Winter 2021-22 Antique Pistol Restoration Project

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Showing posts with label airgun collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airgun collection. Show all posts

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Airguns i shot today!

I was up before 5am packing up a few Air pistols & supplies to head down to one of my makeshift airgun ranges.
it is always difficult to pick out 2 or 3 airguns from my collection, and today was no different, but i settled on a couple Co2 pistols & a .22 cal. Co2 Carbine.
One shoots 4.5mm lead roundball and the other 177cal. Steel BB, and the third fires any type of .22cal lead pellet, lead roundball or alloy Sabot bullet.

 EKOL ES-66 Co2 powered 4.5mm BB pistol.


the select-fire Umarex Legends  Mauser M712 is always a great choice to take shooting!

DIANA Chaser .22cal. Co2 Pistol/Rifle Kit,
Once i removed the Diana Chaser's suppressor and removed the plastc inner baffle, i was able to use the suppressors shell as a muzzle break

Saturday, August 10, 2019

.22 caliber/5.5mm sub-500 fps Airguns

One of the jewels of my Airgun collection is my Hawthorne Montgomery Ward M-150, a rare variant of the Crosman model 150 .22cal. pellet pistol that was made around 1955.
This was the second vintage airgun that i bought.
i bought it from Mr.Marvin, and he told me that in his  35+ years in the airgun biz, he has never come across a Crosman model 150 in as close to 'New' condition.

my G.K.Arms TD-22 Custom is a Crosman model 2240, which is essentially, the grandchild of the model 150.


the Crosman model P1322 "American Classic" is a multi-pump pneumatic that has a similar design to the model 2240, but it is a consistently more powerful.
i like the P1322 with the 1399 Stock attached, a nice compact carbine!


Another heirloom airgun in my collection is my Beeman P-1 Magnum, which was made in Germany by Weihrauch.

my .24cal/6mm Kel-Tec PMR-30 is close enough to .22 caliber to be included in this post.

Industry Brand/SAG QB-57 side-lever spring piston Bullpup air rifle.


Tolmar/Grand-Power X-caliber .24cal/6mm Co2 pistol.


 Crosman SA6/Single Action Six .22cal. Co2 pellet replica of the Colt 1873 Peacemaker.

 Diana 'Chaser' .22cal. Co2 Rifle/pistol kit.


 Crosman 'Phantom' .22cal. break-barrel /spring piston air rifle.


top down: Crosman Medalist 1322 multi-pump pneumatic air pistol, Hawthorne Montgomery Ward M-150 & Stock Crosman model 2240.


This is such a nice air pistol. the build quality is exquisite, and Colt 1911 walnut grips + Pierce rubber grip makes for  a stylish and ergonomic .22 caliber air pistol!


A Crosman 2240 with the new P1322 grips.

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Canada AirGun Freak


I began documenting my AirGun Collection & myriad of AirGun related information online only a few years ago.
This BlogSpot blog has been my favorite format, but there is another of my  "Canada AirGun Freak" blog's up on WordPressπŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«


                        https://canadianairgun.wordpress.com/



Until recently, there was only one post at my WordPress blog, and so, I have a little catching up to doπŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«

Thursday, May 16, 2019

More from my AirGun collection πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«πŸ”«

The "May Two-Four" or "Victoria Day" long weekend is almost here, and the weather is perfect Co2 gun weather!

I started unpacking my large AirGun storage trunk yesterday, and took a few photos to help me decide on which handguns will get some shooting time over the next few days...

First is my Russian made, Anics Skif A3000 Co2 NBB semi-automatic .177cal/4.5mm pellet & BB pistol:


My Beeman P1 Magnum .22cal/5.5mm spring piston air pistol is definitely coming out for some soup can killing!



The Crosman GI-model 1911BB is a really nice looking full metal pistol that has good power blasting steel or lead BB's through metal soup cans!





Another slick looking full metal air pistol that is made in Turkey, my Ekol ES66...it's a reasonable replica of the Browning Hi-power 9mm, and it performs best with 4.5mm Gamo lead roundball ammo, and can shoot them well over 400 fps!



