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Title: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 09:58:23
I had one of these.  I had so much fun having shoot outs on the street with all the the lads.

Didnt do me any harm, we were just allways told to aim low and have fun.

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Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: waspy on 13 December 2008, 10:08:33
Oh mate, me & my mates used to have these. That brings back some memories.
Cheers for that :y :y :y
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Jimbob on 13 December 2008, 10:19:56
Great fun!
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 10:20:32
Funny really.  30/35 years ago there were no problems with guns or knives.

My Mum and Dad never allowed me to have an air riffle untill I was 18 (and when I got to 18 I wasnt bothered untill I got to 22  years of age to buy my 1st one)  But they let me have the cap guns, they bought be a Daniel Boone toy replica that fired big plastic bullets when I was 11 and even let me have a Gat pistol when I was 14 as long as it was allways used at the top the garden with no one about.

I was responsible and am glad to say my parents trusted me. Had I have let them down privilages soon got removed.
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: HolyCount on 13 December 2008, 10:48:33
Yeah I had one of those --- plain silver I think !!!  On the subject of being responsible -- you have to give a kid SOME rope to see how he or she handles it and gets used to it --- kids these days don't get any exposure for most of their little lives and then it's all dropped on them in one great heap -- then they go overboard !!!!!!
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 10:49:32
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Yeah I had one of those --- plain silver I think !!!  On the subject of being responsible -- you have to give a kid SOME rope to see how he or she handles it and gets used to it --- kids these days don't get any exposure for most of their little lives and then it's all dropped on them in one great heap -- then they go overboard !!!!!!

So true
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 December 2008, 11:52:50
when I was a lad....I had a spacehopper.......I used to get told off by the neighbours for doing "lewd" things with it. ::) ::) ::) :y :y
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: LaserLance on 13 December 2008, 12:30:57
i remember as a kid you used to occasinally get plastic spud gun free with a comic ,then all the kids would have massive fight until the novelty wore of or we broke them ,normally the latter  :( :( :( elastic band always broke
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: waspy on 13 December 2008, 12:40:40
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Funny really.  30/35 years ago there were no problems with guns or knives.

My Mum and Dad never allowed me to have an air riffle untill I was 18 (and when I got to 18 I wasnt bothered untill I got to 22  years of age to buy my 1st one)  But they let me have the cap guns, they bought be a Daniel Boone toy replica that fired big plastic bullets when I was 11 and even let me have a Gat pistol when I was 14 as long as it was allways used at the top the garden with no one about.

I was responsible and am glad to say my parents trusted me. Had I have let them down privilages soon got removed.

I had guns & knives from an early age & with my dad being a farmer he had a few 12 gauges including a pump action, a 2.2 bullet (i don't recall what make) & some 4/10s. With me growing up with them i learnt to respect them & what they're capable of. My brother had an air rifle from being around 12 & then i ended up with it. When i was 18 i had my first certificate & bought a side by side ejector & spent many hours rough game shooting. I loved it, some of the best days i've spent :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 December 2008, 12:40:59
It could be my eyes playing tricks...........but is Mr Horny holding a green handled tennis racket in his left hand..... ;) ;) ;) ;) ::) ::) :y
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: waspy on 13 December 2008, 12:43:56
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It could be my eyes playing tricks...........but is Mr Horny holding a green handled tennis racket in his left hand..... ;) ;) ;) ;) ::) ::) :y

Uhm, i'm not sure, but it does look like he's walking backwards ;D
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 13:50:11
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It could be my eyes playing tricks...........but is Mr Horny holding a green handled tennis racket in his left hand..... ;) ;) ;) ;) ::) ::) :y


It's his hose pipe silly
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: waspy on 13 December 2008, 13:59:38
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It could be my eyes playing tricks...........but is Mr Horny holding a green handled tennis racket in his left hand..... ;) ;) ;) ;) ::) ::) :y


It's his hose pipe silly

Well if it's his hose pipe, where's the other end :-? :o :o ::)
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Richie London on 13 December 2008, 15:54:06
i had a spud gun, great fun until we found air pistols, proper wars with them over the old waste site. many a time i got shot in the head or face. jumping off bridges into trees and climbing up drainpipes to blocks of flats. didnt see the danger when we was young. rather stupid now when you think of it.
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Richie London on 13 December 2008, 15:55:42
i did see a while back the most dangerous game ever played is lawn darts, more fatalities in that than any other game prodcued
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: GuzziHero on 13 December 2008, 16:09:26
I never really had a spudgun, was taught fro an early age how to handle a Webley Junior air pistol safely though.

I can only dream of the days of yore, such as when dad used to hand-load his own real pistol ammo :D
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: pscocoa on 13 December 2008, 16:16:29
I remember using one of these in Brookwood/Woking in 1959
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 13 December 2008, 18:08:01
We used to nick our mums fairy washing up bottles and have water fights in the street with em...the original super soakers.... :P
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 18:29:56
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We used to nick our mums fairy washing up bottles and have water fights in the street with em...the original super soakers.... :P

The good old days eh when we had some good old fun and on the cheap. :y
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: amigov6 on 13 December 2008, 21:41:22
I remember spud guns. The only trouble i got in was once my potato had no skin left it never fired as well so i'd run home & pinch another spud. I had an old air pistol that would hardly reach the end of the room (Gat gun?) Then a Diana 177 rifle. We used to wander around the Sussex woods (all built on now) shooting stuff.

   We also had penknives & never killed anyone. Times change.
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Vamps on 13 December 2008, 22:21:22
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Funny really. 30/35 years ago there were no problems with guns or knives.
My Mum and Dad never allowed me to have an air riffle untill I was 18 (and when I got to 18 I wasnt bothered untill I got to 22  years of age to buy my 1st one)  But they let me have the cap guns, they bought be a Daniel Boone toy replica that fired big plastic bullets when I was 11 and even let me have a Gat pistol when I was 14 as long as it was allways used at the top the garden with no one about.


I was responsible and am glad to say my parents trusted me. Had I have let them down privilages soon got removed.


We had spud guns powered by a paper cap,remember them? and as for Knives, as a Boy Scout we used to openly carry some quite big ones...............
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 22:23:07
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Funny really. 30/35 years ago there were no problems with guns or knives.
My Mum and Dad never allowed me to have an air riffle untill I was 18 (and when I got to 18 I wasnt bothered untill I got to 22  years of age to buy my 1st one)  But they let me have the cap guns, they bought be a Daniel Boone toy replica that fired big plastic bullets when I was 11 and even let me have a Gat pistol when I was 14 as long as it was allways used at the top the garden with no one about.

We had spud guns powered by a paper cap,remember them? and as for Knives, as a Boy Scout we used to openly carry some quite big ones...............

I was responsible and am glad to say my parents trusted me. Had I have let them down privilages soon got removed.


Certainly not like there is today at least.
Title: Re: When I was a lad
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 December 2008, 22:24:53
I see the old age is getting the better of you Mike, you remembered to go back and type something.   ;D ;D