Red Ryder's across the ages.
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2020
- Greetings All,
This video provides some historical info on the small frame Daisy rifles marketed as The Red Ryder Carbine, an iconic element of american culture stretching all the way back to 1940. There are 4 major versions of this gun as well as a myriad of special editions marketed by Daisy and I'll attempt to list some of them for your edification.
The first Red Ryder to be marketed by Daisy was the #111 Model Red Ryder Range Carbine which appeared in 1940 and sported copper plated muzzle bands, copper plated fore stock bands, low pivot lever and the Red Ryder logo emblazoned on the right side side of the butt stock. The #111 Model 40 was a direct descendant of the Daisy Model 39 #108 which was in production from 1939 to 1949 but did not have a marketing tie in like the Red Ryder.
After WW2 was successfully concluded, Red Ryder production resumed and a record 1,000,000 BB guns were sold by Daisy which continued production of the #111 Model 40 with many variations until 1955 when the high pivot Daisy Model 94 Red Ryder Carbine was introduced and the low pivot #111 Model 40 Red Ryder was retired from active production.
The Model 94 Red Ryder carried the flag for Daisy until the Model 1938 Red Ryder was introduced in 1962, the Model 94 continued in production but without the Red Ryder logos.
The Model 1938 Red Ryder carried the ball for Daisy until 1978 when lawyer inspired design changed were made that provided a plastic trigger with an internal safety, removal of the bottlecap style shot tube and the gradual adoption of plastic parts to reduce production cost resulting in the current Daisy Model 1938B Red Ryder.
And this is where my interest in Daisy Red Ryder's ends. I don't like working on the current production models because the design changes limit your options when mucking about with Modding the Red Ryder into something a bit more substantial than a toy. I actually like finding superbly crusty old Red Ryder's and with a bit of tinkering with the internals and cobbling up a larger stock moving them out of those dusty barns, closets and attics and back into the owners daily shooting life.
That's probably enough for this post. More later as we continue development of the #111 Model 40/27 platform and sooner or later this year move on to the Model 94/1938 high pivot guns to see what can be done with them.
Thanks for watching!
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This might be the most iconic gun in the history of guns.
Certainly was popular with millions of american boys for decades. Even non-gun folks had Red Ryders.
OH GOSH! I saw a REALLY REALLY, old daisy bb gun that you'd be interested in in our local flea market a while back. It's barrel was a little bent and dented but it almost looked like an integrally suppressed barrel and didn't have the little underbarrel. It was a nice price of history to see I even told the chick working there someone would appreciate it for restoration and the history, just like these videos. And then I cut myself playing with a double edged zatoichi styled cane sword blindfolded tryna show off and I bled all over their floors.
I stumbled across your channel, a few weeks ago. I am so happy to see a new video from you. I love the Red Ryders and the mods you are doing to them. Thank you for making these videos.
thanks so much! I appreciate you watching them.
Oh gosh these are SOO NICE.
The one with the longest handcover is awesome !! I tell you, in a few days a learned allot more about the Red Riders!!
Thanks so much!
The current model 25 has the same adjustable rear sight.
I have one of those “cat head” 111 guns like Mr. Best describes, and it remains the most accurate Daisy I own, even if a bit underpowered. It’s been a while since I worked on it, but it seems like that was the one with the odd-sized seal (bigger than the 25 or the current 105/1938 types). Is this the same situation on the 94 ? Not being current mfg., Daisy doesn’t offer replacement parts for it. Any suggestions for replacement piston & abutment seals ?
What year did they have a Bakelite stock and front grip? My grandpa left me his daisy when he passed and I’m curious to what year it was made. Thanks
What spring block do you use to shoot through almost everything
Your videos are very interesting. I don’t work on the Red Ryder models but I do work on the model 1894 from 1961 to 1986. I’m into the changes that were made from from 61 to 86, but after that don’t care for what Daisy did to the gun. What brand and model camera do you use? Do you use a camera person when you film? You do some very nice wood working on the stocks and forearms.
