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by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Norica Goliath 88 Classic Carbine is a bullpup springer. There’s certainly some outspoken interest in the Norica Goliath 88 Classic Carbine, so I shuffled some priorities and rushed this report to the front. First, let me tell you about the trigger. It’s a two-stage trigger and the only adjustment is … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2Part 3 Accuracy!Today, I’m testing the .22-caliber Hammerli Razor for accuracy. This test spanned a two-day period, because I actually began last week. The first groups were not promising, and I started suspecting the scope had a problem–you know the common complaint of “scope shift”? Except that the scope doesn’t … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Norica Goliath 88 Classic Carbine is anything but classic. A bullpup design, the rifle is compact, yet powerful. When I visited Pyramyd Air’s garage sale in May of this year, just prior to their recent move, I was shown a pile of Norica spring guns and asked to comment on each of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The history of me and Chinese airguns isn’t that old. Ray Apelles and his father, who were subscribers to The Airgun Letter, were experimenting with them and they were leaning on me to test them. I said no, but other readers picked up the thread and before I knew it I was … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Before we begin, here are the answers to the splat quiz about velocities shown in Wednesday’s Splatology blog: Splat 1: 250 fpsSplat 2: 340 fpsSplat 3: 614 fpsSplat 4: 503 fpsSplat 5: 523 fpsSplat 6: 497 fpsSplat 7: 568 fpsSplat 8: 419 fpsSplat 9: 639 fpsSplat 10: 478 fpsSplat 11: 539 fpsSplat … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This is a reprint of an article I wrote for Airgun Revue #3, which was published in 1998. The airgunner of yesteryear was a happier person than his modern counterpart. If he wanted to see how accurate his gun was, he shot at something. If he hit it, he looked for a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Reclaiming lead from used pelletsPart 1 Before we begin today, I want to alert you to a HUGE price drop on the RWS model 52 sidelever. If you’ve ever contemplated buying one of these, now might be a good time! The Striker Combo is an especially good deal at this time. We … Read more
