Hi ,I have a sharp victory .177,Beeman sight.very accurate. A sharp ud2,co2 .22.accurate and very light, powerful ,and a Sheridan blue streak.willams peep soght.love that one.
The Sheridan model C was the very best of the multi pump air rifles. They were made to last and it's not unhreard of for a 50 year old Sheridan to still function perfectly today. The Crosman model 140 used a blow off valve (as did the Sharp Innova and Ace) as opposed to the striker release of the Sheridans and Benjamins. The point being these rifles did not suffer from valve lock which could happen with the Sheridan and Benjamins should they be over pumped. In the mid to late Seventies the Sheridan model C was available in the the UK with a lighter hammer spring in order to reduce its power below the 12ft lbs limit and this allowed for a second and slightly lower powered shot. These were advertised as having a "two shot facility." Lastly the Sheridan and Benjamin rifles were constructed phosphor bronze so as not to rust by the condensation created by the rapidly cooling air when the rifle was fired. Cheaper multi pump air rifles were made from steel. The Sheridan was of .20 (5mm) caliber. The others were in .177 or .22. The Americans perfected the multi pump with their model C. It's a shame they are no longer made. But Daystate made a multi pump called the Sportsman which was more efficient and now very hard to find.
Had to have a FAC for my Sheridan, this was in 1975 & i was 18 years old. The Sheridan was putting out 18 ft lb. The .20 pellets were a pain to get at the time & all that pumping!!. Glad we now have PC air rifles with 30 ft lb!!!
Without doubt ... the BEST airgun show on the tube ... very informative and compelling viewing for airgunners of all ages ... brilliant stuff ... NOW ... MAYBE ..just.. MAYBE , in the near OR far away future , maybe on THIS planet , or a Galaxy FAR FAR AWAY ...they'll announce the winner of the " ,NAME THE F#####g SILENCER " competition .. christ on a bike !!!!!
We are deliberately holding back until you blow your top ;) Actually Steve is deliberating on a shortlist of 20 names today , so fingers crossed we'll announce in a special video , with trumpets and fireworks .
I had a daisy powerline 922 new back in 1980 .22 and a crosman 1300 .22 al so loved them . 9 pumps for the 922 . And 3 pumps for 1300 .great airguns great days 1980s.😁.
I'm of a certain age and I love the stuff you're doing. Back in the day I nearly went for a Sharp Innova but instead opted for a Weihrauch HW80 in .177. To this day I reckon that the best part of hunting bunnies was just being quiet in nature. That, and eating rabbit in mustard sauce.
I had a triple strike & a Dragon Sporter. Loved the Dragon, trigger was fantastic and with a silencer fitted it was amazingly quiet. Luverly looking rifle to. . . Splendid vid gents 👍
I've had 2 innovas & now have a mercury challenger , i love it, joint fave springer with my HW50S, the innovas were amazingly accurate little rifles & the merc challenger is the best break barrel BSA ever made IMHO but unfair to compare them with recoiless rifles like the innova's.
@@verfugbarkite They only got stiff when folk had messed with them to take more pumps than allowed here, mine had a brass trigger shoe on, that helped feel a lot & i added a cheekpiece & extended the butt on my second one for scope use & fit. Sprayed silk finish black as the innova;s stocks were not good lookers & a bit short in reach for 6 footers like me. I'd still have one today if it wasn't for tennis elbow....
Excellent, excellent, excellent, best air gun show on RU-vid. Very interesting and I can’t wait for the next one. How about one on the ‘life & times’ of the BSA Meteor? It’s got to be the the one most of us started out with! Thanks for a great show.
I've just acquired a genesis, and wouldn't say it was any more difficult to pump than a Mohawk. I doubt that the SSP will ever replace PCPs, but there must be a way to make one a bit easier to pump and load, and it would be a great alternative to the spring rifle - great episode!
Had the chance of a walnut stocked vgc parker hale for £250 about ten years ago off a mate, i could cock it easily but too heavy to lug around the shoot , still kicking myself for turning that one down.....
Fascinating to learn how that (asinine) 12 ft./lbs. law came into being. Given the political situation recently, it was easy to assume that it was a more recent and PC-motivated decision. As an American, I always felt bad for you folks in the UK with that restriction, (and now they've even come after your pocket knives!!) .... smh.... There are a large number of British "pest-control" shows that are popular in the states, and some of the 'review' type shows as well. Yours is one of the best, relaxed, casual and informative. Keep it up! Cheers!
