I'm building my airgun collection

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silenthunterstudios

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I'm building an airgun collection, so far I have a Gamo PPK, a copy of the Walther PPK. The gun is semiautomatic for bbs, and fires single shot .177. The FPS is not that high, but for target practice, or going after close birds or squirrels, the gun is pretty good. http://www.gamo-airguns.com/air-pistol-p23.htm

I also have a Crosman Pumpmaster 760. It also fires .177 pellets, and bbs. The bbs won't fire, and the sliding magazine for the pellets is a pain in the butt, but other than that, I like the rifle. Thats probably because I bought it secondhand with a scope. http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1073

My favorite so far is a Crosman 1377 which I put a stock on to make it a carbine. I like to put about 8 pumps in it and take out crows and grackles. This is so far my favorite air rifle, and I'm going to take it out back and play with it after I get off of here. http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1035

Next week I am getting a Benjamin Sheridan Blue Streak .20, http://www.crosman.com/site/listing/1094 and I'm going to put a scope on that rifle too. It has more power than the current airguns I have now, and I'm looking forward to seeing a couple birds fall out of the sky.
 
Airguns are a fasinating area of guns. They go way back to the 1600's and at one time rivalled regular firearms for power. Durring the Napoleanic wars the Austrian/German troops that fought against the French used a high power air rifle to snipe at French soldiers. They were so effective that if they were cought it was summery execution to be cought with an air rifle.

I shoot a Fienwerckbau 124 rifle from Beaman airguns and a Webley Tempast, also from Beaman. I use them alot in the winter when the Izzak Walton League I belong to has the winter indoor matches. It's alot of fun to get the guys together for an evening and do some friendly shooting and have a few brews after.

I had one of those Crossman pumps when I was younger about a hundred years ago. I shot the s--t out of it and don't know how many thousands of bb's I put in the Maryland country side. When it stopped working I picked up a Sheridan and still have it.

But the real value in the airgun is the huge amount of practice for pennies of "the holy trinity"- sight picture, breath control, trigger squeeze. At my age I don't like going out in the freezing cold to practice. So I practiced all last winter down in the rec room with the webley for a hour every day. By spring when the winter broke I took my revolver out to the range my shooting had accually got better!

I love airguns! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Yep airguns are a ton of fun, and very cost effective for practicing. I've got a Gamo 220 rifle, and just picked up a weihrauch HW 40 PCA pistol (same as a beeman P3). Both are very accurate for the money. The gamo has really nice 1/4MOA adjustable fiber optic sights and an adjustable 2 stage trigger.Very nice shooter. The pistol has a trigger thats probably less than an ounce with a nice short 2 stage pull,its really amazing how smooth and light it breaks. The sights are similar to 3 dot sights on a combat pistol (they're adjustable though), and the size and balance is very similar. Makes it great practice for shooting auto's.
I've got a couple old BB guns too, but don't get them out too often anymore.
I throw a straw bale down as a backstop in the arena at the barn and have an indoor 40 yard range where I can shoot day or night year round :D I could never do that with actual firearms :cool:
 
I was looking at the HW-40 pistol. How do you like it?

It looks like it may be a bit more accurite than my Webley Tempast.
 
Here are a couple of my 177 cal air guns.. way too fun to plink with around the house..

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And I really like this one...

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silenthunterstudios said:
I'm building an airgun collection, so far I have a Gamo PPK, a copy of the Walther PPK. The gun is semiautomatic for bbs, and fires single shot .177. The FPS is not that high, but for target practice, or going after close birds or squirrels, the gun is pretty good. http://www.gamo-airguns.com/air-pistol-p23.htm
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I have one you would like. It looks exactaly like a colt government 1911. All steel, The grip safety is a grip safety, The manual safety is a manual safety, The slide release releases the slide to replace the 8 shot pellet clip. The magazine release pops the oposing grip pannel off to replace c02. It has a rifled barrel, fits any holster made for colt 1911. MV 390 fps.

Something for you to look into for your 1377, There are a couple of stock makers that make custom wood grips and forearm stocks for the 1377 Zebra wood and cocobolo looked awufully nice.
 
Geno Denning customizes Air Rifles too, have many to choose from and believe me when I say there are racks of different styles and calibers on gun racks. Out door range, laser scopes, anything and everything. Not on the website is there one to see but go to http://www.cavemanengineering.com/main.html for the phone number and e-mail address. :)
 
silenthunterstudios said:
I'm building an airgun collection.
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Get some performance air rifles in there! I'd suggest Feinwerkbau and/or Weihrauch in "springers."

In pre-charged pneumatics, go British.

Pump-up rifles are fun, but for quality, accuracy, longevity and pride of ownership, go European.

maximus otter
 
maximus otter said:
Get some performance air rifles in there! I'd suggest Feinwerkbau and/or Weihrauch in "springers."

In pre-charged pneumatics, go British.

Pump-up rifles are fun, but for quality, accuracy, longevity and pride of ownership, go European.

maximus otter
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Sorry Maximus, I posted before you did and Silenthunder likes me better than you. Sorry...don't want you to get hog tied or anything. :) :grumpy: :)
 
Otter is right though, the European spring guns are the way to go for both longevity and better shooting. I got my Webley tempast in 1979, and my Feinwerckbau rifle in 1981. Both have been shot a heck of alot, but have had regular lube and maintanence and are still good shooters after 25 years or so.

The English Webley pistol is built like a tank and its even been along on canoe camping trips for plinking use. I can't even begin to guess how many pellets have been down the barrel. Still going strong.
 
Cindy Denning said:
Sorry Maximus, I posted before you did and Silenthunder likes me better than you. Sorry...don't want you to get hog tied or anything. :) :grumpy: :)
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Cindy,

Hogtied? Hmmm...

