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  Airgun 1 - Resources for Shooting Air Guns made by Crossman, Beeman, RWS, Daisy
Airgun 1 has loads of information and specifications on a wide variety of air guns, including air pistols and air rifles in spring-piston, pneumatic and CO2 configurations as well as pellets and accessories for pellet guns of all types and manufacturers.
Models include spring piston and pneumatic air rifles and air pistols as well as repeating CO2 airguns from Crossman, Colt, Walther, and Beretta to mention a few.
Sponsored by FSI who offers adult precision airguns, including Olympic grade match rifles from Feinwerkbau (also known as FWB) and the economical single-stroke pneumatic Baikal IZH46M Match Air Pistol and the Russian made IZH532 (IZH MP532) Competition Air Rifle.
www.airgun1.com   (187 words)

  
 Airgun Silencers
Air gun silencers (airgun moderators) use similar principles as firearm silencers but, because of the low energy of airgun pellets, and the delicate nature of their flight, they generally do not use any form of wipe.
It certainly could be argued that a moderator on an airgun, even one built into the airgun, could be removed, perhaps by machining away the airgun, or unscrewing the permanent-looking barrel shroud unit,, and then adapted for use on a firearm- i.e.
Airguns are not protected under the Second Amendment and the firearm organizations have their hands full, and their resources stretched to the limit, with true Second Amendment problems.
www.beemans.net /silencers_on_airguns.htm   (3410 words)

  
 Airgun Law in the UK
Airguns do not require a licence unless they are over the UK legal limit of 12ft.lbs muzzle energy for rifles and 6 ft.lbs muzzle energy for pistols.
Parents who wish to buy an airgun for a person under 14 years must keep control of it at all times and must not allow the child to be in complete control, though he can be allowed to use it under supervision.
You can have the airgun temporarily, and you can use it when you are on private premises where you have a right to be provided you are under the supervision of a person who is over 21 years old.
website.lineone.net /~triggerfish/gunlaw.htm   (1807 words)

  
 Airgun Information - Three Basic Types of Airguns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The break barrel airgun is cocked by holding the stock in one hand and breaking the airgun in half at the breech holding the barrel with the other.
As their name implies, these airguns are powered by CO2, either in the 12 gram cartridge form or decanted from a bulk CO2 tank into the airgun reservoir.
CO2 as a power plant for an airgun is kind of funny because it is used in some of the mass-produced non-precision airguns along with the highest of the high-tech 10 meter match airguns.
www.straightshooters.com /docs/bairtype.html   (1157 words)

  
 Airgun code
Any airgun (regardless of its power or classification) is considered a ‘firearm’ if it is used to commit a criminal offence, and simply possessing one when committing a criminal offence may greatly increase any sentence a court may award.
If you trespass with your airgun, you are committing the offence of armed trespass, the maximum penalty for which is three months impnsonment and or a fine of £2,500.
Your airgun is considered ‘loaded’ if there is any form of projectile in the breech, regardless of whether or not the gun is cocked.
www.saddleryandgunroom.co.uk /airgun_code.htm   (663 words)

  
 A short history of the Airgun
The airgun history actually began in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, these odd arms then equaled the power of the contemporary big-game and waterfowl weapon or military firearm.
Airguns were considered weapons of war, an early version would be the blow gun powered by one's own breath, and many disagree on when this early weapon came into being.
The first largest produced airgun was of the bellows chamber design, so named as implies, a spring loaded bellows was used for power with an expanding ratchet device housed in the butt stock that was cranked or keyed to rewind the spring.
klesinger.com /jbp/hairgun.html   (1243 words)

  
 Beeman Precision Airguns // Why buy an adult airgun?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Most target airguns have a maximum range of about 400 yards (366 m), and the pellets are so light and their energy so low that the only precaution that need be taken is simple eye protection.
Airguns in the home don't pose nearly the same hazard as firearms (however, all guns should be kept locked-up).
Airguns are the perfect way to teach your family marksmanship and correct gun handling, training that neatly carries over to firearms use.
www.beeman.com /whybuy.htm   (1120 words)

  
 NORWICH AIR RIFLE FIELD TARGET CLUB - AIRGUN LAW
Millions of airguns are regularly used in the UK and there is no need to have a licence to own one-provided its power is within the legal limit: a muzzle energy of 12ft.lbs for air rifles or 6ft.lbs for pistols.
AIRGUNS IN PUBLIC PLACES It is illegal for anyone to have a loaded airgun in a public place, unless for some proper reason - such as authorised pest control.
The airgun does not have to be cocked - anything in the breech, barrel or magazine defines the gun in law as loaded'.
www.rout1.fsnet.co.uk /Narftc/NarftcHome/Airgunlaw.htm   (1062 words)

