Korean Airguns
On this page you`ll find:
Shinsung Career III 300
Shinsung Career Infinity .22
Shinsung Career Infinity .177
Shinsung Career Fire 201S/202S
Shinsung Career II 707
Shinsung Career II .22
Shinsung Career II 707 Carbine .22
New rings
Shinsung Career Dragon .50
LBC Shinsung Infinity 9 mm
Shinsung Career III Ultra 9 mm
SamYang Golden Saver 7000
SamYang Recluse 9 mm
SamYang 9090 Super Gun 6.4mm
Evanix AR6
Duk Il Arms Evanix AR6 Laminated
Yewha 3-B Dynamite
Seneca Double shot .45
Jkhan Noblesse 9 mm
Korean airguns! Underestimated and hard hitting.
Korean airguns do have a bad rep over here. Maybe these guns deserve a bad name. They`re leaking like it was ment to be, spare parts aren`t available, it`s hard to like their appearance, they`re noisy and even unsafe and dangerous? C`mon, be serious guys, they`re not more dangerous than any pcp i`ve seen. Some tight ass Dutch and Belgian specialists screamed blue murder about Shinsungs,
Those guys have been proven wrong.
Joost van Gerven from Luchtbuks.com is the Dutch importer.
http://www.luchtbuks.com/luchtbuks/index.php
I don`t know, i like `m. But people that call `m strange and ugly and leaking are right. Maybe that`s why all over the world people like `m so much. I am particularly fond of the Shinsung guns. The third ever pcp i bought was a Shinsung Career III 300 in .22.
That six shot airgun is fitted with a powerwheel, open sights, side lever and the Crimson chin. The Crimson Chin stock is made of Indonesian walnut. Most of `m are light coloured, mine`s very dark.
Those guys have been proven wrong.
Joost van Gerven from Luchtbuks.com is the Dutch importer.
http://www.luchtbuks.com/luchtbuks/index.php
I don`t know, i like `m. But people that call `m strange and ugly and leaking are right. Maybe that`s why all over the world people like `m so much. I am particularly fond of the Shinsung guns. The third ever pcp i bought was a Shinsung Career III 300 in .22.
That six shot airgun is fitted with a powerwheel, open sights, side lever and the Crimson chin. The Crimson Chin stock is made of Indonesian walnut. Most of `m are light coloured, mine`s very dark.
Shinsung Career III 300
Somewhere around 2003 the first Shinsung Career III 300 saw the light in the Netherlands. It was an expensive piece of work! €850 for a six shot airgun, weighing around 3250 gram with a 603 mm long barrel and an overall length of 1049 mm. The two air reservoires take 300 cc of compressed air.
With some minor tuning the III 300 is hitting hard. Here are some results of a tuned Career III.
Twelve shots with Eley, 30 grain, avarage 935 fps, 59 fpe (285m/s, 80 Joule);
Twelve shots with Eunjin, 28 grain, 955 fps avarage 58 fpe (291 m/s, 79 Joule);
Twelve shots with Baracuda Extra `eavy, 21 grain, 1105 fps avarage 58 fpe (337 m/s 78 Joule) and these are pretty impressive numbers if i may say so!
Twelve shots with Eley, 30 grain, avarage 935 fps, 59 fpe (285m/s, 80 Joule);
Twelve shots with Eunjin, 28 grain, 955 fps avarage 58 fpe (291 m/s, 79 Joule);
Twelve shots with Baracuda Extra `eavy, 21 grain, 1105 fps avarage 58 fpe (337 m/s 78 Joule) and these are pretty impressive numbers if i may say so!
Tuning a Career III is pretty simple, you need a few dollars, a file and a lathe. Or someone with a lathe. To get more power from an airgun like this one you need to get the air flowing. On the left top pic you see the top end of the valvebody. The flanks are filed away. The opening of the flanks gives a much easier flow, the restriction of the small transferport on top of the valvecap is taken out completely.
Next thing to do is make a new valve. When a more powerfull hammer spring is used you can use a longer valvestem for a longer opening of the valve. The valve and its seating have to be made conical. A conical valve and seat gives a higher airflow and a beter flow gives more power.
