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by B.B. Pelletier This one is for Airdog. Spring-piston airguns are one of the newer types of powerplants, coming into being about 1840. The first spring-piston guns were long guns that used volute springs instead of helically coiled springs to drive the piston. Take your belt and wind it into a tight coil on a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 – Under $25Part 2 – $50 and underPart 3 – Under $100 Here’s a link to Pyramyd Air’s official Gift Guide. First, I’d like to thank all of you who wished me well with my kidney stones. My wife is heavy into alternative medicine, so as soon as I complained … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I was asked by several people to review the Crosman 1088. In fact, I think the requests date back over a year. I thought this was just a modern extension of the 1008; but, where the 1008 is mostly metal on the outside, the 1088 is mainly plastic. This is an 8-shot … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier JP inspired this report, but so did my recent acquisition of a Russian SKS rifle. While inspecting the action of my new gun, I noted that the firing pin remained in the extended position, as though it had just been struck by the hammer. “That’s not good!” I thought. “That looks like … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 – Under $25Part 2 – $50 and under Here’s a link to Pyramyd Air’s official Gift Guide. Lets get right to it. These are gifts that airgunners might like. Use the links to go to the pages where the items can be ordered. RiflesBeeman 1024 takedown rifle, scope and rings … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This review has been a long time coming. I’m doing this for our rocket scientist, Jane Hansen, but several others have talked about this rifle, as well. Career Infinity is a large precharged repeater. Powerful yet light, it should be a good hunter. The Career Infinity is a six-shot repeater that comes … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 Let’s look at the rear aperture sight in the AirForce sight set, which is the item of greatest interest in this set. There isn’t anything like it in its price range. Let me show you. The sight base clamps to conventional 11mm scope base dovetails. There’s no scope stop, … Read more
