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by B.B. Pelletier A package arrived from Germany yesterday. It contained goodies that I will use to keep you amused for the next several weeks. Like a CARE package at summer camp, I went straight to the chocolate chip cookies – the new Magnum Research Desert Eagle. SO – how’s it hangin’?There has been a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I promised several readers I’d address the subject of teaching people to shoot. We talked about teaching kids, but why limit it? Determine the level of the budding shooter’s maturityMaturity is more important than age when it comes to shooting. Since the shooter will ultimately have total control of a device that … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier There’s a lot of interest in tuning a spring-piston air rifle, so I’ll start a series on that next week. I’ll intersperse other topics so everybody has something to read. I’ll also show you how to make a few special tools that are necessary to do this work. I hope this will … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I’m using today’s blog to update you on a couple of important things that have come up. Remington Genesis adjustable cheekpieceThe Remington Genesis comes to you with an adjustable cheekpiece. Crosman made the decision to mention it after the box art was finalized, so they are putting stickers on the box. The … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Air canes were produced and used throughout the British Isles from the beginning of the 19th century until around 1920. The guns spanned the price spectrum from affordable to nearly priceless cased guns with all the tools and equipment. Air canes were made in such profusion that hundreds or perhaps thousands have … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Yesterday, I tried the 850 with and without an optional muzzlebrake that is offered for the rifle. In England, they sell a silencer, but the American one is full of holes and does not quiet the report. After the test with the Talon SS, I wondered whether there might be an accuracy … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier We’re going to have a part 3 to this report because the Remington Genesis did not perform well at all in the shooting test, and I think I know why. Some unfinished businessA reader calling himself “mr lama” said I forgot to mention that the Genesis has an adjustable cheekpiece. Well, I … Read more