Next thing to do is make a new valve. When a more powerfull hammer spring is used you can use a longer valvestem for a longer opening of the valve. The valve and its seating have to be made conical. A conical valve and seat gives a higher airflow and a beter flow gives more power.
Top left picture shows a dismantled Career III, top right the hammer and the hammerspring, lower left shows the manometer and low right is the quick coupling. The outer thread is M13X1, the inner thread is 1/8 BSP.
Airgun enthusiast and Korean-ist Big Bore Broossie from Mûnein made his own valve and maintube for a Career Dragon. Even tho` it`s a bit oversized, the concept is great. The surface of the valve is too large to open with some 200 bar in the tube. Look how nice this thing is made.
Shinsung Career Infinity .22
Having spoken about the first commercial succes of Shinsung we`re going further down the history. The internal parts are the same as in the Career II, so there won`t be too much about that, tuning doesn`t differ from the Career III so we can leave that part be unspoken.
The Shinsung Career Infinity is the successor of the Career III 300. It`s looks are much more modern. The Infinity has just one airtube and its stock is -as they say- much more modern. The first Infinity`s are a little different from the second version. The one on the pic above is one of the first version. This one`s been taken from a trip to the us by a fellow shooter. I traded it for a BSA Techstar. Two Techstars are one too much. Years ago i had a shrouded Infinity of the second kind and i sold it. I spent many nights crying about it. When i got the chance to get a hold of this one i didn`t have to think a second about the decision.
Below a picture of the second version of the Sinsung Career Infinity.
The weight of the Infinity is 6,5 lbs (2950 gram), the length of the barrel is 20,4"(518 mm). The trigger is non-adjustable. The gun is provided with a powerwheel wich brings to power output to some 200 m/s.
Below a picture of the second version of the Sinsung Career Infinity.
The weight of the Infinity is 6,5 lbs (2950 gram), the length of the barrel is 20,4"(518 mm). The trigger is non-adjustable. The gun is provided with a powerwheel wich brings to power output to some 200 m/s.
The differencies between the first and second model shown in pictures.
On the first version the manometre is located below the barrel. The second version packs a more conventional type of metre on a more coventional place.
On the left the older version. The barrel is fit to recieve a silencer, the newer version has a shrouded barrel. Shots are fired in a whisper.....
The newer version (on the left) has no open sights, the first version does.
Shinsung Career Infinity .177
Some Dutch guy had some Shinsungs on the attic, New ones, from 2006. He dropped `m at the Dutch Airgunboard and i was lucky enough to buy one of `m. This is a new gun and shooting the gun isn`t too much of a pleasure, there`s nothing smooth about the gun.
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Shinsung Career Fire 201S/202S
The 201S is one of my favourite airguns. The fact that it`s a .357 makes every fantasy run wild. It made my fantasy run wild anyway. Being new in PCP`s i didn`t take long before i heard people talk about a 9 mm. I`m a curious guy and google was too slow for me, but i got the answers to questions i didn`t even ask. I want one. My first 201 was traded for a Talon SS.
2008.
2008.
The Fire 201S is a gun with great accuracy, one inch groupings with 105 grain semi wadcutters from Lee are no exeption on the 100 meter track! Shooting at just 1900 psi (125 bar). The length of the Fire 201S is 42" (1067 mm), the length of the barrel is 21.5" (546 mm) and it puts 7,5 lbs (3400 gram) on the scale.
Everybody knows this gun, it`s a classic in it`s own time. The internal organs are those from the Career III 300, tuning a Fire 201 is very simple.
Everybody knows this gun, it`s a classic in it`s own time. The internal organs are those from the Career III 300, tuning a Fire 201 is very simple.
A Fire 201 in parts. A simple airgun. See the valvehousing and compare it with the one of the Career III 300.
Haha, that`s Fokke Mol himselves! Shooting Hans`s 201 in FT setting at the range in Ochten, Le Cartouche. This one`s taken on march 30 2008, a month later i had my first Fire 201. On the left is my Career III 300.
What more is there to tell about this gun? It`s hard hitting tuned up to 185 to 200 fpe, it`s acurate, it`s sturdy.
It`s fun!
