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by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 In the time between the first report and now there has been some discussion on this blog of the correct way to lubricate the rifle’s piston seal. The IZH 61 comes to you with what seems to be petroleum oil inside the chamber and can stand a drop or two … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Not what you might expect in a rifle, the USFT requires a little orientation. B.B. Pelletier invited me to report on the USFT rifle because several readers have expressed an interest in the gun. The first time I saw one was when Steve Schulz brought his new rifle out to the DIFTA … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 – How it all beganPart 2 – TargetsPart 3 – Targets – Part 2Part 4 – SquadsPart 5 – The spring guns Before we begin, I was told yesterday from a reliable source that Daystate bullets for the AirRanger rifle are sourced from CCI. Apparently, the deal to buy them … Read more
by B.B. Pelleiter Big post today. We had a question last week that I want to explore. Here it is: Is it possible to damage a rifled barrel by using pellets that are too large? I’ll explain….. My Condor is a .22, and I have managed to locate some VERY heavy pellets from Daystate (40 grains). … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I have wanted to do this report for close to two years, but the availability of guns held me back. Pyramyd AIR kept selling out before I could get my order in. However, now I have one. Here we go! In the years since I last tested a new IZH 61, things … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This post was inspired by Ozark, who wondered why his groups were going to the left and right of the aim point. What he either didn’t say, or I didn’t pay attention to when he said it, was that each group was shot with a different pellet. That’s normal for different ammo, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 We left off in the mid-1990s, as Daystate was just starting to bring out a line of new lighter air rifles. I had sent my Huntsman Mark II to Rodney Boyce for a new trigger and regulator. The reg boosted my usable shots to 48 from a 3000 psi fill. … Read more
