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Amen, brother. One of the reasons I got into airguns was to pick off chipmunks around the property. I went at it seriously for a couple years, then sort of lost interest in shooting them. Most of my shots were humane, but some were not. I felt like crap having to take that nervous...

Airgun collecting is essentially controlled hoarding for many of us. Vintage pump pistols and rifles make their way onto my property through a one-way valve it seems. I have a few duplicates I could part with, but never do. At 54, I have a hand full of hobbies that should keep me enthused as...

First, welcome to air-gunning, hotrod! My humble advice to you: Start shooting. Decide on a distance from your target to sight in the guns. For rifles, I like sighting in at 50 feet. Fashion something for a steady rest. I use a camera tri-pod with a hackey-sack sitting on the shoe for...

Knowing little about spring rifles years ago, I didn't know what to expect when I went to fire my RWS 48 for the first time. Well, the thing really did diesel on my very first shot - it sounded like a rimfire .22! The second shot lessened to about half, and after a few more shots, it was...

All great posts. I maintain that you can stumble upon a sweet'n if you're lucky. Jury's still out on this boinger, but she had a decent showing today. First nice warm day in a while, and I've got air gun fever! Full disclosure, I made a few dozen shots to get sighted in and comfortable prior...

My friend is doing the same with his granddaughter. She's around 10 I think. He has shown her proper handling and safety etiquette which she is proud to comply with. She's rockin' a pink Daisy and loves shooting at spinners and cans with grandpa. Training young shooters to treat bb guns as...

Thankfully, Crosman pellets are both affordable and decently accurate. I also have good results with the Crosman Premiers, both the hollow point and field point, depending on what the gun favors. Indoors this past winter, I've been shooting strictly pistols using only wad cutter style...

I found this Crosman Storm in the used section of an air gun place for $50 plus some reasonable shipping. There's not a nick on it. I removed the stock sights fore and aft and installed a solid steel muzzle brake ($15?). I had a weaver mount and an old 4x32 scope not in use which also went...

You might consider keeping your eyes open for an older 880 for yourself. They're super easy to work on if you get a clean one that doesn't pump up, or other minor issues. These are my two early 880s which I treasure dearly. The older one (sporting the blueish metalic paint) is a joy to...

What's funny is, some of the guns in production over seas are blessed to be made while the tooling of their mating parts is still fresh. This is especially true for barrel rifling. My Crosman XT Storm rifle is a good example of how one can get lucky. Nice springer for the money. Tossed on a...

The horrible trigger action (long and heavy) can be helped by replacing the screw which pushes the sear with a longer one taking care not to run it in too far. I used a set screw rounded off and polished at the contact end and some mild thread lock. This shortens the pull distance considerably...

I bought it "reconditioned" for $50. I put reconditioned in quotes, because the tech (at Crosman) obviously didn't notice that it varied high and low pretty badly. I noticed! I kind of like the design of the NP, but as with so many licensed imports, the design is hamstrung by poor execution...

Yes, I was going to follow up with a disclaimer that I collect old bb guns like little girls collect dolls. I just like 'em. Shedding a beer can in the back yard is good mindless fun once in a while. Then I brush their hair, and we have a tea party... One of the first guns I bought myself...

Oh, pardon. I haven't gotten around to going to a photo share site yet, but will look into it soon.

Some of the ballistics discussions left me knuckle-deep in nostril, too. I wouldn't go as far as work things out on a white board, but I do find interesting that all projectiles are a lob. Nothing can be thrown in a straight line. Even a booger requires some arc to make it out your truck window.

Baldrick, have you considered something like a custom Crosman carbine? I know I'm always the lowbrow poster, but my MountainAir 1377 carbine was affordable and is quite accurate and somewhat powerful. Flat top piston, steel breech, power valve, trigger, decent barrel, not to mention nice...

Major, thanks for sharing your quest to revisit airguns. I was drawn back to the wonder of air powered weapons just a few years back - I'm in my early fifties and I enjoy shooting and collecting as one of my primary interests now. I think most of us on this forum were motivated to get into...

Can anyone explain why 1.) Benjamin discontinued the HB22 and 2.) I can't find a used one anywhere? I can remember just about every outdoors store had them and sure wish I had snagged one when I had the chance. I know they were not all that accurate or powerful, I just want one for my pumper...

Airborne, The RWS Diana 48 was my first serious air gun purchase, and it is still the king of my collection. I don't use it much for pest control because it's over-kill (excuse the pun) for the little rodents I'm after, but it's nice knowing I could take out larger critters with it. Shooting at...

How about, "What's in the crosshairs?"