What was your luckiest air gun deal?

[Baxterbasics]

Hi Folks

Here we go

HW77K MK2 (.177) CW Tasco 2.75X40 PA scope 50.00
Arcos Setra AS 1000 (.177) brand new 45.00
MK 1 Airsporter (.22) 43.00
Diana 52 (.177) CW Thumbhole stock 40.00
Airsporter S (.22) CW 4X32 ASI Scope 20.00
HW77k MK2 (.22) CW 4X40 Tasco silver Scope 20.00
Webley MK3 (.22) 20.00
Webley Vulcan MK2 (.22) 20.00
Mercury S and Meteor MK1 in bits 20.00
HW35 (.22)CW 4X40 Kassner PA Scope free
Original 5G pistol (.177) free
BSA Light pattern (.177) free
Crosman 140 free
Webley Mk 3 free
Diana 23 free

Sorry folks they're all the ones I can remember off the top of my head.


All the best and Happy Christmas Mick

Airsporter S-THE rifle I so desperately wanted to own as a lad. A weihrauch 77 cured that longing, but the "s" is such a damn elegant looking rifle. Any photo's of yours?

Graham

[daveh]

Mk2 Service 1st pattern, only a small blemish where the air cylinder had lain in contact with its original canvas carring bag for the last 75 years[almost un used] £150 at a house clearance
Regards
Daveh

[jumbuck]

I walked into a gunshop a few years back. Looked at a few shotguns , but nothing of interest. I asked the dealer If he had any old airguns.
Only one he said , and produced a boxed mint Webley Target airpistol.
£120 lighter and I walked out.
My best deal to date .
My worst deal ?
Well , thats another thread.

Sam

Not air rifle i know but.....

I walked into a gun shop too a few years back to buy a brand new CZ452 .22lr for £300+ and walked out with an Anschutz 1710HB .22lr costing well over double Best on the spot decition i ever made, my wife still thinks it cost £120 but my pocket took a canning for a long time after

[ednwales]

i recently bought a webley service mk2 for £100,not in great condition but works a treat,got offered 300 for it by a dealer the next day

[keith66]

A couple of years ago i picked up two pistols a Crossman 1300 & Original 5g both mint in their original boxes with receipts & everything, 20 quid the pair.
I am still trying to forget about the best english muzzleloading 4 bore i nearly got for 60 quid 30 years ago, gold inlays platinum breech bands & a stock to die for. Weep.

[T 20]

Airsporter S-THE rifle I so desperately wanted to own as a lad. A weihrauch 77 cured that longing, but the "s" is such a damn elegant looking rifle. Any photo's of yours?

Graham

Hi Graham

I've got no pictures of the Airsporter S at present but if I get a chance over the weekend I'll dig it out and take some.
Even though it was a bargain and looks nice, I class this gun as the worst twenty quid I've ever spent.
Having made all the internals out of stainless and brass the loading tap decided to leak, so I just gave up with it.
Besides which I have better made toys to play with.



All the best Mick

[Powderfinger]

My best bargain was a book not a gun. I bought a brand new copy of The Airgun Book (red edition) for £1.00 in 1985. It must have gone up in value at least 25 times that amount since then. The Airgun Book was always a mine of great information and taught me loads about shooting. I have never understood why they stopped publishing it. Does anyone know?

[coburn]

Bought a Osprey Supertarget in VGC complete with all the front sight elements and a case of Discfelt cleaning pellets off an Airsoft sight for a mere45 quid.

However my father has just been given a VGC condition pre 64 Winchester Model 12 Shotgun.....(sorry not an airgun deal but pretty good going)

[Wadhill1]

I was offered an old air pistol by a work colleague, I asked him to bring it in to show me.
He pulled out a lovely original condition Webley Senior.
I had a look and got one of you good chaps to date it for me.
Turns out it is 1936.
£ 30 bought it!

Happy Christmas Folks

Charles

[I. J.]

Photo of an Airsporter & Mercury 'S'
This photo needs updating as I sold one of the Mercury S to my mate NOCITY and the other Mercury is promised to return to its original owner.

Merry Christmas.
Ian

[maximus]

does anyone have one of the later type mercury or airsporter S's with the
tapered forend. I tried to get an airsporter s when I was about 12 but after waiting 8 weeks for one ordered to come to my local gun shop gave up and bought a HW80! My cousin had the mercury s and it was a very nice gun. i could be tempted to purchase one of these!

[Baxterbasics]

Photo of an Airsporter & Mercury 'S'
This photo needs updating as I sold one of the Mercury S to my mate NOCITY and the other Mercury is promised to return to its original owner.

Merry Christmas.
Ian

Very nice Ian Thankyou for the photo's.
Merry Christmas mate

[bunnybasher]

was bought a Heanel springer in an auction by my dad when i was 15 for £20, knew nothing about them, left it rusting in an atic years later only to discover subsequently they are worth a few quid

[w preston]

bought 4 rifles for £50 (1 webley junior (2 original 35 (3 webley mark 3 (4 bsa model d 1904 they came in a blanket i could not believe my eyes when i opened the blanket. only axtra money i spent was for underlever for the webley mark 3.

[lurchy]

while clearing my old gaffers mates garage a tatty old rifle leant up a corner was on its way to the skip when i grabbed it off the idiot...mk4 airsporter for nowt..... its been in my loft for aaaages , i'm in middle of refurbing it and its coming up like a new one....