Air gun darts

[lodmoor]

A few weeks ago I started a thread re .22 calibre darts to find out what gun would shoot them (a Phoenix pop-out that I still have to acquire - anyone got one????) now I have manage to obtain some .25 calibre darts. They are gigantic compared to the well know .177, what would they have been shot from??

I can't believe that there was a .25 pop-out.

Had to be smooth bore though(?).

Any ideas guys?

[Airsporter1st]

A few weeks ago I started a thread re .22 calibre darts to find out what gun would shoot them (a Phoenix pop-out that I still have to acquire - anyone got one????) now I have manage to obtain some .25 calibre darts. They are gigantic compared to the well know .177, what would they have been shot from??

I can't believe that there was a .25 pop-out.

Had to be smooth bore though(?).

Any ideas guys?

In the days when we used to shoot those darts, i don't think anyone thought about the effects on rifled barrels. That might explain a few worn barrels in rifles of a certain age.

[Garvin]

The .25 cal darts were definitely used in bugelspanner type gallery rifles. Here's an ad from a pre-War German catalogue showing the amazing range of different calibres available at the time.

[ccdjg]

The smallest calibre darts and pellets offered by the early German catalogues was 4mm (0.16 inches, compared to the well known 0.177) and I always wondered why, never having heard of an airgun with that sort of bore. Then I recently acquired this gallery pistol, which turned out to have a 4mm smoothbore barrel. The snag is, where can I get some darts that fit? It looks as though I will have to make my own.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...g/Lindner2.jpg

[webman]

These were used in the Gem style air rifles. Many of these were 0.25 cal smoothbore.

[Josie & John]

.25 darts would have been used in smoothbore Gem and Millita style airguns. They can still be a lot of fun today.

Kind regards,
John

[Marsh.]

My old Millita .25 is smoothbore.
Marsh.

[lodmoor]

Thanks for the replies guys, I didn't realise that .25 was that common (pre war). But there are some odd bore sizes about, my Pope purports to be .20.

Thanks again.

[300e man]

Hi dont suppose you have any .25 darts for a Gem thanks.

[lodmoor]

I bought a dozen from that place we don't mention for more money than I should have so if I did sell some on (they are a bit rusty and the wool flights are faded) they would NOT compare to .177 prices.