Recent content by vintageairguncollector@gm

Recently, P/U a Condor .25 SS, converted to .20 CO2, 1000 shots per fill, it's a fun AG.

Same order for me got a .22 firearm at age 6 to keep the strawberry patch safe but I started airguns at 12.

Not my 1st either but carried it around everywhere

As kid [12] in Scotland, I was allowed to work so I bought Diana 23. When Navy re-assigned my family stateside, my Crosman 760 was my 1st BB/pellet rifle. I never shot pellets as they cost more than BBs. My 1st pellet pistol was a GAT and I remember that I was a hopeless pistolero and the...

Has anyone else noticed the prices on the vintage airguns seems to have slowed down maybe pulled back a little lately? I attend a lot of airgun shows, online auctions sites GB, Ebay etc, and the AGN classified ads too. Seems like rapid year over price increases have slowed down. One or two...

The Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols is the best available. There is a Youtube video about the book by the author John G. I can have him send you a copy from England it's about $100. Randy

Ebay allows searches of airguns sold. Best price research beside the Airgun Blue Book 13th ed. File goes back 2 years I think.

Paratrooper Pics -

Does anyone know how you determine the year an El Gamo XP-68 was made by serial number?

Good comment that it's kids' gun, many of the fun bb guns fall into that category cheap & disposable. Run it until it dies is great advice which I followed religiously with more than a few V-8s in the 60s -70s. About whether to lube BB or Not lube is the question. If it makes you happy lube...

Always liked how the forearm extends farther than usual on the Diana 50s.

I have Diana 75 missing the front & rear sights. Any chance you Diana 75 sights or anything that would fit? Thanks Randy

Hey Karl, Thanks for chiming in about VC-3, blue lock tight can be hard to remove

Please tell me the name of your scope who produced it?

Thanks Garey, now I know where the peep sight is located on my 167.