Air Arms would like to know - Do you remember your first air rifle?

[Vana2]

A .177 Slavia 618 break barrel was my first "real" rifle.

Bought it back in the 60's, and a $10 bill was enough for the rifle, several boxes of pellets and a soda pop to celebrate with.

Still have the the 618, I had put tens of thousands of pellets though the little rifle and still shoot it regularly. But it is getting tired and most of the light duty plinking is now done with a HW30. Thinking about doing an overall and installing a new spring.

Cheers!

 

[dgeesaman]

My first was a Crosman pumper that my brother and I shot in the basement with my Dad. I still have it, slightly rusty and probably needs a thorough overhaul.

The first one I bought for myself is a Diana 34. Still have it but it should probably go to someone who will actually shoot it.

The next one I bought for myself was an Air Arms Pro Elite. I sold it at one point and damn I wish now that I hadn’t.

My latest is an Arm Arms TX200. It’s a *little* bit nicer than the Crosman

 

[.20calguy]

My first gun was a Daisy 1894, lever action, in 1965.

 

[beerthief]

Whether it was plinking in the backyard, taking your first shot at a target, or learning the ropes with a family member.
What was your first air rifle?

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Thankyou for starting this thread ! This has been a wonderful read so far over my first cup of coffee today ,

 

[maxtrouble]

Purchased a RWS Diana 34 when I got out of the Navy. Still have it. Nice little shooter.

 

[jkingrph]

I cannot remember the model, but it was sometime in the eary 1950's. My parents got me lever action Daisy, I do remember it had the barrel, tube feed, that you unscrewed from the muzzle end to load, plastic stock and I think it had an adjustable rear sight. It seems like I either wore it out or something broke and they got me another several years later. I was getting a bit older, jr high I think and I made wood stock and forearm for it, No idea what happened to it. I either lost interest or got more involved in school and other activities after that.

My first quality air rifle was a FWB 124 d in early 1975, My wife and I had gotten back a few months earlier from my two year military tour in Turkey. We had a NATO rod and gun club there that sold shotguns, and at one point they had at least one air rifle on display, I do remember it being a break barrel springer, no idea of the make, It seems like everyone was cocking and dry firing it. I was interested but passed and did some research on them starting when we got back to the states, not that it was easy with no internet, and finally decided on the FWB124, which I still have.

 

[pat585]

Great Post= Who remembers Butch Wax?

 

[jkingrph]

Great Post= Who remembers Butch Wax?

Yes , especially popular for guys with flat top haircuts,

 

[AirShootist]

Daisy 880, baby!

 

[almost sbd]

My dad gave in and got me a new Daisy Cub B.B. gun, it had a plastic stock and forend , in 1966?. Next in 1972 was a used Crosman 760, then a used Benjamin in about 1974.

 

[Just Zack 2]

My first airgun was a Crosman 2200.

 

[bchannell]

A Daisy bb gun my gramps had. Then a Daisy 1894 my dad bought me.
When my neighbor worked the summer and bought a Crosman 760,I thought it was the best airgun in the world!

 

[Kneepit]

Crosman 760. We shot bbs, pellets, strike anywhere matches and whatever else would could fit in that thing. Mannn we had so much fun that gun lasted a very long time!! Thanks for helping me to retrieve the memories!!

 

[JaceSpace1369]

2013, got stationed in Alaska (Coast Guard) and I had my first intro to guns overall, bought my first break barrel, a gamo wildcat .177. Took my first rabbit with it using the gamo pellets with the bb in the hollowpoint around 40yds, along with a squirrel or two.

 

[subscriber]

Slavia 620 bought new in 1974.

 

[thevinoman]

Crosman 760 around 1966. And then many other pcps and springers since then. Currently a TX200 and Pro Sport.

 

[Bedrock Bob]

Daisy model 99 target rifle. It had a screw in barrel/magazine and a crude peep sight. Even came with a cotton web sling.

My buddy shot a 760 pumper. He saved up and bought a Diana breakbarrel. It wasn't too long after that I got me a Remington 582 rimfire to keep up with him.

This was about 1972 or so...

 

[Ricklin]

I was likely 7 or 8 and grandpa gave me my Dad's daisy red ryder to play with in the backyard, but no BB's. He did not surmise that I might find pebbles in the driveway to shoot. This would have been around 1962 ballpark. Grandpa caught me shooting pebbles and took the BB gun away, he was pretty cranky about it and threw it under the back porch of the house. Years later we returned on vacation to my grandparents home, I was 14 or so by then. I crawled under that back porch and sure enough there was that very old and VERY collectible Red Ryder, or what looked kinda like a red ryder. Completely destroyed. Grandpa used salt on the back porch to melt the ice of Michigan winters. I'd love to have that old rusty airgun today, it is probably part of the earth by now. I can't remember positively if it was a Red Ryder or just the standard Daisy lever action that held hundreds of BB's in the barrel. It did have wood stocks and was quite old.

 

[Sammy25]

I was likely 7 or 8 and grandpa gave me my Dad's daisy red ryder to play with in the backyard, but no BB's. He did not surmise that I might find pebbles in the driveway to shoot. This would have been around 1962 ballpark. Grandpa caught me shooting pebbles and took the BB gun away, he was pretty cranky about it and threw it under the back porch of the house. Years later we returned on vacation to my grandparents home, I was 14 or so by then. I crawled under that back porch and sure enough there was that very old and VERY collectible Red Ryder, or what looked kinda like a red ryder. Completely destroyed. Grandpa used salt on the back porch to melt the ice of Michigan winters. I'd love to have that old rusty airgun today, it is probably part of the earth by now. I can't remember positively if it was a Red Ryder or just the standard Daisy lever action that held hundreds of BB's in the barrel. It did have wood stocks and was quite old.

 

[Sammy25]

First was a Daisy 25 in the mid-60s. I loved the rear sight which could be flipped from a notched blade to a "peep." I far preferred the tiny pinhole aperture for woods plinking.