70 Year Old Air Pistol Restoration

Rescued, renewed, and re-blued.
Daisy 'Targeteer' BB Pistol restoration. These BB pistols were made by Daisy from 1937 until 1952. So this one is at least 69 years old. These were intended for younger kids, and to be used indoors. They require tiny little 118 shot ammo and are really low power. The ads state "Accurate up to 12 feet!". Still a very fun little gun to use inside.
Bluing Steel: This little gun is made from stamped steel. The steel was originally blued. Bluing is a chemical treatment that changes the surface of steel to make it harder and more resistant to rust. I re-blued this gun using a very basic recipe of caustic soda, potassium nitrate, and water.
Cold Bluing: You can see that I use metal blackener, or cold bluing. This is purely cosmetic and doesn't inhibit corrosion or change the hardness of the steel.
Temper coloring: I also temper color some screws in this video. This uses heat to change the color of the steel. Also, purely cosmetic. It just has a bit of a different look.
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[@RestorationbyGOAT]

Thanks to you, I got some good ideas on how to restore a weapon. I'm thinking of restoring a weapon soon. Thank you, great job!

[@Madlintelf]

Not sure if it's the same one I had back in the late 70's early 80's but I definitely remember loading it the same way. So much more fun than cap guns! Nicely restored, looks fantastic!

[@donaldfarr8162]

Good job. Thank you for not doing all the slow motion stuff like so many restoration sites. 👍

[@stevethecountrycook1227]

A decent job for what you had to work with! 🍋

[@derekwagner157]

You'll shoot your eye out kid! A+!

[@xxPenjoxx]

It looks like Bond's signature Walther PPK with a silencer when it's complete. Great restoration as always 👍

[@markvinny30]

In my opinion, it looks more like the Ruger Mk II or III with Tokarev TT-33 lower frame assembly.

[@Restorology]

Thanks for sharing this project. I'll be working on a BB gun rifle for my channel soon and this gave me a few ideas on how to handle it. Cheers!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Cheers!

[@Cradley684]

Ah Mr Bond great restoration, LOL, have a nice day & Stay Safe !!!.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks, you too!

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Awesome Restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GrooveyGrubworm]

I still have my old bb and pellet guns from when I was a kid. I was taught to take care of them so they still look like new. They are over 20 years old 😆

[@oneshotme]

Looks wonderful and you did a amazing job restoring it!! Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@amilcarmoncada1801]

Estupenda restauracion por usted lograda en esta pistola Daisy BB vintage, respetos desde Venezuela💯💯👍👍🙏🙏💯💯

[@nutthrower4415]

A lot of work, job well done 👍

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

I have two of these...one silver and one blue (plus the target set-up)...the challenge is finding the little bbs which are different from other Daisy air guns. Nice work!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Yeah, that took me a while. The nickel plated ones are very cool looking. Thanks for watching.

[@airmojo]

You can use #6 shot from a shotgun shell.

[@garymucher9590]

Nice refurbishing efforts. It looks similar to an older Ruger Standard model 22 rim fire pistol. This is a perfect pistol to start a kid out with because being low power, you can teach gun control and muzzle control. Thumbs Up!

[@rickb3225]

You're slowly becoming one of my favorites! Great work!

[@fcknkllr]

Awesome restore!

[@Myhandlenagluho]

Amazing job!

[@brandon_crow1291]

I got one of these in great and working condition in some stuff that was given to me when my grandpa passed away. Hand no idea it was that old. Super stoked to learn about it.

[@joannehetherington445]

Amazing looks real.

[@ddssdickday]

At the beginning of each of his videos, I think there is NO way... he proves me wrong every time! Great video.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you!

[@samanthadean1083]

My uncle had a similar one, but it was a cap gun instead. You’ve done a magnificent job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@molehogadventures6615]

Great job.

[@vinceianni4026]

Good job good restoration well done

[@dmitriyyuryewitch7068]

Спасибо большое за хороший ремонт)) Пистолет называется Daisy Model 118 Targeteer чем то на Walther Olimpia .22 похоже.

