Year: 2006

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 I’m out of the office from today through next Tuesday. The postings will still go up, but I won’t be here to answer questions. Will some of you oldtimers please advise the newer readers and help them if you can? A reader called MCA asked the following question,“One subject that hasn’t gotten … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier Looking exactly like a .22 rimfire pump, the Daisy 26 is a Spittin’ Image BB gun! Today, I’m reminiscing a little with a look at Daisy’s second Spittin’ Image long gun and the third gun in the series – the little-known Daisy model 26 that became the model 572 halfway through its … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier We had a comment last week from DB, who says, “I have had some interest in these precharged airguns but the prices for the pumps seem to me to be way out of line, and scuba tanks are even more expensive. You can buy a really nice firearm for less than the … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier You’re already on the internet, so I don’t have to tell you how good it is for finding facts. But, several of you have asked research-type questions, so today I thought I’d show you the mother lode of airguns links – AirgunInfo.com, hosted by Pyramyd Air! Airgun forums and blogsLast week, I … Read more

by B.B. Pelletier I don’t know where this question came from, but it’s been weighing on my mind for many days. I thought it was in a comment to this blog, but it could just as easily have been a topic on one of the airgun forums. I want to address it because it gets … Read more