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by B.B. Pelletier I would like to thank all the readers who commented on the Benjamin pump effort reduction project last Friday. You gave us a good idea of how the market would react to this endeavor. Today’s post is for a reader who has wanted this pistol reviewed for a long time. I’m sorry … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Before we start, there are two announcements. The first is the inclusion of customer reviews for products carried by Pyramyd AIR. You’ll find the review section on each page of a rifle or pistol. The second announcement is that a new podcast is up. Something newB.B. turned the blog over to me … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Several readers have asked for a series on Daystate air rifles, so I’ll begin today. Although Pyramyd AIR doesn’t sell Daystates, they are still very fine PCPs and their story is worth telling. Much of the history of the company’s foundation comes from an article written by Pete Wadeson in the May … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 Today, we’ll look at the accuracy potential of the Gamo Hunter Extreme. The target was placed at 25 yards – a reasonable distance for a hunting airgun. Initial zeroing went pretty fast because the Gamo scope was close to where it needed to be. Accuracy with RaptorsBecause the velocity … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 – How it all beganPart 2 – TargetsPart 3 – Targets – Part 2Part 4 – Squads This will be a mini-series within the series, because there is too much to cover on field target guns to put in a single post. Today, I’ll address the spring guns, which I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Riflescopes have changed significantly over the past 20 years, and airguns have lead the way. Things such as parallax adjustment, sidewheel parallax adjustment, and adjustable scope mounts have all come out of the demand for better scope solutions by airgunners. And, because of all these changes, what airgunners “know” about airgun scopes … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier How barrel length affects velocity in a CO2 gun I didn’t intend for this to become a series, but the comments to the first post about CO2 guns requested this post. Okay, I offered it at the end of that first post, so I guess I wanted to do this one, as … Read more
