I looked into these, too. After seeing game play on YouTube I figured it had to be one of these. The realestate and money needed kept me from pulling the trigger . (not mine)

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Your biggest area of concern with those machines is...parts.
how many were made? if it was a low production run, good luck findin any parts.
if they made a ton of them, some parts will still be available. but not all.
you will be forced to look at the used/i still got these, but have not sold any in years areas for parts.
again... good luck!
look at the piece before purchase and ask this...does it look complete? anything toasted, or burned up?
the coils and sleeves will be available. but playfield buttons, toys, etc... will likely not.
so, if it has been taken care of, and not robbed of half the parts, go for it.

I bought an Allied Leisure "Wild Cycle" once on craigslist years ago. It had self contained, sealed relays that couldn't be cleaned or adjusted without taking them all apart. The game never did work properly, so I just sold it a few years later for the same price I bought it for. It was a real bear to work on, move, and find resources on.

That being said, now that I have more experience working on games, I'd love to pick up another EM arcade game like that again. I've always had a fondness for those EM gun games.

I to always wanted a EM gun game but I have the same concerns

I have a few gun games in my collection. Chicago Coin Shoot out is one of my favorites. When people come into my game room, they seem to gravitate towards my Arcade games more than the pins.

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I love mine. 1959

--Jeff

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Man, I did not think anybody had one of those.
I restored one back in the 80's, and it was by far, the most fun gun game I have played.
The running cowboy is the bomb!
and yes, folks always gravitate towards the arcade games. I guess it is because they don't have to think to play a gun game???

I also have a bunch of EM shooters. They aren't crazy difficult to work on, but I do agree with others, parts can be a pain in the ass to source.

I have an Ambush and a Haunted House on the way and I've had several others in the past, they are not difficult to work on other than the motorized Midway score reels but yes parts can be hard to find just try to find one that is complete.

When I was a kid I always saved a quarter for a gun game. I would love to have one ( EM only) but don't know anything about them at all. A couple non working have popped up here and there but I would be scared because of lack of knowledge more like no knowledge on them. Maybe we could keep this thread going so those of you out there could teach people like me enough so maybe one day I would know what to look for. I knew nothing on how to fix EM pinballs at one time now I own 5 but you don't see very many gun games out there

The biggest thing to make sure of is that they are complete as far as all the motors along with the artwork, targets and any early solid state boards other than that they are very similar to em's as far as troubleshooting.

Personally I would steer clear of post 1966 midway gun games with motorized score reels. But hey that's just me...

Everybody likes to shoot at Jungle Charlie......

Ambush. Same theme..

speaking about hard to find parts if anyone have a midway rifle mount please let me know

There is a plastic and metal version. The one I have is plastic and it is horribly damaged.

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Perfect candidate for a larger 3D print job.

I was thinking the same thing. I actually have a NOS plastic one I would be willing to ship to the person here on pinside that seems to be willing to model it for public consumption.

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If you get this done let me know would totally be in for one as well!

I am thinking about picking up this Midway shooting gallery. They said it's complete except for the gun which I'm thinking may be hard to find. Is this worth $200?

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The gun could be tricky to find but definitely worth $200. If you have some storage capacity and patience it seems like a no brainer.

That gun will be very very hard to fine. Unlike standard gun games where the gun is merely a pointing and aiming device, on this game is used to propel the nylon balls from the vacuum assembly. That means you have to have the right gun. On standard gun games you can pretty much use any Remington model 502 with some minor modifications to make it work. On this gun game trying to make some other gun work will be extremely difficult. Not impossible but definitely a challenge. Personally I would not buy this gun game for $200 with the missing gun.

I am thinking you are right. And I really don't feel like storing it until/if I ever find the correct gun.

I'm looking to buy one of these guns by Irving Kay or Midway but I want it complete.

A lot of parts for the projectile gun games are incredibly hard to find, as Clay said, I would pass as well.

Hell I'd still buy it if it was local. But I have one so at the very least it would be nice to have some spares.

