vintage air guns

[gurtwurz 792]

eh up lads, after spending a top afternoon in the company of an old lincoln jeffries model and a webley service mk2 i was wondering if anybody has used one for hunting at all? i realise that you'd need to tweak em up a bit as they shoot at around 6ft/lbs as standard so does anybody know if its possible to do so? i've just got romantic notions of wandering round my south downs shoot poppin bunnies with one of these old beauties, iron sights and all...

all the best, wurz

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

eh up Wurz.

 

I read somewhere that a chap re newed the spring and leather washer in a Lincoln Jefferies, and managed 10ftlb out of it.

 

Couple of book's that may interest you?

 

The Golden Centuary by John Knibbs.

 

BSA & Lincoln Jefferies Air Rifles by John Knibbs. ISBN 0 9511317 02

 

Good luck with your quest mate, look forward to reading your post's if you manage it.

 

 

 

Bill.

[dazbo 15]

abit off topic but on the same subject theses two old air rifles have been in the family for as long as i can remember dont know much about them as they were my dads and he s no longer with us.

one is a diana mark 5 and the one that looks like an old wild west rifle

has a target and is a diasy and you had to take the iner barrle out to insert a pellet (see pics)

dose any one remember or has owned one of these

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Gone bush.

 

 

Could this be the critter mate??

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.henrykrank.com/var267.html

 

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

Bill.

 

 

P.S. Sorry mate I thought you were looking for the name of the bottom one, just read it again

[dazbo 15]

Hi Gone bush.

 

 

Could this be the critter mate??

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.henrykrank.com/var267.html

 

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

Bill.

 

 

P.S. Sorry mate I thought you were looking for the name of the bottom one, just read it again :doh:thats very close to the one i have well found mate. mine has a pic of a target and the word daisy on the side these were my dads when he was a kid

[gurtwurz 792]

Hi Gone bush.

 

 

Could this be the critter mate??

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.henrykrank.com/var267.html

 

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

Bill.

 

 

P.S. Sorry mate I thought you were looking for the name of the bottom one, just read it again :doh:thats very close to the one i have well found mate. mine has a pic of a target and the word daisy on the side these were my dads when he was a kid

 

 

 

theyre lovely mate. i assume you'd be wanting to keep the diana then...

 

thanks for that bill, thats given me some hope, i'm currently looking into a lincoln jeffries but i may hold out for an 'improved model d' cos that may be not too far off an ethical hunting power to start with.

 

all the best, wurz

[andyfr1968 772]

I've never used anything that old in the field but I used a Mk2 Airsporter regularly as a kid and my dad's mate had a Mk3 Webley and they took a fair few bunnys between them.

 

I'd love something like that again. Lovely old guns that can still be useful today. I sold the Airsporter years back and have regretted it ever since.

 

Good luck with them, mate.

 

Cheers.

[dazbo 15]

Hi Gone bush.

 

 

Could this be the critter mate??

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.henrykrank.com/var267.html

 

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

Bill.

 

 

P.S. Sorry mate I thought you were looking for the name of the bottom one, just read it again :doh:thats very close to the one i have well found mate. mine has a pic of a target and the word daisy on the side these were my dads when he was a kid

 

 

 

theyre lovely mate. i assume you'd be wanting to keep the diana then...

 

thanks for that bill, thats given me some hope, i'm currently looking into a lincoln jeffries but i may hold out for an 'improved model d' cos that may be not too far off an ethical hunting power to start with.

 

all the best, wurz. would not have a clue what there worth mate. the diana still works but its got about as much power as a spud gun

[jackinbox99 41]

My dad still has an ancient Diana model 27 (i think) .22 air rifle. He keeps it near his shed door and very often when he`s pottering about his his shed, he`ll take a shot at a pigeon. He`s had several pigeons, jackdaws and magpies with it. Personally I wouldnt touch it with a barge pole. We tried zero`ing the iron sights in on it a few months back and the gun was firing so in-consistant it was hard to get a decent zero, and it was obviously pushing out not much power. But, my dad seems to have good results with it and enjoys it.