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by B.B. Pelletier A boxed Crosman model 111 gas pistol with the refill tank. This gem was found at a local flea market for $30! Crosman was quick to get into CO2 guns in the 1930s, though they had to wait until after the war to really start production. Their first gas pistols were the … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier A reader named RWS 350 asked for this post, but several others chimed in with interest, too. So, for all of you who like the big springers, here we go! Diana’s most powerful airgun!Before the Diana RWS 350 Magnum came along, the 48/52/54 sidelever (same powerplant in different stocks) was the top … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier There is already an article about the Crosman Nightstalker by Tom Gaylord on the Pyramyd AIR website. I just wanted to add my two cents and share some observations that are a little different. A real semiauto with a twistYesterday, I reported on Crosman’s 451 military pistol. That gun is a true … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier That was the model designation, but the 451 was really a .22 pellet pistol. As famous as the Crosman 600 is, the 451 is equally unknown, except among advanced collectors. Both air pistols were .22 caliber semiautomatics with true semiauto functioning. But where the 600 remained in production a full decade (1960-1970), … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I’m taking a nostalgia trip today, looking at an American air pistol from the 1950s. The Hy-Score 800 is one of several airguns made by the Hy-Score firm, which also imported a great number of air pistols and rifles from Europe. Hy-Score’s 800 is a classic air pistol with innovations seen nowhere … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I’m out of the office from today through next Tuesday. The postings will still go up, but I won’t be here to answer questions. Will some of you oldtimers please advise the newer readers and help them if you can? A reader called MCA asked the following question,“One subject that hasn’t gotten … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Looking exactly like a .22 rimfire pump, the Daisy 26 is a Spittin’ Image BB gun! Today, I’m reminiscing a little with a look at Daisy’s second Spittin’ Image long gun and the third gun in the series – the little-known Daisy model 26 that became the model 572 halfway through its … Read more
