ninjaferret Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 On 26/09/2023 at 11:02, 1066 said: I still have my old "Gat", although mine is a Diana mod. 2. Bought second hand in 1958, it cost 10 Bob (a new one was 19/6) I was 8 years old. Cat slugs were it's usual diet, bought from the local garage at 6d a hundred in a little square white box. 500 was 2/3d in a light green box. I remember getting into hot water with my brother and a couple of mates when we discovered that Elder berries were just the right calibre and got our school shirts covered in mini "paintball" red splashes. Thats like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyflier Posted November 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 Got a photo Ninja? 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 05/11/2023 at 15:27, ninjaferret said: Thats like mine. Don’t remember how, but somehow I managed to own one of those. Absolute garbage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 06/11/2023 at 16:15, hyflier said: Got a photo Ninja? 😃 I'll sort one if i can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinlizzy436 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 I've just bought one, still boxed, never been fired complete with pellets, darts and corks. Very stiff just now but after a bit of oiling it's loosening up a bit. I think it will get a bit easier the more it's used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 2 Report Share Posted August 2 Welcome to Pigeon Watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 2 Report Share Posted August 2 i got given a diana gat gun....i thought all my xmas'es had come at once until the 2nd shot my cap/spud gun was better and it had 6 shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 Got a couple of these wee beastie's . A pretty mush mint standard one and one with the red trigger ,iwas told these were export models and had a different power output then the regular black one's .Not too sure if this is the original box but it's what it came in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 47 minutes ago, Jega said: Got a couple of these wee beastie's . A pretty mush mint standard one and one with the red trigger ,iwas told these were export models and had a different power output then the regular black one's .Not too sure if this is the original box but it's what it came in . they ought to have a "Gat gun Olympic disipline"...you will need more than funny glasses to hit the target with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 16 hours ago, ditchman said: they ought to have a "Gat gun Olympic disipline"...you will need more than funny glasses to hit the target with them 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 On 24/09/2023 at 15:46, enfieldspares said: Yes and also the tufted darts, yellow, red, green that you could fire through them. The first air pistol I ever fired was a GAT. Great fun. I think they were intended primarily for darts On 03/08/2024 at 19:35, ditchman said: they ought to have a "Gat gun Olympic disipline"...you will need more than funny glasses to hit the target with them About as accurate as a Colt 1911 .45ACP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 38 minutes ago, Vince Green said: About as accurate as a Colt 1911 .45ACP Strangely, when I fired one of those in Oregon, I was pretty accurate once I'd got my eye in. It was at least consistent, which the Gat never was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 (edited) 5 hours ago, amateur said: Strangely, when I fired one of those in Oregon, I was pretty accurate once I'd got my eye in. It was at least consistent, which the Gat never was. Agreed. My 1913 made Colt 1911 would shoot six rounds into two inches, off hand, at twenty metres. My 1930's Colt 1911A1 .38 Super Match less than that. Edited August 5 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 15 hours ago, amateur said: Strangely, when I fired one of those in Oregon, I was pretty accurate once I'd got my eye in. It was at least consistent, which the Gat never was. There were many things you could buy to make them more accurate by customising them but on the original military issue models everything was loose. The barrel was loose, the slide was loose, the trigger was heavy. They were designed that way, they were a battle field side arm issued originally for use in the mud of the first world war or the deserts of the Mexican Border. Later models made for the civilian market were better but still required working on a lot. Also they generated a lot of copy cat look a likes by other manufacturers. Some of which were quite good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogger Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 anyone know where i can get the plastic sleeve that covers the spring from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbasher Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 I wonder how many people started their shooting careers with a gat gun. I think I have two sat in the loft in the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 48 minutes ago, foxbasher said: I wonder how many people started their shooting careers with a gat gun. I think I have two sat in the loft in the garage depending on what model they are ...they could be worth £1000's of quid to a collecter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbasher Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 12 hours ago, ditchman said: depending on what model they are ...they could be worth £1000's of quid to a collecter Haha I'm sure they were only about £12 when new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 4 hours ago, foxbasher said: Haha I'm sure they were only about £12 when new wooow that much ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 9 hours ago, foxbasher said: Haha I'm sure they were only about £12 when new More like £1.50p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 A friend and his dopey mate (who looked like Marty Feldman) were out in the back garden shooting at sparrows (as boys did in those days)when Marty shot a blue tit with his Gat gun. The blue tit fell off of the washing line landing on the grass lawn like a lead balloon. The woman next door saw this and came straight out shouting that he was a wicked little boy to have shot the blue tit. Marty told her that it was alright and that it was having A REST. 😀. He went over and picked up the bird and was stroking it. The woman was glaring at him when he said look.. He threw the bird up in the air and it flew away. The pellet strike must have stunned it and it had come round. Marty said to the woman " I told you that the bird was just having A REST. I think that the woman later had a word with my mates dad who told the boys not to shoot the birds in the back garden. The boys were told to go down the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 55 minutes ago, Minky said: The boys were told to go down the woods. When did it become illegal to take an airgun down to the woods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 (edited) 10 hours ago, oowee said: When did it become illegal to take an airgun down to the woods? If you were under 14 it was the Air guns and Shotguns Act in 1962, and even before that you needed a 10 shillings Gun Licence to carry a gun outside of your property. Don’t know when that came in. Oh, and permission to be in the woods, of course! All widely ignored in those days. Edited August 27 by London Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 6 minutes ago, London Best said: If you were under 14 it was the Air guns and Shotguns Act in 1962, and even before that you needed a 10 shillings Gun Licence to carry a gun outside of your property. Don’t know when that came in. Oh, and permission to be in the woods, of course! All widely ignored in those days. Thanks for that. As a kid in the early 70's we were always out and about. The above post got me wondering if it was legal. 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Just now, oowee said: Thanks for that. As a kid in the early 70's we were always out and about. The above post got me wondering if it was legal. 🤭 I remember that law coming in very clearly as it became law about eight weeks before I was 14, so, as my Father was the local Bobby, I was obliged to comply and activities were somewhat curtailed for eight weeks. From that date under fourteens were meant to be supervised outside the garden. It was fifteen for shotguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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