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by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5 Scoring field target is really what the game is all about, because every shooter is in it for the score. And, all of you know by now that successfully knocking down a target gives the shooter a point, just as leaving it standing earns no point. … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier When I was writing the R1 Homebrew series of articles for The Airgun Letter, I did lots of side experiments and research to discover what tuning tips did and didn’t work. In the area of air transfer ports, I discovered a lot that wasn’t documented at all, and more that was known … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 We saw a lot of emotion over this gun in the remarks after the first report. Some of you seemed to be against it because of where it’s made, and others had read criticism into my report that I didn’t put there. I’m only here to report what I see … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 Today, I’ll start disassembling Wayne’s HW 55 Tyrolean rifle to see what it looks like on the inside. Wayne bought this rifle on my recommendation and at a price that guaranteed a good investment from the start. From the firing behavior and other visual clues, the rifle seems to … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Lots of interest in this story! I should have told it long ago. One of our readers may have actually seen the rifle at the recent airgun and firearm show in Frederick, Maryland. With the last report, we left off with an external examination of the rifle. Naturally, as a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier BAM B26 is a well-done copy of the Beeman R9.Before I begin, I received a packet of vintage Daisy BBs yesterday. I remember that one of you said he was sending them, but I don’t remember who I am to thank. These will find their way into a vintage Daisy gun box … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I received this question from Jacob this past week. I have a question about the relationship of power to accuracy. Consider the Daisy 953 with about 500 fps and the Gamo Nitro 17 with about 900 fps. The Daisy shoots much smaller groups at close ranges. Since the Gamo will shoot a … Read more
