Air Rifles

I recently bought a small collection of air rifles and pistols,the 'aim'
was to sell on the 4 rifles to have the two pistols stand me at nothing.
Three of the rifles where superb quality German springers a Diana model 34 deluxe,Diana model 48 and a Weihrauch HW97KT,the final rifle was a Hatsan 1000s (cheap,cheerful and powerful) all the rifles where sold quickly and the Webley Tempest centennial and Air Force Co2 pistol became my 'profit' all good news,until I started shooting them !
It was such a hoot,took me back to when I was a kid,one of the rifles went to my best shooting buddy,he was grinning like a kid also.
So here we are a month later both have laid out serious chunks of cash and each bought ourselves brand new Weihrauch HW100 KT .22 PCP rifles,new scopes and a cylinder charging system.,what started out as a plan to get a couple of pistols for nothing has ended up costing us both thousands,but I couldn't be happier
These modern pneumatic rifles are amazing,one hole groups out to 35 yards,silent as a mouses fart and absolutely no recoil,I can shoot in my garden and the neighbours are none the wiser (important in the UK where anything gun related can cause hysteria) and if you are so inclined they are easy to customise,both in terms of performance (though how they can be improved is beyond me) and if you want to bling them up.
Air gun shooting is one of the few areas of shooting that still has easy access to all in the UK,although Scotland has just gone down the route of introducing airgun licensing !!
I am so pleased to have inadvertently rekindled a passion for a shooting sport I probably would not have returned to,but my goodness how the technology has moved on from my days out with my BSA Meteor back in the 70's.

I have a new Gamo Whisper. Puts out a .177 at 1200fps and deadly on varmits. Love it.
Pap

RWS Diana Model 54 (.22), Model 34, LP 8 and PR-45 (.177), all are single pump actions.

I have been shooting pellets since a 6 year old boy. I accomplished a perfect score in basic training with an M-16, all because of air rifles. With the scarceness of .22 ammo the last few years, I went back to my air guns. Great fun.

I inherited a pair of target air pistols from my father-in-law.

One is a RWS Model 6M and the other is a Winchester 353 (with original box).

I haven't done anything with them, no idea if the pistons still seal.

My old open sight Benjamin .22 continues to make long and high shots on pests which I would be gratified to make with a scoped rimfire. Most times, when a pest needs to be killed, it is what I grab. When I also need noise to run off others, the rimfire is what is used.

This will bring back a lot of memories for quiet a few.Original
Daisy NO. 25.It still shoots!!!

Still got mine Billy:










I also used to have this one too:














There's also a couple of newer ones I still have to get ready and take pics of.

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Rob,
I wish I had a dollar for every BB I shot out of that gun.
And every sparrow that hit the ground.My folks would not allow me
to shoot any other type of bird.

I've got an old Daisy that someone gave me after clearing out a family members house. I think the internal o rings and seals are probably shot as it doesn't work any longer. Anyone ever take one apart for repair? I'm away this week but can post a pic when I get home.

I had one of those long ago and wish I still had it - great memories indeed. I still have my son's first Daisy lever action from 20 yrs ago figuring he'll want it one day. It still comes in handy for issuing behavioral corrections to squirrels on the bird feeder - you can watch the BB all the way into the target but still therapeutic.