Sharp Innova

[jirushi]

Ps. Has anyone seen screws in the pump handle like on the bottom Innova, a .177 "MkI"?
I wondered if they are a modification, or original. In any case, I think it's well done.

[AllanM]

I've never seen pump handle screws on an Innova and, like you Louis, I suspect they are non-standard.

Nice job though -- they are almost "fore and aft"!

[MartynB]

I've never seen pump handle screws on an Innova and, like you Louis, I suspect they are non-standard

I would agree, non standard, I had a couple of Innova's and the pins were always tight on mine, even after alot of use

[jirushi]

Thank you AllanM and MartynB.
The .177 was my first Innova. I thought, hmmm, not very pretty. But wanted to know what they're like.
Immediately fell in love with it. Long range plinking with three easy pumps, suits me well.

[MartynB]

Thank you AllanM and MartynB.
The .177 was my first Innova. I thought, hmmm, not very pretty. But wanted to know what they're like.
Immediately fell in love with it. Long range plinking with three easy pumps, suits me well.

I had one .22 Innova for a few years with the Galway silencer and alloy adapter, defintely needed it as without it had a hell of a crack, accounted for alot of rabbits, squirrels etc

Oddly, the .22 Ace that followed I didn't fit a silencer which I recall as not being as loud as the Innova without silencer

[Gannet]

I recall plinking in the garden in the 80´s with the sharp (I also had a rather heavy HW77k which found less favour once the sharp arrived) only return in doors for a drink and learn that Chernobyl had just kicked off. Having watched the TV series recently I think we all knew very little of what it really meant and what went on.

[jirushi]

Nice thread revival.
I would also prefer the Innova over the 77. I don't like heavy guns.
That's probably why I don't use my Ace very much.
It is powerful though (18 ft/lbs on 8 pumps, no power restrictions over here).

Some of my Sharp airguns.

Cheers, Louis