Hi,

One of my favourite air gun reference books remains AIR GUNS AND AIR PISTOLS by L.Wesley. An indication that it may be a bit outdated can be found at the following paragraph on page 2.

"Most members of the fair sex frankly have not the slightest idea what an air-gun is, but we can cheerfully excuse them as, after all why should they bother their pretty heads over such things".

It reminds me of a comment in one of the early book of the BSA Air Rifle publications from before the first world war which suggested that if a boy had no interest in guns and a girl no interest in dolls, they were likely to be suffering from some form of mental disorder!

Regards

Brian