Vintage Air Gun comp: who's interested?

[Jim McArthur]

I don't (yet! ) own a vintage air gun, but that's no excuse

how many of you would be interested in participating in a new internet / postal competition for vintage air rifles and pistols?

This is still in the planning stages, so I need your ideas and help! I'm thinking of rolling this out on May 30. Six yards, like most of our UBC comps: separate categories for rifle and pistol: NO optical sights permitted.

Guns would be restricted to springers, single or multi stroke pneumatics, or CO2's, and your gun must have been manufactured before 1970.

Interested?

Jim

[Phantom Sniper]

Good Idea Jim

I'd be up for it, but dont know when my ASI Sniper was manufactured
Probably be in the early to mid 80's me thinks.

The kid next door has an old Relum Tornado but again dunno how old and it .22 so there would be bugger all left of the target after 3 shots

Tony

[cinstone]

Yes, possibly interested in it, but I don't think any of my "classics" are 1970 or before.

My B.S.A Stutzen is 1986 & my Webley pistols are late 70's/early 80's. The same goes for B.S.A Scorpion pistol and I think my Mk III Webley is early 1970's at best, so I too would not have a suitable "tool" either.

On the B.S.A.O.G the cut off year is on or before 1986 for the classic spring air rifle class .

I started a classic spring air rifle comp' last year on the airgun hq website, but there was only myself & my brother in law competiting & it folded.

Chris.

[Pad. E]

Yes, possibly interested in it, but I don't think any of my "classics" are 1970 or before.

My B.S.A Stutzen is 1986 & my Webley pistols are late 70's/early 80's. The same goes for B.S.A Scorpion pistol and I think my Mk III Webley is early 1970's at best, so I too would not have a suitable "tool" either.

On the B.S.A.O.G the cut off year is on or before 1986 for the classic spring air rifle class .

I started a classic spring air rifle comp' last year on the airgun hq website, but there was only myself & my brother in law competiting & it folded.

Chris.

I'm in agreement with Chris.

I think there will be more of a following if the cut off date is mid 80s. However I do have a few 70s airguns, I do think some airguns are hard to date so mid 80s would be more appriorate .


Regards
Paddy

[Jim McArthur]

I came up with 1970 because I'd heard that it was during the 1960's that the modern plastics, cheap metals, etc. started to squeeze out the old metal and wood.

We don't have to use 1970.

What does BSAOG stand for?

Jim

[Phantom Sniper]

What does BSAOG stand for?

Jim

British Small Arms Owners Group (I could be totally incorrect though)

Tony

PS
I have some 7.5 M /Yrd air rifle targets

[JD75]

I came up with 1970 because I'd heard that it was during the 1960's that the modern plastics, cheap metals, etc. started to squeeze out the old metal and wood.

We don't have to use 1970.

What does BSAOG stand for?

Jim

I'm up for a 1930 cut off

[Jim McArthur]

On the B.S.A.O.G the cut off year is on or before 1986 for the classic spring air rifle class .

Chris, does BSAOG give any reason for this particular cut-off date?

Jim

[cinstone]

Chris, does BSAOG give any reason for this particular cut-off date?

Jim

Yes. I run the comp's on the B.S.A.O.G & the A.A.O.C and 1986 is the year my B.S.A Stutzen was made .

Chris.

[JD75]

Yes, possibly interested in it, but I don't think any of my "classics" are 1970 or before.

My B.S.A Stutzen is 1986 & my Webley pistols are late 70's/early 80's. The same goes for B.S.A Scorpion pistol and I think my Mk III Webley is early 1970's at best, so I too would not have a suitable "tool" either.

On the B.S.A.O.G the cut off year is on or before 1986 for the classic spring air rifle class .

I started a classic spring air rifle comp' last year on the airgun hq website, but there was only myself & my brother in law competiting & it folded.

Chris.

I think you will find that the use that date because it is when Gamo bought BSA (so really Spanish now).

1986 is getting a bit late for a vintage competition as some of the guns from that era are still in production i.e Daisy 717.

[Jim McArthur]

I think you will find that the use that date because it is when Gamo bought BSA (so really Spanish now).

1986 is getting a bit late for a vintage competition as some of the guns from that era are still in production i.e Daisy 717.

What would y'all (Southern personal pronoun meaning "you", both singular and plural) say to THIS as a cut off date: "older than 25 years."

I make that, oh, 1984, or earlier.

Jim

[cinstone]

O.k then, what about 1986, but the rifle or pistol has to be one that's no longer in production, e.g. A B.S.A Meteor could be used, but it would have to be pre' Mk 5 & pre 1986. Not sure when the Mk 6 was first made.

Chris.