The airgun that has been with you the longest?

[JimT66]

My Leshiy classic

That's the one you decided to hang onto, right Mike?

 

[PasadenaMike]

That's the one you decided to hang onto, right Mike?

Yeah it’s been around 4 years. You can’t argue with the accuracy just tested on a tree. Thats 1/4 inch ctc 25 yards

 

[Sub 12 airgunners]

For me it was my first airgun, a Relum tornado my dad got me when i was a young lad My son also learnt to shoot with it and it's now on the wall in the workshop, we call it the dentist when you shoot it the firing cycle is enough to shake your teeth out but it is over 50 years old it might be even older as it may have been used when i got it

 

[PasadenaMike]

For me it was my first airgun, a Relum tornado my dad got me when i was a young lad My son also learnt to shoot with it and it's now on the wall in the workshop, we call it the dentist when you shoot it the firing cycle is enough to shake your teeth out but it is over 50 years old it might be even older as it may have been used when i got it

I can’t help but hear you in my head narrating what you wrote haha the dentist

 

[JimT66]

Yeah it’s been around 4 years. You can’t argue with the accuracy just tested on a tree. Thats 1/4 inch ctc 25 yards

Sweet!

 

[Doc Holiday]

That would be my first ever new bb gun. Daisy Red Ryder Christmas of 1976

 

[Soren Drost]

My 5 year old Daystate Red Wolf .177 HP

 

[PapaT]

Depends on how you look at it. I "got into airguns" 3 years ago almost to the day with a Crosman Diamondback 22. But I now have the red ryder from my childhood back with me, which was ~1998. I still shoot both semi-regular though.

 

[BanjomanMI76]

I inherited my Dad's Daisy 111 model 40 (1946). It was a treat when he broke it out to do some plinking with his sons.

 

[Dadwag]

The one that has been with me the longest is my Benjamin 347. It’s the one that opened my eyes to air gunning. From there I got to Break Barrels and the addiction really took hold. Got the 347 back in the 80’s somewhere.

 

[Peskådot671]

I still have my Diana M48 in .177cal. I mail ordered it from Gander Mountain, I believe back in 1995. So about 30 years. I sold it to a friend but ended up buying it back from him. If I could do it all over again, I would have purchased it in .22cal.

 

[Farmplinker2]

Have a Chinese breakbarrel over 20 years that's been missing the front sight.

 

[Dogowski]

My longest owned airgun is my Weihrauch HW44 in 177 cal. I have long been a pistol person both PBs and air/CO2 and have grown to rely on my HW44 for accuracy and consistent shots.

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I'm loving this pistol man! Accuracy at it's best.

 

[Dogowski]

That would be my first ever new bb gun. Daisy Red Ryder Christmas of 1976
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What a classic! Love these old reliable bb guns.

 

[Ezana4CE]

I still have the Crosman Pump Master that I grew up shooting. It doesn’t pump up, but maybe one day I’ll take the time to learn to repair it.

 

[rsfrid]

I still have the Crosman Pump Master that I grew up shooting. It doesn’t pump up, but maybe one day I’ll take the time to learn to repair it.

I threw mine away finally.

 

[Elexious Musick]

For me, it's a Diana 45 (the original with the pin through the stock over the trigger). I've had that for 15 years or so.
Before I became "an airgun guy" I had only a passing interest in them, and couldn't have told you much about them beyond Crosman 760 stories and "RWS (Diana) good".
It was the last rifle sold in a 3 or 4 Diana springer collection that was being handled by a local gun store. No one wanted it, and it was getting dusty. I made the mistake of idly picking it up, and they offered it to me for $80, which was half the asking price IIRC.
Gasoline was $4/gallon then and I was house poor, but it was clean and tight, and I figured I could shoot in my basement, which I did.
And, boy does it shoot! The short cocking stroke is a little odd, but the rifle is a high quality shooting machine.
I was content with that rifle for a few years, then I came across a FWB 124 that I had John in PA tune. Right about the same time I came across an RWS 94 in .22 and an early R9 Goldfinger in .20 which is another very fine rifle. Suddenly, I had the bug and I was out looking for springers. It has been rewarding, and just plain fun. And it all started with that old Diana 45.

What's your longest owned gun?
And do you still use it regularly?

Crosman 1377, nearly 25 years, has killed scores of actual tree rats and ground squirrels. Still pumps up and shoots hard! Iconic airgun.

 

[dbowling]

RWS48 .22 have had it for 12 yrs, actually have 2 that I bought around same time. One was in bad shape when I got it, chopped barrel added new cocking arm and refinished stock.
The other one I slimmed the stock down and dyed the stock with Rit clothing dye mixed with alcohol. Have killed a ton of squirrels with it.
Have a BSA Lightning XL .22 have had it for 8-10 yrs cant remember.
But usually Im selling buying new ones every year or 2

 

[zx10wall]

It’s not all that old but for me, I move airguns a lot. The one so far that I’d never sell is my .30 Kalibrgun Cricket 2 Tac. This one wears a custom Steve Corcoran walnut stock. It’s tuned to shoot Zan 56gr pellets at 885 fps. It’s a very accurate and powerful PCP.

 

[Dogowski]

It’s not all that old but for me, I move airguns a lot. The one so far that I’d never sell is my .30 Kalibrgun Cricket 2 Tac. This one wears a custom Steve Corcoran walnut stock. It’s tuned to shoot Zan 56gr pellets at 885 fps. It’s a very accurate and powerful PCP.
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Very nice rifle man. 700cc tank oughta get you plenty of shots!