Recent content by jeep608

Nice setup. I have a Martini 45/70 with a similar scope set up. Offhand shooting isn't as easy as it was years ago.

The link below (same site as above) will get you to a gun that looks like yours. One of the pictures shows the information that should be photo-etched on the top of your cylinder...

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I actually use red automotive transmission oil. I haven't had to buy any in years.

On the Mk1/ Mk2 guns you have two different types to pierce the gas bottle. The early models have a round rubber or something like rubber on the outer end of the piercing assembly. The other type has a toggle lever . For both types the CO2 bottle drops in with the piercing end of the bottle...

Did you get your MK1 working?

If you ever wondered what the show is like here are two You Tube videos of the 2014 and 2015 shows. Thanks to MrHollowpoint for posting these videos (each video appx 15 minutes). They do offer a good overview of what is available at the show. 2014 Kalamazoo Air Gun...

Ruger has a page for determining the year a gun was manufactured. Go to www.ruger.com , at bottom of screen hit Customer Service . Then hit Serial number history and Instruction manuals. You have a choice of rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, suppressor. This will give you beginning serial...