This next pistol is my STI Duty One Co2 NBB 4.5mm steel BB pistol that sends BB's out the muzzle around 380 fps.


The ASG STI Duty One has a metal recipricating slide, high quality polymer frame with excellent grips.
The trigger, hammer and internal parts are all metal.

This air pistol is a DA/SA or "double action/single action" pistol.
You can rack the slide or cock the hammer by hand to ready the pistol for firing. The trigger loads the round, and you can just pull the trigger for rapid double action firing on not unlike a double action revolver.



My newest revolver, the Crosman SNR357 will be coming out for some close range plinkingπŸ”«


I bought an extra six pellet shells, so now 12 shells can be pre-loaded at a time.


I will most definitely be gassing up my Walther PPQ M2 T4E .43 caliber Co2 pistol and blast a bunch of Riot-Ball ammo over the coming days....

I love this co2 pistol, and the .43 caliber PVC/nylon Riot-Ball ammo is amazing!!!

This is my oldest vintage air pistol, a Hawthorne Montgomery Ward M-150 .22 caliber pellet Co2 pistol which is a rebranded variant of Crosman's model 150.
The M-150 is a powerful Co2 pistol that shoots 14 grain lead pellets around 475 fps, and on a fresh Co2 cartridge there is some serious muzzle flip as the round and gas exits the barrel!

Umarex/H&K USP 4.5mm steel BB Co2 pistol.
This durable, all polymer with mostly metal on the inside air pistol has a full size magazine that works very well with H&N Smart Shot copper coated lead BB's
IZH-BAIKAL mp-651K
ISSC M22 4.5mm steel BB Co2 pistol

Browning Buckmark URX .177cal. spring piston pellet pistol
Benjamin Trail NP break barrel .177cal. pellet pistol
G.K.Arms TT-22 Custom(Crosman 2240 my personal custom Co2 pistol)
Walther P-38 4.5mm steel BB Co2 pistol
Beretta APX 4.5mm steel BB Co2 pistol
Beeman P-17 X2

Industry Brand QB-57 Deluxe .22cal.
SiG Sauer P-250ASP .177cal/4.5mm pellet Co2 Pistol
Tolmar Grand-Power X-Caliber Co2 pistol .24cal/6mm BB

Socom Gear Kel-Tec PMR-30 .24cal/6mm BB co2 pistol

Friday, February 15, 2019

A few of my favorite battlefield replica Co2 guns (that I own)



Air Venturi HellBoy M4 Tactical .177 cal. Co2 BB Rifle



H&K USP 4.5mm Steel BB Co2 pistol





This is the Mauser M712 Select-Fire 4.5mm Steel BB Co2 GBB Pistol from Umarex...





I was lucky to be able to have added a few nice replica  Co2  air rifles and pistols over the past year!

At the top is my Hellraiser HellBoy M4 semi-auto .177 caliber Steel BB Co2 air rifle with a UTG M16 carry handle rear peep sight in place of the stock sights.

Next is my H&K USP .177cal/4.5mm Steel BB Co2 semi-auto air pistol that I bought from Cabela's while on sale for $39.99!

The last five photos are of the Mauser M712 replica by Umarex which I recieved yesterday from the excellent Western Canadian online surplus store "camoflauge.ca"!

I tested the M712 earlier today, and it shot great!
Full auto is novel, much like my Crosman PFAM9B/Taurus PT-92 Co2 pistol's full-auto mode.


This black battle rifle is my Crosman M4-177 multi-pump pneumatic air rifle.
It is not terribly powerful, only shooting lead free 5.4 grain Crosman fast-flight penetrators around 450 fps, and 7-8 grain lead pellets between 370-400 fps.
However, it is a surprisingly accurate air rifle from 10-15 meter ranges.

The M4-177 is easily upgraded with different real steel AR15/M4/M16 iron sights and vaious other accessories like the US Army rubber buttstock that I installed on my M4-177.
I have UTG M4 mil-spec rear peep sight and UTG front sight with an assortment of different KNS precision front sight posts.
The upgrades cost more than the air rifle, but its accuracy made it a worthwhile endevour.