I would buy it if it were me as Well. But with that being said I own an complete extra gun assembly for this game (NFS). Plus it would look nice next to my shooting gallery deluxe

There is a bunch of EM gun games on craigslist in Pottstown PA. on craigslist. I always wanted one but know nothing about them but I am a EM pinball guy.They are about a hour and a half from me. Those of you who know about these games could you please take a look and tell me your opinion please. I wouldn't want to buy something I couldn't get parts for . Thanks

My first game I just got last week! Super fun to play - Midway Deluxe Shooting Gallery '61. I grew up with my Dad's 1978 Star Trek Pinball (which I have dibs on to get someday, but he just had it reconditioned so that wont be any time soon!). It just about worked perfectally when I got it, then I opened it up and tinkered with it slightly reconnecting a lite and replacing a few bulbs, then it pretty much stopped working. Luckly it was just corroded and dirty pin contacts - 5 mins cleaning and plug then in and out, fully functional thankfully! Its only missing a right hand side gun grip, and the motor that moves the clown back and forth. I should be able to rig up a working motor. I'm working on making new rubber cast clown heads, and might even try to make the clear rotating plastic discs if anybody that comes across this in in need. I'll post examples on another thread I've been chatting about it on when I get them done next week and see how they turn out.

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It would be a shame to do, but it might be worth buying to part it out. If the internals are in decent shape, it's worth far more than $200 in parts!

I just got a midway caption kid.

From the guy in Pottstown?

Yes

Cool, post some pics when you get a chance.
I was gonna check out what he had until it started a big fight with my wife!!

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The brute size of these things always turns me off from buying one. There's no way I'd get one in my minivan, but I don't even know how the hell I'd get one in a pickup truck. They look awful to move/lift.

They are on wheels and is easier than a Pinball machine

Have to disagree. If they have wheels it is usually because an operator or home use owner put them on as most came from the factory without wheels. If you put wheels on best to go with the 3" ones as they are way easier to control and roll than the 2" ones and make sure you have at least two that swivel. If they have 3" wheels then in some ways they are easier to move than a pinball machine but you are still dealing with 300 lbs on a lot of these games.

Lifting them into a vehicle is a pain but you can lay them on their side or back as well as standing them up to transport without hurting them if you secure everything properly.

This was my first gun game and had wheels making loading in my truck and unloading easy . Just rolled it and tilted on its back. I thought they all had wheels, but without wheels you would need a good size hand truck. I didnt have to deal with any stairs or rugs

I moved a Williams "Bonanza" gun game in a mini-van; I had to remove the rifle stock (2 hex cap screws) and lay the game on its side, but it fit.

Not hard to move at all I moved my Ambush in a 4Runner my Haunted House in a Sequoia (with two passengers) the guns remove pretty easily for transport.

I didn't remove anything. Just laid it on its back in my pick up and tilted back up when I got home and wheeled it to the location so when I was asked about how difficult, it was very easy. When I need to get in the back to work on, it rolls out.

It is a nice addition to my Pinball games . I have five EMs

Ok, chk this out. Need a good laugh?
I found a twin rifle in a back yard in Osessa, back in the 80's. got it home, fixed, and then moved to Dallas.
Had help loadin from the garage to the uhaul, but when I got out here, of course, I did not know anybody, so had to unload by myself.
Wait for it...here it comes.
The darn thing was so heavy, I had to put one foot on the wall of the truck, just to get enuf grunt to tilt it back.
It felt like I had the whole truck on the dolly.
Anyway, I got it to move, but as soon as I got it on the ramp, it yanked the handle right out of my hands, fell on its back, the handle punched through the truck bed, and slid down the ramp, bending the handle straight up, and stopped at the bottom of the ramp.
A neighbor saw it, and offered to help. We both struggled with that thing to get it inside the house.
After we were done, he politely said, "please do not ask me to help you do that again".
I said, no problem, I won't be askin me to do that again either.

I got lucky mine had wheels and I didn't have to deal with stairs. I thought they all came with wheels I don't know this is my first gun game but I can see that if I had to deal with stairs, rugs doorways etc etc no wheels it would be a pain. Did you and the neighbor become friends

I put soft led lights on the backglass of capt kid. It really brightens up the backglass colors . Looks good but sometimes they all blink at the same time when I pull the trigger

I was working on an Arctic Gun that someone put a Midway rifle on including the mount. As some of you know the Midway mount aimed the gun way down and was unplayable. I drew up a Midway to Williams adapter and printed it to see if the game scored shots etc. Worked perfectly so i printed up a set of blanks so I can sand cast an aluminum mount and make a nice solid mount.

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Looks good