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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Today’s report is both an object lesson, and a summary of what we’ve been studying for so long — the fact that ballistics, though often difficult to understand, are also precise and repeatable. It may not sound like that until I summarize at … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Beeman’s HW 70A breakbarrel spring pistol. Okay, there’s some interest in this Beeman HW 70A, but many of you have avoided it like I have. Let’s see what it can do. First, the cocking effort. HW advertises 21 lbs., however the test pistol registered 27 lbs. on … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Walther 1250 Dominator “A poor man’s PCP!” That’s what “they” said about the Hämmerli 850 AirMagnum CO2 repeater. It has many of the features shooters were looking for — repeatability, accuracy and a huge number of shots from the 88-gram CO2 cartridge it used. So they called it a … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 This is Part 7 in this lengthy test series that looks at the effects of the rifling twist rate on both velocity and accuracy of a pellet rifle. Today, we’ll look at the 1:22 barrel, which means … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Beeman’s HW 70A breakbarrel spring pistol. I’m about 19 years late on this report. The Beeman HW 70A air pistol was around in 1994 when I started writing about airguns, and I ignored it — finding other guns to occupy my time. I guess there are several reasons for … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Before we begin, I have some news about my buddy, Mac. Many of our long time readers know him from the work he’s done on this blog. Mac has been ill for several months and hasn’t been able to go to work for quite a … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Today’s report is for those readers who are coming to this blog to find out what airguns are all about. We try to keep things open and free on this blog so you can ask any questions you might have at any time. There’s no need to remain on … Read more
