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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: The mostest-fastest pellet gun!/li> The mostest-powerfulest How to generate power The deal What does this mean? Summary I am at Sig today, so I won’t be able to comment as much as usual. I have airguns to test, but today I thought I would do … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Do pressure vessels become unsafe over time? Operating pressure Water leading to rust Oxygen! Danger through work-hardening Last word Today we have a safety issue to examine. Here is the question I got last week that spawned this report. “Wasn’t sure how to reach you … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: The argument Liability So, is nitrogen dangerous? Oxygen can kill you! So what? We’re talking about nitrogen What about other gasses? Show some respect Tomorrow is Thursday, December 24. It’s Christmas Eve. On that day I’m running a special blog that allows you readers to … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Don’t forget today’s Facebook event from 10 to 11 a.m., Eastern. I’ll be answering airgun questions on Facebook on this Pyramyd AIR Facebook page. To see the discussion, you must have a free Facebook account. You do not have to be a recognized Friend of Pyramyd AIR to ask me a question. … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I’m talking about airgun accidents today – real accidents, not just the lies a kid tells when he’s caught shooting another kid just to see what will happen. Bob C. asked for this one, but I bet a lot of readers will be interested. Starting with springsMainsprings are usually under a lot … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This report was requested by Pestbgone, but, from my years working at AirForce, I know that a lot of shooters also wonder about it. Here’s the argument: Air is composed of approximately 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and the remainder a smattering of other gasses. With nitrogen as the principal component, … Read more
Today we’re going to take a look at dieseling and detonation — two things that many shooters believe are bad.
