What I like about your videos is that the humblest mass produced gun gets the same treatment as the most expensive hand -made custom firearm.Each gun is appreciated for what it is.
James McNaught Davis That’s what I like about his videos too. He’s a great raconteur and is often self-deprecating which he doesn’t need to do as he knows more about guns than 99% of us.
A topic dear to my heart. The Slavias and the Baikal / Vostok were common boy's airguns in Australia when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. My first was a Gecado (rebadged German Diana, sold as Winchester in the US) Model 22 .177, similar to that Slavia. I currently have my 1978 vintage Crosman 761XL pumper, 1981 Sheridan Blue Streak .20, 1984 Feinwerkbau Sport 127 and a great big Diana 350 Magnum Superior in .22. Lots and lots of fun. Air pistols are quite hard to own in Australia and all airguns are licensed and registered.
Looking forward to the video on the webley's. They were truly a quality maker of all types of firearms, and their airguns were no exception. A friend has a 1920's-30's webley new service air rifle, and its very high quality.
Have you ever tried the vintage break-barrel wood-and-steel Gamos (Gamo 220, 440, etc.,) They are no longer made, and consequently, they are all that I now shoot as far as break-barrel airguns are concerned. These older Gamos are very accurate and are of excellent quality, not being made of plastic.
Hello Sir, I have the RWS Diana Model 34.which was an idea I had when my wife had rabbits in her garden. Probably could have got the job done with a Crossman 760 but why not go big. Excellent air rifle, I researched it afterwards and it is still regarded as one of their best of their models. I also have a 1973 Beeman P-1 air pistol. This is .177 and weighted as close as to a 1911 as possible. I use it a lot for aiming drills. Accurate and inexpensive for practice. Thank you Mike for reminding me to dig deeper into the safe. I really enjoyed the Patreon posts Take care and be safe, Rick Mansberger
Hi Mike. I had a BSA Scorpion when I was about fourteen years old,it was .22 and had some punch to it if I remember,adjustable trigger was a nice touch. I also had a Webley junior in .177. That was a luvly little pistol and I wish I still had it. Some of the early ones go for a tidy sum today,especially the ones finished in a plumb colored steel. Thanks for the video.
You always cover things that are overlooked, excellent vid! I have an Air Force Talon SS and a Diana 48 that I'm going to offload and replace with a modest break barrel. As you said, quieter, lighter, and everything is contained within one package.
You've got great rifles. I have to get that Talon. I usually wait until one comes my way. Still, for my purposes - which are simple purposes - the ease of operation of the break actions and power curve is all I need.
If you really want to spend a lot on high quality air rifles, check out FX, Daystate, Thoeben, Weihrauch brands. I have a few and thoroughly enjoy them. They are all suppressed so they allow for discreet varmint control around the house.
Love air rifles. I have a Benjamin Marauder that I charge with a 3000 PSI bike type pump and it fires .177 pellets at over 1100 FPS. Not to difficult to charge, a good workout, fast and simple. Deadly accurate. Most recently I use it on invasive iguanas in the Florida Keys.
love air rifles . still have my first Daisy . I have bought alot in the last few years . break barrels and pcps . There just fun and some are very accurate . Shot alot of birds with them when i was a kid. Found one of the old Slavias at a flea market for a few bucks awhile back took it down cleaned and lubed it. shoots like new now. I live in a place where i can shoot pretty much anything i want in my back or front yard. But air rifles to me are back porch fun just taking it easy . Thanks for sharing. Great video as always.
I have done the same thing and bought a break barrel air rifle in the last month. We do go back to our early days of gun collecting and shooting. Air rifles are fun, accurate, and cheap to shoot. I too have sent many birds to the ground sadly, we do many things when we are young and trigger happy. I remember putting out bird seed, I too should stay of that topic. The only positive thing I can say is they were overpopulated species that needed to go for native bird population. Nice USSR air rifle, i will be on the look out for one like that. Thank for the video
Probably the most interesting spring powered air rifle I know is the Haenel 310. Originally developed by Hugo Schmeisser in the early 30's, it was used as a youth training rifle, with the safety styled like the K98. After the war, it was revised and produced as the Haenel 49/49a, and up until 1990 it was produced as the Haenel 310 in East Germany with several different versions for training and sport shooting. Though the safety mechanism and outside look changed with the years, its unique function which separates it from all the other air guns stayed more or less the same: instead of being charged by tilting the barrel or a lever next to it, it had a charging handle much like a bolt-action rifle. It also wasn't single shot and fed 4.4mm lead BBs from a 6-round (other capacities like 12-round existed too) detachable magazine. The increased fire rate and more "real" feel compared to a normal break-barrel airgun makes it a popular air gun even today. Though it hasn't been produced since the fall of the GDR about 25 years ago, spare parts are still available and shooting gallery's at funfairs especially in the formerly east german regions still sometimes feature it. I remember myself shooting one of them at a local fair when I was about ten years old, back then it was very hard for me to cock the rifle against the spring pressure.
