Paratroopers ...help with history.

[Unframed Dave]

Try posting on the other forum, gasman on there is an avid collector of these.

Dave

[Benelli B76]

Just rebuilt one of these this week. Although they have the longest spring of any rifle I work on (about 40 coils) they do not produce a lot of power. This one had a broken back stock in plastic which I repaired with fibregalss resin and a missing front pistol grip which I replaced with a plasic moulding. Will sell for £50 to my mate as the magazine is missing, but you can get replacements. Our local RFD has a rifle for sale at £170!

Baz

[battyone]

I've read a few threads about the spring! It's hard to believe that there's so much coiled in there when they make so little power and shoot so smoothly.

I'm already planning moulds for the plastic. Composite construction is my thing and the paratrooper furniture is all very simple. The only complicated part being the inside of the one butt piece.

I didn't realize that the 68 85 Euro models were completely different. That might be due to the crappy translation I got??? However I have definitely seen the pointy trigger guard pictured on here. I thought the Germans were talking dates.

Hopefully another one shortly on the way. Mk1 in .22 . I'm going to have to get working on some display racks, I'm running out of room in cupboards.

£170!!! The one must be a miss print. They are a cheap collectable at a time when the pre war bsa models are getting more expensive. And there seems to be a Webley service round every corner- although prices don't reflect their profusion.

[AllanM]

If you Google "El Gamo 68/68-XP - A futuristic airgun from the past" you will find a very informative 6 part article by B B Pelletier.

[battyone]

If you Google "El Gamo 68/68-XP - A futuristic airgun from the past" you will find a very informative 6 part article by B B Pelletier.

Thanks Allan, much appreciated