  
 Airgun Warranty and Repair Stations and Resources for Air Guns
One airgun company estimated that nearly 90% of airgun failures and damage could have been avoided if the owner had read and followed the instructions.
In many cases, the mainspring in spring-piston airguns is under considerable pressure even when the gun is uncocked.
In the case of an airgun, remove the scope and mount, trigger shoe, sling and barrel band, muzzlebrake and so forth.
www.airgunsusa.com /list8a.html   (845 words)

  
 Airgun Collecting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Although the firm produced airguns until 1929 (with sales from inventory or of guns assembled from stock parts as late as 1943), I have not listed it as one of the major American airgun companies of this century because its primary development and such a large part of its sales occurred in the 19th century.
One of the great achievements of American airgun collecting is to have a Brown pistol of each of the two barrel lengths in their original boxes with the original blueprinted instructions.
Airgun projectiles are a whole field on to themselves, most appealing as a supplement to the airguns which fire them, and to collectors who want to take a different tack or do not wish to invest the funds needed for an airgun collection.
www.beemans.net /airguncollecting.htm   (7728 words)

  
 ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY | Airgun Report Executive Summary
These sound waves become less intense as they travel away from the airgun array, due to both scattering off of the seafloor and “acoustic spreading”, by which the total sound energy is spread out into a larger and larger area as it spreads in a spherical or cylindrical fashion.
The central concerns about seismic airguns include physiological damage they may cause (ranging from catastrophic tissue damage to long-term hearing loss), behavioral responses such as causing fish or whales to move away from the survey area, and the added noise airguns contribute to the general din of the sea.
This does not necessarily mean that all airgun activity should cease, but rather that closer attention to the effects of airgun noise offers a striking opportunity to learn more about the effects of noise in general.
www.acousticecology.org /oceanairgunexecsumm.html   (3526 words)

  
 DYNAMIT NOBEL : AIRGUN MAINTENANCE
Airgun maintenance is a topic that many adult airgun users find confusing.
Just keep in mind that "moderation" is the key to basic airgun maintenance, which includes everything from power plant and pivot point lubricatin to simple external surface care.
The same goes for your valued precision airgun's hardwood stock, as it too is subject to the stresses of regular handling and outside elements.
www.airhunter.ru /rifles/diana52/mainteng.htm   (1556 words)

  
 Co2
For any airgun application where reservoir size is limited and high pressure is not required, CO is either a better, more convenient or more economical power source than compressed air.
The reservoir, or lack of, is the biggest differentiation between the firearm replica gas pistols and the "proper" CO airgun.
To provide true airgun performance, a reservoir or large gas bottle is necessary to provide a heat sink between the liquid CO and the exhaust valve.
home.hiwaay.net /~ispellan/Co2.html   (5268 words)

  
 Airgun Plans at Shotgunsforsale.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
He did not crawl back out until the smoke cleared, in addition to by means of then the Trekkers had withdrawn from the field.
Related terms are new england firearms, walther firearms, savage firearms, moderators for airguns, and marlin firearms.
Take the airgun back to the police department, where they will conduct a particular safety check in addition to ballistics test.
www.shotgunsforsale.net /AirgunPlans.htm   (643 words)

  
 Airguns,links to airgun sites.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Airguns Alaska - Carries wide assortment of precision adult airguns (Beeman, RWS, Gamo, ARS Career 707, Marksman, Crosman, FWB, Anschütz and Walther) and related accessories.
Airgun 10 meter target transportation system - A target-holder on a track system that will move the target and holder out to 10 meters.
VMI - Here's some info on the airgun that was purported to be carried by Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
www.harley-heaven.com /Page211.html   (4299 words)

  
 Daisy Powerline Airgun Lawsuit
The lawsuit seeks to compel Daisy to notify consumers that the model 880 and model 856 Powerline Airguns are defective, and present a substantial risk of death or injury to anyone using the airgun.
CPSC staff contends that as a result of a defect within the airgun, a BB remained lodged inside of the airgun's magazine, unbeknownst to Tucker or his friend.
Most airgun and firearm designs, however, do not have this feature, and commentors divide in their opinions on whether it enhances or detracts from safety.
www.cpsc.gov /cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02029.html   (2535 words)

  
 Hawaii Precision Airgun Club Home Page
Are legally permitted to possess and use an airgun.
All members shall be fully conversant with the law governing airguns and safety code.
Juniors under the age of 14 may join only at the discretion of the committee after that junior shows evidence of being able to safely and capably handle an airgun They shall then undergo a three month 'probationary period' after which their membership shall be ratified or otherwise.
www.lava.net /~hibobg/hipac/hipac.html   (1290 words)

