Smith & Wesson 77A

[bcham]

just seen this pump up rifle on gunstar,never new this existed.
https://www.gunstar.co.uk/smith-wess...ir-Guns/932605

[DT Fletcher]

just seen this pump up rifle on gunstar,never new this existed.
https://www.gunstar.co.uk/smith-wess...ir-Guns/932605

A nice big, very adult air rifle. Has odd cocking mechanism in which the entire trigger group is pulled down; you have to see it to believe it.

[Geezer]

Rare, high quality pumper.

Hopefully that one has been de-tuned. In stock form, you can put 18-20 pumps into them, which puts them far into FAC territory.

[Geezer]

A nice big, very adult air rifle. Has odd cocking mechanism in which the entire trigger group is pulled down; you have to see it to believe it.

Yes, a bit like a Martini-Henry or Winchester falling block. Only more.

[cinedux]

just seen this pump up rifle on gunstar,never new this existed.
https://www.gunstar.co.uk/smith-wess...ir-Guns/932605

http://cinedux.com/smith-and-wesson-airguns.php

[bcham]

http://cinedux.com/smith-and-wesson-airguns.php

nice one.

[the green man]

made by crosman

[Geezer]

made by crosman

Really? Not sure about that.

[AllanM]

made by crosman

I'm pretty sure they were made by Smith & Wesson in both Florida and Massachusetts but they were designed by a former Crosman engineer.

[pelletcaster]

S&W 77A .22

I fettled one for a shooting buddy couple of months ago. Couldn't revive it by no means. Main problem was cocking pump pressure build-up and sealing of compression unit due to heavy handed treatment until I got my hands on.
Though my thread in our Austrian forum is mainly in German it shows a lot of pictures with English descriptions. So for those interested:
http://www.airgun-austria.com/t4377-...dw_77a_22.html

Crosman? No way. Smith & Wesson only. Production ceased in 1978.
Look here:
http://www.bluebookofgunvalues.com/A...d=SMITH_WESSON

You can still get spare parts for the pump/compression unit. You may try http://www.mac1airgunshop.com/

Could act as a nice but if you want higher power though painstaking plinker.
Accuracywise it will never be up to a more actual springer.

[Craig-P]

I was only discussing these with a work mate of mine the other day, he has an as new, boxed version as he's a serious collector.
I remarked how my mate picked one up from a house clearance shop when we were about thirteen years old - it was seriously powerful so I doubt it had been adjusted from the US market. He also fed it a diet of Prometheus pellets as he had a better part time job than I did and could therefore afford such luxuries