I sold my first 201. I haven`t got a clue why i sold it, but i did. A fellow shooter from the south was the happy buyer. Before it went to the south i put in a new powerfull hammer spring. A spring so powerfull that i crapped my pants every time i cocked the gun. Sometime later i met the guy that bought it. First thing he mentioned that Frisians must be strong people, for he wasn`t able to cock the gun with that spring. 'Every time i cock the gun' he said, 'i`m crapping in my pants, damn it!'
The 201 is famous for its hunting scene on the breech.
What more is there to tell about this gun? It`s hard hitting tuned up to 185 to 200 fpe, it`s acurate, it`s sturdy.
It`s fun!
I sold my first 201. I haven`t got a clue why i sold it, but i did. A fellow shooter from the south was the happy buyer. Before it went to the south i put in a new powerfull hammer spring. A spring so powerfull that i crapped my pants every time i cocked the gun. Sometime later i met the guy that bought it. First thing he mentioned that Frisians must be strong people, for he wasn`t able to cock the gun with that spring. 'Every time i cock the gun' he said, 'i`m crapping in my pants, damn it!'
The 201 is famous for its hunting scene on the breech.
De Shnsung Career 202S is the successor of the 201S. There are very few differencies. The sidebolt is very different. In standard set up the 202 wasn`t too hard to cock, but a tuned gun wasn`t easy to cock. Shooters were cursing in agony after having done 25 shots.
Below some 201 parts. On the left the front end of the gun. In the middle the hammer assembly. On the right the valve and valvehousing. This one is in a virgin like state.
Shinsung Career II 707 in .25.
Underlever airguns like the 707 and the Walther CO2 Winchester aren`t legal* in the Netherlands. That`s a pity. De Career 707 is very popular but hard to get and ilegal. They have not always been illegal and that`s the reason why i got my hands on one. Years ago the 707 was perfectly legal. The owner used it for another illegal thing. Pest control on the farm.
This gun has had a very hard live, it`s battered and mistreated. Mechanically there was nothing wrong with the gun, it just wouldn`t get filled. It took a while to get hold of the right part. This one is a .25. I shot it several times at the range. It`s a sturdy and well made gun. De lever works perfect and it is well made. No clumsiness on this gun! No siree!
* now it`s 2015 and the law seems to have changed. Underlevers are legal in the Netherlands!
This gun has had a very hard live, it`s battered and mistreated. Mechanically there was nothing wrong with the gun, it just wouldn`t get filled. It took a while to get hold of the right part. This one is a .25. I shot it several times at the range. It`s a sturdy and well made gun. De lever works perfect and it is well made. No clumsiness on this gun! No siree!
* now it`s 2015 and the law seems to have changed. Underlevers are legal in the Netherlands!
The overall length of the 707 is 42,5" (1079 mm) the length of the barrel is 23" (584 mm), the tubes underneath the barrel pack 380 cc of compressed air. It weighs 7,5 lbs (3400 gram). In the magazine you can shove 6 .25 pellets. Lots of pellets are too long to load. In most reviews are remarks about the quirkeyness of the mag. People would like this gun to be a singleshot.
The pic below shows the magazine and the way it is mounted in the gun.
The pic below shows the magazine and the way it is mounted in the gun.
Shinsung Career II 707 in .22
I got in the opportunity to take some pics of this 707. All has been said about this gun. They`re great, with all their imperfections. For me a Shinsung is the essence of airgunning.
Shinsung Career II 707 Carbine in .22
This carbine version of the 707 is seldomly seen over here in the Lowlands.
The fact that the 707 is pelletpicky and when you want to use another pellet you have to adjust the pelletstop.
New rings!
Joost, the Dutch importer of Shinsung airguns managed to get hold of some of the most vulnarable parts of all two tubed Shinsungs! The pics below speak so loud no words are spent on the subject. Luchtbuks.com is the supplier. [email protected]
Joost, the Dutch importer of Shinsung airguns managed to get hold of some of the most vulnarable parts of all two tubed Shinsungs! The pics below speak so loud no words are spent on the subject. Luchtbuks.com is the supplier. [email protected]
Shinsung Career Dragon .50
The Dragon is a classic in its own time. Almost every airgunner in the world grasped for air while their jawbones sank to their chest and eyes were popping out. De first ever Dragon was a Career III 300 look-a-like. Double airtube, short and fat looking piece of iron. These Dragons are seldomly seen.
