Airgun Obsessions of The 70s

[Lumberjack]

Family mail order catalogues selling airguns!

That took me back. I can still picture one particular page in a catalogue - a Rangemaster and a Statical. Both in 0.22 of course.

The Rangemaster was the Chrissy present that year.

That started the whole downward spiral. Been hooked ever since.

As for the original post and the various comments about pellets. Hands up, yep I tried shooting many different "projectiles" out the barrel. Not all were made of lead and shaped like pellets. Sacrilege I know but I'm a reformed man now.

[TonyL]

Excellent!

Imagine how many lifetimes of shooting fun might have been instigated by those catalogues and wide availability of airgunnery toys.

[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

[MartynB]

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

I had a one piece for HW, wish I'd kept it, have a pair of 30mm EA dovetail mounts

[richywilk]

I had a one piece for HW, wish I'd kept it, have a pair of 30mm EA dovetail mounts

You rarely see them for sale nowadays

[Hsing-ee]

You rarely see them for sale nowadays

Apel mounts were extremely well designed and made. Maybe rose-tinted glasses but they were better than what you get today in quality and aesthetics.

[richywilk]

Apel mounts were extremely well designed and made. Maybe rose-tinted glasses but they were better than what you get today in quality and aesthetics.

Made out of steel not alloy

[MartynB]

You rarely see them for sale nowadays

They do still make and sell them but last time I enquired basic mounts were over £200

[TonyL]

That took me back. I can still picture one particular page in a catalogue - a Rangemaster and a Statical. Both in 0.22 of course.

The Rangemaster was the Chrissy present that year.

That started the whole downward spiral. Been hooked ever since.

As for the original post and the various comments about pellets. Hands up, yep I tried shooting many different "projectiles" out the barrel. Not all were made of lead and shaped like pellets. Sacrilege I know but I'm a reformed man now.

Those catalogues had so many uses too......drool over the air rifles. And, er, some of the "other" pages. Hopefully pester your parents into submission. And then use said catalogue as a pellet trap / power testing device.

[MartynB]

Those catalogues had so many uses too......drool over the air rifles. And, er, some of the "other" pages. Hopefully pester your parents into submission. And then use said catalogue as a pellet trap / power testing device.

Or old telephone directories

[Shed tuner]

Or old telephone directories

you drooled over old telephone directories ?

[Shed tuner]

has anyone mentioned drilling out transfer ports ?

Sure made the gun kick, so it's got to be more powerful, right ? lucky we never had chronos back then

[MartynB]

you drooled over old telephone directories ?

Made good backstops but not anymore, too thin

[Lumberjack]

Excellent!

Imagine how many lifetimes of shooting fun might have been instigated by those catalogues and wide availability of airgunnery toys.

Agreed.

Should have stopped at the fishing rod section, but no, just went a few pages too far and that was it .. addicted.

I don't even think AA (Airguns Anonymous) counselling sessions can help now. Too far gone.