Same here. It had cartridges with a spring in the case and the bullets had a projection on the base that would lock them into the case. The impact of the hammer on the base of the case was enough to dislodge the bullet and the spring would propel it 10-15’. You could put a “stickum” cap on the case and fire the cap too but you could fire the bullet with, or without the cap. They were the same as those used in the second generation “Fanner 50 We had some pretty realistic toy guns available to us in those days. Lots of baby boomers running around the neighborhood all the time playing cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers and army with real-looking guns of all kinds. 😀 It’s a wonder some of the little biddies around the neighborhood didn’t call the cops on us.
On top of that I learned some stalking skills hunting sparrows, etc. with my trusty BB gun and as far as I know no one ever even called my parents about it. I swear that after a while all the birds knew that when they heqrd the back door open, they’d better vamoose.😮
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
He put a colt Saa on/in an old board with a twig for a sight once too! Great show!
That episode was just on like last week! I remembered it from when I was a kid. LOL.
That’s the episode I was trying to find 🙂
I was gonna post it on the 2,000 and pistol shot thread.
Anyhow, “The Rifleman” was also on the telly in far off England back in the 60’s. The Winchesters me and my brother got for Christmas would make a ricochet sound when you pulled the trigger 😎
None of my friends had them, but they didn’t have American dads either. We also got pocket knives at an early age, still have the scars to prove it 🙂
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
Pursuant to the 2,000 yard pistol shot thread I was looking for that TV Western episode where the good guy carves a tree branch into a stock for his pistol and takes the bad guy out at rifle range.
Dunno why it came back with this Rifleman episode but here ya go. Lucas gets dragged behind a horse and has his rifle stolen, brings out a ruthless side not often seen.
Cool Bible reference too (couldn’t do that today).
The episode was directed by Sam Peckinpah hisself, who eleven years later bring us The Wild Bunch.
Awesome
BEST top 2 TV Series by far
Starts every episode with 12 shots before the bad guy hits the ground.....at least that's how I interpret it.
Teaches his boy Bible lessons all the time and raises him right. How many times I say at the end, "That'll preach!"
Best wholesome family entertainment. Usually a great script, acting, direction that rivals good movies.....
I wonder how many people modified their lever guns to fire on closing.
Watched the episode. Saw him cock the rifle by spinning it. It didn’t fire on closing when he did so.
It had a set screw or bolt through the trigger guard. He could turn it in to fire it upon closing the lever, or back it out for normal firing. There were like 3-4 different 92s used duringthe tenure of the show. Its reported even a Spanish Knock off the El Tigre was used.
Wikipedia has an interesting write up about the show. Supposedly Lucas shot 120 villains! Set in the 1880s and Lucas uses an 1892.....hmmmmm Many many guest appearances by stars. Agnes Morehead Sammy Davis Jr Buddy Hackett Adam West Lee Van Cleef Jack Elam Dennis Hopper And many many more!
I was really disappointed when I found out that North Fork was a fake town. I wanted to visit it!
Wikipedia has an interesting write up about the show. Supposedly Lucas shot 120 villains! Set in the 1880s and Lucas uses an 1892.....hmmmmm Many many guest appearances by stars. Agnes Morehead Sammy Davis Jr Buddy Hackett Adam West Lee Van Cleef Jack Elam Dennis Hopper And many many more!
I was really disappointed when I found out that North Fork was a fake town. I wanted to visit it!
I wonder how many people modified their lever guns to fire on closing.
Watched the episode. Saw him cock the rifle by spinning it. It didn’t fire on closing when he did so.
It had a set screw or bolt through the trigger guard. He could turn it in to fire it upon closing the lever, or back it out for normal firing. There were like 3-4 different 92s used duringthe tenure of the show. Its reported even a Spanish Knock off the El Tigre was used.
I loved Jack Elam. You never knew if he was looking at you or something else.
Lee Van Cleef also....one of my favorite LVC movies was The Man who Shot Liberty Valence
My favorite part of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is you can watch the movie with your eyes closed and you'll know who every actor is by their voice alone. They all have such distinguished voices!
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
