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by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 S&W 78G has reached the status of icon among air pistols. Today, I’ll finish the report on the .22 caliber S&W 78G, covering both velocity and accuracy. You may remember that I sent my pistol to Dave Gunter to modify it to shoot faster, and today we’ll see what that … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The Air Venturi HaleStorm is a good-looking PCP repeater that is also testing very well. We may have a major winner in this rifle! Today, we’ll look at the performance of the Air Venturi HaleStorm. When I did the velocity testing of the Hammerli Pneuma, I got energy levels from … Read more
by B.B.Pelletier Part 1 Today, the prosecution begins presenting evidence in its case, contending that the .22 caliber pellet is superior to the .25 caliber pellet. Point 1John Whiscombe, the man who hand-built spring-piston air rifles of such excellence that most authorities agree they are among the finest, if not the absolute finest, springers to … Read more
Today’s blog comes from the November 1995 issue of The Airgun Letter. A conversation with another airgunner triggered the start of an investigation into pellet ballistic characteristics. He said he was getting some shifting groups, left to right, at different ranges. His rifle is a TX200 shooting 7.9-grain Crosman Premiers. As you will see, velocity … Read more
This article is from the July 1997 issue of The Airgun Letter. You’ll probably never see a gun like this, so I thought I’d share a glimpse at this rare German piece. This report is a bit different than our regular fare. That’s because our subject rifle is a bit different. Not only is it … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 You learned how I came by my Crosman Single-Six pellet pistol in part 1. Today, I’ll tell you about the gun, and some more about the boy who owned it. The SA-6 is a CO2 revolver from the late 1950s. At the time it came out, Crosman was stuck by … Read more
by B.B.Pelletier Reader Mike posed this question last Friday: I’m going to pose a question to everyone for the weekend. What is your favorite small bore air gun caliber and why? I’m very interested to see what people prefer. I’m currently trying to decide between .22 and .25 for my next rifle, so advice there … Read more