Thank you Hans, I think I remember seeing one somewhere. I'll try to find one for the channel. Depending on patents and such matters it might be an ideal candidate to put back into production - although Haenel would know best. Have a Merry Christmas!
I've done a quick google search and found an Illinois based airgun shop actually has two 310s for sale right now, one for $79 and one for $119. Over here we can only dream of such prices, in good condition they rarely go under €200. Anyway, a Merry Christmas to you too!
The Russian one looks almost like they were inspired by the Weihrauch HW35. In my experience spring guns can be decocked. Cock the rifle, hold on to the barrel and pull the trigger, then gently let the barrel back up into the normal position. Maybe it's different for >12 ft/lbs guns, but for the majority of sub-12 springers in the UK, it works.
What I like about your videos is that the humblest mass produced gun gets the same treatment as the most expensive hand -made custom firearm.Each gun is appreciated for what it is.
I try. : )
James McNaught Davis That’s what I like about his videos too. He’s a great raconteur and is often self-deprecating which he doesn’t need to do as he knows more about guns than 99% of us.
A topic dear to my heart. The Slavias and the Baikal / Vostok were common boy's airguns in Australia when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. My first was a Gecado (rebadged German Diana, sold as Winchester in the US) Model 22 .177, similar to that Slavia. I currently have my 1978 vintage Crosman 761XL pumper, 1981 Sheridan Blue Streak .20, 1984 Feinwerkbau Sport 127 and a great big Diana 350 Magnum Superior in .22. Lots and lots of fun. Air pistols are quite hard to own in Australia and all airguns are licensed and registered.
Looking forward to the video on the webley's. They were truly a quality maker of all types of firearms, and their airguns were no exception. A friend has a 1920's-30's webley new service air rifle, and its very high quality.
Have you ever tried the vintage break-barrel wood-and-steel Gamos (Gamo 220, 440, etc.,) They are no longer made, and consequently, they are all that I now shoot as far as break-barrel airguns are concerned. These older Gamos are very accurate and are of excellent quality, not being made of plastic.
01:00 I own this beauty. Been firing pellets from it since the mid seventies and it's working great to this day.
Hello Sir,
I have the RWS Diana Model 34.which was an idea I had when my wife had rabbits in her garden. Probably could have got the job done with a Crossman 760 but why not go big.
Excellent air rifle, I researched it afterwards and it is still regarded as one of their best of their models.
I also have a 1973 Beeman P-1 air pistol. This is .177 and weighted as close as to a 1911 as possible. I use it a lot for aiming drills. Accurate and inexpensive for practice.
Thank you Mike for reminding me to dig deeper into the safe.
I really enjoyed the Patreon posts
Take care and be safe,
Rick Mansberger
Hi Mike. I had a BSA Scorpion when I was about fourteen years old,it was .22 and had some punch to it if I remember,adjustable trigger was a nice touch. I also had a Webley junior in .177. That was a luvly little pistol and I wish I still had it. Some of the early ones go for a tidy sum today,especially the ones finished in a plumb colored steel. Thanks for the video.
Hi Stephen - I was just offered a couple of the Webley juniors on Friday. I like them. I'll see the pair on Friday and report back. Cheers.
You always cover things that are overlooked, excellent vid! I have an Air Force Talon SS and a Diana 48 that I'm going to offload and replace with a modest break barrel. As you said, quieter, lighter, and everything is contained within one package.
You've got great rifles. I have to get that Talon. I usually wait until one comes my way. Still, for my purposes - which are simple purposes - the ease of operation of the break actions and power curve is all I need.