  
 American Airguns - The BSA Super10 Air Rifle / airgun, pellet, bb, rifle, pistol, field target, aafta, gun, guns, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The airgun industry has been introducing some very innovative airguns over thepast few years.
One of these airguns was the BSA Super10.
BSA is well know in the airgun world for their high quality airguns.
www.airguns.net /reviews/super10f.html   (1246 words)

  
 American Airguns Main
It is dedicated to the airguns, accessories and shooting sports These pages are continuously being updated so please check back periodically.
This page is maintained by Brad Troyer as a hobby and as a service to the airgun community at large.
The page is only here to promote airguns and to help inform those who wish to learn more about them.
www.airguns.net   (125 words)

  
 Airgun Designs - News!
Airgun Designs it pleased to join this group of manufacturers in supporting this effort to create a central "clearing house" for schedule information.
Airgun Designs is pleased to announce the recent purchase of Automags Online.
The previous owners of www.automags.org, which is known as Automags Online and commonly referred to as AO, sold the site to Airgun Designs Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
www.airgun.com /news.shtml   (519 words)

  
 Links Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Airgun Express sells virtually everything associated with airguns.
We have a full line of fine, precision airguns, air pistols, pellets, scopes and accessories for all your shooting needs.
Until the white text adjacent to the fl notes panel is visible, it's not fully loaded.
www.eatel.net /~amptech/elecdisc/rifledemos.htm   (1444 words)

  
 Airgun Articles
In 1954 a German firm introduced a "booster" or gas adapter to be used on high-power spring-air operated rifles.
Because of its fire hazards, anesthetic and poisonous properties, dangers in storing, and similar deficiencies, its general use in the United States would undoubtedly induce both police and fire regulatory actions.
As such it is a hazard to both firearms and airgun manufacturers.
www.airgun.org /articles/etherattachments.html   (1247 words)

  
 Welsh Airgun Association News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Wales took a team of 24 to the Isle of Man for the 2005 CSF(ED), the airgun events taking place at the new National Sports Centre in Douglas and the cartridge pistol events being shot on the Slieau Lhost range up in the hills on the TT course at Windy Corner.
The 2005 Welsh Airgun Open will be held in the main hall of the Welsh Institute of Sport at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff over the weekend of 5 - 6 November 2005.
The excellent organisation and running of the competitions was down to a team from local Airgun clubs, headed up by Ian Morris who said "It was a great two days, made easy to put on through the help of an excellent team of local shooters".
www.welsh-airgun.org.uk /news.htm   (1446 words)

  
 AirgunMod - Custom & Modified Crosman Airguns
This is a must do for anyone who owns an airgun with a 2260 style trigger.
The Tips & Tricks area of our website is dedicated to the sharing of information regarding modifying airguns.
If you have a procedure, article, or tip of your own that you would like to share please visit our Contact Us page and send us a quick email.
www.spiralsol.com /airgunmod   (324 words)

  
 Airgun Hunting Gallery
Weapon of choice was the original magnum airgun, the 124d by Feinwerkbau - this time scoped with a Bushnell Banner 4-12x40Ao in Sportsmatch OPM mounts.
It is set at 11 ft/lbs shooting HandN FTT at 564 ft/lbs and scoped with a Simmons Pro-Air 4x32Ao.
This gun shoots 8,66 HandN FTT at 915 fps for 16 ft/lbs and was scoped with a Simmons Pro-Air 6-18x40Ao.
www.airgunhunters.com /Gallery.html   (2330 words)

  
 Software
AirGun is a software suite for analysing the performance of air rifles and pistols.
Shot string data can then be saved to a file and later imported to the AirGun program.
Save it to a folder on your computer and run it directly from there, or floppy it to an old laptop.
home.hiwaay.net /~ispellan/Software.html   (473 words)

  
 Airgun tech, tunes, faq's
Airgun SAFETY: Why you should use shooting glasses.
Note: Airgun tunes, as well as other technical articles presented here should be considered works in progress, never the final word.
Working on airguns may be hazardous to your health if all relevant safety precautions are not taken.
www.funsupply.com /airguns/tech.html   (595 words)

  
 Mac1 Airgun Distributors
As long as this airgun is well maintained it should last for many years of shooting enjoyment.
If something appears to failing it is best to take action before it causes further damage.
All contents of this website are copyright ©2001 by Mac1 Airgun Distributors/McMurray and Son.
www.mac1airgun.com /steriodags.html   (1373 words)

  
 Air Guns | AirGunWarehouseInc.com | Crosman & Gamo Air Guns
Therefore, if you purchased this airgun for use by a younger shooter, please make certain he or she operates it under the supervision of an adult.
Before using read the owner's manual accompanying this airgun.
You must be 19 years of age to purchase an airgun.
www.airgunwarehouseinc.com   (454 words)

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