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by B.B. Pelletier Reader Sumo inspired today’s post. Robert Beeman pushed .177 caliber over .22 when he owned the Beeman comany, and a lot of shooters got the idea that .177s were more accurate. Then, Beeman came out with .20 caliber and dropped the .22 models of many of the guns he carried. His reasoning … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This post came from a comment left by K. Rihanek, who was surprised that the first shot from his spring gun was so different than the rest of the shots. In fact, this is a phenomenon that applies across the board, and not just to airguns. But, airguns are all that I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Paul sez I’ve noticed that certain specifications on scope mounts is near impossible to find on the Pyramyd website and on the internet in general. In particular, the maximum objective sizes for certain mounts, like the B-Square 17101. I know its a good idea for people to call with their tech questions, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 We’re talking about how long CO2 guns will last, and I said that the answer isn’t as straightforward as it was for spring guns. That’s because CO2 guns have used all sorts of construction methods in the 120 years that they’ve been produced. We left off with the guns of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier How long will a spring airgun last? This is the second in the series of how long airguns last. The first post dealt with spring guns, and we saw that they can last for centuries, with care. CO2 guns are different, though, and this post is larger to discuss all of them. … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Here is a video you can’t get from The History Channel. When I was young, in the 1950s, the only airguns I knew about were Daisys, Crosmans, Benjamins and Sheridans. There were no airgun magazines at that time, and the gun magazines seldom ran an article about airguns that didn’t have the … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2Part 3 Sorry, my friends, but the Beretta CX-4 Storm that I scheduled to blog today has been delayed. It will be a couple more weeks before I can get to it. Today, I’ll conclude the Remington Genesis report. I told you how well the Gamo Tomahawks shot compared to … Read more