The Dragon i once had -for a short period- is the newer completely restyled version.
Single tube air reservoir, side lever instead of side bolt and styled like the Infinity i earlier wrote about. The overall length is 41.3" (1050 mm), barrel length is 20.6" (523 mm). The gun weighs 8.8 LBS (3991 gram). Standard muzzle energy is 192 fpe with a 225 grain bullet.
The Dragon is a very basic and simple piece of technique. It makes it sturdy. There are some latent problems with it, some weak points. In later versions of this Dragon those weak points were solved. The airtube is bolted to the main tube with three allen bolts. When these bolts aren`t of the exact length the bottom of the blind holes gets damaged and the gun starts leaking. This problem is very hard to solve.
The gun is very hard to tune. The valve system isn`t fit to give more power. Lot`s of owners made a complete new valvehousing.
Lets enjoy some pictures.
The Dragon is a very basic and simple piece of technique. It makes it sturdy. There are some latent problems with it, some weak points. In later versions of this Dragon those weak points were solved. The airtube is bolted to the main tube with three allen bolts. When these bolts aren`t of the exact length the bottom of the blind holes gets damaged and the gun starts leaking. This problem is very hard to solve.
The gun is very hard to tune. The valve system isn`t fit to give more power. Lot`s of owners made a complete new valvehousing.
Lets enjoy some pictures.
Top left: the barrel fitted in the breech. The barrel needs to be adjusted a bit to align the transfer ports of the barrel and the one in the breech. Top right: The right side vriew of teh breech with its side lever. Left down: Two valves. Left right:The filling port on the front side of the filling tube.
LBC Shinsung Infinity 6 shot 9 mm
The all new 6 shot 9 mm Shinsung is a initiative of the Dutch importer Joost van Gerven from Luchtbuks.com. Not just a retailer but an airgun enthusiast too. I have never owned this gun, i shot it a few times. There are some problems with the rotating of the mag, there is a three shot horizontal mag available. Here`s just a few pics.
I got this one today. Two friends just gave it to me.
Shinsung Career III Ultra 9 mm
The Shinsung Career III Ultra 9 mm is another classic airgun. Over here in the Netherlands it has been illegal for quite some time due to the underlever. The law changed and since the underlever is a functional part of this airgun it seems to be legal. Airgun-enthousiasts all over the country have been completely nuts about underlever airguns. Well, here`s one.
A 9 mm.
A 9 mm.
Mechanical system Precharged pneumatic lever-action repeating rifle.
Power storage Two built in air chambers 380cc
Caliber/Ammunition .35 cal. (9 mm)
Magazine capacity Multi-feed horizontal magazine clip6 to 8 pellets (depending on the size)
Total length 41.5 in
Weight 9.5 lbs.
Muzzle velocity Adjustable: UP to 900 FPS (80 grain)
Front Sight Hunting style ramp with bead.
Rear sight Fully adjustable open-square notch.
Stock Indonesian Walnut.
Trigger Two stage trigger, adjustable to appoximately two pounds.
Barrel Rifled, right hand, 23.5"
Safety Positive Cross-Bolt
Power storage Two built in air chambers 380cc
Caliber/Ammunition .35 cal. (9 mm)
Magazine capacity Multi-feed horizontal magazine clip6 to 8 pellets (depending on the size)
Total length 41.5 in
Weight 9.5 lbs.
Muzzle velocity Adjustable: UP to 900 FPS (80 grain)
Front Sight Hunting style ramp with bead.
Rear sight Fully adjustable open-square notch.
Stock Indonesian Walnut.
Trigger Two stage trigger, adjustable to appoximately two pounds.
Barrel Rifled, right hand, 23.5"
Safety Positive Cross-Bolt
SamYang Golden Saver 7000 .22
The SamYang Golden Saver 7000 is a seldomly seen airgun in the Netherlands. And i didn`t even get a full size picture of it!
