Daisy Model 1938 Red Ryder BB Gun

Muy buena compra, sistema muy bueno

This was a Christmas gift for my 8 year old son and we took it out yesterday and shot it a lot. These things have come a long way since I was a kid. My old BB gun when I was a kid many years ago, was very inaccurate and the sights were way off, but this one is almost like shooting a real rifle. At about 11 yards it was spot on. We were nailing aluminum cans, and not only hitting them, but hitting them where we wanted too. The gun is just the right size for my son, but still big enough to be fun for me. It has a real wooden stock with Red Ryder carved fancily into it, and it holds about 650 BB’s. That means I don’t have to refill it often for my son. The only small problem we had was the little ring and leather strap on the side of the receiver. My son is left handed so we had to remove the strap as it was in the way of the trigger. Our son loves this little BB gun and to be frank, so do I. I highly recommend it for both kids and adults alike. What a great way to spend quality time with my son, and teach him how to shoot and be safe at the same time.

I had one when I was a kid, this gun brought back fond memories.

I had often and briefly considered looking to buying a modern version of this BB gun that I had when I was 9-10 years old in 1953 but assumed that what was wood would now be plastic, that it would not even be near the same, and that the price would be much more than I would be willing to pay.

When I saw the listing on Amazon and saw the specifications and price, I couldn’t have been any more wrong. This gun is (almost) exactly like I remember the one I had 70 years ago. Real wood, quality construction (but made in China, as expected), and the beautiful retro-style box is almost worth the price by itself. The only thing I think I remember different is that the new version has a covered BB loading port, where the old one had a simple uncovered hole for loading BBs and you had to watch out not to lower the barrel to avoid the BBs rolling out, or cover the hole with your finger. Furthermore, I’m not sure the old version had a rear sight that was adjustable (might be wrong).

Boy, does this bring back memories, which I suppose is the reason I bought it. I haven’t fired it yet, and might not unless to just do a few test shots. However, if any of my grandchildren show an interest, they might become the lucky new owner.

Did I mention the price? Unbelievable for such an iconic historical reproduction.

Muy divertida, dejando de lado la potencia dado que no es lo que buscábamos, es muy divertida, como la cargas y amartillado para disparar. Es perfecta para estar un rato disparando a blancos de disparo, no es muy precisa dado que utiliza perdigones, pero a la vez, usar perdigones permite cargarla con 450 y poder estar disparando sin parar. Si alguno busca algo potente y preciso, está no es su carabina.

Empiezo por lo que no me ha gustado, aunque no tiene por que ser importante, la presentación, el embalaje de la carabina es digna de un juguete de feria, cuando lo ves piensas … ¿pero qué he comprado a mi edad?. Después, cuando lo sacas y ves los acabados ya se te pasa un poco el susto.
La carabina es un clásico y no tienen intención de hacer variaciones por el momento, así que una Red Ryder ha de ser así y punto.
Pasando a sus prestaciones he de decir que para hacer puntería a corta distancia (de 5 a 8 metros) es bastante fiable y me esperaba menos potencia. Cuando te vas más lejos me da la impresión de que los BBS ya van cayendo, por ejemplo a los 15 metros.
Es genial que quepan tantos balines, le pones 30 o 40 (caben hasta unos 600 dicen) y ala, a disparar como un cosaco. La palanca de carga, al ser de plástico, da poca confianza, parece que se va a romper y a mi me va un poco dura, pero si lo haces con seguridad, creo que tengo palanca para años. La culata la veo pequeña. Pero en general muy bien, contento con la compra y con las sensaciones que me da. A mi hijo de 11 años le ha encantado, aunque no le dejaré disparar solo, claro.