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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Adam Vierra is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Congratulations! Adam Vierra is this week’s Big Shot of the Week on Pyramyd Air’s facebook page. Part 1 Part 2 I wasn’t sure … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 In Part 1, we looked at single-stage and two-stage triggers. Today, the focus is on single-action and double-action triggers. Is that confusing? Does a single-action trigger sound like a single-stage trigger to you? If it does, you are in the majority, because this confuses a lot of … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier The two things shooters are concerned about the most are the barrels and the triggers on their guns. This will be a report on triggers. People praise the Rekord trigger found in Weihrauch rifles — and in those Beeman R-series rifles that also have a Rekord — without knowing … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 My 18 year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. Today, we’ll look at the accuracy of my Beeman R1 air rifle, and I must say that I remembered the rifle exactly as it is. It is very … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 My 18 year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. Today, I’ll test my Beeman R1 air rifle for velocity, plus show you the differences between the standard Rekord trigger and the special match Rekord trigger. Before I get to … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier My 18 year-old Beeman R1 is a thing of beauty with its Maccari custom walnut stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope. Before someone jumps on me for repeating a blog report, I’m aware that there was a three-part blog of a Beeman R1 tested by Mac in 2010. That was a test of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Air Arms TX200 Mark III air rifle is impressive in its optional walnut stock. Today, we begin our look at the accuracy of the legendary TX200 Mark III. Since the rifle has no sights, I mounted a Hawke 4.5-14×42 Sidewinder Tactical scope in two-piece UTG Accushot 30mm medium … Read more
