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by B.B. Pelletier I hear so often from shooters who think that because they are 40 and their vision has started to degrade, they are too old to use open sights. Hogwash! I’m 58 and wear bifocals, so don’t pull the old-eyes card on me! I think many shooters just don’t understand what sights really … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier 1. The wrong pellet Pellets make a big difference in accuracy. Some work better in some guns than in others, but here are the very best I have found: .177Beeman KodiakJSB ExactCrosman Premier (These come in two weights. Use the 10.5 in pneumatics, the 7.9 in spring-piston and all other guns.) .20Crosman … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Let’s look at the latest rendition in a line of air rifles that had their beginnings more than 60 years ago. Where some products have been so vastly changed and cheapened over time, the Benjamin 392 remains a steadfast leader for very high quality. The 392 is the .22 caliber version of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Here’s another blast from the past. The Crosman 130 pneumatic was made from 1953 to 1970. It was a multi-pump pneumatic in .22 caliber, plus a model 137 in .177 was also made. These guns replaced the model 105/106 multi-pump pistols that had been in the Crosman line since 1947. Where the … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Yesterday, we had a question posted to the September 2 post, A rifle to hunt squirrels and rabbits. Although that post was an answer to a different question from another reader, a lot of readers have posted their views and questions to it. Yesterday’s question went like this: Very interested in this … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier So much of today’s airgunning depends on O-rings, yet how much do any of us know about them? Today, I’d like to tell you more and cover a few basics. Different materials for different jobsWhen CO2 cartridges were first used in airguns in the late 1940s, the choice of materials they could … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This question comes up a lot these days, so I thought I would cover the sport in today’s post. Field Target is a sport with specific rules A lot of dealers who don’t know what field target is, have been calling it “field shooting,” as though it was a form of plinking. … Read more