Dennis, The world needs more specialists like yourself. I worked on just two Model 1894's and they were both restocking jobs, I won't work on another one as the effort required to get the buttstock fitted was beyond my capabilities. Like you, I prefer to work on older Daisy's with out the plastic trigger or the shroud mounted BB hatch as I really do think the screw in shot tube guns are much more durable and more amenable to modding.
I use an older Google Pixel 1 handset and my daughter serves as cameragal. We normally do everything as "one take wonders" with no written scripts or post production efforts. I have changed over to LED lights in my shop and have noticed an improvement in video quality over the older fluorescents but have also noticed that we get thick black horizontal bars from time to time.
What year did the red rider limited edition come out
Hey maybe you can answer my question, but the first one shown on the bottom of this video I have and I can't figure out how to load the damn thing. I also have a model number 25 vintage and I thought it would load the same. How does one load the bottom BB gun?
The bottom gun is a Daisy #111 Model 40 with a lighting loader system. The end of the barrel, also called a bottlecap, rotates to uncover the loading port that is covered by the small flange mounted to the end of the bottle cap. You should be able to twist the bottle cap left or right a quarter turn and expose the port. Pour your BB's in there and see if the old girl will shoot.
@@RestOModDaisy thank you so much, I have subscribed to you because your content is well-informed and entertaining.
@@somecommonsense4647 Thanks so much!
Do you make guns to custom order and could I order one?
What do you do with the old stocks you take off your project guns? Would you sell them?
Certainly! What are you looking for?
@@RestOModDaisy I have a 105b daisy and the stock is kinda short, will a standard red ryder stock fit on it?
I'm trying to figure out what model Daisy Red Ryder air rifle I have and I'd really appreciate your help. It was my late father in laws. It's quite rusty but still fires. It has a plastic butt stock. It has the cowboy riding a horse and the artists name Fred Harman. It has the twist muzzle to load the BBs. It also has a long vertical piece of metal at the rear sight. I'm not sure if that was for a scope or something else. The forarm stock and band are missing. It has a short front sight similar to the 1938 so I guess it could be a 1938 but I'm not sure. I don't see any numbers indicating model or serial numbers. It does have the ring for the short leather strap. It has the metal trigger and the longer cocking action as you described.
Ranger 1, There's quite a few Daisy's it could be. To get it ID'd is gonna require pictures and this venue isn't all that workable for lots of data. If you can take some pictures of the gun with your cell phone and contact me via email at "thesocietyforprofit@gmail.com" and we'll see if we can figure that out. It would be most helpful if you can take a picture of the whole gun on the right side, the left side and the top of the receiver.
RestOModDaisy Yes sir I will send those pictures to that email this evening. Thank you so much.
I’m looking for a seal kit assembly for no. 111 mod 40. Tube broken on mine
Get in touch with me via email and I'll see what I can do.
"All the guns prior to that [early '70s] have the low pivot lever".
I have 2 Plymouth built Model 94s with the high pivot lever, so I'm not sure how that can be accurate (since Daisy moved from Plymouth in 1958).
Maybe you meant to say some or most or....? It's a small detail, but it's confusing me. My very early (1940s) Red Ryders have the low pivot lever, as expected.
I see later you say the 94 was produced from 55-61, and yours also has the high pivot lever. Again, not trying to nitpick, I'm sure it's just a minor clarification. Great video. You've inspired me to work on some of my Daisys again, and even mod a few of them!
I misspoke which will happen when you don't use a script for these types of presentations or perform any editing on the finished video. The Low Pivot /High pivot lever location change occurred with the introduction of the Daisy Model 94 Red Ryder in 1954, several years prior to the move to Rodgers, AR . By the time that Daisy finished the re-location the design change had been complete across the product line and all the small frame models I've ever seen with with the Hi Pivot levers have been Rodgers guns. That said, Daisy was a pretty frugal outfit and didn't toss any product if they didn't have to so there might be and probably are some examples of low pivot Daisy's with a Rodgers roll stamp. Especially the models that were started before the relocation and continued production after the move like the Model 94 Red Ryder (1955-1961), the Model 102 (1933-1978) and the Model 103 (1933-1965).
@@72dodge340 Great! It's funny how a few tweaks can take a good gun to a great gun, especially when you're the one doing the tweaking.