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by B.B. Pellitier This report comes to you courtesy of reader Jim Grossman, who generously shipped his Relum Supertornado to me to test. The last rifle I tested that Jim had worked on was the Haenel Model 1, which I bought earlier this year from an internet ad. You can read about it here. I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Earlier this week, we discovered an unpublished two-part guest blog that Vince wrote…last March! He’s been busy with personal things and hopes to get back to this blog some time soon. This guest blog has all the neat things we’ve come to expect from Vince’s handiwork of fixing and working on vintage … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Parts 1 & 2 That’s right, Parts 2 and 3. I reserve the right to go back and revisit velocity, though I’m going to focus on the accuracy of the Haenel 310. I also want to add a little more background on the rifle. Haenel 310 is an upscale BB gun that … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 I’ve begun familiarizing myself with the SAM 10. Before I begin, thank you for all your suggestions about my failure with the Massimo yesterday. I think Kevin came closest when he said I was too rushed. I’m sure it sounded like that in my writing. And I felt rushed. But … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The first report on the Blue Wonder cold bluing system sparked a nice discussion of cold blues in general. It was fun to read all the accounts of experiments with various cold bluing solutions. And, at the end of that report I promised you that I would return with more … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier First things, first. Two days ago, I showed you a teaser photo of the new PCP from Pyramyd AIR. I said it is a derivation of the Benjamin Discovery, and in fact I was shown an early prototype of this rifle very early this year when the American Airgunner TV show visited … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier A short announcement before we start. Airgun Arena is an alternate chat place that now has eMatches (postal matches). Part 1 Well, I’m back to the Plainsman today, and we’re going to look at velocity. I have to tell you–I was surprised by what you’re about to see. But first, don’t mistake … Read more
