Is there a forum or site that is the mecca for the wood & metal vintage springer crowd? Interested in some & have some to trade or sell. seems like modern PCP's have won the Airgun interest & market
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market for vintage wood/metal springers
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Ditto this, I’m most interested in classic, quality wood and metal guns (mostly springer thanks to being self contained). Look forward to anyone knowledgeable able to share.
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Hate to state what you probably have already found, but the GTA (gateway to airguns) and the Airgun Warriors websites are full of decades worth of info and opinions. The Brits and South Africans both have a passion for diesels as well 
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Ooh, now that is real vintage wood and metal there. Nice collection. Yours? How do you find them in terms of shootability?
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They're fun to shoot. And they shoot very well. I have repaired and made parts, or scrounged and found parts for many of them. Collected them about 35 years. Probably have more than I should. I can't see the sights as well as I used to but I can still wack tin cans and let other people shoot them.
I have a nice vintage Weaver J4 (blued steel) scope that I think about mounting on one sometime. Epoxy a dovetail to the cylinder should work.
Picture 1) Made a cocking lever screw. 2) A leather seal being fitted. 3) Trigger screw. 4) Trying the thread in the trigger block
All threads are single pointed on the lathe. No taps or dies exist for these proprietary threads.
Even if a gun is in rough condition I am willing to return it to shooting condition. They're still fun to shoot. And I don't have to worry about how those particular guns are handled.
I have a nice vintage Weaver J4 (blued steel) scope that I think about mounting on one sometime. Epoxy a dovetail to the cylinder should work.
Picture 1) Made a cocking lever screw. 2) A leather seal being fitted. 3) Trigger screw. 4) Trying the thread in the trigger block
All threads are single pointed on the lathe. No taps or dies exist for these proprietary threads.
Even if a gun is in rough condition I am willing to return it to shooting condition. They're still fun to shoot. And I don't have to worry about how those particular guns are handled.
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That looks like very nice smaller lathe KWK. It becomes a different hobby when you start restoring old springers like that. Very satisfying.
It’s interesting I ofter take a look on the airgunbbs and the “collectors” section will ofter have as many viewers as general air gunning.
Perhaps we need a collectors section here on airgun national?
“Vintage Airgun Gallery” is a great place to look.
Here’s a classic from the 60’s Walther LGV.
It’s interesting I ofter take a look on the airgunbbs and the “collectors” section will ofter have as many viewers as general air gunning.
Perhaps we need a collectors section here on airgun national?
“Vintage Airgun Gallery” is a great place to look.
Here’s a classic from the 60’s Walther LGV.
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@KWK the abilities of you machinists... much respect!
@AirSupply thanks for posting those pics. Eye candy... look at all that polished steel and lovely wood grain. Very nice rifle.
@AirSupply thanks for posting those pics. Eye candy... look at all that polished steel and lovely wood grain. Very nice rifle.
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The American Vintage Airguns site is completely devoted to the classics:
www.tapatalk.com
The Gateway to Airguns site has a good dedicated Vintage Gate:
The British BBS site has an excellent "collectable" (sic) section:
Danny Garvin's Vintage Airguns Gallery is superb - an encyclopedic resource for photos, literature, and more:
And yes...there's a few of us hanging around here, that can answer questions directly...!
American Vintage Airguns
THE Forum For Collectors Of American Vintage Airguns-American Vintage Airguns-Archive of Network 54 AVA forums
www.tapatalk.com The Gateway to Airguns site has a good dedicated Vintage Gate:
Vintage Air Gun Gate - Airguns & Guns Forum
Vintage Air Gun Gate, Air guns, Airgun Forum
www.gatewaytoairguns.org
The British BBS site has an excellent "collectable" (sic) section:
Collectable airguns
This is the place for anything to do with older or rarer airguns, both discussion and sales/valuations
www.airgunbbs.com
Danny Garvin's Vintage Airguns Gallery is superb - an encyclopedic resource for photos, literature, and more:
And yes...there's a few of us hanging around here, that can answer questions directly...!
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I've got a Rutten Winstar Mach 1de that's new and still in the box! I don't know if I'm going to keep it and shoot it or sell it. Maybe just keep it in the box for a while longer?
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I'd sell it before the economy gets any worse and buy something more modern, but that's just me.
MDriskill's post about GTA is spot on. Their vintage area is a good place to find interest in it.
J~
MDriskill's post about GTA is spot on. Their vintage area is a good place to find interest in it.
J~
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Depends on what you consider vintage. A quick search describes- "Vintage is a term that refers to items that are 20–99 years old".
these would qualify but it depends on what you're looking for and the term "vintage"
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