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by B.B. Pelletier Recently, a reader asked me when I was going to write the part 4 I promised for the Crosman 2100B multi-pump rifle. I did Part 3 in March, and to be honest, I’d forgotten that a part 4 was promised. Part 4 is going to be a 25-yard accuracy test with a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 We have a lot of interest in non-lead or lead-free pellets. I heard from several readers on Part 2, which ran last week. That was when I used the Hatsan model 95 Combo breakbarrel to test both lead and non-lead .22-caliber pellets for accuracy at both 10 meters … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Winchester’s new M14 dual-ammo rifle looks very much like the military rifle it copies. Let’s test the velocity of the Winchester M14 dual-ammo rifle. Of course, I’ll test it with both BBs and lead pellets. This rifle is a semiautomatic 8-shot repeater powered by 2 CO2 cartridges. Someone made a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Connor Moynihan is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Congratulations! Connor Moynihan is this week’s BSOTW. This report just bubbled up on its own. I was scanning Gun Broker the other day when I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier S&W 327 TRR8 is an exciting new BB revolver. Smith & Wesson’s firearm 327 TRR8 revolver is designed for self defense. The revolver is an 8-shot .357 Magnum revolver that employs a tactical rail, hence the TRR (for tactical rail revolver) designation. I wonder why S&W chose the number 327 for this revolver, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Colt’s 1911 Special Combat BB pistol is a knockout for looks! Happy Independence Day! Happy Fourth of July to my U.S. readers! And to everyone else, happy Wednesday! Today, I’ll look at the accuracy of the Colt 1911 Special Combat BB pistol. We discovered in the velocity test … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 This is a long-term test of non-lead pellets that began nearly a year ago. There’s a lot of pressure these days to abandon lead for projectiles and move to some other substance that’s not as toxic. The problem is that there isn’t any material as good as lead. Ammunition companies … Read more
