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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns Airguns as military trainers This report covers: The first trainers Model trains Bayonet World War II MacGlashan Aerial Gunnery trainer Hakim Quick Kill What else? Many connotations I was going to report on several military trainers today and it dawned on me that maybe … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier H&N Excite Smart Shot BBs are the first lead BB in 90 years. Part 1 Part 3 This report covers: Colt Single Action Army BB gun All SAAs shoot the same Safety Velocity Hornady Black Diamond BBs Velocity Excite Smart Shot BBs Accuracy with steel Accuracy with lead … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier H&N Excite Smart Shot BBs are the first lead BB in 90 years. Part 2 Part 3 This report covers: Description Safety first Cowboy Action Shooting Rebound test Velocity test Accuracy test Compatibility with different BB feeding systems Baseline testing has been done Expensive Anything else? Have you … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The history of airguns This report covers: Fine rifling The Trapdoor barrel Bullet deformation is bad Pope’s muzzleloading breech loaders Dr. Hudson Airguns and rifling Twist rate Diabolos and twist rate One last question answered Summary I am running this report immediately after the Part 1 because … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Today’s report is a guest blog about the advantages of airgun hunting by Pyramyd AIR employee Derek Goins. If you’d like to write a guest post for this blog, please email me. Now, over to you, Derek. This report covers: Introduction Space Noise level Cost Versatility Some things … Read more
The history of airguns This report covers: Nobody knows when rifling was invented What is rifling? The first rifling Gunpowder leaves dirt in the bore Minie Ball Trapdoor Springfield development Ballard rifling Airgun rifling Nobody knows when rifling was invented I’ve been reading about guns for 56 years and the one subject that has always … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier How does JSB make pellets? This report covers: Improvements at the molecular level Pellet shapes and head sizes No lookie! Process management More than just pellets Olympic target pellets Testing Cleaning Quality assurance and packing On to shipping Summary Back on August 10 we looked at how JSB … Read more
