synthetic stock

[lee8375dogs 9]

Hello guys went to a gun auction about 2 years ago missed out on an air gun it had a synthetic pistol grip stock it was about 15-20 years old has anybody a clue what it was i cannot remember and quite fancied getting one all i know it was a popular make

[Phantom 631]

Sounds like the ASI Paratrooper.

 

Phantom

[pianoman 3,587]

Gosh! I haven't seen one of these for nearly 40 years. I remember shooting one or two ASI Paratroopers at the Fairs that came around, as a young kid. I had a little ASI SNIPER .177 garden plinker when I was about 13 yeas old (It's still at my parents' house) and that was a really accurate, great little air rifle.

 

Cheers for posting that pic Phantom. Don't suppose there's one of the Sniper is there?

 

Simon

[lee8375dogs 9]

no mate sorry that wasnt it i will try and search for it though it is doing my head in

[Phantom 631]

Gosh! I haven't seen one of these for nearly 40 years. I remember shooting one or two ASI Paratroopers at the Fairs that came around, as a young kid. I had a little ASI SNIPER .177 garden plinker when I was about 13 yeas old (It's still at my parents' house) and that was a really accurate, great little air rifle.

 

Cheers for posting that pic Phantom. Don't suppose there's one of the Sniper is there?

 

Simon

 

I have the Sniper

 

 

 

 

Was it perhaps an RO72 (marketed as a Panther among other names in the UK) Had a wire stock that srewed into the butt of the pistol.

 

 

Phantom

Edited November 24, 2010 by Phantom

[fitchet 788]

Sounds like the ASI Paratrooper.

 

Phantom

feking hell i had one of them gave it away . . . how much are they worth out of interest ?

[pianoman 3,587]

Yaaay! There you go! ASI SNIPER. What a cracking little air rifle this was. You could pick a Starling off a house roof at 25 yards with it's open sights; and its excellent trigger was lightly set. Pretty good let off and a very accurate little barrel made it a potent little shooter, I'm not bulling here. Terrific little Garden plinker and target shooter. I'm tempted to fish mine out of my parents place and restore it, if I can still get the bits and parts.

 

I recognise the air pistol, but I cannot remember the name of it.

 

Cheers for this Phantom.

 

Simon

Edited November 25, 2010 by pianoman