Sharp Innova (original)

[baloono]

Any advice or comments about the old original sharp innova, either to buy and service. Worth doing or not?

[Bad Beagle]

I have just had an old mk 1 and a mark 2 serviced. Both in .22 and now they take 5 pumps to achieve full power and are extremely accurate. I personally love the lightness and length of the rifle and recall seeing them in the mags in early 80s so nostalgia plays a part for me.

My next task is to smarten up the woodwork. I will be taking one rabitting before too long so I reckon we'll worth the effort.

Steve

[rabbitwrecker]

Any advice or comments about the old original sharp innova, either to buy and service. Worth doing or not?

Well worth it, lovely little rifle - one of my all-time favourites...

[Rickenbacker]

One of the guns I never had back in the day, and I should have kept it that way.

Plastic breech, plastic dipped barrel, plastic toy-gun trigger that gets harder to pull with every pump.

The 10 times click/clack of charging the thing for each shot becomes boring very quickly.

Not usually very accurate to shoot either, due to light weight, all that pumping and the bad trigger.

Worth £40. But cost a lot more when new, and still costs more now.

I grudgingly admit they are quite cool to look at and fondle at home - but that's it.

Not trying to put you off one or anything

[Ouch!]

Ah? So you admit to a bit of fondling at home do you?

Ouch!

[gedfinn 2]

One of the guns I never had back in the day, and I should have kept it that way.

Plastic breech, plastic dipped barrel, plastic toy-gun trigger that gets harder to pull with every pump.

The 10 times click/clack of charging the thing for each shot becomes boring very quickly.

Not usually very accurate to shoot either, due to light weight, all that pumping and the bad trigger.

Worth £40. But cost a lot more when new, and still costs more now.

I grudgingly admit they are quite cool to look at and fondle at home - but that's it.

Not trying to put you off one or anything

Ha ha, I see you never had one ! ( Plastic dipped barrel ? )
I think the pumpers have had their day now, However an Ace Or an Innova or a " Thumber " Sheridan are still much sought after & Relatively expensive,

The Innova trigger does get harder to pull after 5 pumps,( That's 12 Fpe ) & will go on to over 20Fpe ?
Light weight, Recoiless, Etc.
As I get older I myself are not too keen on the pumping , However a couple of pumps are 6 Fpe & Ideal for plinking,
A GREAT gun ( In its day )

I have about 5 left & An Ace, 2 Innovas in Chrome & A couple of Aluminium silencer adapters left,I made a couple of Aluminium breeches about 6 years ago & Have this one left,
Ged.
Pics of the Chrome Innovas & The silencer adapters are in the BBS files somewhere.

[Bad Beagle]

Ged. You may have seen my thread seeking silencer adaptors. Do you have spares ?

Steve

[Patrick 2]

Can't really see the point of them(pump ups),why would anyone want a rifle that you have to pump about 6 times to get a shot off,you wouldn't buy a break barrel or side/under lever rifle that you had to cock multiple times before you could fire it.Okay they may have some nostalgic or novelty value but little else.Admittedly they're usually lighter and may offer a bit more accuracy due to being recoilless but this is often offset by heavy or poor triggers.Not very practical for hunting either,they can be noisy to pump, alerting your quarry, and not much use should you need to get a second shot off quickly,which could happen even to the best of shots.A single stroke pneumatic(pump up)with a decent trigger and power output would be excellent but multi pumps have had their day,they've been and gone.

[gedfinn 2]

Ged. You may have seen my thread seeking silencer adaptors. Do you have spares ?

Steve

Hiya Steve, Its a number of years since I made these,
I put this up last year ! Although I have not seen them for a couple & Do not know until I look , Whats left, I do know they took a lot of making
I have 1 left for a Thumber Sheridan & A Thumbhole stock & Pump arm ,

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....hlight=gedfinn

Just to add to the " Pumpers " Thread ? In the USA they must have sold MANY ,
The Sheridans & Others are great guns capable of power springers could never achieve, I have had 22 Innova,s , Only 1 had the blowoff valve set !!!
I have never had a .177,

Of course time has moved on, Police checks Etc,
A Sheridan with the " Mod " could be pumped up, & 2 Shots made from a single pumping , Both near
12 Fpe.
Another nice gun was the Crosman 140 & Its derivatives , ( Last forever )

I am not talking up pumpers, They have had their day , But ! Ha ha,Ged.

[Rickenbacker]

Ha ha, I see you never had one !

In the sweet words of Sinatra:

Innovas, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through, one of them was 177

[rabbitwrecker]

In the sweet words of Sinatra:

Innovas, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through, one of them was 177

Please - don't give up your day job.....

[Bad Beagle]

In the sweet words of Sinatra:

Innovas, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through, one of them was 177

Nice .... but did you rate them ? Lot of pumping in .177 I should imagine ��

[fatttmannn]

In the sweet words of Sinatra:

Innovas, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through, one of them was 177

why didnt we see you on the Voice

[fatttmannn]

Well worth it, lovely little rifle - one of my all-time favourites...

plus 1 on that, have one in .22 and the Ace in .177, some of the best 80,s pump-ups.