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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => China Gate => : Graham July 04, 2009, 08:09:44 AM

: Biathlon Trainer.
: Graham July 04, 2009, 08:09:44 AM

Hi guys, happy 4th July. Now then, I'm wondering if any of you have come across these guns before? If so, anybody stripped one down? Was it easy or were there any problems?

http://www.m-99.co.uk/Air_Guns/Air_Rifle_BIATHLON_TRAINER__17/air_rifle_biathlon_trainer__17.html

: RE: Biathlon Trainer.
: ronbeaux July 04, 2009, 08:25:10 AM

That looks like an old Marksman I once had. Not very powerful but fun to kill cans with.

: RE: Biathlon Trainer.
: wydeopenspaces July 04, 2009, 01:50:05 PM

....that's exactly what it is, and as stated, not very powerful, but you know what? For a trainer it is pretty darned accurate, the trigger pull is questionable but not intolerable....I've had mine since the early '80's I guess, I taught all three of my sons to shoot on it (and it's still in almost mint condition....still shoots well)

: RE: Biathlon Trainer.
: mikeiniowa July 04, 2009, 02:50:49 PM

Caution if you are in the states, parts are not easy to come by, spent better than a month looking for some awhile back....

: Re: Biathlon Trainer.
: Graham July 04, 2009, 10:33:11 PM

Yes, but are they easy to strip? There is a lady here in the UK who is the range warden of a junior's rifle club, and she's looking for someone to service several of them with a basic lube tune.

: Re: Biathlon Trainer.
: mikeiniowa July 05, 2009, 12:20:25 AM

yes very easy to work on. Simple mechanics....

: Re: Biathlon Trainer.
: Graham July 05, 2009, 12:39:16 AM

Cheers Mike, appreciated.

: Re: Biathlon Trainer.
: Magnum July 06, 2009, 09:50:01 AM

Ya,  I think its like  a marksman 1790 and similar to beeman?  ,  http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl?model_id=764