[@ricardogaraycochea1939]

Te felicito por la dedicación y el buen trabajo en la restauración de la pistola de balines 🇵🇪

[@repairrestore3293]

good job! you are really talented!

[@zoinksxscooby]

Great job

[@austint19]

This was made in my hometown!! Holy smokes that's awesome!

[@ItsAzurian]

Capppppp

[@joemode101]

Nice job 👍🏼

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Great work buddy

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool well done.

[@rlm98253]

You do really nice work and I enjoy your videos. Please consider putting some sort of sound deadening material on the underside of your steel work table. When you drop things on it or hammer things on it the resulting sound is very annoying.

[@timsmith1589]

Cool man I have one of those too and they're fun

[@carsonclark3140]

Very nice

[@patriciafortesrigos2620]

Eu pensei que fosse uma pistola de verdade e não de brinquedo , adorei a restauração.

[@airmojo]

Never had mine apart like that ! What is the piston seal made of... leather ? Did you soak it in some sort of oil ? Normally Neatsfoot Oil works well with leather seals on normal piston airguns.

[@madcapmagician6018]

nice job 😁👍

[@miszczu85]

Piękna robota 👍

[@jojoanajehad8469]

شكرأ اخي الفاضل

[@kpadmirer]

I've always wondered how these worked.

[@richspillman4191]

Be careful, you could put an eye out with that thing!

[@AcmeRestorations]

OK, you're the first. I wonder how many more of that comment I'm going to get :).

[@richspillman4191]

@@AcmeRestorations I'm glad you got it. My second choice was "It's always fun 'till someone loses an eye." Great job improvising the rear sight.

[@partylee007]

Damnit! That’s the comment I was going to leave😆

[@AcmeRestorations]

@@richspillman4191 Thanks.

[@ledart]

goodjob! 初めて見た!非常に小さなBB ) Is the bullet lead or iron?

[@Weebwe]

Pilotwhale: Fantastic work! Where did you get the rubber seal on the plunger? Also, where did you get or make the abutment seal? I also noticed your plunger did not have the pipe-like extension that inserts from the plunger head into the shot tube, Any info.would be appreciated. I wish I had 5% of your skill. Thank you.

[@giovannirazza9938]

Ti.✍️ X farti sapere che sei bravo, complimenti!!!

[@jstaatzy5606]

Nice production and result! I question why the heated solution bluing method for the frame instead of just cold bluing you did for the rivets? It seemed like a lot of unnecessary work for the same result. It was cool to see all three types of bluing though. Congratulations!

[@AcmeRestorations]

It's not the same result. Real bluing creates an oxide layer that is harder and rust resistant. Cold bluing is just coloring. It's really only good for touch up. Thanks for watching.

[@airmojo]

Did you clean the barrel ? 😁

[@LoftechUK]

Well before the Gat Air Gun I had when I was a kid

[@fireblade95]

I had a daisy 177 lever action pistol ! Doomsday devices in the hands of 14 year olds!

[@minbannister3625]

YOU'LL HAVE SOME BODY'S EYE OUT WITH THAT!

[@suenichols7047]

Thus I a very cool video

[@MichaelJones-nn7my]

I always did like the taste of sweet potato

[@raziel3726]

Craftsman!!

[@user-vo2fp1bh1s]

GOOd

[@cesarorozco2616]

Does it shoot pellets?

[@jiriblabla4702]

Great job. What is the ratio of ingredients for the bath?

[@AcmeRestorations]

45.45 parts distilled water, 35.45 parts lye, 19.1 parts potassium nitrate @ 290F

[@LoftechUK]

Hi ACME what wire wheel are you using please

[@Alejandro-si8qk]

Daisy..remember child games.thanks.

[@GreatNorthenCreations]

I would have replaced the rubber ring, better compression.

[@evgenyfavorsky422]

It was Browning! Why you made it Blueing!?

[@jironmeister]

Ahhh, great for kids

[@matthiasweigel311]

If you have to oil the parts anyway why would you not use a cold bluing solution?!? Much less work, less dangerous and less cumbersome. That's what I've used dozens of times with great results...

