Is it practical to recharge Gifford cylinders to fire them?

[45flint]

Beautiful guns that intrigue me but can they be made to work? Have no experience with them.

[10/10]

I have 3 and they are a pleasure to shoot

[piggy589]

I'd have thought you'd be wise to test such an ancient gun across a chronograph.

[Lawrie Amatruda]

Beautiful guns that intrigue me but can they be made to work? Have no experience with them.

I have resealed many Giffards over the years, if you have the right tool to disassemble them they are simple to do, just one seal needed, I have never come across one that looked unsafe to use, for example being rusty on the inside.

Regards, Lawrie.

[45flint]

How do you fill them with an adaptor?

[wild boar]

not wanting to butt in to the original thread and i can start a new one if i should but it is a similar subject - i am this afternoon trying to make a valve for a giffard rifle - trying to work out how i will do it , but i am making a nylon base and a maybe brass valve but i am not sure how brass will stand up to the pin hitting it to fire it , i could not see how to seal the original and now i seem to have lost a bit or two from the thing , i seem to remember it had a big leather type washer on it and the threads were sealed with a tar like substance - i will try to use o-rings

[Sam99]

Hello

I have always liked the Giffard rifle.
A friend has a few but does not use them.

Would someone be so kind as to do an article / guide on recharging / using a Giffard??

Also, which is the more sought after rifle version / calibre??

Regards

Sam

[Garvin]

Some stuff on this thread that's well worth a read:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....miscellaneous/

[cinedux]

http://cinedux.com/the-giffard-co2-rifle.php

[walnutfarmmick]

There has been a very interesting post on here within the last two years, I think, from someone in Manchester on this very topic. I may be confusing two things but I think he had a video on YouTube too.

ATB, Mick

[Baxterbasics]

http://cinedux.com/the-giffard-co2-rifle.php

Brilliant link-thank you.

I have shot 10/10's Giffards and the smile it put on my face would need to be surgically removed

[micky2]

How do you fill them with an adaptor?

Hi yes you will need an adaptor fixed to a CO2 canister of somekind, but they are great to shoot a real bit of airgun history.

[wild boar]

i made a valve for it yesterday - seems to work witha low pressure fill , i might try to pressure test it this afternoon by filling it with water and taking it to maybe 1500 psi just to be sure it will be ok on co2

[10/10]

Best calibre for me is 4.5mm. i just roll a JSB 4.53 pellet with a Kebab stick (They have rifled barrels)you should get 2p groups at 20yds and the bottom of a beer can at 40yds

[10/10]

If enough interest is generated i may consider having a quantity of adapters made
The CO2 thread is an oddball size so not quite as easy as it could be