Let me me know if you'd like mine, I'd cut you a deal. Just bought a Rigby so I'm recouping funds by slimming my collection
If you really want to spend a lot on high quality air rifles, check out FX, Daystate, Thoeben, Weihrauch brands. I have a few and thoroughly enjoy them. They are all suppressed so they allow for discreet varmint control around the house.
ive got an fx cutlas, made here in sweden, great gun just needs a new scope
Diana/Original/Milbro produced some beautiful rifles along with the BSA "Airsporter.".
Hi George - I'll have to learn those. Thanks for the note.
Love air rifles. I have a Benjamin Marauder that I charge with a 3000 PSI bike type pump and it fires .177 pellets at over 1100 FPS. Not to difficult to charge, a good workout, fast and simple. Deadly accurate. Most recently I use it on invasive iguanas in the Florida Keys.
love air rifles . still have my first Daisy . I have bought alot in the last few years . break barrels and pcps . There just fun and some are very accurate . Shot alot of birds with them when i was a kid. Found one of the old Slavias at a flea market for a few bucks awhile back took it down cleaned and lubed it. shoots like new now. I live in a place where i can shoot pretty much anything i want in my back or front yard. But air rifles to me are back porch fun just taking it easy . Thanks for sharing. Great video as always.
Wish you would of covered more makes and models, I love air guns...
Just a great thump to all of your videos, nice, nice, Greetings from Schultz & Larsen/Otterup land, Hygge.
Denmark! Thank you. Have to get there one day and visit the factory. Thanks for the good words!
I have done the same thing and bought a break barrel air rifle in the last month. We do go back to our early days of gun collecting and shooting. Air rifles are fun, accurate, and cheap to shoot. I too have sent many birds to the ground sadly, we do many things when we are young and trigger happy. I remember putting out bird seed, I too should stay of that topic. The only positive thing I can say is they were overpopulated species that needed to go for native bird population. Nice USSR air rifle, i will be on the look out for one like that. Thank for the video
Probably the most interesting spring powered air rifle I know is the Haenel 310. Originally developed by Hugo Schmeisser in the early 30's, it was used as a youth training rifle, with the safety styled like the K98. After the war, it was revised and produced as the Haenel 49/49a, and up until 1990 it was produced as the Haenel 310 in East Germany with several different versions for training and sport shooting. Though the safety mechanism and outside look changed with the years, its unique function which separates it from all the other air guns stayed more or less the same: instead of being charged by tilting the barrel or a lever next to it, it had a charging handle much like a bolt-action rifle. It also wasn't single shot and fed 4.4mm lead BBs from a 6-round (other capacities like 12-round existed too) detachable magazine. The increased fire rate and more "real" feel compared to a normal break-barrel airgun makes it a popular air gun even today. Though it hasn't been produced since the fall of the GDR about 25 years ago, spare parts are still available and shooting gallery's at funfairs especially in the formerly east german regions still sometimes feature it. I remember myself shooting one of them at a local fair when I was about ten years old, back then it was very hard for me to cock the rifle against the spring pressure.
Thank you Hans, I think I remember seeing one somewhere. I'll try to find one for the channel. Depending on patents and such matters it might be an ideal candidate to put back into production - although Haenel would know best. Have a Merry Christmas!
I've done a quick google search and found an Illinois based airgun shop actually has two 310s for sale right now, one for $79 and one for $119. Over here we can only dream of such prices, in good condition they rarely go under €200. Anyway, a Merry Christmas to you too!
Thanks Hans!
USOG www.jgairguns.biz/catalog/index.php?cPath=19_539 Just realized I forgot to give the link to the shop. Here it is!
The Russian one looks almost like they were inspired by the Weihrauch HW35. In my experience spring guns can be decocked. Cock the rifle, hold on to the barrel and pull the trigger, then gently let the barrel back up into the normal position. Maybe it's different for >12 ft/lbs guns, but for the majority of sub-12 springers in the UK, it works.
Hi James - excellent - it works!
Get a Feinwerkbau 300, with or without the "s"!
Okay - I'm looking : )
You will not regret it, it is a mechanical marvel! :)
ah the Webley Acturo pnumatic is a 3 pump beast pistol..I have one in 5.5mm
Thanks for another great video.
Thank you!
wanted to know about k98. is it accurate? and how long it fires??and about power in. 177
The videos of people shooting rats and pigeons with air rifles are interesting.
Sorry the comment below comes from Rupert not James,I hadn`t signed in .
search for feinwerkbau fwb 150. best air rifle
Will do - thank you!
It's so sad that you can't talk about certain things these days for fear of offending someone.