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The Red Ryder BB Gun is a BB gun made by Daisy Outdoor Products and introduced in the spring of 1940 that resembles the Winchester rifle of Western movies. [6] Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red Ryder (created in 1938, and who appeared in numerous films between 1940 and 1950, and on television in 1956), the BB gun is still in ...
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A BB gun is a type of air gun designed to shoot metallic spherical projectiles called BBs (not to be confused with similar-looking bearing balls), which are approximately the same size as BB-size lead birdshot used in shotguns (0.180 in or 4.6 mm in diameter).
Fred Harman's Red Ryder (December 27, 1942). Astride his mighty steed Thunder, Red was a tough cowpoke who lived on Painted Valley Ranch during the 1890s [3] in the Blanco Basin of the San Juan Mountain Range, with his aunt, the Duchess, and his juvenile Native-American sidekick, Little Beaver, who rode his horse, Papoose, when they took off to deal with the bad guys.
Red Ryder is the title of a long-running comic strip, and the name of its main character in radio, film, and TV adaptations. Red Ryder may also refer to: Red Ryder BB Gun, a BB gun named for the comic strip character; Red Ryder (radio series), an audio drama broadcast on radio based on the comic
A pellet is a non-spherical projectile designed to be shot from an air gun, and an airgun that shoots such pellets is commonly known as a pellet gun. Air gun pellets differ from bullets and shot used in firearms in terms of the pressures encountered; airguns operate at pressures as low as 50 atmospheres, [ 1 ] while firearms operate at ...
Now I feel a bit silly for taking this info at face value. 208.100.141.212 05:19, 5 January 2009 (UTC) I wish my Red Ryder had a compass and sun dial. I have one of the last Red Ryders made in the US with real wood (1990's). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.61.117.253 07:15, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
The McGlashan BB Machine Gun is a training weapon capable of firing BBs. During World War II, the USAAF and US Navy used thousands of MacGlashan BB machine guns to hone the skills of aerial gunnery. This much larger gun is cycled by an electric solenoid and powered by compressed air.