The Golden Saver is available in .177, .20, .22 and .25. It`s a six shot airgun it carries 370 cc of air on board. The overal length is 42.1" (1070 mm), the length of the barrel is 23,7"(600 mm) and the gun weighs 7,5 Lbs (3400 gram). It doesn`t ask much skill to see that this airgun is Korean and somewhere related to Shin Sung. SamYang started making airguns in 1990.
SamYang Recluse
For me the SamYang Recluse is the ugly little stepbrother of the Shinsung Career Fire 201S. They share lots of features even tho` they`re very different. The Recluse isn`t leaking all the time, the Fire is the hardest hitting of the two. The Recluse has a quirky bolt construction, the Fire`s bolt is superb. The Recluse has a more robust appearance, it`s a thick airgun, a much heavier barrel than the Fire.
The Recluse is harder to give a powertune. The space behind the hammer is very short so there`s little room for a decent powerspring. The picture below may seem a bit weird. It consists of three different pics welded together.
SamYang copied lotsa things from the Fire 201. One thing they should have copied but did not. The bolt! The bolt on the Recluse is hilarious, the one one the 201 a technical marvel in all its simplicity.
The SamYang has two power levels, just like the Fire 201. The cocking of the gun is done in two stages, the first stage gives the lower powerlevel, the second stage gives....you know, doncha? The Recluse weighs a healthy 7,5 Lbs (3402 gram), the length of the barrel is 21.6" (549 mm) and the overall length is 42.1" 1069 mm).
SamYang 9090 Super Gun shotgun
I think this is the first SamYang i own. That`s kinda weird thinking about that idea. But i honestly think this is my first. I was on holiday when i got a mail from a gun shop that my order was about to be delivered. The mail also told that there was a gun included wich the gun shop did not do anything with. They couldn`t even get spare parts for it.
The guys from that shop know about my love for Korean airguns. Within an hour of me coming home from my short vacation the postman knocked my door.
The guys from that shop know about my love for Korean airguns. Within an hour of me coming home from my short vacation the postman knocked my door.
One SamYang 9090. I knew nothing about this gun so i asked Paul, another Korean crazed co-shooter. He told me some things about this gun. After that i went to mister S, a Korean collector and he told me more. I touched and sniffed the 9090 and i liked what i had in my hands.
Classy or typically Korean? Both! This one is made between 2001 and 2005. An older model and actually i like that. Super Gun!
Super Gun 9090. The last 0 digit differs from the other digits. What surprised me was the calibre. 6.4 mm. I had some .25 pellets and i took the gun to the Noarderloft shooting range and discovered i couldn`t hit a truck with this gun. Grouping was horrible. I had mr. Powerofair make me some oversized slugs, 6.38 mm. It didn`t help. Grouping kept being terrible. We talked a bit about this gun and Paul came up with the answer. It`s a shotgun. There`s a choke on the front of the barrel, there`s lands and grooves in the barrel.
I contacted mr S again. He offered me a box of 30 original shot shells. I jumped from joy. I asked for one, to make a few on my lathe. He gave me 30. Thank you Mr S, may your house be free from tigers.
Evanix AR 6 or Duk Il Arms Co Hunting Master AR 6
An airgun never to forget, it`s unique way of cocking the airrifle makes the gun a unique piece of work. The AR 6 is a double action airgun. I never had an AR6 myself. Reason for that is the fact that i have a Shinsung Career III 300, and the III 300 is the better airgun of the two. The magazines of the AR6 are being loaded from the front side of the gun, inserting the skirt of the pellet first. The gun weighs in at 7 lbs or 3000 gram, the length of the barrel is 23"or 584 mm, the overall length is 38" or 965 mm. It has the size of a carbine. The trigger is no sophisticated piece of engineering, it has a weight over over 7 lbs, when making use of the double action feature the triggerweight is even more.
The pellets are blown from the magazine into the barrel. This causes some air leaking during the shooting cycle.
Below some pictures molded together to make a scrambled AR6.
The pellets are blown from the magazine into the barrel. This causes some air leaking during the shooting cycle.
Below some pictures molded together to make a scrambled AR6.
Below the valve and its housing. The hammer of the gun strikes the valvestem directly as usual, but in most configurations the valve housing is put in the main tube of an airgun and nothing is visible. In this case it is different.
