{"id":5698,"date":"2020-09-21T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2020-09-20T21:35:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T04:35:32","slug":"my-old-daisy-model-1894-spittin-image-bb-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/my-old-daisy-model-1894-spittin-image-bb-rifle.html","title":{"rendered":"My Old Daisy Model 1894 \u201cSpittin Image\u201d BB Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019d like to take you on a little Wayback Machine trip to the\nmid-1960\u2019s. I was lucky enough to be a \u201cchild of the sixties\u201d when the dangers to\nyoungsters didn\u2019t seem to be lurking around every corner and our parents gave\nus some long leashes as to how we spent our time during the summers. I lived in\na suburban area and nobody gave a second thought when young males walked down\nthe street carrying airguns. It was an easy time where summer break went all\nthe way through Labor Day and was full of lazy days exploring and playing with\nmy friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just like Ralphie from ‘A Christmas Story’, I bugged my parents for my very own BB gun. My older brother had his Daisy Model 25 pump action \u2013 which I was never allowed to touch. \u201cAll my friends have one, Mom!\u201d \u2013 not exactly true, but I was trying to build a case. You can imagine my delight when a long, narrow box was found leaning against the wall behind the tree that Xmas morning of my 13th<\/sup> year. In it was my dream-come-true brand-new Model 1894 \u201cSpittin\u2019 Image\u201d BB airgun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two Model 1894s. My old friend from 1964 is on the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

               A lot of\ngood memories come to mind when handling this old BB gun. The same is probably true\nfor some of you reading this if you are fortunate to have your old airgun still\nin your possession. Taking it out recently to find what shape it was in; my expectations\nwere not high. I would\u2019ve liked to swab the barrel before shooting it, but the\nonly way is from the muzzle end. I\u2019m afraid to run a cleaning rod down the\nbarrel even though I know decades of crud is lurking there. It would only serve\nto push gunk down into the breech area. The kind of gunk we\u2019re talking about\nhere would include stuff left behind from the practice of shooting \u201ctracers\u201d,\nbetter known as strike-anywhere matches, dropped into the barrel head first.\nThey never failed to ignite when the friction of the BB behind the matchhead\nlaunched those matchsticks. Obviously, at 13 I wasn\u2019t considering the long-term\neffect on the airgun. A wonder it is still in one piece and that we never\nstarted a grass fire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

               It sure\nfelt good to get behind this old companion for some shooting time. Of course,\nit is pretty anemic in its old age (as am I) and even though I periodically\ndrip some airgun oil into the oil hole when I handle it, the seals are unable\nto do the job. For fun I chrono\u2019d the 1894 using 5.4 grain Hornady Black\nDiamonds. I chose them because of their added lubricity, hoping it would help.\nUnfortunately, while the mechanics of the gun appear to be in good shape, the\nBlack Diamonds rolled out of the barrel at a paltry 89fps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

               Luckily, a\nfew years back, I was fortunate to find another Model 1894 at a garage sale and\nsnapped it up. Too bad it exhibits the same anemic behavior. At least now I\nhave a spare for parts. My plan is for a winter project where I disassemble the\n1894 and attempt to get this old gun back to its former glory. If I am successful,\nI will do a future blog about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The name rollmark on my trusty Daisy “Spittin’ Image”.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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