Well, I finally did it... I bought my first BB gun... a Daisy Red Ryder, at Walmart.
I couldn't resist... for $25, plus a bottle of 6000 BB's, and out the door for less than $35, you would be hard pressed to find more fun for that !
I wanted it, mainly just too shoot while I'm up at my garage barbecuing, or just fooling around.
Although many times, I have a nice pellet gun up there, I can just leave this up there in the garage, having it handy for some quick fun.
And now, I find out there is a "Lasso scope", 4x15, you can put on it... I may save up for one !
Cheap fun is always worth it !
Plus I know enough not to shoot my eye out !
It's good to have a BB gun! I have a few myself. Of course a Red Ryder, and the Mendoza clone, and a semi-auto Daisy Model 74, and my favorite, the Hahn Super Repeater. For pistols, I have a Crosman 454, and a Dan Wesson stainless snubbie.
Once or twice, my shooting group has gotten together for a BB gun only shoot. Humbling, to say the least. The Daisy Model 74 is best fired with both eyes open, using tracer sighting.
I don't want to get into any CO2 cartridges... I would then want to make a pipe canon to fire the empties out of, like one of the ones my brother and I made back in the 1960s when we figured out how to make gun powder.... couldn't do that today without getting all kinds of attention !
I would not mind finding a nice old Daisy Model 25 in excellent condition... I have seen several while out antiquing, but they are usually in rough condition, especially for the asking price.
But this Red Ryder is so easy to just cock and shoot quickly, it really is a lot of fun !
Some times it rains...and down here, it tends to rain its butt off.
So I keep a couple of smooth bores.
Once the rain puts down a good later of water to float various things (oak galls/leaves/clusters of fire ants/ stray cricket/etc.) will just stand on the dry patio and plink at them as they float by at 15-20 feet.
No rush, no pressure, just fun.
Some times it rains...and down here, it tends to rain its butt off.
So I keep a couple of smooth bores.
Once the rain puts down a good later of water to float various things (oak galls/leaves/clusters of fire ants/ stray cricket/etc.) will just stand on the dry patio and plink at them as they float by at 15-20 feet.
No rush, no pressure, just fun.
Sounds like a lot of fun!
I may have to pick up a couple more to have handy for visitors who may want to do some fun plinking... easier to introduce them to airgunning with a Red Ryder than one of my precious springers !
Think I will look for a Crosman Marlin Cowboy, which is similar to the Red Ryder... always fun to compare similar things !
