Hey up from Ooop North!!

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Hey up from Ooop North!!

Post by johnbaz » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:25 pm

Hi lads

Only just found this fine forum of classic airguns, was informed about CAPA by Tank, i'd no idea of it's existence!! (glad I found it though as i've been reading up about the nice old Webbo pistols!! 8-)

Anyhow, I've been a gun nut since my first gun that was bought for me by my grandfather at the tender (and safety ignorant!) age of eight!!

The gun was a Webley Junior rifle, it came with paper targets and red plastic reusable pellets!!

I didn't have it for long as after I accidentally shot my dad in the bum, I never saw it again :?

At 55 years of age now I have the utmost regards for safety and was actually on the heath and safety committee at work!!

Been collecting airguns for years but since I packed in smoking in '06 I found that i'd loads of spare cash so the buying went a bit mad! (so did the wife :lol: )

Old Beesas and Webbos are my passion though I do have guns from all over the world!

The tally at the moment is around 98 and another Webley Junior pistol on the way!!


Cheers, John :banana-dance:

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Re: Hey up from Ooop North!!

Post by Tank » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:54 pm

Oh nooooooo! What have I done!

Webleys Eh! See Bob. He started a whole new section here as he is determined to buy up the lot.

Great to see you here.
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Re: Hey up from Ooop North!!

Post by johnbaz » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:15 pm

Ha ha!!

Thanks for letting me know of the forum :handgestures-thumbup:


Cheers, John :handgestures-thumbupright:

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Re: Hey up from Ooop North!!

Post by pmh » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:16 pm

Hello John,

And welcome to the forum.

My first gun was a Diana Gat gun, given to me by a neighbour. I'd had Herren wanting one for ages, but was never allowed. I then spent many a long hour in the cellar making my own, elastic powered.

In the end they gave in and bought me a Harrington Gat gun for a birthday.

At first, I was quite welcoming of the CO2 replicas which became available but, over recent years, I do feel these are having a negative and damaging effect on airgunning, so am now determined to stick and promote the classic pistols, including modern variations of course.

Kind regards,



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Re: Hey up from Ooop North!!

Post by johnbaz » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:27 pm

Hi Phil

I have a modern Co2 pistol, it's a Beretta mod92 in matt chrome, it's more like a toy though than the smashing ols Scorpions, Magnum 240s and overlever Webbos :dance:



Cheers, John :P

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