;)

Just to advise you: Your link to Geno's website doesn't work.

maximus otter
 
I have an RWS in .22 that I like to shoot when I can't get out with my .308.

I have put 10 pellets in a row through a .9mm hole in a target at 50 feet from a rest. The gun can shoot.

Fun to set up a little reactive range with the kids and let them plink cans and things hanging from limbs at various lengths.

Badge54
 
jackknife said:
I was looking at the HW-40 pistol. How do you like it?

It looks like it may be a bit more accurite than my Webley Tempast.
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I wish I would have bought one a long time ago. Its a very accurate peice. Great ergonomics, and like I said the trigger is amazing. My only complaint about it is that its a little bit difficult to get the pellets into the chamber. The top end of the gun is just a little too narrow for me to easily get my thumb and finger inside to get to the barrel. I've got fairly big hands though, and its getting easier with practice. Its not a big enough problem to stop you from shooting it, just a slight annoyance. Every once in awhile a pellet gets away from you and you have to turn the gun over and shake it out.
The balance is nice and the grip angle and size and all that is fairly similar to a full/large frame auto. Good practice for shooting other guns, although the trigger pull on most DA/SA pistols is about 50 times (literally) heavier than on the HW40.
 
I've been spending a lot of time on the American Airguns site, looking at all kinds of neat custom guns. Right now, I'm sticking with pump guns, but my friend that I am buying the Sheridan from is taking me out to his nephews farm to let me play with some of his springguns, his primo good stuff. He spends good money on airguns and regular guns, so I plan on having fun. I'm looking at getting an RWS or Beaman next. Cindy, thanks for the link, I'll send the Caveman an email soon.

Jackknife, I have been reading up on old airguns and I'm just astounded by their power and accuracy. My buddy told me about the marksman and the Frenchs "distaste" with their choice of firearms. I'm lusting after these custom airguns in 50 and 60 caliber, unfortunately I would like to buy a newer used truck this year. Either the truck for 15k or the airgun for 15k?

I'm looking at it like this. In the past three years I have been careless with my knife purchases, and have sold most of my collection on here and eBay in the past five months. I'm limiting myself to one pistol, one rifle, one shotgun and one air rifle per year. I'm planning on picking up a Ruger revolver, I haven't decided which caliber I want yet. I'm looking at a Marlin 981T 22. I'm also looking at a Remington 870. However, I have a long time to amass a neat collection. I already have a head start. When my great great uncle passed away, he wanted my father to give me, when I was old enough, his gun collection. This is a nice collection, and my father said he will hold onto them till he croaks, and then pass them on to my little brother and I, but they are ours and we can still use them in the mean time. It's not worth arguing about, BTW. I already have a few good pistols and rifles, and a single shot 20 gauge. I'm going to post more about my small collection and my hopes of enlarging it in another post.
 
AIRGUNS! another addiction. My first was a Weihrauch model 50 deluxe from air rifle headquarters almost thirty years ago. I just put a new spring in it last year. I recomend the beeman r-9 or r-7 for a decent start. cruiz the forums and look at some of the better quality stuff that will litterally last for a lifetime of enjoyment. My hw suited me for over 25 years as my "main squeeze" I did have a crosman 1377 with a stock for a long time and enjoyed it and did get a sheriden because it was a classic. two years ago rekindled the love of airguns and I treated myself to a feinwerkbau 601 SSP matchgun because I always wanted a fwb matchgun since I was a kid,and a izzy 46m pistol. I think anyone who likes to shoot should get a match airgun (or two)sometime. Last year I had a chance to aquire several airguns from a friends estate that I could not pass on- a feinwerkbau 124 deluxe, an air arms tx200,a rws model 75 matchgun AND a .50 quackenbush. I had the rws rebuilt and the others were fine. Airguns for me have been an enjoyable hobby of target shooting/plinking,tinkering,and pest control for about thirty years. I have introduced kids and adults to the shooting sports with them. I guess I am hooked :D
 
tallpaul said:
AIRGUNS! another addiction. My first was a Weihrauch model 50 deluxe from air rifle headquarters almost thirty years ago. I just put a new spring in it last year. I recomend the beeman r-9 or r-7 for a decent start. cruiz the forums and look at some of the better quality stuff that will litterally last for a lifetime of enjoyment. My hw suited me for over 25 years as my "main squeeze" I did have a crosman 1377 with a stock for a long time and enjoyed it and did get a sheriden because it was a classic. two years ago rekindled the love of airguns and I treated myself to a feinwerkbau 601 SSP matchgun because I always wanted a fwb matchgun since I was a kid,and a izzy 46m pistol. I think anyone who likes to shoot should get a match airgun (or two)sometime. Last year I had a chance to aquire several airguns from a friends estate that I could not pass on- a feinwerkbau 124 deluxe, an air arms tx200,a rws model 75 matchgun AND a .50 quackenbush. I had the rws rebuilt and the others were fine. Airguns for me have been an enjoyable hobby of target shooting/plinking,tinkering,and pest control for about thirty years. I have introduced kids and adults to the shooting sports with them. I guess I am hooked :D
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You have a .50 Quackenbush? very cool!! I have picked up quite a few airguns (again) over the last 5 years or so...thinking of selling the mint/NIB Theoben Dual Magnum that I have tucked away some time soon maybe.
 
Yep , a .50 cal quackenbush :eek: Not exactly a quiet airgun, but interesting and almost enough ooomph to take down a chipmunk :D . I have been thinkin of sellng or trading it , I haven't shot it near enough but would like to get a deer or a hog with it :)
 
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