My first was a Crossman model 140 in the mid 60's. Shot a lot of rabbits with it. Sold that and bought a .20 Sheridan Silver Streak. That one never shot as good as my Crossman for some reason.
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Air Arms would like to know - Do you remember your first air rifle?
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1971 - Gecado 23. 5000+ pigeons\doves, 200+ Starlings, 15+ feral cats.
Lived on a huge poultry farm, so plenty of pigeons\doves.
Optics - NONE, just good old iron sights.
Lived on a huge poultry farm, so plenty of pigeons\doves.
Optics - NONE, just good old iron sights.
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Phew... long time ago..
My first was a Daisy model 25. I didn't have it long. When I came home with a nest full of Robin eggs claiming that the mother abandoned them the gun was given to the Goodwill.
My first was a Daisy model 25. I didn't have it long. When I came home with a nest full of Robin eggs claiming that the mother abandoned them the gun was given to the Goodwill.
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Buck 105. I remeber that first shot …..” a hole appeared right where I pointed. A HOLE ! What kinda sorcery is this ??”
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Here is a guy who never got over his love of BB guns. Very impressive collection. He passed away about a year ago and his son selling the collection.
https://sites.google.com/site/kubastabbguncollection/
https://sites.google.com/site/kubastabbguncollection/
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Christmas in ‘86 I got a Crosman 788 BB Scout. I loved that thing to death. Looking at photos online, those guns seem chintzy compared to the way I remember my BB Scout. I loved that thing. Killed a pile of birds with it, no bird was safe.
Crazy thing, by modern standards this old bb gun should not have adequate power to kill anything
. I would not even think about shooting a animal with a BB pushing 2-3 fpe.
Crazy thing, by modern standards this old bb gun should not have adequate power to kill anything
. I would not even think about shooting a animal with a BB pushing 2-3 fpe.Upvote 0
Sure CUZ i got that at the age of 46 and i turn 59 this year.
Still have it of course, my only .22, which technically is now illegal for me to have as they changed law soon after i got it, but not giving up / throwing out brand new expensive rifle, or spend a literal ton of money converting it to .177, or loose a ton of money selling it.
I am otherwise stickler for law and order, but the nut job they pulled back then, well i do not abide by stupid.
Still have it of course, my only .22, which technically is now illegal for me to have as they changed law soon after i got it, but not giving up / throwing out brand new expensive rifle, or spend a literal ton of money converting it to .177, or loose a ton of money selling it.
I am otherwise stickler for law and order, but the nut job they pulled back then, well i do not abide by stupid.
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I still have my first air rifle, the butt stock is broken off it but it is a Mossey Oak camo Daisy my grandparents gave me for 8th grade graduation.
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If I couldn't remember my first airgun it'd be time for the memory care unit. Unlike most who posted so far, I bought mine just under two years ago, and I'm in my sixties. Daisy 880, which I still use every week along with three other models since acquired. The latest one is also a Daisy, a Model 25.
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I bought a Crosman 760 at around age 11(1969ish) with my own money, earned mowing yards.
Later my friend got a Sheridan.20, and the rest of us, with our 760s, thought it was the ultimate airgun.
Later my friend got a Sheridan.20, and the rest of us, with our 760s, thought it was the ultimate airgun.
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My first was the Daisy pop guns you stuck the end of the barrel in the dirt and shot out a plug. But first real airgun was a used Daisy model 25 I traded something to a friend for back when I was about 11 in the early 1970s
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Listen up Air Arms! My first decent air rifle that I bought for myself was a break barrel that didn't weigh any 9+ lbs. More like 7.5
Still no interest in a porky Air Arms.
Still no interest in a porky Air Arms.
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Still have the 342 from when I was 8…
Top was pops that I resealed last year
Bottom is mine that I refinished stock last year, decent for bangin it all around the woods as a kid.
Top was pops that I resealed last year
Bottom is mine that I refinished stock last year, decent for bangin it all around the woods as a kid.
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Daisy Golden Eagle Model 104 1974
My first, in 1975 for my fiftheen birthday in (Borinquen) Puerto Rico to the rest of the world. Lots of small lizards and small birds fell to its deadly sting Loaded up with BBs I shot it all week long back then…
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Spring powered daisy bb gun that looked like a 3030. The bb's would roll out the barrel if you aimed downward. My first airgun, a springer, was a beeman webly vulcan 2 in .177 that I bought in the early 80's. I sold it to a friend for $300 to buy an Orvis 3wt flyrod, which I still own and use.
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As a kid we had a cottage so spent a lot of time shooting airguns. Dad bought us a Crosman 2100 that never worked right and some Chinese springer that I can’t find any discernible markings on. The front sight went missing and it was held into the stock with tape but I could still make hits with it. Funny story about the Crosman though, when it did work one of my brothers shot the other in the leg with a BB. It penetrated too deep to get it out. If mom found out the gun would have been gone. It stayed in my brother’s leg for over 30 years until he went to the doctor for a mole and had it removed as well. The first one I ever got for myself as a teen was a 1322. Living in Canada you need a license for higher power airguns so I was always more interested in pistols.
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My first air rifle was a Marauder, about 5 years ago.
My first air pistol was a Pardini k60 purchased from Don Nygord in the mid nineties. The reason I got into airguns is that I hated picking up brass from the powder burners. While on my hands and knees and my father yelling, “get the brass over in the corner”, I had enough and bought a Pardini. That was the last time I picked up brass.
My first air pistol was a Pardini k60 purchased from Don Nygord in the mid nineties. The reason I got into airguns is that I hated picking up brass from the powder burners. While on my hands and knees and my father yelling, “get the brass over in the corner”, I had enough and bought a Pardini. That was the last time I picked up brass.
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First trigger ever pulled was a BSA meteor bought in 1981.
Maybe trigger was pulled in late 80's.
First own bought airrifle was a gamo CFR whisper
Second bought rifle was a Air Arms TX200 mk3
First PCP Air Arms S400 classic
Maybe trigger was pulled in late 80's.
First own bought airrifle was a gamo CFR whisper
Second bought rifle was a Air Arms TX200 mk3
First PCP Air Arms S400 classic
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My first was a Crosman Nitro-Piston from Walmart, back when this was a "new" thing. Very crude wooden stock. Unrefined bluing on the metal. Quite loud also, but MAN, could that thing shoot ! I was splitting popsicle sticks pushed into the lawn at 20yds with a cheap scope. It wasn't even close to being backyard friendly, so back it went within the first week. I don't recall the exact model name, but that's the one that got the itch started for me.
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