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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: jeepster on May 18, 2016, 05:17:08 PM

Title: Red Ryder
Post by: jeepster on May 18, 2016, 05:17:08 PM: Ok, so, just about everybody had a red Ryder as a kid, and I was at wally world the other day, and couldn't resist, so I got one, it's alot of fun for 25$

BUT

I got a problem with taking things apart

I've had pellet gun and air rifles before, and I always end up modding them and hopping them up and getting power increases.

So........

Anybody take the humble red Ryder apart and get any hupzah out of em? I know you can do trigger jobs, but I'd like to get 100+ extra fps or so. I got a stump at the end of my yard about 40 yards from my deck... I'd like to reliably kill cans and stuff...

Could bout a better gun, but, seems like a good challenge
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: pcal on May 18, 2016, 05:59:28 PM: No to increasing the power. Its made for kids and I would think that 40 yrds is way too far to hit reliably.I have an adult sized red rider made for shootgun practice that has the same low volocity.(https://www.shootwhereyoulook.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_McDaniel The gun isn't available any longer as Lucky passed away back in '86,but I used the regular red rider bb guns to train my 2 sons who became excellent wing shooters using his book and method.I just removed the rear sights an cut off the plastic front sight.I had to put a screw into the plastic end to keep it from falling out which would cause the barrel to move. I had them shoot thousands of times into a cardboard box with targets on them at close range before they were allowed to shoot outdoors.Recycled the bbs with a magnet.Before long there were no safe dragonflys or bumble bees or flying ants in our back yard.I can still hit 6 for 6 aspirin tablets set on a rail from 12 feet.Nothing better for training instinct shooting than a bb gun and much cheaper than shotgun ammo. If you have never read about Lucky please read his whole story on wiki.
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: magnanimous_j on May 18, 2016, 06:51:46 PM: I wouldn't bother. It's not built to the tolerances necessary for real accuracy. That being said, I wore out a couple of them as a kid because I loved them so much.

For the modest sum of $130, I recently picked up a Hatsan 95 in .22 that runs circles around my brother-in-law's Crosman Nitro when it comes to persuading the geese to find another dock.

http://www.airgundepot.com/hatsan-model-95-air-rifle-turkish-walnut-stock.html
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 18, 2016, 07:16:15 PM: I have a few, one for me, one for my boy. If you want accuracy, look at the daisy champion. These are minute of can at about 25 yards. But they are pretty fun and cheap trigger time, and I have made some pretty amazing shots with one, but they were pretty much luck given the shot dispersion.

Now the Crosman 2400t is another story.
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: Angry Perch on May 19, 2016, 12:31:50 PM: It ain't gotta be fast to be accurate! We have a lot of competitions with my daughter's at the cabin. Best shot was a 2 gang metal switch plate hanging in a fir tree from two driveways down on the other side of the street. I've never heard a more satisfying "ding" in my life. Shoot - set gun down- take a swig of beer - listen - ding!
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: Bofire on May 19, 2016, 04:34:43 PM: mine will not kill a woodpecker at 20 feet . I still like it.
Carl
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: ribka on May 19, 2016, 05:55:05 PM: Quote from: magnanimous_j on May 18, 2016, 06:51:46 PM
I wouldn't bother. It's not built to the tolerances necessary for real accuracy. That being said, I wore out a couple of them as a kid because I loved them so much.

For the modest sum of $130, I recently picked up a Hatsan 95 in .22 that runs circles around my brother-in-law's Crosman Nitro when it comes to persuading the geese to find another dock.

http://www.airgundepot.com/hatsan-model-95-air-rifle-turkish-walnut-stock.html

The hatsans are junk

I would not pay $25 for one their rifles
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: wadu1 on May 19, 2016, 06:08:51 PM: I still have mine, wood stock and a saddle ring. Whacked lot of starlings with it and some others that I don't want to mention :)
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: h2ofowlr on May 19, 2016, 06:57:42 PM: I have one of the RWS 460 Magnums and love shooting it. Accurate and hard hitting gun. A friend like it, but went nuts after shooting it for a bit and went with a Evanix Max bullpup. I say he went nuts as he spent over $1,500 on this air gun. Plus a bunch more for a pump and now he has scuba tanks as well to fill it.
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 19, 2016, 07:07:03 PM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on May 19, 2016, 06:57:42 PM
I have one of the RWS 460 Magnums and love shooting it. Accurate and hard hitting gun. A friend like it, but went nuts after shooting it for a bit and went with a Evanix Max bullpup. I say he went nuts as he spent over $1,500 on this air gun. Plus a bunch more for a pump and now he has scuba tanks as well to fill it.

I have been looking at the RWS 460 Magnum in .22 for a while. That's good to hear.
Title: Re: Red Ryder
Post by: Buckmark on May 19, 2016, 07:12:46 PM: I still have my Red Ryder i got in 1974! and i and many others still shoot it...love watching the BB arc to the target.. :chuckle:
Still has the original leather laynard on the saddle ring.. :tup:

Even had the original box it came in till my ex wife threw it away... :'(