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Introduction
This site features my airgun collection that focuses on CO2-powered pistols that are replicas of popular firearms. I have enjoyed shooting airguns since I was in
elementary school. I got my first airgun, a Daisy lever-action rifle, when
I was eight. That gun saw a lot of action in the backyard and basement as
well as on my grandparent's farm. Two years later I became the proud owner
of a brand new Daisy 25 that dispatched many pests over the years from the
barn and corn crib.
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The Author Takes Aim with His Daisy (1956)
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Although I could never
afford one, some of my friends owned the "coolest" airgun I had
ever seen – the Hahn 45 CO2-powered six-shooter
(replica of Colt 1873 SAA). Many hours were wiled away practicing our
quick-draw in imitation of our TV heroes as TV Westerns were at the peak of
their popularity at that time.
College, marriage, and graduate school
put an end to airgunning for a number of years. In the late 1980's, when my
son and daughter were old enough, I bought several CO2 air pistols (Daisy 92, Crosman
357-6, Daisy 93) to teach them gun safety and target
shooting. These guns were replicas of popular handguns and, we all
discovered, were a lot of fun to shoot. That experience kicked off an
enduring interest in collecting CO2-powered replica
pistols. In the days before the Internet, buying, selling, and trading CO2 pistols was a real challenge. However, with Web-based airgun
auction sites, online
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the collector forums
available today, it is much easier to locate and purchase vintage airguns.
For many years, space limitations dictated that the collection be
kept in plastic storage cases, which made it difficult to display
and study the numerous guns in the collection. With our move from
North Carolina to Colorado, the collection is now housed in a
climate-controlled set of cabinets with easy access to each airgun
in the collection. In
addition to the collection,
this site also contains links to information about CO2-powered airguns,
information about airgun
dealers and repair centers, information about organizations
devoted to shooting CO2-powered and airsoft replica handguns, and information
about the measurements reported for each airgun in the
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Collection Storage Cabinets
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Enjoy the site and feel free to provide comments on the site
and the collection. I am always looking for the most accurate information
about the items in the collection, so if you see information that you think
is in error, please let me know.
Wanted
to Buy
Please note that none of the airguns
shown in this collection are for sale. However, I am always looking for
better specimens to add to the collection, so
contact me if you have one for
sale.
Recent Additions and Updates to Collection
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Winchester (Daisy) Model 11,
Valtro Airgun 92,
ASG STI Duty One (blowback),
ASG CZ 75 P-07 Duty (blowback),
Daisy Model 5170,
Gamo
P-25,
S&W
M&P 45,
Walther P99 Q,
S&W
M&P R8,
Tanfoglio Witness 1911 (blowback),
ASG Dan Wesson 8" Revolver,
ASG Steyr Mannlicher M9-A1,
ASG CZ 75D
Compact
Free Downloads
Improve your target shooting accuracy by
analyzing your shot groups with these shot group analysis targets (.pdf
files). We have
included both right-hand and left-hand targets. These are useful for
beginners and experts alike. The 6 m slow fire air pistol target (.pdf file) is great
for practice (6 m is 19' 8"). Click on the images below to download the
targets.
Airgun Show Photos
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