Litenites Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) I look back nostalgically at my very first guns. 1. Gat pistol s. ASI Paratrooper repeater 3. Diana, not sure model. Gat was great fun, had to hide it from my parents under the floorboards, unfortunatly it fell down between the cavity wall and no amount of amatuer grappling with hooks and magnets recovered it, bet its still there! ASI, later Gamo was a brill rifle, hardly any power, even with new spring fitted, but good pose and cool factor. Diana was supposed to have been tune by Airgun Aid, it was ****, no anti beartrap and my mate fired it with the barrell down and cocked, it bent it up, good for birds in trees. Anyway it would be nice to hear what guns other people started with, probably first three to keep it snappy. Edited March 2, 2011 by Litenites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 i had an ASI paratrooper as well 1. Gat pistol 2. Daisy Red Ryder BB gun 3. Original Model 5 pistol 4. ASI paratrooper 5. Webley Vulcan 6. HW35E that get me up to 1982 i think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 First air rifle was an ASI Rangemaster.....from the Freemans catalogue company (bit like Littlewoods for you young ones), complete with 4x32 scope...... First air pistol, was a Webley Hurricane. Had them both from about 1977, still have them both..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 first gun was a GAT first rifle was a SMK first kill a FROG in dads pond with a pretty red dart :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Early Days.......... Circa 1974 Gat Pistol Diana .177 Rifle Circa 1976 Webly & Scott Hawk MkII Long before Ray Mears I was living the outdoor life of extream survival on a council Estate in Essex as a latch key kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 to many to list,but first couple were gat webley junior diana 177 meteor rangemaster(hand me down of my brothers) vulcan airsporter moved on to fienwerkbau and wierachs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 My first ones... BSA Challenger Webley Omega TX200 Titan Manitou Theoben Fenman Falcon FN12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bull Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 i only hace one bsa meteor mk6 never put a foot wrong for me but the scope needs zeroin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWingAlot Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 My first was: Westlake: Chinese rubbish, only 12 months ago. Gave me the bug. Webley Falcon: Found hiding in the loft. OK. Ish. Cometa 300s: Bought and caught! B*ggered trigger, and not good. Need MORE! BSA Mercury: Given this. Nice toy. Very noisy. Weihrauch HW80ks: Finally took the plunge only a month ago. Brand new, and I'm so happy! Now looking for permissions, and soon hopefully to make my first kill! Tired of killing targets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 BSA supersport mkII BSA R-10 BSA lightning BSA meteor mk6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 1st,three; 1977,diana sp 50,air pistol,cost £5.99 useless,could watch the pellet come out of the barrell and start to fall in an arc to the right. 1979,bsa meteor .22,fantastic little springer and very accurate,got in a lot of trouble with that gun i so wish i had kept this gun and regret selling it. 1980,bsa mercury .22,bought off a mate when i started work and sold it on here last year after i got into pcp air rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Vostok .177 ...must have been about 3ft lbs and very inaccurate haha! HW77K .177 needs no introduction AA TX200 .22 venom tuned - stunning rifle but weighs a tonne! BSA ultra is my new toy and will be out in an hour or so to get some more bunnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome of the Woods Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Webley Xocet AA S400 AA Tx200Sr AA Pro-Target AA S427 Only the Sr and 427 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Gat gun Diana air rifle BSA Airsporter (Which I had for years) HW80 Theoben Rapid 7 MKII (FAC) Forgot the Umarex air pistol Edited March 2, 2011 by RC45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee wales Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 First for me was hw77k 177 Hw90k 22 Theoben fenman 22 Wish id never sold the 77. ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 First for me was hw77k 177 Hw90k 22 Theoben fenman 22 Wish id never sold the 77. ..... I have mine for sale mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Gat gun Unknown Springer Webley FX2000 Nice to see most people starting out with a gat gun It should be the law that all kids get a gat gun as their first gun Edited March 2, 2011 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 First gun owned by me. Gat Pistol Bsa Super Star Webley Eclipse Hw77/80/97 Tx200 Mrk 1 Theoben Sirocco 2000 Theoben Rapid 12 Most loved was the Super Star, Most Hated the Eclipse. Most waste of money Rapid 12, wish i never bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzer1 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Mine was Relum Tornado Webley Mk 3 Spent many a hour with them both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 1. Webley Xocet 2. HW100 KS 3. Cometa 220 4. Falcon FN19 5. HW97k 6. HW95k 7. HW97k I slightly miss my old webley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 First at 6 years old was a Diana 177. Then with my first months wages was a WH35 followed by a RWS 48. Then a Titan Manitou mco20 in left hand ( I can't believe I sold that one!) then a Rapid 7 mk1 in left hand and lastly a Gammo Shadow break barrel. atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper6 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 1970s Webley falcon {still got} webley junior...tin grip hw 35....sold 1974.....and bought another one yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
settinsail Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Oh now hows the memory, well first gun like most was a gat just about useless. Webly .177 pistol, 1966 webly Mk3 .22 air rifle, (regret selling that) and a BSA meteor .22 bought 1967 and still got it. How different they are from my air rifles now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litenites Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Its great to see what everyone started with, Gat seems popular and thankfully owning one did not put us off, love to get hold of one for nostalgias sake. Did anyone have one of those Crosman pump up rifles, always wondered what they were like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litenites Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) Be nice to know, sorry was trying to get a poll to work on the Gat pistol subject Edited March 3, 2011 by Litenites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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