I have a sharp innova and a mohawk , i didn't use them for 35 years , but just back into air rifles , bought my first PCP , a daystate wolverine R forester , buitful rifle
Interesting stuff guys, Tony really is an encyclopaedia of airgun knowledge. On the subject of an FX Indy, my local gun shop at Kibworth Shooting Ground have one in, maybe worth a call? God stuff, keep it coming. Cheers.
Ahh, i love this episode. i dnt do the new pcp,s. Iam old school and love the self contained shooters, multi pumps n springers only. I love the crosmans, especially 1377 n 1322, i modded both of them with the gmac flat top valve n pistons, put a stock on them and gmac barrel band/silencer adapter, i put the chunky backpacker pumparm on them as well from gmac. i put an air arms silencer and 3-9x40 illuminated scope on them with a cree ultrafire flashlight on top of the scope for night shooting. I put a survival kit with firestarter, extra ammo,knife, fishing kit etc in the hollow stock kept in place with a neoprene velcro cheek rest to hold the kit in place and they were super tacticool. Really accurate as well believe it or not. The possibilities to puttin your own stamp on them is endless and you can do it all at once or take your time and have fun doing so. I sold the 1377, i had lots of people ringing trying to buy it within an hour of advertising. I still have a 1322 hybrid crossover and still love it today, not quite as accurate as the 1377 tho but the 1322 hits with a bit more authority. Defo need to buy a chrony if you gonna mod them tho. I actually bought the 1377 brand new in stock form from Lloyds place. All the best.
There is a new multi pump the nortica ugly plastic thing. You can fill that from a bottle and go out get a few shots and start pumping when running low.
its enforced, like all laws, when something goes wrong. Penalties are up to 5 years in prison, but in reality its usually only part of the offence that the offender get done for. its a pain, but a lot lot better than having full licencing or no airguns at all. In reality 12 foot pounds is enough to have a really good hobby and they are quiet and do loads of shots. red wolf safari .22 @ 65 FPS = 30 shots red wolf .22 12 FPS = 500 shots and its every bit as accurate out to 150 feet
Some of the newer Benjamin/Crosmans are still very popular, the 392 and 1322/1382 are well sort after as target hunters. And they have just released the 362 which has much hype about it. Sadly none of these has the beautiful wooden stocks of the examples you are show casing. There is also the Seneca dragonfly which is interesting. And Seneca also make a PCP which is self contained with the option to fill via a probe. The Seneca Aspen.
@@lesterkirby3367 I had the Nova Vista Pneupump which was the UK name for it. Whilst testing it on the first day, it was fantastic. Next day, it refused to pump, Shame really, thought about keeping it and filling it with a bottle, but that defeated the purpose of it. Swapped it for a Artemis P15 - best decision ever.
The Innova didn't have a hammer at all, it was a blow-off valve design in which the trigger holds the valve closed, that's why you'll find the trigger gets heavier the more pumps you put in. There was a customised version of the Innova and the Crosman pump ups, was it Adam Whaley, something like that? The FX you mentioned, didn't it also have the option to fill it from a bottle too?
Correct info about the Innova Rob :) The Fx independence I mentioned could be filled with a bottle to get 20 shots but defeated the point really . A few shooters ripped the pump out and just converted to a normal pcp with a bigger reservoir.
The trigger did not hold the valve forward it was in the mk1 a sliding sear block with a hole in it then later in the mk2 it was updated to a sliding sear plate with a hole in it same as the ace, the trigger was used as a lever that lifted the sear block/plate until the valve was opposite the hole and pop the valve would shoot back allowing the air to enter the transfer port. A good polish of the sear components and the valve end face and these triggers can be made crisp and smooth and predictable.
@@nygelsylvester4634 Ive seen your refurbished Sharp Innova's on Facebook. I've d messaged you on here as I have 2 I would like bringing back to that standard, please respond as I have waited years to find someone who can do the job properly and your name comes up every time I ask anywhere on the net.
The FAC fx independence leaked alot there really not all that popular in the states for that reason. American Tactical has the nova freedom pcp pumper and it's amazing gun for a fraction of the cost of the fx independence.
I had an Independence and mine wouldn't zero . I have heard talk about them leaking . We wanted to get the Nova freedom but unfortunately, Sporetsmarketing in the Uk distribute them and we won't have anything to do with the company so that's one gun you won't ever see on the show . Sorry.
Our own government doesn't really know if that helps.Us Britt's think it's all become somewhat of a national farce! Hope that helps.Cheers and keep plinking!
