Airgun Obsessions of The 70s

[flyingfish]

They were probably just re-enactors wanting to get their cosplay outfits for the Battle of Cable Street. [/QUOTE]

Liberty! Justice! Reasonably priced love and a hard boiled egg!!!

[coburn]

Eley Wasp, Webley Specials or Milbro Caledonian were my major decision in the Seventies.

[Hsing-ee]

Eley Wasp, Webley Specials or Milbro Caledonian were my major decision in the Seventies.

Wasps were pretty top drawer stuff, both in .177 and .22. Remarkably accurate for such a dumpy little round, with the skirt to head distance being seemily too short to give best accuracy.

The modern non-Eley ones are awful.

Milbro Caledonian were typically assymetrical, never seen one that wasn't, but still more accurate than the rather pleasing looking Marksman which came in carboard boxes like pellets should.

[coburn]

Wasps were pretty top drawer stuff, both in .177 and .22. Remarkably accurate for such a dumpy little round, with the skirt to head distance being seemily too short to give best accuracy.

The modern non-Eley ones are awful.

Milbro Caledonian were typically assymetrical, never seen one that wasn't, but still more accurate than the rather pleasing looking Marksman which came in carboard boxes like pellets should.

I remember in the very early 80's locating a source of very cheap Wasps at a farm supply shop near Guildford. I mentioned this to my fellow club mates, orders duly taken, off I went the following weekend from Epsom down to said shop near Guildford. The return journey on my Honda C70 proved interesting as the weight of thirty odd tins of Wasps in the top box had their effect on the handling.

[AC all day]

I remember in the very early 80's locating a source of very cheap Wasps at a farm supply shop near Guildford. I mentioned this to my fellow club mates, orders duly taken, off I went the following weekend from Epsom down to said shop near Guildford. The return journey on my Honda C70 proved interesting as the weight of thirty odd tins of Wasps in the top box had their effect on the handling.

Ooooh thats geat!!
Buying airguns and pellets in 'NON' gun shops, my local fishing tackle shop sold loads of Relums...
Or in fact just gunshops, I lived in Medway in Kent and we had 7 shops within 7 miles....now there all gone!

[Papa g]

Eley Wasp, Webley Specials or Milbro Caledonian were my major decision in the Seventies.

I’d add Marksman pellets to that list, certainly used all of the above in my .22 meteor, that gun shot more vermin than any other I’ve owned since, certainly kept my ferrets well fed back in the 70s, great times I miss them.
Regard Graham

[Hsing-ee]

I’d add Marksman pellets to that list, certainly used all of the above in my .22 meteor, that gun shot more vermin than any other I’ve owned since, certainly kept my ferrets well fed back in the 70s, great times I miss them.
Regard Graham

'A well-fed ferret' is a concept completely unknown to today's generation. Maybe analogous to an iPhone with a full charge?

[MartynB]

'A well-fed ferret' is a concept completely unknown to today's generation. Maybe analogous to an iPhone with a full charge?

Like it

[Dornfelderliebe]

Being able to buy Marksmans from the local bike shop.

[TonyL]

Being able to buy Marksmans from the local bike shop.

Yep, even in our small town, at least two sports shops and, I think, tackle shops sold pellets. The sports shops sold Relum and Milbro Diana airguns. A sports shop in the next town, Worksop, had BSA and Weihrauch rifles, too.

[Tea Kettle]

Being able to buy Marksmans from the local bike shop.

Or the paper shop at the bottom of the street. Bought by the thousands in .177 and .22 to shoot through my friends Webley Hawk Mk1.

All I wanted was a Webley Senior. Ended up with a GAT and a suspect Milbro/Diana. We stuffed everything down that barrel once it became clear we couldn't hit a backyard gate at ten yards.

Ferrets and my friends Lurcher.

[TonyL]

'A well-fed ferret' is a concept completely unknown to today's generation. Maybe analogous to an iPhone with a full charge?

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I like that, too. Loved my ferrets. They netted us plenty of bunnies.

My catapults and, later, Meteor andMercury nailed hundreds of rats.

[Papa g]

'A well-fed ferret' is a concept completely unknown to today's generation. Maybe analogous to an iPhone with a full charge?

Brilliant!😂😂😂
Regards Graham

[gunshop]

I’d add Marksman pellets to that list, certainly used all of the above in my .22 meteor, that gun shot more vermin than any other I’ve owned since, certainly kept my ferrets well fed back in the 70s, great times I miss them.
Regard Graham

this enough choice of Marksman pellets for you?

https://www.airgunspares.com/airguns...html?brand=467

[richywilk]

The Daddy scope mounts of the day were Ernst Apel before sportsmatch took over