Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:23 pm

It was given to me FREE today .
Plainsman .175
HEATHWAYS L.A. CALIF
1267837
Picture with a regular 12g. co2
The last owner is looking for a box of 8g. co2 in his basement & may be the co2 cap .
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Leland_8_ ... _10ct/2677
Healthways Plainsman Model 9401 (Early Model)
http://www.co2airguns.net/collection/He ... /index.htm
Healthways Plainsman Model 9401 (Late Model)
http://www.co2airguns.net/collection/He ... /index.htm
Healthways Plainsman BB gun - Part 1 - 2 - 3
by B.B. Pelletier
http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2009/10/ ... art-1.html
http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2009/11/ ... art-2.html
http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2009/12/ ... art-3.html
HEALTHWAYS 'PLAINSMAN .175 AIR PISTOL' .177. CO2. sn:0200377X. V.G. $50. Item: AG-13.
http://www.collectorfirearms.org/websit ... /ag-13.htm

Post subject:Re: Plainsman .175

A nostalgic piece! Nice.

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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:48 pm

A buddy of mine gave me those 10 (Each charger contains 8g of N2O)
Now I just need a CO2 butt cap for the pistol to see if the pistol is actually working .
http://www.icotrading.net/EN/products/N ... rgers.html
http://stores.shop.ebay.ca/CO2-N20-SUPPLIES-ICO

Post subject:Re: Healthways Plainsman .175

great gun , i fired a bunch with mine when i first got it . pretty fun a good working gun .
does your have the 3 stage skrew for the hammer tension ?
not sure if mine is exactly the same but if you can't fined a co2 cover i may be able to copy mine for you. hate to see the gun sit there teasing you .

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:41 pm

That's amazing, the whipped cream CO2 charges.
You say all you need is the cap...does that mean you have .175 pellets?

Post subject:Re: Healthways Plainsman .175

jezX,
I think mine is a 2 stage (high & low)
Thanks for the offer for the co2 cap.
The guy that gave me the pistol said that is got it somewhere but he his in the navy
and he will not be back for a while .
Dan,
this pistol only shoot BBs by the looks of it .

Post subject:Re: Healthways Plainsman .175

I have a few different models and the specs of the caps are all the same on mine. 7/8' x 27 tpi. You could make a temp one up out of 7/8 bolt. Just need to drill a concave seat with a 3/4' drill bit in the bottom of the bolt, about .220 deep to accept the base of the cartridge thus allowing the threads of the bolt to make contact with the threads in the base of the pistol. Sorry for the crappy description, Rene. My camera is being fixed as a pic would have been better.

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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:55 am

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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:30 am

There are two different cap styles for that gun.
The very earliest models used a pressurized tube in the grip, (similar to the Crosman MK I), and the end cap for that model had an o-ring seal, and used a toggle type piercing mechanism built into the end cap.
The later models used a non-pressurized tube, with a plain, threaded end cap. The piercing of the powerlet was at the bottom of the tube, and similar to the setup used on the Crosman 38x series. (or 22xx series).
Rene - if you look down to the bottom of the tube, can you see a piercing pin, or is it just a smooth, rounded bottom?

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:32 pm

Thanks Len. I forgot about that. Mine are all the later Non-pressurized models with the piercing pin in the upper grip.

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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:28 pm

I can see a piercing pin and I don't see tread for a butt cap unless I am missing something else too .
By the way I don't care that much about this pistol, it is just an addition to my collection .