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Tech Force TF89 Contender breakbarrel: Part 1

by B.B. Pelletier Tech Force Contender TF89 is a large, powerful breakbarrel spring rifle. This report is a poignant one for me, because I also tested one of the first TF89 Contenders that came to this country. That was for the Compasseco website back in 2003, and I still remember that rifle. I said that … Read more

Sam Yang Dragon Claw .50 caliber big bore air rifle: Part 3

by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 The Dragon Claw from Sam Yang is a .50 caliber big bore air rifle. Today, we’ll look at the accuracy of Sam Yang’s Big Bore .50-caliber Dragon Claw single-shot air rifle. Thanks for being so patient on this report. It took three separate trips to the range to … Read more

Why don’t they design pellets to go supersonic?

by B.B. Pelletier Whenever I write about the fundamentals of shooting, it usually starts a good discussion. The CB cap vs pellet rifle article spawned an article about why we like to keep airgun velocities under the transonic/supersonic level for the best accuracy, and THAT, in turn, evoked this thoughtful question on the Pyramyd AIR … Read more

Are CB caps as good and accurate as pellets? Part 3

by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Tyler McCorkle is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Here’s what Tyler says about his submission: Me (FR3AK) from the well-known team of Valhalla ODA (Operational Detachment Airsoft) at the annual Vietnam Patrol game at … Read more

SIG Sauer P226 X5 BB pistol: Part 4

by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The SIG Sauer P226 X-5 Open combo BB pistol comes as an adjustable-sight version for just a few dollars more than the same gun with fixed sights. This is an extended report to cover the use of 4.4mm lead balls in the SIG Sauer P225 X5 … Read more

.22-caliber Browning Gold air rifle: Part 3

by B.B. Pelletier With the assistance of Earl “Mac” McDonald Part 1 Part 2 Browning’s Gold breakbarrel is a beautiful new spring-piston rifle. Today, we’ll look at the accuracy of the Browning Gold air rifle. I think many of us have been eagerly awaiting this report, so we can evaluate this rifle in terms of … Read more

Why you DON’T want to break the sound barrier

by B.B. Pelletier I learned a lot since this report was published, back in 2011. Freom October to December of that year I did a test with a Whiscombe rifle that showed that pellets can break the sound barrier and still be accurate. What you are about to read is what the airgun community thought … Read more

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