What classic did you shoot today

[45flint]

Took out my recently acquired Crosman 102.  The last variant made for some interesting comparisons.  The high comb give a different feel, jury still out on that, though I love the look for sure. The aperture hole on this is crazy small, may end up drilling it bigger. One thing I love about this era Crosman rifle is they are very quiet, a bit of a contrast to the Sheridan pop.  Perfect backyard rifle.  Were advertised as the silent rifle.

[OTmachine]

Nice looking rifle!  I like the aperture sight for quick target acquisition!  My 102s’ all have aperture holes of .040” (1mm), same size as 101’s,  which combined with the thin blade front sight, works for me.  I had made a replacement aperture sight for my 160 at .050” and now I am finding that to be too big.  I will have to make a new one at .040”.

[RBQChicken]

That is pretty small. The standard Williams peep sight is .093", and the smaller target aperture they sell is .05".  I used to like the smaller diameter, but now I prefer something in between (67 year old eyes).  I drilled out some of the smaller ones to .062 (1/16") and am pretty happy with it.  I may at some time try .078" (5/64") as well.

Down the road as my eyes get worse (assuming I last long enough for that to happen) I'll probably end up removing the aperture entirely (ghost sight) and glue a golf ball to the front sight. 

[45flint]

That is pretty small. The standard Williams peep sight is .093", and the smaller target aperture they sell is .05".  I used to like the smaller diameter, but now I prefer something in between (67 year old eyes).  I drilled out some of the smaller ones to .062 (1/16") and am pretty happy with it.  I may at some time try .078" (5/64") as well.

Down the road as my eyes get worse (assuming I last long enough for that to happen) I'll probably end up removing the aperture entirely (ghost sight) and glue a golf ball to the front sight. 

The aperature is crazy small for where it is placed on the rifle, pretty far away from the eye.  Look at a Williams on a Crosman 160, place much nearer eye and larger aperature.  When I look into my 102 aperature it’s so small I can barely acquire the target.  It forces me to move my eye closer to the aperture a bit beyond a normal hold?  This is such a collector piece hard for me to drill it?

[OTmachine]

Just got this 400 back in action.  Need to either get or make another 6-40 screw for the rear sight.  Had to make a new seer spring as the one that was in it just had 2 straight tangs, and the previous owner had put 1/16 pins in the seer pin holes instead of roll pins.  Got about 30 full power shots out of one fill and RWS Meisterkugeln’s work pretty much flawlessly in the mag shuttle.  Put one cart in again to see how it holds overnight.  Pretty good shooter!  Should get about 60 full power shots on 2 carts.  Second pic is the next one up.

[OneDollarBob]

some back-yard plinking with my new spring (20 joule) to test the power and prepare for adjusting the sight

atb Jochen

Is this a 77 ? Its beautiful .

Sorry.  Just realized how old this post was

[threesuns]

Worked a bit later this year at the Country Club and finally got to shoot my 1rst project of this off season.

A 75+ year old Benji 150 BB repeater. Yes, it has been painted 😩 But I replaced the leather pump cup and it held air over-nite. 5 pumps avg 250fps. Not sure if thats good or not, and it could stand a thorough disassembly and clean, but I m happy

[Tackleberry]

No sure if all of these are considered classics or not. But the first one is for sure,  I shot a Webley & Scott MK1, two Webley Tempest, and a Webley Hurricane. Love the old school Webley's

[45flint]

Repaired and shooting really good. Took it out today, your not going to break any power records lol, but few spring pistols have the build and feel of a Luger. 1938 Tell 3 from Germany.

[buellm2]

Wow, that looks like it's in amazingly good condition for 1938.   I'd surely agree that there's something just right about the way a Luger hangs in your hand.  Slight envy happening here.

[Iowa airguner]

Pulled out this baby. I have had this for a long time. It’s a 20 th anniversary P1 magnum #P0076. I got it with the case and scope and the anniversary grips. Plus full documentation from when I bought it.
It still shoots great.

[MDriskill]

The R7's granddaddy - a Weihrauch HW 30S from many years ago. I recently cleaned out the ancient lubes, re-conditioned the leather piston seal, and installed a Maccari it; now in the process of shooting in / settling down. Total sweetheart to use, makes even a new R7 / HW 30 seem kinda clunky, lol...

[bantam5s]

I've been shooting my Crosman 140/00 today.

