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Cometa Lynx V10 precharged repeating air rifle: Part 1

by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Wesley Santiago 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! Wesley Santiago submitted this week’s winning photo for BSOTW. The Cometa Lynx V10 is an exciting precharged repeater. Oh boy! Another new precharged air rifle to test! … Read more

How BBs are made

Steel wire for making BBs by Crosman

by B.B. Pelletier This report was requested by blog reader Wulfraed in one of his comments. What metal are BBs Made of? For the benefit of those who shoot airsoft guns, the BB I am addressing today is the steel BB that historical BB guns shoot — not the 6mm plastic ball that Asian-made airsoft … Read more

Bending airgun barrels: Part 2

by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 This is the second part in our series of bending airgun barrels. Settle in, boys and girls, for this report will be long and involved. Today, I’ll begin the quest to bend or straighten an airgun barrel to fix many problems. I’ve waited to do this report until I could … Read more

Corn oil for lubricating spring-piston airguns

by B.B. Pelletier Last week, our new reader, Cantec, mentioned that several gentlemen were advising the use of corn oil for lubricating the compression chambers of spring-piston airguns. I know exactly where this recommendation came from and how it should be viewed, and I wanted to share this with you today. Corn oil? Yes, I’m … Read more

Which is simpler — a PCP or a springer?

by B.B. Pelletier Blog reader Kevin inspired this report with a comment he made on Friday’s blog. He wondered whether my exposure to nearly all the airguns in the world, both past and present, has inspired me to own any one gun in particular. But it also comes from my visit to Leapers this past … Read more

What is a tune?

by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Bill Cardill 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! Bill Cardill submitted this week’s winning photo for BSOTW. Tune is slang for tuneup, and in airguns a tuneup can range from a quick lubrication all … Read more

The Beeman R1 Supermagnum air rifle 18 years later: Part 3

by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 My 18 year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. Today, we’ll look at the accuracy of my Beeman R1 air rifle, and I must say that I remembered the rifle exactly as it is. It is very … Read more

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