The 120+ year old Daisy 20th Century BB gun is headed home. Part 2

[@bertenerny7867]

Shane, I personally think it's a distinct honor to actually touch an actual item that is truly a connection with the past. I salute your attention to detail. Thanks for the lesson. Regards, Bert

[@carsonl.8788]

Nice piece!

[@nobodyshome758]

Very cool!

[@WalnutandSteel]

Nice!

[@OlSgtLove]

Shane , it sure looks alot better then before it got to you .. Well done . Very cool to see something so old and the historical valve of some of the 1st Daisy Rifles . Very ,very cool !!!

[@RestOModDaisy]

Thanks Sarge! It is kinda cool to get to fiddle with stuff you haven't seen before.

[@alfreddill3251]

Outstanding!

[@josephcervantes6872]

Looks amazing.

[@RestOModDaisy]

Thanks!

[@Segafishy]

Looks a beauty, definately has a Steampunk Shooting Gallery vibe to it, can see a line of them sat beneath bright carnival lights ready to ruin a steel duck or rabbits day.

[@RestOModDaisy]

I don't know about 1900's England but here in the USofA, gallery guns were 22 short pump guns like the Winchester Model 1890. A genuine powder burner capable of blasting out 18 rounds of 22 shorts as fast as you could work the pump at a cost of 1 penney a round. Great fun for all!

[@Segafishy]

@@RestOModDaisy we had 22 rimfire and then at somepoint swapped to various Air Rifles and pistols, been hoping to find something from the Yarmouth area as thats where I spent alot of time growing up, would have been all Air in my Childhhod though.

[@RestOModDaisy]

I never fired at a gallery as a youth, we just headed out the back door and off into the woods. Wasn't allowed a cartiridge burner until I was 9 and that was solely on heavily suoervised "Squirrel Huntin'" trips with my father. Lovely time but was forced to carry my ammo in condition 6, one round in my pocket until my old dad cleared the target and the area and approved my proposed shot. Didn't get many rounds off in the first couple of trips.@@Segafishy

[@Segafishy]

@@RestOModDaisy Galleries were mosty the only way I could shoot anything gun like, as I got a bit older I had Slingshots and the Airsoft type BB guns but couldn't actually hunt although a friend of mine did with hs Dad, hopefully though I can get my own kids started younger though if I have any.

[@rexwysocki8432]

Very cool old piece ! How did you tighten up the stock ?

[@RestOModDaisy]

That was a conrundrum. The factory stock screw was absolutely frozen in the cast iron reciever and never broke free even after a deluge of Kroil over many days of soaking. I opted to fab up a tapered metal shim and installed it under the wrist to achieve the wiggle reduction I was looking for.

[@rexwysocki8432]

@@RestOModDaisy Interesting approach. I’ve fixed several “conventional” Daisys by plugging and redrilling (or epoxy bedding, old 880’s are notorious for loose stocks), but this not being a common gun I was curious. Also, I wonder if any of the finish wear on the r.h. side might be attributable to hand wear (right-handed shooter, more hand contact ?)