Rochester Precision Air Rifle

[Geezer]

http://cinedux.com/airgun-articles-r.php

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....chester-rifle/

A new one on me, found - inevitably - while looking for something else.

Anyone apart from cinedux got one? What are they like?

And surely one for louisvanhoevel’s want list?

[--ped--]

i've not seen one in the flesh but they were a copy of the crosman 101 and apache
i do have a 101 a 102 and an apache

[45flint]

Have seen quite a few in airgun shows in the US. I think its one of the ugliest rifles we ever made over here? No improvement over the Crosman, never choose to own one. Look at that fat trigger.

[Jerry Cornelius]

Pretty sure I saw one at Kempton once. I must have thought the same as Steve because I left it there.

[erichtfisherman]

Yes you did see one at Kempton.

[Jerry Cornelius]

Yes you did see one at Kempton.

Ha. I knew it was either you or Laurie, Tim !

[Shed tuner]

"roomy bolt chamber for split second reloading"... err, this needs like 10 pumps, right ?

[thisisdonald]

Reminds me of a browning auto 5

[greenwayjames]

In the face of Rochesters saying "in the popular .22" caibre" and seeming to make a point of that in their advertising I was surprised to be shown an example in .177!
I wonder if there are any more out there in girly caibre or was this just a one-off prototype to see how it would perform?
Perhaps it decided Rochester to go with the more manly caibre
Any ideas?

[45flint]

In the face of Rochesters saying "in the popular .22" caibre" and seeming to make a point of that in their advertising I was surprised to be shown an example in .177!
I wonder if there are any more out there in girly caibre or was this just a one-off prototype to see how it would perform?
Perhaps it decided Rochester to go with the more manly caibre
Any ideas?

22 was just the standard caliber for American pump air rifles. But Crosman did make some in .177 so I assume Rochester did the same.

[greenwayjames]

Thank you for your reply. When shown the Rochester I examined a .177 of similar vintage with tubular magazine extending towards the muzzle feeding a siding gate to carry the pellet into the breech. Cheers

[--ped--]

that could be a crosman 104 which the Rochester is very similar (101/100) the 102 and 104 were the repeater versions
these are my 101 and 102

[ratbuster2240]

Nice guns. Like all the different variants and makers of the Lincoln Jeffrey's design I get confused with the Crosman Rochester and Kessler models . They must have been a good rifle to be copied a lot.

[greenwayjames]

that could be a crosman 104 which the Rochester is very similar (101/100) the 102 and 104 were the repeater versions
these are my 101 and 102

It looks like it was a Crosman 104 in .177 that I was shown alongside the .177 singe shot Rochester. Thanks.