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by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 On to the range. Because the UTG Master Sniper is an airsoft gun, I started shooting indoors to keep the winds from affecting things. How good do airsoft sniper guns get?I tested a Classic Army M24 sniper rifle a few years ago. It had been highly modified, which included … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 In our last look at the IZH MP 513M air rifle, I noted several quirky design details on the gun. The safety, which works like an exposed hammer, is the biggest, but there are others. Air transfer port sealAnother strange detail is the location of the seal for the air … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 Hammer-forging, also called rotary forging today, is the high-rate production way to make a rifle barrel. The process takes three to four minutes, start to finish. The hammer-forging process itself is actually close to two centuries old. It was used by gunsmiths in Appalachia, who hand-hammered steel barrel blanks … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This one is for DSW, who was surprised by the high prices of certain airsoft models. He asks what these guns are used for. The origins of airsoftAirsoft, or soft air as it is also called, originated in Japan some time around 1980. Firearms are unavailable to most people in Japan, and … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Merry Christmas! Don’t worry. I wrote this post last Friday. I’m enjoying the day with my family. Glen asked a question that comes up all the time. I have tried to answer it individually before, so now I’ll just blog it to everyone. B.B.,I read your articles and had decided on which … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Beeman’s Pell Seat is a simple tool, but sometimes very useful. Quick question This question came from Phil last week. He asked if the Beeman Pell Seat was really useful for straightening the skirts of pellets. Since I have personal experience using one, I told him I’d blog the answer. Quick answer … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier UTG Master Sniper offers a lot of features for very little money. Scope does not come with rifle. A reader asked for this review some time ago and I am happy to finally be able to comply. His question was actually, “How good could a sniper rifle like this be when sells … Read more
