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The American Zimmerstutzen: Part 3
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 A history of airguns The American Zimmerstutzen. This report covers: I didn’t know the gun was loaded And again… And again STOP!!! Blanks? Can real blanks hurt you? They were blanks but he fired too soon KaBOOM! So what? Sooner started… Does this thing … Read more
An American Zimmerstutzen: Part 2
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier What in the world is this? Part 1 A history of airguns This report covers: The puzzle Gold? On to the next supposition Few gun parts Discussion Busy box Summary The puzzle Reader August figured out the main piece of the puzzle, when he discovered that the inscription … Read more
An American Zimmerstutzen: Part 1
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier What in the world is this? A history of airguns This report covers: Firearm Hand made Covered in “charms” How does it work? Where are we going with this? Summary Today I have something so strange there are no words for it. I titled this report, An American … Read more
What came before the 10-meter rifle? – Part 2 Zimmerstutzen
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 I’ll have more SHOT Show reports for you soon. I see that a lot of you are interested in the new models that are coming out. I can tell you now that Umarex USA, RWS USA and Crosman have some exciting new models. Beeman is also loaded with new airguns … Read more
What came before the 10-meter rifle? – Part 1Zimmerstutzen
by B.B. Pelletier I’m in Albuquerque today and all settled down for the evening. Today’s question is: What came before the 10-meter target rifle? Knowing what came before and how it evolved tells us a lot about today’s 10-meter rifles. The Zimmerstutzen was the ancestor of the 10-meter target rifle and extends back to at … Read more
Nothing new under the sunThe Zimmerstutzen
by B.B. Pelletier I had to laugh a month ago when I read the online story of a Colorado gun dealer who is trying to patent his “idea” for propelling a lead pellet with a firearm primer. This idea dates clear back to the 1840s, when the first parlor rifles were created. The percussion cap … Read more
