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by B.B. Pelletier A reader asked this question last week, “Just what is a Weaver base and how is it different from other scope mounts?” HistoryBack in the 1950s and 60s, firearms did not come with scope mount bases. Gunsmiths made a living attaching scope mount bases to guns so a set of rings could … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier For many years, the RWS Hobby was the lightest pellet you could buy in .177 caliber. At that time, it weighed just 6.9 grains, but today’s .177 pellet weighs 7 grains even. That light weight made it the defacto test standard for all airguns, because it invariably gave the highest velocity. Today, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier A question came in to Pyramyd Air’s owner a few days ago. “What’s the fastest speed for the most accurate pellet I can shoot?” I say in my About ME Blogger profile that there are no stupid questions, but there ARE situations where the person doesn’t know what he has asked. Therefore, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 Yesterday was a great day at the range, except for the wind. I tried to shoot groups at 50 yards with the S-16s, but the changing breezes blew my groups apart. The best I could do was 1.5″ for five Crosman Premiers. Heavy trigger!I have to say, the heavy … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Today, we’ll look at performance. I filled the 20-oz. CO2 tank at a local paintball shop and coated the O-ring with silicone diver’s grease before connecting it to the gun. The fill was $5, by the way, for well over 1,000 shots. What scope?The S-16s has no open sights, so … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Today’s post was requested by Pyramyd AIR. They sell three different 9mm big bore airguns, and the ammo they use has been confusing. They asked me to sort it out. DrulovFirst, I want to comment on the somewhat confusing Drulov Sokol. This is a CO2 carbine that has a nominal .375 bore. … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier One of the reasons America did well during WW II was the organization of our national manufacturing capability. Two men were largely responsible for that organization – W. Edwards Demming and Joseph Juran. After the war, they were asked to come to Japan to assist in planning the rebuilding of the Japanese … Read more
