I found this old air gun to be interesting...

toad67

March 03, 2020 04:26

Never seen one of these, and just happen to come across it. If the history is correct, it sounds like one heck of a fun time..

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/859178068

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  buddyb

  March 03, 2020 23:30

  That does sound interesting.

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  asop

  March 03, 2020 23:52

  I have a very old Sheridan Silver Streak.  Had it serviced awhile back and as good as new!  As a kid shot rabbits, crows & squirrels with it!

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  mrmike08075

  March 04, 2020 01:29

  I have an early Belgian made French mercantile ball resivoir take-down air rifle designed for hunting small game..

  It appears to be a well thought out conversion from a .36 cal lead round ball rifle (one piece percussion cap ignition action converted to a take-down interrupted thread carbine with a metal flask resivoir / plug --receptacle..

  
  

  
  

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  select-fire

  March 04, 2020 02:12

  Interesting
  

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  Ditch-Runner

  March 04, 2020 05:33

  
   neat old air gun  thanks for the article
   . I have read they have some large caliber ones now they hunt with that are quit powerful also 
    I remember being surprised not that long ago   when reading that Lewis and Clark took them ( air rifles )  along on there cross country  trip and used them to not only hunt  with but dazzle and impress the native Americans
    

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  charliemeyer007

  March 04, 2020 13:04

  I rebuilt 100's of air rifles back in the day.  It does look interesting, but that wall of block text is too hard to read, so I'll pass.
  Yes I enjoyed the Lewis and Clark air rifle story in like old Gun Digest.  IIRC 50 cal. requiring 1000 strokes to charge it.  5 shots a full power then trailing off rapidly.  One shot a deer and the other got a goose out of the air with it.  The Indians were greatly impressed by it.

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  toad67

  March 04, 2020 16:17

  charliemeyer007 said:

  I rebuilt 100's of air rifles back in the day.  It does look interesting, but that wall of block text is too hard to read, so I'll pass.
  Yes I enjoyed the Lewis and Clark air rifle story in like old Gun Digest.  IIRC 50 cal. requiring 1000 strokes to charge it.  5 shots a full power then trailing off rapidly.  One shot a deer and the other got a goose out of the air with it.  The Indians were greatly impressed by it.

  
  Agree 100% about the all caps description. It does take some sifting thru to get down to the important stuff. As for the L&C gun, here's a replica:
  
  https://www.gunbroker.com/item/858497434
  

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  toad67

  March 16, 2020 03:57

  Wonder how high it might go???

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