored one recently. This was the add.View attachment 497826It is gorgeous. Right place, right time. Crow

Top-tier awesomeness, Crow! Definitely need more pictures to do it justice!

 

[crowski]

I’ve spent very little time with this gun. But plan to shoot more. Saying it’s smooth gives it no justice. And holding it, it feels like an extension of you.

Have a little history on this gun. Too bad it didn’t have a little black box. Crow

 

[Paul Be Careful]

I’ve spent very little time with this gun. But plan to shoot more. Saying it’s smooth gives it no justice. And holding it, it feels like an extension of you.
View attachment 497888View attachment 497891View attachment 497890View attachment 497889View attachment 497892Have a little history on this gun. Too bad it didn’t have a little black box. Crow

Blimey, all that paperwork with it – talk about a blast from the past! If nothing else, it’s a proper slice of nostalgia. Definitely pre-1995, and while it might’ve cost a pretty penny back then, now it’s an absolute bargain. Cracking rifle – hope you have a right laugh with it!

 

[ChuckHunter]

Absolutely a great read!
Some of the finest spring rifles ever.
I'm pretty fond of mine! Thing is a pleasure to shoot and you would not believe the power by the shot cycle but the chrony doesn't lie.

 

[Paul Be Careful]

Absolutely a great read!
Some of the finest spring rifles ever.
I'm pretty fond of mine! Thing is a pleasure to shoot and you would not believe the power by the shot cycle but the chrony doesn't lie. View attachment 497962View attachment 497959View attachment 497958View attachment 497961View attachment 497960

Absolutely gorgeous. Never had the pleasure of shooting an FAC Venom, but from what I’ve heard, this is where their expertise really shone. I used to own the compact version of the Venom Sidewinder, based on the Webley Longbow action, while yours, if I’m not mistaken, is a Venomized Tomahawk. I foolishly sold mine to fund a few pairs of designer jeans that were all the rage back then – God knows what I was thinking! Thanks for sharing, it’s a real beauty!

 

[jps2486]

Wow, it's nice to know the history of such dedicated craftsmen.