[@AcmeRestorations]

Cold blueing is just cosmetic. It's just for touch up, it's not actually blueing. Also I am trying to restore to the original contidion and this pistol was originally blued so I wanted to give it a try.

[@diegobom1]

I don't understand why you didn't replace the rubber plunger

[@AcmeRestorations]

Do you know where I can find a replacement?

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

The last one I did I nickel plated the barrel, I Japanned the handle and and liquid gun blued the rest.

[@AcmeRestorations]

What do you use for japanning?

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@@AcmeRestorations That time I was trying a new recipe for cold Japanning. I used Asphaltum and marine varnish. 50/50. It was taking too long so I ended up using a low heat to finish it.

[@DNA104]

Nem sabia que existia uma arma que tem o meu nome Kkkkk Daisy model🤣🤡

[@patrixedge4450]

Nice job excellent now give it to me 🤨

[@tsquare936]

Should have been in landscape when filming only get half the video

[@AcmeRestorations]

It is shot entirely in landscape. I don't know what your having a problem with.

[@ot9180]

Who do you want to shoot?

[@lolcec81]

Комментарий в поддержку видео и канала, а также труда мастера который отреставрировал пневмат.

[@terrywindsor1310]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ItsAzurian]

*I W A N T I T*

[@firstlast-qz4gp]

anyone notice a flash of flames at 1:31, hammering out the rear piece...

[@xxlaugherteexx]

U mean the single spark?

[@nathanbinns6345]

I think it’s rust dust being knocked out in a brief puff by the hammering

[@firstlast-qz4gp]

@@xxlaugherteexx yeah, looked like a little flame

[@dragandavidovac4806]

Cerix

[@dragandavidovac4806]

Ceriks

[@goth_witch1362]

Genuine question, why the hell is this "for kids" that's dangerous, don't get me wrong I bet it was fun as hell, but I'm so concerned about the fact that this was meant for children.

[@AcmeRestorations]

It's not that dangerous. This is the first BB gun I have ever seen that you probably could NOT put your eye out with. It's super gutless. Also, kids back in the '30s were given more responsibilities and expected to be more responsible. Just look at Audie Murphy for example.

[@goth_witch1362]

@@AcmeRestorations I know for sure I would have injured someone with that thing as a child, or as an adult, nobody should give me a weapon. Anyways awesome video dude

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Clean the window of the sand blaster please.

[@AcmeRestorations]

The windows not dirty; the cabinet fills with dust.

[@loonygirl4047]

Sometimes I think the manufacturers really didn't think when they made things like these. Twelve feet is still enough to hurt someone. Or beak your mother's china, vase, picture frame, vacuum cleaner, windows, lightbulbs, the dog, the cat, the fishtank. Really anything that exists. Love the restoration.

[@j.peters1222]

It was made from 1937 to 1952. They didn't exactly prioritize user safety with toys back then. Lawn darts for example didn't even start getting banned until the 1990's and those were very dangerous.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Actually, this thing will barely break paper at 12 feet :).

[@Little_Red_Riding_Hoodlum]

I can tell you that the BB rifles (likely not intended to be toys) that were around in my foolish adolescent years could penetrate a blue jeaned butt cheek from across a typical suburban backyard. 😉

[@LewisSkeeter]

Oh boy. The wowzers and killjoys are yapping about health and safety. Let's wrap the kids in cotton wool and never let them leave the house.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

You didn't do the most important part of a BB gun restore. Rehardening the spring. Looks nice but I had to downvote because it will be a weak shot now.

[@AcmeRestorations]

It was already a weak shot. These guns are notoriously weak. Re-hardening that spring isn't going to change that. I'm going to have to downvote because you didn't do your research.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@@AcmeRestorations lmao I've restored about 5 of those. But hey you believe what you like...

[@Restorology]

If there is no damage to the spring, why would it need to be heat treated? Just from normal use?

[@cesarorozco2616]

Does it shoot pellets?

[@AcmeRestorations]

Yes. Little special lead pellets.