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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Webley Rebel multi-pump pneumatic air rifle. This report covers: • History of the rifle • Where is this rifle made? • Description • Blow-off valve • Sights • Trigger • Feel of the rifle • Some surprises Today is a treat. If you’re new to airgunning and have fretted … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Legends M712 full-auto BB pistol This report covers: • Here we go! • The BIG deal!!! • A full-size replica • Important note • Disassembly — don’t do it! • What I want to see next • Pyramyd AIR Cup • Airguns excluded from new legislation in California Here … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Parts 1 and 2 Umarex Legends Blowback P.08. This report covers: • The test • Daisy Premium Grade steel BBs • Crosman Copperhead steel BBs • Avanti Precision Ground Shot • What happened? • Umarex Precision steel BBs • Evaluation Thanks for being so patient with me on … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: • How an airgun is designed • Chinese menu • TX200 — a study in airgun design • Well, what about Feinwerkbau? • How the Bronco came to be • Today’s message This report was inspired by blog reader Joe, who asked this question yesterday, … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 FWB Sport This report covers: • Accuracy at 10 meters with open sights • Pellets not worth choosing • Good pellets • Best pellets • Discussion • Evaluation so far Pardon me for rushing right into this report, but there’s a lot of ground … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Hakim is a large, heavy military trainer made in the 1950s by Anschütz. This report covers: • Bone-dry • Synthetic piston seal • Piston lube • Mainspring lube • Assembly • Trigger adjustment • Test-fire • Eley … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, The Godfather of Airguns™ Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Umarex NXG APX multi-pump air rifle. This report covers: • Sight-in • Pellets first: JSB Exact RS pellets • RWS Superdome pellets • Shooting behavior • Crosman Premier 7.9-grain pellets • RWS Hobby pellets • Switch to BBs • Evaluation … Read more
