ASI repeater

[junglie]

Think they were called the asi sniper repeater if that helps.

[trajectory]

Yep, I think that was it, not sure if they made an Apache version too, but I'll have a look,thanks

[Benelli B76]

Yep, I think that was it, not sure if they made an Apache version too, but I'll have a look,thanks

Well I have searched the net and cant find any reference or pics of a wood stock paratrooper. As mentioned before I have repaired quite a few of these and they all had plastic stocks and hand grips, even the one my RFD has for sale at the moment is plastic. These rifles were never very good on power due to the long transfer port caused by the sliding pellet feeder. You would think they would put out a lot of power when you take out the 40 coil spring. Most other rifles have 29 to 34 coils.

Baz

[Geezer]

Well I have searched the net and cant find any reference or pics of a wood stock paratrooper. As mentioned before I have repaired quite a few of these and they all had plastic stocks and hand grips, even the one my RFD has for sale at the moment is plastic. These rifles were never very good on power due to the long transfer port caused by the sliding pellet feeder. You would think they would put out a lot of power when you take out the 40 coil spring. Most other rifles have 29 to 34 coils.

Baz

They were around. I had one once.

ASI Sniper Repeater aka Gamo Expomatic.

[trajectory]

The sniper had a conventional stock if that's the right term, one piece butt with forend, but yes I think all the Paratroopers had a plastic butt, plastic pistol grips with one mark having a plastic for end (mk2?) I think. Tne wood socked Sniper lookedprety similar to the Apache. A Sniper was sold recently for £75, guess who missed it.......

[Benelli B76]

They were around. I had one once.

ASI Sniper Repeater aka Gamo Expomatic.

So the wood stock was in two slabs like the plastic stock, screwed onto the zamak skeleton frame ?

Baz

[trajectory]

The stock was a one piece type, the Sniper didn't have the distinctive styling of the Paratrooper, which I think may have had some sort of sub frame/ chassis which had a crackle finish where it was not covered by the plastic components. The Sniper looked very conventional with a fairly deep forend. There's a single shot version pictured in Hiller's book if you've got a copy. The repeater had a similar mechanism to the Paratrooper but there's no picture of that version. Ithinkthere were two types of Sniper, one with a deep single groove to the forend & one with several lines on it, bit like a Tornado.....

[Geezer]

The Expo (Sniper) and Gamo 68 (Paratrooper) had identical top halves (cylinder, barrel, sights, breech mech, repeater mechanism when fitted, cocking link). The Expo had a conventional wood stock and conventional trigger. The Gamo 68 the paramilitary thing (originally with no fore-end, that came later) of an alloy frame, plastic butt/grip, and a semi-bullpup type trigger linkage to give the Uzi-style central trigger.