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    Posted: 23 hours 33 minutes ago at 7:27pm
Been lurking for a while - signed up ages ago but never got round to participating.

Apparently I have a fetish for vintage air rifles , which ties in with my fetish for vintage .22 rimfire rifles.
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Hi muzza. Guess you'll be in good company.
Seem to be a few collectors on site and small bore shooter s.
( Not me though )
Be keen to hear your views on a few of your vintage guns. Maybe a few pics. Always great to look back at yesteryear.
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Welcome Muzza.

I have very little experience with rimfire, although if I lived in the countryside I know I would have shot them more.

If you had some photos of your favourites, feel free to load them here, we're always keen to see.
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Hi Muzza,

Welcome aboard!  Smile

If you like Vintage, you might like to ask David Hartley at Magnum Sports in Stratford to show you his Gifford air rifle!

It's a really wonderful old air rifle - 1880's I think?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7jVyBfFqE
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Check out the Treasure trove of airguns for sale topic in the Flubs General Discussion forum. There are some nice old rifles and pistols available in Christchurch at present.


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Yeah - I know David at Magnum Sports well - we have similar interests in rifles.

My oldest airgun is a 1931 BSA Tap loader , then on through post WW2 Dianas and Milbros and Crosmans and assorted other , mostly non-break-barrel guns up to modern times pump up rifles and side levers.

And a Gat pistol cos why not?
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I have already bought a Crosman 622 from the offering at Andy Mayberrys and have my eye on another couple as well.

My wife says I have a problem........
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Andy even has a Gat rifle ...
https://collectorweapons.co.nz/product/6397a35a-5762-4c0f-8938-4c40d382e2ea
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What are milbros like as air rifles. Hadn't heard of them. Did a quick search seems like they been around for a while and have quite a variety going back a fair way.
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