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Teach a person to shoot: Part 1Teach a person to shoot: Part 2Teach a person to shoot: Part 3 by B.B. Pelletier The right guns for trainingLet’s talk about the guns you will use to teach a person. Airguns are ideal for teaching because of their safety and their lack of noise or recoil. It’s … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This will be limited to the common types of rifling found in modern airguns. I can’t possibly cover all the types of rifling in this posting – or even in this entire blog! There are several books written on this subject, so if you are interested in pursuing the subject further, I … Read more
Spring gun tuning: Part 1 Spring gun tuning: Part 2 – Building a mainspring compressor Spring gun tuning: Part 3 – Mainspring compressor continued Spring gun tuning: Part 4 – Let’s disassemble a gun! Spring gun tuning: Part 5 – Powerplant disassembly Spring gun tuning: Part 6 – Disassembly completed Spring gun tuning: Part 7 … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this classic air rifle, but last week a reader named Bob pointed out that I hadn’t. I call it a rifle, singular, because the wood stock is the only thing that differentiates the two models. Both models have the same action, and Diana used to make … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier There are plenty of scope-sighting postings on this blog. But all of them assume a perfect world and shooters with decades of experience. In a few instances, I delved into common scope problems that get blamed on “scope shift,” but mostly I explained how to sight-in when everything is going fine. Today, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Billed as a youth model, Crosman’s 180 was adult in every respect. During the period from about 1947 to 1970, airguns of all types abounded in this country. Crosman was extremely prolific and designed some guns that have become classics and collectibles in recent years. The model 600 pistol was one such … Read more
Remington Genesis: Part 1Remington Genesis: Part 2 by B.B. Pelletier A lot of time has passed since Part 2 of the Remington Genesis report. I used that time to further break in the gun and to learn the techniques needed to make it perform. The Genesis IS a good shooter!I’ll cut to the finish, because … Read more
