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Post by Dutch on Jan 24, 2013 21:03:38 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2013 9:35:02 GMT -5
Very intersting clip there Dutch!! I was amazed at the power it shooting thru a 1" board at 100 yds had plus had 800 lbs of compressed air in its stock!!
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Post by Dutch on Jan 26, 2013 17:02:30 GMT -5
Yeah, and, was it 30 shots before it lost power?  Incredible for the day. |
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Post by greybearjr on Jan 26, 2013 23:25:37 GMT -5
The Giardonni Rifle Merriweather Lewis carried is owned by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. It is currently on display in the Chief of Staff of the Army's Hallway exhibit in the Pentagon. I was involved in acquiring the rifle for the Army about five years ago and it is an amazing piece of engineering considering the simplicity of its parts. For the infantryman to pump the bladder was 1500 strokes with a hand pump though. I have had the pleasure to fire Ernie Cowens reproduction and it gernerates about 450 fps at the muzzle. MG Hal Nelson fired it at the Cumberland County Game lands range and hit a man size target at 100 yards. Pretty neat!!
GBJ
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Post by Dutch on Jan 27, 2013 6:48:34 GMT -5
Ain't yer regular Daisy BB gun, is it?
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Post by bushmaster on Jan 27, 2013 7:23:34 GMT -5
I wouldn't shoot it! Might put my eye out!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 8:01:51 GMT -5
The Giardonni Rifle Merriweather Lewis carried is owned by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. It is currently on display in the Chief of Staff of the Army's Hallway exhibit in the Pentagon. I was involved in acquiring the rifle for the Army about five years ago and it is an amazing piece of engineering considering the simplicity of its parts. For the infantryman to pump the bladder was 1500 strokes with a hand pump though. I have had the pleasure to fire Ernie Cowens reproduction and it gernerates about 450 fps at the muzzle. MG Hal Nelson fired it at the Cumberland County Game lands range and hit a man size target at 100 yards. Pretty neat!! GBJ Great you had that experience Jack!! |
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Post by dennyf on Jan 27, 2013 8:04:23 GMT -5
Knew they'd lugged an air rifle along, didn't recall the "why" part. Neat presentation.
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Post by GlennD on Jan 27, 2013 10:44:17 GMT -5
Really interesting! I Have always been amazed by the power of air rifles. I had a Crosman .22 caliber when I was a kid. I could pump it about 10 times and still get the pump handle closed.. it got harder to close with each pump. It would easily shoot through a 1 inch pine board at about 50 feet. I had a couple old pine board boxes that I used to use for rabbit box traps and also target backstops.
That old Crosman was the demise of a lot of Starlings..
I still have it but the sear and seals are worn out.
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Incredible for the day. 
