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by B.B. Pelletier Okay, you now have a vintage airgun or two. Where do you get them fixed? Unless you know that, what’s the sense of buying them at all? In this posting, I will address repair shops for pneumatics and CO2 guns. I’ll cover springers and BB guns later. George PenaGeorge is a Texan … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier A reader asked for information about his Crosman Single-Action Six. Since you guys seem to like oldies, I thought I’d review the gun. The Single-Action Six, or SA-6 as it was also known, was a .22-caliber CO2 revolver made from 1959 to 1969. It has medium-gray plastic grips that are supposed to … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier If you’re an action-pistol devotee, today’s airsoft gun is for you! The KWC Caspian .45 gas pistol is a lot of fun in an inexpensive package. For real action, it’s hard to beat gas pistolsThis pistol functions just like the prototype firearm. It recoils on every shot. The slide comes back and … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier How safe is a PCP airgun? That’s a good question, especially if you’re thinking about buying one. PCPs are the oldest of all airgun designs. Some are more than 400 years old and still in working condition. There are no spring guns that old to compare to. But, let’s talk about the … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier “Do lead pellets bounce back?” is the gist of a question/comment I received yesterday on the Shooting BB guns post from June 28. This is a good question, because it relates to shooting safety. Lead doesn’t bounce straight back – but be cautious just the sameThe article was about shooting steel BBs. … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier The June 15th post was titled Shoot in style with Gamo’s wheelgun. I compared the Gamo R-77 revolver to the Smith & Wesson 586-6, but at the end I waffled and said the S&W was an all-metal gun, so the comparison wasn’t fair. Today, I’d like to look at the airgun that … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier This is another post on using a scope. Let’s talk about shots that are angled up or down from the shooter’s perspective. On the levelWhen shooting with a scope, you have to know the pellet’s trajectory so you can hit targets at different ranges. I addressed this in the June 1 posting … Read more
