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By B.B. Pelletier How do you find a leak in an airgun? What do you look for? For that matter, WHERE do you look? We’ve talked about O-rings, seals and how Pellgunoil miraculously seals a gas gun. But I never told you how to find the leak in the first place! Now’s the time! I’m … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier Don’t let THIS happen to YOU!While riding in a friend’s truck yesterday, I noticed that his driver’s side mirror was smashed and had a large hole in it. It looked like a large rock had hit it. I was curious how it happened. “Guess,” he said, with a stupid grin on his … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier Pellet sizing was hot in the 1970s, when pellets weren’t as uniform as they are today. I own a sizer and I’ve used it to compare the accuracy of sized pellets against unsized pellets from the same tin. I have never seen a difference in accuracy, but I have heard of one … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier It’s rare to see someone hold a handgun with one hand anymore. Yet the one-handed hold used to be the most popular way to shoot. In official target events, it’s still the only hold allowed. Here are some tips. Tip 1 – stand like a pitcherA major-league baseball pitcher orients his feet … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier Every airgunner, and I do mean EVERY, has asked this question at one time or another, “What should I look for in a spring air rifle?” After a few transactions and some experience with various models, you will get the hang of it, but a new person always finds the world of … Read more
There are two other smallbore pellet calibers, but in terms of sales and recognition, .177 vs .22 are the major ones. For three-quarters of a century, .22 was the sales leader in America, while .177 lead in Europe nearly all that time. In the 1970s, when many British and European models started being imported to … Read more
By B.B. Pelletier I promised a reader of the April 11 blog that I would explain why I like my big bore airguns to be single shots. Big bores can be VERY accurateAnd, single-loaded bullets are also VERY accurate. Ask anyone who reloads ammunition for firearms why they do it, and one of the answers … Read more
