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by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Pyramyd Air’s facebook site was running a special Father’s Day Edition of the Big Shot of the Week contest. The winner is Holly Thoman Hearn, who posted the following, which we assume is her husband and son. Holly will receive a $100 gift eCard from Pyramyd Air. With the above photo, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Photos and test by Earl “Mac” McDonald Part 1 Part 2 Crosman’s Optimus offers a lot of power for a low price. Today is accuracy day for the Crosman Optimus, and I know that a lot of readers are watching this rifle for all that it offers. We were pleasantly surprised in … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Before we start, I want to let you know that there are two new videos on Airgun Academy: Episode 25 – Introduction to airgun calibers: Part 1 Episode 26 – Introduction to airgun safety: Part 1 There’s also a new podcast. This is a special one. It’s the interview with Dr. Robert … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Photos and tests by Earl “Mac” McDonald Part 1 Part 2 The Benjamin 397C (right) is noticeably shorter and smaller than the 397 long gun. It’s three inches shorter and more than a full pound lighter than the rifle we know today. Before we begin today’s report, I’d like to give you … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Here’s this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 gift card. Choon Weng Chua submitted this photo from an airsoft skirmish. He’s this week’s Big Shot winner. It’s a little crude but also elegant. The Slavia 631 is the testbed for this … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Photos and test by Earl “Mac” McDonald Crosman’s Optimus offers a lot of power for a low price. Today is the day we find out if the Crosman Optimus delivers all the power it’s advertised to. We learned from the comments on Part 1 that several readers are watching this … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Photos and tests by Earl “Mac” McDonald Part 1 The Benjamin 397C (right) is smaller than the 397 long gun. We’re continuing our look at the Benjamin 397C that we started recently. It seems this model caught a lot of people off their guard, as the responses agree that not many people … Read more
