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.

[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.

[TonyL]

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.

Brilliant! I think many of us fall into that bracket.

[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 ?

[MartynB]

you drooled over old telephone directories ?

Made good backstops but not anymore, too thin