Rob from pickering here I spoke to tony a few months back and offered to lend a genesis, must of forgotten. I have a titan also, your welcome to borrow both whenever
In regards to the Daystate pump action it's actually number 50 and not 51 because you do not need to start at zero to make 51 into 50. Shame they're so rare.
Crosman 13XX must outsell every other pump up in history?! Surprised you did not have one on the table. they represent a very important part of the market with all the custom options from after market shops.
@@hotair4269hiya Lloyd resurecting an old post but just out of interest what would you value a brand new in the box Parker hale dragon sporter complete with all instructions even with it's original warranty+ silencer, even still has the original Parker hale tag on the trigger guard..
@@johnklein7127 hi John, unfortunately Lloyd doesn’t have the channel anymore. I own a gunshop in north wales and would be interested. Fieldsports Equipe if you want to send pics across to the email or number on the website I’ll have a look and value :)
Hi, thank you very much for this great video. Pumpers are my main interest, with a Crosman Town & Country 107 from 1948 being my nicest one. Please may I ask you something. I do not know how to contact Mr Belas. A friend of mine has a Daystate Sportsman Mk1 action. He is desperately looking for a stock. If you have any recommendations... Thank you and kind regards :-) Louis
I have access to a FX Indy, the bull pup version. It’s been flawless in use. If you want to come to the USA to film or have a look via Skype it’s available.
Haven't seen a second hand one for 20 years maybe so not sure of the value, but they must be fairly collectable. I think the gun barrels were interchangeable but never saw any of them with more than one.
great show again lads, and echo mark homer below, paste-NOW ... MAYBE ..just.. MAYBE , in the near OR far away future , maybe on THIS planet , or a Galaxy FAR FAR AWAY ...the annouce the winner of the " ,NAME THE F#####g SILENCER " competition .. christ on a bike !!!!!- i will just say pretty please lolll..
We would love him to come on the show, but sadly he refuses. Maybe just as well as when Im in his company I mostly just giggle; he has an amazingly dry sense of humor
Great show guys and fantastic rifles! I grew up using multi-pumpers, so this one really brought back some memories.. Fun times.. The FX Indy - That's a really cool concept, and from what I hear from some owners, they are really fun and extremely accurate rifles! They're just expensive and a bit niche.. Another model was mentioned - That would be the *ATI Nova Freedom* [Made by Nova Vista - Imported By ATI / American Tactical] Available in .177 and .22 caliber. I've had the .22 cal model since they came out, and I absolutely love it. They are very fun guns. Extremely light weight and accurate too. www.americantactical.us/5690/detail.html From 0 psi, I think it required 40-60 pumps to bring the cylinder psi up to 200 bar.. From there, it can be fired and while they're not regulated, the pressures drop predictably.. Due to the pressure curve, you'll want to find the 'sweet spot' where pressure flattens out.. On mine, that's around 185 bar or so, and I can shoot 5-10 shots with ridiculous accuracy. To keep that, just re-pump back to the 185, and repeat.. Alternatively, if maxed at 185, you can take 1 shot, then pump 1-2 times, shoot again, repeat.. So, two different methods of keeping the accuracy / consistency as high as possible. From a full 200 bar fill down to around 100 bar, I was still getting 20+ consistent shots in.. There was just a bit more deviation in the POI when just letting the psi drop off that way. Knowing their curve and where the pellets would impact through that curve, you just adjust with hold over/under to keep the pellets where they need to be. They also offer a 2-level [high / low] transfer port adjustment switch for high / low power as well as also being able to fine tune power via the rear hammer spring adjustments.. Lastly, the triggers are also adjustable as far as 1st stage take up and 2nd stage pull weight. =) Sam -
Thats the one. They have just arrived in the Uk at an inflated price. As its sportsmarketing who are distributing them and we refuse to have anything to do with that company I'm sorry to say it will not appear on this channel :(
Great vidio keep up guys I got a sharp inova mk 2 with left hand stock can't find any photos of the like on Internet like to know more about it if anyone can help
Never seen a left handed stocked Innova. I thought the factory stock was only ambidextrous. Like to see a picture of it , maybe someone fitted a custom stock to it.
@@hotair4269 Custom stocks did some back in the day, but as far as i know the innova was never imported with anything other than the plain symmetrical stock that had no cheek piece . There are some awesome stocks out there on innov's. Mick French did some outstanding full on custom woodwork for them, if you want a pic how would i forward to you ?
So the goverment punished all of us because some twat was shooting cars imagine that logic at school james and bob had a fight so for the rest of the year you the whole school have detention even the ones thst havent turned up from middle school yet btw i adore sheridans thats why this makes me so angry
