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by B.B. Pelletier We got this question about a week ago: “Do none of the NRA or other formal shooting competitions allow telescopic scopes? What about the shooting part in biathlon? If not, what kind of sight do they usually use? Is it similar to the sight on daisy 753?” This is a good question … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Okay, today is a fun day of strolling down memory lane. There is some confusion about the different types of Sheridan Silver and Blue Streaks that have existed over the 57 years that the guns have been made. I thought I would clear this up for you. For those of you who … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier We have an emergency today. Seems one of our readers received an air rifle for Christmas and needs help sighting it in. Here is his comment, “I have just got a new Gamo Shadow 1000 and I was wondering if you knew how to sight in the open sights?” The nice thing … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Today’s posting is inspired by a question we received last week. “I’m looking to buy my first bb gun. Should I look for a combo (bb and pellet) or should I look for one or the other? Are bb’s less accurate in a combo? Also, at what power can you start killing … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I posted an article on foot-pounds back on July 15. A fellow calling himself “nordattack” took issue with what I said. I told him I would need to think about what he had said, then make my reply. Instead, I forgot to do anything about it. On December 21 an anonymous poster … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The Johnson Indoor Target gun was a slingshot with a stock! In the 1940s and early 1950s, the Johnson Indoor Target Gun was sold by sporting goods stores like Stoegers. Although I am calling it an airgun, it isn’t actually operated by air. It is really a catapult gun – sort of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Today, we’re going to look at shot-to-shot consistency in an airgun many consider inexpensive – the Sheridan Blue Streak. And, of course, anything I say about the Blue Streak holds true for the Silver Streak, as well. This is an experiment I read about years ago, and it’s a real eye-opener. It … Read more
