Month: February 2006

by B.B. Pelletier A reader named RWS 350 asked for this post, but several others chimed in with interest, too. So, for all of you who like the big springers, here we go! Diana’s most powerful airgun!Before the Diana RWS 350 Magnum came along, the 48/52/54 sidelever (same powerplant in different stocks) was the top … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier CWI posted that he has both a Crosman Nightstalker and a 1077. He likes his NightStalker but not his 1077. The airgundoc asked me to blog it, however. I thought I had already reported on this rifle, but looking back, I can’t find it. So, here we go – hopefully not again! … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier I’m back in the office and I thank all of you who helped out with the answers for the past week! I will go through the questions and add my two cents to a few, but most can ride just the way they are. Today, I want to look at scuba tanks … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier There is already an article about the Crosman Nightstalker by Tom Gaylord on the Pyramyd AIR website. I just wanted to add my two cents and share some observations that are a little different. A real semiauto with a twistYesterday, I reported on Crosman’s 451 military pistol. That gun is a true … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier That was the model designation, but the 451 was really a .22 pellet pistol. As famous as the Crosman 600 is, the 451 is equally unknown, except among advanced collectors. Both air pistols were .22 caliber semiautomatics with true semiauto functioning. But where the 600 remained in production a full decade (1960-1970), … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier Here’s a sporting pellet pistol that can also be used for informal target shooting. It has fully adjustable sights, a single-stroke pneumatic powerplant, a nice trigger and it sells for less than $50. It’s the Marksman 2004 pistol! Marksman’s 2004 single-stroke pneumatic pistol is a direct copy of the HW 40 PCA/Beeman … Read more