Help ID an old Rifle

[D R Hughes]

Hi,

It's not a Sniper which was a completely different looking (I am being polite) air rifle. I can remember being asked to repair a Sniper in '73 or '74 and refusing after stripping it down. I think this was part of the range and so it dates from the late 60's. or early 70's.

Regards, David

[jeff0100]

Hi,

It's not a Sniper which was a completely different looking (I am being polite) air rifle. I can remember being asked to repair a Sniper in '73 or '74 and refusing after stripping it down. I think this was part of the range and so it dates from the late 60's. or early 70's.

Regards, David

It looks like a sniper to me..I had one when I was 13, my first air rifle.

[thisisdonald]

pic from John Walters Airgun Book

[Papa g]

They were still making the sniper in the late 70s I remember seeing them in the ads in AGW,my money's still on it being a sniper.

[TonyL]

From memory I'd hazard a guess at it being a Sniper, too.

[nathan11]

Thanks for all the posts from the diagrams and pics I've seen I'd say it's a sniper/expo so I'll be ordering parts for it. New spring breech seal and piston seal. Already sanded the stock ready for a new coat of varnish. Should have good as new shortly.

Cheers Nathan

[D R Hughes]

Hi,

Well, to this old git the botom one of the four shown in someone's photo is a Sniper. I've spent some time looking for ASI's files but guess I threw them out, because I'm sure I had a 4 page brochure showing it as a Sniper...

Regards, David

[Neil.]

ASI Sniper/Apache/Commando

[nathan11]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has ever replaced a piston seal on a sniper i ordered one from Chambers and it's a little different to the old one. Heres a pic of the two.

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...6-05203246.jpg
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...6-05203337.jpg

Cheers Nathan