1961 DAISY MODEL 97 BB GUN RICOCHET SOUND RARE |
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Bavaria55n
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I agree, I think they are going to bend however they are stored.
Look at the forearms that 'droop' at both ends. My first gun did and it was never stored horizontally, always leaning in a corner some place.
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the fuse
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Makes finding a fairly straight stock from that era real hard to source. I have had exactly one out of the dozen or so that I have come across.
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All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.
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rleegabe
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Would you consider selling a model 97 for parts ???? I need the ricochet unit. Must have been a bad year for what ever they made the stock from. Cobalt-yours looks nice and straight. Gary
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cobalt327
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Dannop2
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Had to dig this old post up , Cobalt I have one of the J.C. Higgins 97's with the lighter stock and after a bit of oiling and getting one of the oversized Daisy BB's out of it it's a good shooter , can't really post pictures here but if there is a need I can send them out email wise .
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cobalt327
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I recently repaired a model 97 for a gentleman and I was very pleasantly surprised at just how well it shot! The cocking and firing cycles were smooth as butter after I resealed it. I found that the spring is quite a bit different than other Daisys from the same era, I'm not sure if the differences were because of the ricochet feature or what, but the spring is very long, with a smaller wire diameter than would be expected for a gun that now shoots an honest 300 fps. I kind of hated to send it back- I was having a lot of fun shooting it!
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Dannop2
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Yes they are for sure different , hardest part was to get the right number of coils for the lever that hits the drum , 1st one i did was dead on the first time , the other two not so much , this one must have gotten an oversized BB in it early on or something as the drum is in such good shape I find it hard to believe unless somehow they replaced it , funny thing with these is that they don't like much oil as far as noise go's so you have to oil it all up and then wipe about all of it off of the drum and sound amplifier , cool guns for sure and like you said very smooth shooters that hit pretty hard . You know me , as much as I like it I am staying the course and may be selling it , same with some 99's I have which are also smooth shooters with that unique trigger .
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Airitis
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Here's a hunch about that longer spring. I've parted out several toy guns and discovered that the springs can be quite a bit longer than the BB shooters. It could be that since this one and it's toy counterpart are the same size that Daisy just used the same power plant and saved a few bucks in production. |
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