Daisy model 25

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Daisy has re-introduced the model 25 slide action BB gun. I tried one out yesterday and it is comparable with my dozen or so vintage model 25s. Not the classic workmanship of the 50s but a pretty good BB gun for $40. The shot tube will interchange with the older guns. The same force feed shot tube was used in their target model 99 BB gun. Ahh, the memories of youth when almost anything was a target for my BB gun!
 
In the late '50s and early '60s the model 25 was considered the Holy Grail of air rifles by we boys in Michigan. It was accurate and powerful and a sure killer of birds and frogs. A few years back my brother put together a mounted display of a model 25, an original cleaning kit, vintage BBs and various owners manuals, advertisements and targets, all with the Daisy logo on them and then gave the display to me to hang in my gun room. Glad to hear it's back for another generation to enjoy.
 
A few years back I'd almost decided to buy a Daisy 25 from an online vintage BBgun dealer.
For sentimental reasons only. It wasn't my favorite BB gun but its the one I remember best from my younger days.

I'd really like to see Crosman revive their M1 Carbine BB gun.
We still have the Crosman M1 belonging to my younger brother. My older brother found it rusted shut in his basement and I restored it to pretty good operating condition and cleaned it up. His still has it hanging on the antlers of a Deer trophy.

The same mechanism used by the Crosman M1 could easily be adapted to an M4 Carbine BB gun.
 
M1 BB gun

The Crossman M1 carbine was a neat gun. Only one I saw was at a yard auction, the guy that I was bidding against thought it was a genuine M1 carbine so you know he outbid me. Would have loved to had it but $150 was a bit to much for my BB gun budget. An excellent, working Daisy Model 25 with a shot tube that fires only one BB at a time will easily sell in that range and much higher for the earliest ones.
 
The pump Daisy was not my first Daisy but it was the one my grandfather taught me how to hit a can thrown in the air with. I have never had any trouble hitting a running rabbit or a running deer. I believe I owe that to those tin cans and my Daisy and the patience of my grandfather.

Concho Bill
 
Bill Wynne said:
The pump Daisy was not my first Daisy but it was the one my grandfather taught me how to hit a can thrown in the air with. I have never had any trouble hitting a running rabbit or a running deer. I believe I owe that to those tin cans and my Daisy and the patience of my grandfather.

Concho Bill
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Thats the best thing I do remember about my Model 25, its natural pointing and wing shooting capacity. It came to the shoulder with the best balance of any BB gun I've had the pleasure of shooting.
The extra weight of the pump mechanisn is likely why.

The US Army at one time used a modified Daisy lever action to teach point shooting and wing shooting.

I believe that the BB Guns our youngsters had easy access to taught them basic skills that saved many American lives in combat years later.

Since I don't get around very well these days, fortunately I've become more mobile in the last year or so, I've spent far more time plinking with airguns in the backyard than at the range.
Airguns help one develop skills and help to keep the hand and steady and eye sharp.
 
Backyard BBs

I set up a backstop in my back yard and bait it with a piece of watermelon rind to attract flys, then go out in the late afternoon with my model 25 and shoot flys. About 10 feet is the right range, but that varies with the movement of the shade! Several of my shooting pals have stopprd over and had a great time shooting flys.
 
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