I was so proud of a model 25 purchase that I made as a boy.
I came across a model 25 "Pop Gun" for about 1/4 the price of the BB gun at a store in town. I looked at the cork contraption and saw that it unscrewed. I went home pulled my model 25 paperwork and saw that the barrel was an inexpensive easy part to order and change.
I went back to town and bought a model 25 pop gun, and took it home and screwed the barrel from my BB gun into it, and Shazam, it became a propper model 25 BB gun. I ordered the parts and gave it to my sister for her birthday, as a pop gun later converting it when the parts arrived.
My sister and her husband visited recently and she recounted that birthday, and a few others where I gave her cool stuff.
Told ya I've been at this a long time.