Daisy model 21 double barrel BB gun

[edgarspencer]

Several of my friends had the model 155 when we were little. That was Daisy's 'Trojan'. My model 25 belonged to a guy down the road, who is 6-7 years older than I am. His father was going to throw it out, many years after his son had grown and moved out. He gave it to me, and it was missing the shot tube, which we happened across, in their old wood shed many years later, Nice to reunite the parts.
My recollection was the 155, and the Red Ryder, had very little oomph, so the streetlamps in your town must have been the old, clear glass light bulbs.
The only light a 118 can shoot out is a candle, no more than 6" away; barely a puff.
My dad wouldn't let me have a BB gun, but gave me my first .22 when I was BB gun age. I was only allowed to use it with his supervision, but he believed kids thought of BB guns as a toy, and were too careless with them. This may have been true, and was probably a reflection of parents also thinking that, and not properly training their kids to respect the gun.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

My dad wouldn't let me have a BB gun, but gave me my first .22 when I was BB gun age. I was only allowed to use it with his supervision, but he believed kids thought of BB guns as a toy, and were too careless with them. This may have been true, and was probably a reflection of parents also thinking that, and not properly training their kids to respect the gun.

Same with my parents. I was never allowed to have a BB gun and for the same reasons, but like you, I had a .22 Remington under the Christmas tree when I was 10.





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[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Same with my parents. I was never allowed to have a BB gun and for the same reasons, but like you, I had a .22 Remington under the Christmas tree when I was 10.
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I got to shoot real guns - and had a BB gun- we were trusted to roam around town with them - we had shooting contests and hunted pests, never had an injury or accidental shooting- BUT in our house, even toy guns had to be treated right, always had cap guns, no pointing them at each other - Dad made us wooden rifles that shot inner tube strips - but never at each other

I did the same thing with my kids - my son started shooting a .22 at 5, and had his own BB gun. He once kicked his best friend out of the house- i asked him why. he said his friend found his BB gun in his closet - picked it up without asking and was swinging it around. I asked him if it was loaded - he said of course not. he later gave his friend a safety lesson