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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: Nobody knows when rifling was invented What is rifling? The first rifling Gunpowder leaves dirt in the bore Minie Ball Trapdoor Springfield development Ballard rifling Airgun rifling Nobody knows when rifling was invented I’ve been reading about guns for 56 years … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: Saw it at my first airgun show Fast-forward I had to know! Buzzy Odd loading mechanism Instinct shooting How rare are they? Today’s point Collectors of anything know there are more things in the world than all the books acknowledge. That’s … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Gamo’s Compact single stroke target pistol. This report covers: What is the Gamo Compact? Can you shoot 10 meter with one? Description Sights Trigger No safety Pumping Summary I last tested a Gamo Compact single stroke target pistol in 1996, when I bought one for my newsletter, The … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier How does JSB make pellets? This report covers: Improvements at the molecular level Pellet shapes and head sizes No lookie! Process management More than just pellets Olympic target pellets Testing Cleaning Quality assurance and packing On to shipping Summary Back on August 10 we looked at how JSB … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The Bersa BB pistol looks very much like the firearm. Part 1 Part 2 This report covers: The test Daisy BBs ASG Blaster BBs Crosman Copperhead BBs Shooting evaluation Blowback Summary Today we look at the accuracy of the Bersa BP9CC BB pistol. Several readers are interested because … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: Invention Marketing failure Crosman Corporation Shooting galleries Post-war The Crosman CG Marketing misstep From separate tanks to reservoirs The dawn of the CO2 cartridge The 12-gram Powerlet Summary Invention The first successful CO2 gun was invented and produced by Paul Giffard … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: Two different directions Trainers first The private trainers Airguns? Not yet U.S. Army marksmanship training Air Force Started in England WW II Stasi trainers The austere ’70s We last looked at a military airgun on Monday, when the U.S.S. Vesuvius dynamite … Read more
