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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: 45flint on April 15, 2025, 07:22:16 PM

Title: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: 45flint on April 15, 2025, 07:22:16 PM
Just in, mainly bought this rifle cause of the wood, though repeaters have always interested me.  The bonus is that it is about as new and holds air.  Serial number puts it in 1977. 

(https://i.imgur.com/XS6SJuq.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/QoN5Ppn.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CyRcSx9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/POEDrAM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TYySe8u.jpg)
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: MDriskill on April 15, 2025, 07:34:57 PM
That's gorgeous! I've never seen more striking walnut on a Benjy.

I had one of the .22 cal version, the 3120, for a while back in the day. Very interesting gun, a .22 cal solid ball packs a lot of whack!
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: buellm2 on April 15, 2025, 07:43:47 PM
Jackpot on that piece of wood.
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: avator on April 15, 2025, 09:37:13 PM
Sure is a purty one... love the 'tootsie rolls".
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: threesuns on April 15, 2025, 09:46:56 PM
dang that a beauty … and a keeper for sure
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: CaptJ on April 15, 2025, 10:24:56 PM
Wow! That is an amazing stock.
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: splitbeing on April 16, 2025, 04:09:27 AM
[two thumbs up]
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: TooJung2Die on April 16, 2025, 08:19:56 AM
Quote from: 45flint on April 15, 2025, 07:22:16 PM
Just in, mainly bought this rifle cause of the wood, though repeaters have always interested me.  The bonus is that it is about as new and holds air.  Serial number puts it in 1977. 
A smoothbore Benji doesn't interest me but that stock would've made me do a double-take. That's a beauty! I hope to add a tootsie roll pumper to my small collection some day.
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: bantam5s on April 16, 2025, 04:05:06 PM
Quote from: TooJung2Die on April 16, 2025, 08:19:56 AM
Quote from: 45flint on April 15, 2025, 07:22:16 PM
Just in, mainly bought this rifle cause of the wood, though repeaters have always interested me.  The bonus is that it is about as new and holds air.  Serial number puts it in 1977. 
A smoothbore Benji doesn't interest me but that stock would've made me do a double-take. That's a beauty! I hope to add a tootsie roll pumper to my small collection some day.
Me too.
I don't know how this piece of wood wound up on this gun, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was originally destined for a deluxe grade shotgun stock before accidentally ending up in the pile of wood that went to Benjamin.
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: 19Sheridan57 on April 16, 2025, 04:41:36 PM
  Beautiful !
Title: Re: Buying a rifle for the wood - Benjamin 3100
Post by: Hoosier Daddy on April 18, 2025, 10:09:31 AM
Oh my Stars... and here I thought I has an exceptionally good one on my 342.
Pales in comparison to that beauty.
"eye of the tiger(wood)"