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by Tom Gaylord Part 1 Yesterday, we saw what kind of performance to expect from an inexpensive Chinese airgun. The velocity was just over half the advertised speed, and accuracy was out the window. Let’s see what can be done to correct these problems. You’ll have to decide whether or not it’s worth the effort. … Read more
by Tom Gaylord This “deluxe version of the TS45 sidelever was supposed to be an 800 f.p.s. gun. I tested it thoroughly to discover if it was a diamond in the rough. B.B. Pelletier turned the blog over to me today to address tuning an inexpensive Chinese spring-piston air rifle, because I did just that … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Just a note. Tomorrow and the next day, I will turn this blog over to Tom Gaylord, who is helping me with a report on tuning an inexpensive Chinese airgun. I will be out of town until next Monday, but everything here should keep rolling along. If you see a question you … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I hope to dispel some of the myths about scopes today. If you saw the movie Quigley Down Under, you saw a mythological gun that could hit its mark at fantastic distances, even when held offhand. In the first demonstration, Matthew Quigley just attached the tang sight after a 3-month ocean voyage … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This comes up all the time in the comments section. I answer each one and satisfy that one person who asked the question. Now, I want to address everyone. Why do you miss? This question was asked yesterday by The.Man. This is a little off-topic….maybe. Anyhow, are you saying it is not … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 I’ve grouped pneumatics and CO2 guns together, because they both operate with compressed gas. Therefore, the recoil behavior is the same for both. They DO recoil!Make no mistake, all pneumatic and CO2 guns recoil. But, they recoil so little that it’s easier to say they have no recoil to speak … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Today I’m looking at one of the best values in a powerful variable scope – Leapers 8-32×56 full-sized scope with mil-dot reticle and red/green illumination. This scope costs $230 for the model with the illuminated reticle and $196 without, which, to some, seems like a lot of money. To a serious shooter, … Read more
