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Tom Gaylord (B.B. Pelletier)

Tom Gaylord is known as The Godfather of Airguns™ and has been an airgunner for over a half-century, but it was the Beeman company in the 1970s that awoke a serious interest in airguns. Until then, all he knew were the inexpensive American airguns. Through the pages of the Beeman catalog, he learned about adult airguns for the first time. In 1994, Tom started The Airgun Letter with his wife, Edith. This monthly newsletter was designed to bring serious reports about airguns to the American public. The newsletter and Airgun Revue, a sister magazine about collectible airguns, was published from 1994 until 2002, when Tom started Airgun Illustrated -- the first American newsstand magazine about airguns. Tom worked for three years as technical director at AirForce Airguns, the makers of the Talon, Condor, and Escape precharged air rifles. Today, he writes about airguns and firearms for various publications and websites. He also makes videos, and you'll find short clips embedded in some of his articles on Pyramyd AIR's website. Tom is a consultant to Pyramyd AIR and writes under the name of B.B. Pelletier. Opinions expressed are solely his own and do not express the views or opinions of Pyramyd AIR.

Diana 48/52

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by B.B. Pelletier I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this classic air rifle, but last week a reader named Bob pointed out that I hadn’t. I call it a rifle, singular, because the wood stock is the only thing that differentiates the two models. Both models have the same action, and Diana used to make … Read more

Sighting in a scope The stuff nobody ever tells you!

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by B.B. Pelletier There are plenty of scope-sighting postings on this blog. But all of them assume a perfect world and shooters with decades of experience. In a few instances, I delved into common scope problems that get blamed on “scope shift,” but mostly I explained how to sight-in when everything is going fine. Today, … Read more

Crosman 180: a collectible worth owning!

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by B.B. Pelletier Billed as a youth model, Crosman’s 180 was adult in every respect. During the period from about 1947 to 1970, airguns of all types abounded in this country. Crosman was extremely prolific and designed some guns that have become classics and collectibles in recent years. The model 600 pistol was one such … Read more

Remington Genesis: Part 3 The final report

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Remington Genesis: Part 1Remington Genesis: Part 2 by B.B. Pelletier A lot of time has passed since Part 2 of the Remington Genesis report. I used that time to further break in the gun and to learn the techniques needed to make it perform. The Genesis IS a good shooter!I’ll cut to the finish, because … Read more

Spring gun tuning: Part 9 – Cleaning and deburring

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Spring gun tuning: Part 1 Spring gun tuning: Part 2 – Building a mainspring compressor Spring gun tuning: Part 3 – Mainspring compressor continued Spring gun tuning: Part 4 – Let’s disassemble a gun! Spring gun tuning: Part 5 – Powerplant disassembly Spring gun tuning: Part 6 – Disassembly completed Spring gun tuning: Part 7 … Read more

Shooting safety

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by B.B. Pelletier The series on teaching people to shoot drew a comment about safety yesterday. It seems a reader has a friend who uses his riflescope as a spotting scope at a firing range. The problem is, he sits BEHIND the shooters when he does it! In Germany, hunters are taught to use binoculars … Read more

Teach a person to shoot: Part 3

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by B.B. Pelletier Teach a person to shoot: Part 1Teach a person to shoot: Part 2 Proper sight pictureIllustrate the correct sight picture for the students. Tell them they will not focus on the rear sight; tell them to think of peeking through a small hole in a fence. The object is to see the … Read more

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