Month: November 2006

Part 1Part 2 by B.B. Pelletier I’ll try to finish the intro with this post. Several of you have asked about the Whiscombe price and availability. John Whiscombe supposedly stopped building new guns several years ago, but his site is still up. If you read it, it looks like he still makes them, but the … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier Before I start, since today is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the people who make this blog possible – our hosts at Pyramyd Air. They generously give us this wonderful place to explore airguns as much as we like, and for that they deserve … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier Crosman’s new Pro77 is an exciting BB repeater with blowback action. Okay, today I’ll bring you this little treat. The Pro77 is one of Crosman’s 4 Horsemen of the Airpocolypse, which have been so highly touted by them and just as eagerly anticipated by airgunners. I reported on the Crosman C11 on … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier With Casino Royale coming out on November 17, there’s bound to be renewed interest in the Walther CP99 family of air pistols. I reported on the CP99 Compact already, but many of you have had a lot of interest, so I’m doing it again. This time, we’ll look at the gun in … Read more

Part 1Part 2 by B.B. Pelletier Yesterday, we saw how the Marksman 1010 operates. Today, let’s look at how well it performs downrange. Remember, I am shooting the Marksman 2000 instead of the 1010. It’s a very similar air pistol, but there are the differences I’ve mentioned. TriggerA single-stage trigger that breaks at more than … Read more

Part 1 by B.B. Pelletier Yesterday, we looked at the history of the Marksman 1010. Today, let’s look at the gun. A strange spring-piston gunThe 1010 is a spring-piston airgun unlike any other that I know of. When you cock it, you first release the slide, which pops back under slight spring pressure. Then, you … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier The pistol we know today as the Marksman 1010 has been around in some form since I was a little boy back in the 1950s. In those days, it was made by Morton H. Harris, Inc. of Beverly Hills, California (!!!!). The company moved several times in the early years and ended … Read more