Recently I received a basket case 1975 1400, and instead of putting in all the major work that the gun needed I decided to swap the barrel onto my 1965 140 because I'd rather have a bolt handle instead of a sliding cover.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I've been shooting my Crosman 140/00 today.

Recently I received a basket case 1975 1400, and instead of putting in all the major work that the gun needed I decided to swap the barrel onto my 1965 140 because I'd rather have a bolt handle instead of a sliding cover.

I thought I preferred my Slimline model with the bolt handle but I've decided that I like the sliding cover more.  I'm a lefty and if I carry the rifle the way I want to hunting with the bolt side toward my body I tend to inadvertently open the bolt by rubbing the gun against my clothing.  I've missed more than one squirrel and got a puff of air in my face when I did this.

The sliding cover is pretty much ambidextrous and doesn't suffer from this problem.  If you are a righty or you're just plinking it doesn't matter.

[bantam5s]

I've been shooting my Crosman 140/00 today.

Recently I received a basket case 1975 1400, and instead of putting in all the major work that the gun needed I decided to swap the barrel onto my 1965 140 because I'd rather have a bolt handle instead of a sliding cover.

I thought I preferred my Slimline model with the bolt handle but I've decided that I like the sliding cover more.  I'm a lefty and if I carry the rifle the way I want to hunting with the bolt side toward my body I tend to inadvertently open the bolt by rubbing the gun against my clothing.  I've missed more than one squirrel and got a puff of air in my face when I did this.

The sliding cover is pretty much ambidextrous and doesn't suffer from this problem.  If you are a righty or you're just plinking it doesn't matter.

I'm a lefty, but yes since I'm just plinking with it that doesn't matter.
This gun is quite capable if I needed to take a pest with it.
I never even really adjusted the sights or anything and it seems to be shooting dead on.
I have not put it on paper, but haven't missed a shot with it yet.

[buellm2]

S&W  79G.   Resealed and holding pressure.   Polished the trigger and hammer a little, cut 2 and a half coils off the trigger spring.   A much more pleasant shooter now.   Too bad there's no easy way to mount an optic.

[19Sheridan57]

S&W  79G.   Resealed and holding pressure.   Polished the trigger and hammer a little, cut 2 and a half coils off the trigger spring.   A much more pleasant shooter now.   Too bad there's no easy way to mount an optic.

      Sharp ! I have never owned one, but I do have a S & W 77a that is a joy to shoot.

[buellm2]

S&W  79G.   Resealed and holding pressure.   Polished the trigger and hammer a little, cut 2 and a half coils off the trigger spring.   A much more pleasant shooter now.   Too bad there's no easy way to mount an optic.

      Sharp ! I have never owned one, but I do have a S & W 77a that is a joy to shoot.

How does it compare with your Sheridans?  I'm a big S&W fan and I wouldn't mind having their air rifles, either the 77A or 80G or both.

[19Sheridan57]

  I am biased toward Sheridans , as you can imagine by my username . I have a stable full of Sheridans , but only one S & W to compare to. The Sheridans can be pumped up to 8 times  & average about 650 fps . It takes about 11 pumps with the S & W for the same power & at 15 pumps , it is a tad over 700 fps.  S & W feels good in your hands, much like an older .22rimfire . Shoots well but not as accurate as Sheridans, but will get the job done.
   I always wanted to try an S & W & waited quite a while for a nice one to come along. Many are scratched, chipped , & rough. Mine is very nice with one small dimple in the wood that could probably be ironed out. I have the original owner’s manual with it.

[5mm]

  I am biased toward Sheridans , as you can imagine by my username . I have a stable full of Sheridans , but only one S & W to compare to. The Sheridans can be pumped up to 8 times  & average about 650 fps . It takes about 11 pumps with the S & W for the same power & at 15 pumps , it is a tad over 700 fps.  S & W feels good in your hands, much like an older .22rimfire . Shoots well but not as accurate as Sheridans, but will get the job done.
   I always wanted to try an S & W & waited quite a while for a nice one to come along. Many are scratched, chipped , & rough. Mine is very nice with one small dimple in the wood that could probably be ironed out. I have the original owner’s manual with it.

Hey Steve, I actually went out and shot the Model A, that I bought from you, this afternoon. I still enjoy the Model B, that I got fro you as well. :-)