Duk-Il Arms Evanix Hunting Master S AR 6 .177 Laminated Stock
Every now and then Evanix makes some special versions of their guns to surprise importers or CEO`s of companies they ae doing business with. This is one of those. Here`s a .177 ARR6 with a laminated stock. Story says that there are 3 examples of this gun.
Yewha 3-B Dynamite .25 shotgun
At the shooting range you`re meeting people and airguns. Fellow shooter GK brought this weird airgun, the Yewha .25 foot pump smoothbore shotgun. I`ve seen one a few years back and i knew about it strange origine. It`s a Korean airgun made bij Reverend Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church in Korea. The biggest part of the world considered the Unification Church as a cult. Reverend Moon was a businessman too, he got into weapons somewhere in the sixties and in the early seventies this airgun showed up. In Korea civlians are not allowed to possess fire arms and that`s the reason why Korean airgun are very powerfull.
The text below i copied from http://www.beemans.net/a_shot_of_humor.htm
The Yewha airguns were an especially strange chapter in the history of Beeman Precision Airguns. In the early 1970’s, when our business was still based in our home, we had a fellow, who claimed to be a representative of the Unification Church (AKA as “Moonies” – after their leader, the Rev. Moon, of Korea) come to our home and show us the Yewha BBB air rifle (which I later renamed as the "Dynamite" in such places as our Gun Digest copy) and give us an interesting set of sample Yewha air rifles. (Dynamite, Volcanic, two variations of a double-action revolving rifle, a FWB 300 copy, and a bolt action match rifle with a spitting image FWB match sight.) All these designs were multi-stroke pump pneumatics featuring a pump-rod-at-the-muzzle action - the better ones had special locking foot pedals. He explained that the BBB (Dynamite) was a .25 caliber air shotgun/rifle that was very popular in Korea where civilians are forbidden to have firearms. He showed us color photos of obscenely huge piles of Chinese ring-necked pheasants killed by Korean shooting club members with this model and said that it also could be used with a .25 caliber lead ball to kill deer. We agreed to buy 50 of the Dynamites at $35 each complete with Ye Wha marked case, ammo belt, and packages of shot cases and wads. He commented that he had 300 more of the Dynamites in a local warehouse, but as our operation was still very small at that stage, we felt well supplied with 50. As a parting joke, I said, "well, if you ever want to sell the rest of your guns for $10 each, let us know!" At that time, I didn’t know about the vast differences that can exist between the Oriental and Occidental perceptions of humor.
About eight months later, at night in a driving rainstorm, we answered our doorbell to find a different, completely soaked, young Korean man, standing humbly on our doormat – looking for all the world like a drowned rat. We stared at him, wondering who and what he was - and he said "OKAY"! We, of course, wanted to know "okay, what?” After a bit of language barrier delay, we learned that he had the 300 remaining Yewha airguns in a truck outside and wanted the "promised" $10 cash for each of them right now! Needless to say, we did some hard and fast running around to come up with $3000 cash! After the cash transfer, more disciples promptly unloaded all of the hardwood cases of the rifles into our living room and then disappeared into the night!
We, of course, had some super sales of Yewhas in our newsletters for awhile, but we never did have the chance to buy inventory of the other Yewha rifle models. They did not even bill us for the samples nor ask us for their return!
The final strange twist came about a year later. A reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle appeared at our doorstep and wanted to know if we had anything to say before his newspaper exposed us as a front for Reverend Moon's Unification Church! We were stunned and invited him in to tell us what the hell he was talking about! He claimed that his sister had been taken in and "brainwashed" by that church and that he was trying to break “this cult’s” local organization and to "free" his sister. He said that he "knew" that we were members of this "evil conspiracy" because we were selling airguns made by the church and that he had discovered copies of our catalogs on the floor of a San Francisco printing press which had just been raided for using "slave labor" from the church. Seems that, quite unknown to us, our catalog printer had sub-contracted our catalog printing job out to an underground printer with incredibly low rates –reportedly using unpaid subjects of the church as labor. We wouldn't let the reporter out of our house until we convinced him that these were coincidences that did NOT prove that we had anything to do with the weird doings of any cult.
