What classic did you shoot today

[CaptJ]

Went over my new to me Britannia. Normalize a spring that had a broken end. Didn’t loose much power hitting at 550 FPS which is on the light side of normal 700 FPS.  Happy as is given original 110 year old spring.  Sighting in went well.  Will not be my best target rifle but holding and firing something from 1905 is a bit of a kick all its own.

So cool! Does the firing cycle feel much different?

Yes, totally different feel given most of the weight is behind your hands. Usually your hand are supporting the weight.  The spring coming up from behind is unique as well but I think the former is the most difference?

I hadn't even thought about the overall balance. Very interesting.

[Spacebus]

Shot a few carts through the 600 this morning and after work. It's getting a little better every day. So far I can get it to hold gas if I don't shoot it. Sometimes mid way through shooting a cart it will seal back up. What seems to work reliably is putting a dop or two of pellgun oil down through the exhaust port before I insert the cart. Sometimes it won't fully cycle the action on the first shot, and usually it slowly leaks after I take the first shot as well. I need to find a holster for this bad boy.

[Spacebus]

I shot a full cart through the 600 today with minimal leaks. It holds gas just fine when insert a fresh cart, and when doing so I put a few drops in the tube, on the cap, in the exhaust port, and on the tip of the cart. Now I can shoot it with very slight hiss after the firing cycle (occasionally some snow) and it stops by the time I can load another ten pellets in the magazine. It seems like all the forum and blog posts I've read are right, just keep shooting it and keep it gassed up.

[Hoosier Daddy]

YAY!

That was my experience with it as well.

[Pelle]

 I shot my 600 at the range, yesterday. I think the first time with no problems at all. It wasnt particularly accurate but I only had one pellet brand. Also shot my MK 1 and see it needs sight adjustment. My newest 38T really grouped well at the end. I felt some, blow by, at the cylinder while exhausting gas for storage. I noticed a barrel set screw and had a tool. The, blow by, went away after a little adjustment and, depleting the cart, showed no binding. Everything got more oil down the pin areas. I think too much is just right ?

[Spacebus]

I think the 600 is about as good as it's going to get without a reseal, which is fine. I can get my CO2 pistol fix with my 2240 until it comes back to me. I'll package it up and send it to Rick this week. I'll probably kill a few more carts with it before I send it in though. It's just such a fun gun and I'm better at shooting it than my 2240.

[Compressorguy]

Been a long, long while since I pulled out my Diana 45 T01 for a little exercise. This was a pawn shop find and in mint condition. She’s a good shooter as well and just a little twangy. Mfg 04/97 and likes 10.34 gr JSB Diablo Exact Heavies 10.34.

[bantam5s]

[Compressorguy]

Been a long, long while since I pulled out my Diana 45 T01 for a little exercise. This was a pawn shop find and in mint condition. She’s a good shooter as well and just a little twangy. Mfg 04/97 and likes 10.34 gr JSB Diablo Exact Heavies 10.34.

Mods please excuse my post, I just realized the vintage gate forum rules are pre-1993 only, duh! Delete if necessary or move to the Euro/German gate if possible.

[.20calguy]

 Sheridan, today in a windstorm!

[Trlillyb]

Shot my Crosman 600 today over the chrony to check velocity after I reduced the carrier to barrel distance from about .005 to .002.Got 400 fps (up from 350).  Have attached a pic (for the 3rd time)  hope it works. 

[Trlillyb]

Forgot.  Also killed a Eurasian Collared Dove in the back yard with my new HW 50s and Hawke Vantage 2-7.

[Trlillyb]

Sorry guys.  I forgot what gate I was in.  Previous pic is a new HW50.  Oops.  Dove is still dead tho!

[.20calguy]

Bluestreaks 1972 and 1955, at 28 yards.
I was testing them on my Air Ventury Crazy Eights target. Too much power, and the targets don't stay up. I wound up with four pumps being to heavy; and three pumps to light. I was shooting JSB 15.89, at the time. So, in an attempt to reduce the energy, I switched to JSB 13.73, and that was a good combination using only three strokes.

[Back_Roads]

 Sorting through the pumper cabinet, I pulled out the 1400 and did a few shots at tin cans on the range, this old girl still gots it

[Spacebus]

Shot my Crosman 600 today over the chrony to check velocity after I reduced the carrier to barrel distance from about .005 to .002.Got 400 fps (up from 350).  Have attached a pic (for the 3rd time)  hope it works.

How is that rail attached? The red dot looks really low profile. Mine should be returning from precision pellet with a few tins of pellets any day now.

[bantam5s]

[.20calguy]

The old Daisy!
How in the world did I miss this gun in the early eighties, only to finally discover it now?
Now I really would like a 777, the creme de la creme of the Daisy  single stroke pnumatic pistols.  This 747 is a handful of fun.

[bantam5s]

The old Daisy!
How in the world did I miss this gun in the early eighties, only to finally discover it now?
Now I really would like a 777, the creme de la creme of the Daisy  single stroke pnumatic pistols.  This 747 is a handful of fun.

If I didn't have to both pony up for the gun on Ebay and find some proper handed grips I might own one of these daisy SSP pistols by now.

[.20calguy]

Yeah, sometime you've just got to pull back on the reins, and being a lefty adds a more consideration.