Episode 01 – Introduction to breakbarrels
Breakbarrels are probably the most popular type of spring-piston air rifle. They’re easy to use and don’t need a lot of accessories to get started. Just add a tin of pellets and you’re ready to shoot. This introductory video will show you what to expect when shooting a breakbarrel springer.
Tom Gaylord (B.B. Pelletier)
Tom Gaylord is known as The Godfather of Airguns™ and has been an airgunner for over a half-century, but it was the Beeman company in the 1970s that awoke a serious interest in airguns. Until then, all he knew were the inexpensive American airguns. Through the pages of the Beeman catalog, he learned about adult airguns for the first time.
In 1994, Tom started The Airgun Letter with his wife, Edith. This monthly newsletter was designed to bring serious reports about airguns to the American public. The newsletter and Airgun Revue, a sister magazine about collectible airguns, was published from 1994 until 2002, when Tom started Airgun Illustrated -- the first American newsstand magazine about airguns.
Tom worked for three years as technical director at AirForce Airguns, the makers of the Talon, Condor, and Escape precharged air rifles. Today, he writes about airguns and firearms for various publications and websites. He also makes videos, and you'll find short clips embedded in some of his artices on Pyramyd Air's website.
Tom is a consultant to Pyramyd Air and writes under the name of B.B. Pelletier.
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Great videos. Keep up the good work.
thanks please upload more video’s on how to clean the guns. i have .177 air rifle
Amol,
Well, there isn’t much to clean on an air rifle. Olympic champions never clean their rifles — or if they do they only clean them out of season.
I have many air rifles that I never clean. Airguns just don’t get dirty like firearms.
But we do have a couple of cleaning videos about to go live, so keep watching.
Tom
Hi Guys,
Great Video,
Do you folks ship Abroad or only within the US?
Thanks
Anil
Anil,
Airgun Academy is an educational site belonging to Pyramyd Air. Please contact [email protected] or check their website for info about shipping restrictions for your location:
https://www.pyramydair.com
Thanks,
Edith
I would like to see a safety / accuracy video on the effects of “dieseling”.
This is a subject that often comes up in the various air gunning forums. (I am a member of a few different forums). The younger kids seem to think that use of combustible oils in the barrels and air chambers is giving them more power. Sure, it may increase the FPS, but at what cost ?
I feel that it is bad for accuracy, as well as safety, and will cause damage to the rifle.
Have you ever produced a video addressing this subject ? and if not,… do you think you could ?
Thanks