I do not condone shooting any one with a bb gun, that is very dangerous. So don't do it. But the memory of that stand off is very funny to me.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
BB Guns.
When I was twelve or so, my grandmothers neighbors had three kids. One was older than me, one about the same age, and one younger. One day the oldest jumped up onto the top of the mothers car. He had his bb gun in hand. The middle kid came out the front door and was met with a bb. The older brother was using a red ryder and pelted him with bb's. Over and over again. He was laughing so hard he almost fell off of the car. The middle kid started cursing and crying, he started to pump up his bb gun and shoot back only to miss every time.
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Listed in my signature block on GTA International Forums (http://gatewaytoairguns.org) is my old original Crosman/Revelation 760 Pumpmaster. I saved my lawn mowing money all summer to buy this one new at the local Western Auto in 1967-68. (Can't remember exactly WHICH year.) It was always a sweet shooter and a powerful gun, especially back in those days. I had it pumped up to a max of 10 times (todays 760 says about 600fps) and had a Copperhead loaded. I was walking through a pasture headed to a small pond to put the hurt on some big ol' bullfrogs. While traversing the pasture, I tripped, being the ever so graceful 12 year old. As I fell, I lost grip of my gun and as I tried to regain my balance and save my precious hunting partner from getting dinged (or worse, landing in a cow patty), I grabbed for it and hit the trigger. The familiar pow was heard. I knew the gun had fired but wasn't sure where the projectile went, it was pointed toward the ground.
ReplyDeleteWell, looking down I see my right foot kinda jumping like one of those big bullfrogs after being tagged with a Crosman golden orb. I saw a trickle of blood coming from my ankle. I had shot myself but felt no pain at all. I ran home to show Mom & Dad. They took me to the hospital where they gave me a tetinus shot and x-ray of my foot. Seems the BB had penetrated so far that it would cause more damage to try and retrieve it. Doc said you can keep it.
Years later, while in the Air Force, I started feeling some deep pains in my right ankle. I went to the doctor and it seems the BB had shifted to very near the joint and had to be surgically removed. They got the little jewel out and I got to at least see it. I had asked that they save it for me to put into a vial and make a necklace out of it but policy was it had to be sent off to the lab for pathology tests. I saw the BB before they rolled it away, it had been encapsulated by my body probably as protection. Pretty neat how the body works sometimes.
Anyway, I recovered shortly thereafter and just the other day was looking at my 760 remembering the glory days. I tried pumping it up but it would not hold pressure. While Christmas shopping I was at Wally World and see they still make the 760 Pumpmaster. But, alas it's in plastic with no wood and a lot less metal. They were marked down to $24!!!! I told the wife to tell Santa to bring me one so I could tear it down, take the innerds and replace the ones in my dear old friend. Thought I might give it a try at my LEFT ankle. LOL
Well, Santa brought the 760 and believe me, the outside and material makeup isn't the only thing that changed. ALL of the internals are different too. SOME things improved, like the addition of a clip feed. But for the most part, they do not stack up to the old original 760 of 1966-1970. I got a parts breakdown off Crosman.com. I scoured eBay and found some parts. On a whim I contacted Kim at Crosman. She said most of the parts are still available through JG since he is an authorized service center for Crosman. There were only 3 parts I needed that he did not list but she had those parts that John didn't. So my old pal will get a makeover internally this week. I will replace all the goodies and hopefully chrony it this weekend. I'll be very curious what this AG will still do, especially with a revitilized power plant. I made a stock and foregrip out of walnut several years ago but may send it to Timmy after he gets his other projects to a managable state and have him make a new set for me. And I DO still have the original wood too.
So, don't count an old AG out. I thought my days of shooting my friend were well in the past and he was destined to collect dust in my closet. Wearing some good stout leather combat boots, I may take him out for some bullfrogging one last time. And NOT load it until it's time to!!!!
Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
Thats a great story! Thanks for posting.
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