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You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - Twitchin Kitten - 12-06-2017
So cleaning out the house in Michigan we stumble across a nice shotgun and this beauty!
You know we had to snag it!
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RE: You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - LKTraz - 12-07-2017
One original Daisy Red Ryder!
RE: You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - Twitchin Kitten - 12-07-2017
(12-07-2017, 06:33 PM)LKTraz Wrote: One original Daisy Red Ryder!
We have no idea how old this is. Matt doesn't think his dad had it as a kid but it was lying around the attic or in a closet. Wonder how you date these things? It's in pretty good shape.
RE: You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - LKTraz - 12-08-2017
The Red Ryder came out in 1940.
They are still in production today.
I see the trigger assembly looks like a modern model so I'm going to guess it's no older than a 1980's or 1990's production run.
As well you need to check the magazine loading location. The old ones had a large cap on the barrel end and you unscrewed that to pour the BB's in. Newer models had either a slot in the magazine tube or the barrel. The newest have the slot in the barrel.
Also on the cocking lever, the new models go through 7 ratchet points where the old ones were one motion to the end.
Get some pics of the other side, front of the barrel and a closeup of the trigger area and I can be more accurate in dating it.
RE: You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - Twitchin Kitten - 12-08-2017
Will do in the daylight
RE: You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - twisteroo - 12-10-2017
Mine is an old junker with mismatched bolts and screws in it, probably from some kid taking it apart to see what makes it work. I have no idea of the age, but it was old 30 years ago when I found it.
Wanna compare pics?
RE: You'll shoot your eye out, Kid! - LKTraz - 12-11-2017
(12-10-2017, 09:37 AM)twisteroo Wrote: Mine is an old junker with mismatched bolts and screws in it, probably from some kid taking it apart to see what makes it work. I have no idea of the age, but it was old 30 years ago when I found it.
Wanna compare pics?
Yours is probably a 1960's production run.
Post some pics and I can give you an idea of how old it may actually be.