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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
by B.B. Pelletier I promised several readers I’d look at the Remington Genesis. It’s an adult-sized spring-piston air rifle that promises 1,000 f.p.s. in .177 caliber. It’s housed in an unusual thumbhole synthetic stock that has panels of extremely grippy rubber on the forearm, pistol grip and cheekrest. The buttpad is also a thick, black … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Made as well today as its ancestor 65 years ago, Benjamin’s EB17 and EB22 are heirloom airguns. The Benjamin EB17 and EB22 are two American pellet pistols that are as close to the guns from the 1930s and 40s as you’ll find. They’re powered by CO2, which is as reliable as light … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This experiment came at the request of Pyramyd AIR. They noticed that people on the chat forums were saying that a shrouded barrel made a gun more accurate, and they asked me what I thought. I thought (and still think) that a barrel shroud has little or nothing to do with accuracy, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Yesterday, I took the 850 AirMagnum to the range and tested it at 50 yards. The temperature was 90 degrees – warm enough that a CO2 rifle should be performing well. There was no wind to disturb the pellet’s flight, so I was able to test the rifle in the best of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The RWS 850 AirMagnum is a bolt-action repeater from Umarex. We’ve really waited for this rifle! There’s too much to cover in one post, so I’ll have to break up the report. Though the rifle is made by Umarex, both the packaging and the name on the rifle say RWS 850 AirMagnum. … Read more