The Yewha airguns were an especially strange chapter in the history of Beeman Precision Airguns. In the early 1970’s, when our business was still based in our home, we had a fellow, who claimed to be a representative of the Unification Church (AKA as “Moonies” – after their leader, the Rev. Moon, of Korea) come to our home and show us the Yewha BBB air rifle (which I later renamed as the "Dynamite" in such places as our Gun Digest copy) and give us an interesting set of sample Yewha air rifles. (Dynamite, Volcanic, two variations of a double-action revolving rifle, a FWB 300 copy, and a bolt action match rifle with a spitting image FWB match sight.) All these designs were multi-stroke pump pneumatics featuring a pump-rod-at-the-muzzle action - the better ones had special locking foot pedals. He explained that the BBB (Dynamite) was a .25 caliber air shotgun/rifle that was very popular in Korea where civilians are forbidden to have firearms. He showed us color photos of obscenely huge piles of Chinese ring-necked pheasants killed by Korean shooting club members with this model and said that it also could be used with a .25 caliber lead ball to kill deer. We agreed to buy 50 of the Dynamites at $35 each complete with Ye Wha marked case, ammo belt, and packages of shot cases and wads. He commented that he had 300 more of the Dynamites in a local warehouse, but as our operation was still very small at that stage, we felt well supplied with 50. As a parting joke, I said, "well, if you ever want to sell the rest of your guns for $10 each, let us know!" At that time, I didn’t know about the vast differences that can exist between the Oriental and Occidental perceptions of humor.
About eight months later, at night in a driving rainstorm, we answered our doorbell to find a different, completely soaked, young Korean man, standing humbly on our doormat – looking for all the world like a drowned rat. We stared at him, wondering who and what he was - and he said "OKAY"! We, of course, wanted to know "okay, what?” After a bit of language barrier delay, we learned that he had the 300 remaining Yewha airguns in a truck outside and wanted the "promised" $10 cash for each of them right now! Needless to say, we did some hard and fast running around to come up with $3000 cash! After the cash transfer, more disciples promptly unloaded all of the hardwood cases of the rifles into our living room and then disappeared into the night!
We, of course, had some super sales of Yewhas in our newsletters for awhile, but we never did have the chance to buy inventory of the other Yewha rifle models. They did not even bill us for the samples nor ask us for their return!
The final strange twist came about a year later. A reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle appeared at our doorstep and wanted to know if we had anything to say before his newspaper exposed us as a front for Reverend Moon's Unification Church! We were stunned and invited him in to tell us what the hell he was talking about! He claimed that his sister had been taken in and "brainwashed" by that church and that he was trying to break “this cult’s” local organization and to "free" his sister. He said that he "knew" that we were members of this "evil conspiracy" because we were selling airguns made by the church and that he had discovered copies of our catalogs on the floor of a San Francisco printing press which had just been raided for using "slave labor" from the church. Seems that, quite unknown to us, our catalog printer had sub-contracted our catalog printing job out to an underground printer with incredibly low rates –reportedly using unpaid subjects of the church as labor. We wouldn't let the reporter out of our house until we convinced him that these were coincidences that did NOT prove that we had anything to do with the weird doings of any cult.
This particular gun is in great condition, it`s hardly ever used. On the picture above you see the push rod of the footpump.
Below we see the operation of the footpump.
Below we see the operation of the footpump.
Seneca Double Shot .50
I initially walked past the Double Shot, took a look and i thought i saw another SamYang like i`ve seen so much. When i talked to the owner he laughed 'you didn`t see the actual gun, did ya?' i went back and took a look. The Double Shot, .50.
Those big pipes looking at you. Impressive. I shot the gun, it packs a punch. Cock the gun, select wich barrel you want to empty and pull the trigger.....
Jkhan Noblesse 9 mm
The Jkhan Noblesse shares some DNA with the Kral arms from Turkey eventhough the Jkhan comes from Korea. Above is the rarely seen eight shot 9 mm.
I dare to say this a quality gun. The wallnut stock, its shrouded barrrel and fine checkering make it a great gun to handle. The mag holds 8 shots and its 130 Joule of muzzle energy make it a pelletgun.
This gun neded its valve replaced. The original valve broke clean off.
