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Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:26 am
by muthu
Hi all,
This is arun, from south india.
while searching to buy a new air rifle (within rs. 8000), came across tommy air rifle made by Tom Industries, Kolkatta.
It had the following pamplet attached to it.

model wheight length Range Description
(kg) (inches) (meters)
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400 4.5 47 90 side lever
350 4.5 48 90 under lever
300 4 48 80 telescopic
250 4 48 80 pellet attachment
150 4 48 80 heavy powerful

the shop keeper had only the 150 model currently.
is it worth going for this rifle, please suggest me with some details about this company.

Thanks.

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:22 pm
by mundaire
If you are buying Indian made stuff, stick with IHP/ National...

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:49 pm
by ScoutSniper
lol! i too got a Tommy Mod-45!!

I guess IHP guns are awesome! just saw a few at aimco! nice indeed! :)

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:41 pm
by Prabhath
Arun,

Stick to the IHP airguns. They are the best among all Indian made ones.

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:15 pm
by muthu
Thanks a lot for your suggesstions.
Yes i visited a store to get an IHP.

But how to differentiate weather the stock at the shop is a new one or a decade old ?
because these are not fast moving items.

is there any change, that if any new changes made to the gun by the gun manucfature within 6 months,
will not be reflected in the stock at the shop.

So, how can i solve this problem ?

thanks

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:20 pm
by Christopher Rodrick
Do not Worry the older version of the IHP 35B and 25 are better than the newer ones when compared to quality so if you get one which is decade old and still in condtion like new than you are lucky i say :D

Cheers

Chris

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:47 pm
by ScoutSniper
Dont go for Tommy!!i got one!

actually my dad gifted me one, and it $ux! :( :cry:
The barrel has gotten loose! i.e. after loading when u straighten the barrel, it tends to go down one notch!

Greatly affects accuracy! cuz even 2-3mm barrel fall here = huge target miss! :evil:

I myself will be buying IHP gun soon! :wink:

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:09 pm
by raj
hi
my experience with Tommy is great.i have .22cal.
works great for me.i have posted its pics in some threads & target paper also.i will search for the topic & post the link here.


Regards
Raj

-- Wed Mar 18, 2009 17:14 --

got the links.one is with pics of .22 cal Tommy.
other is about the target paper.
1.http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... 123#p69123
2.http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... 9&start=15

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:15 pm
by ScoutSniper
My tommy 0.22 cal was awesome too!! i had coupled it with a scope and actually made it a perfect rifle with awesome accuracy!

my probs started after barrel loosening due to the repeated reloading!! :( I checked around and no screw seemed to tighten the barrel etc. :(

Quality wise they are good! mine has a rifled barrel too! didn't know that rifling existed in pellet guns too!

Cant these guys build a Bolt-action 0.22!? that would be like ultra reliable!

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:06 pm
by dev
ScoutSniper wrote:My tommy 0.22 cal was awesome too!! i had coupled it with a scope and actually made it a perfect sniper rifle with pin-point accuracy!
I am afraid just scoping a rifle doesn't make it a sniper rifle. There are a lot of media personnel who quickly label any nut with a scoped rifle shooting innocent bystanders from a water tower as a sniper. Kinda disgraces the dedicated army and police/NSG sniper teams who spend years earning that tag.


Dev

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:11 pm
by ScoutSniper
Oops!! :oops: Sorry there man! I respect and understand what u r saying :)

Just wanted to say that after scoping that rifle + adjustments! accuracy on it was amazing until the barrel locking went kaput! :(

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:22 pm
by yash3_great
The Tommy of today is not what it used to be. Stick to IHP, it does improve with time :lol:

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:44 pm
by fantumfan2003
Yash,

Sorry to contradict you. Recent IHP stuff is nothing to be proud of either.
Muthu check out AK Agni make. If AK made .177 models, I'll happily ditch my new IHP for it

Manish
yash3_great wrote:The Tommy of today is not what it used to be. Stick to IHP, it does improve with time :lol:

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:50 pm
by yash3_great
fantumfan2003 wrote:Yash,

Sorry to contradict you. Recent IHP stuff is nothing to be proud of either.
yash3_great wrote:The Tommy of today is not what it used to be. Stick to IHP, it does improve with time :lol:
Manish, its a case of choosing between the lesser evil. I was just comparing the IHP and Tommy. Of the 2, IHP is better, though not great!

Re: Worth going for Tommy air rifle ?

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:56 pm
by muthu
yyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL
:D :D :D
finally setteled for IHP 35B
Thanks every one for all your suggestions.

shot non stop around 80 pellets.

one doubt, does the rifle get effected, if we shoot continously without leaving gap ?