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by B.B. Pelletier Crosman’s new CO2 pistol! The 2300S is the gun that aftermarket makers have been building for years. Now, Crosman offers it straight from the factory You can tell a lot about a company by the new products they field, and Crosman is a company that’s alive with new products. Some of them, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This question came in from Dave just yesterday. It’s a good one because it goes to the very heart of what many of us want – accurate airguns. While I won’t be able to give you a failsafe way of always knowing, I will tell you what my experience has been. It’s … Read more
Teach a person to shoot: Part 1Teach a person to shoot: Part 2Teach a person to shoot: Part 3Teach a person to shoot: Part 4 by B.B. Pelletier SightsThe best sights for training are the aperture rear and globe front with inserts. These sights are nearly as accurate as optical sights and impart quick success … Read more
Teach a person to shoot: Part 1Teach a person to shoot: Part 2Teach a person to shoot: Part 3 by B.B. Pelletier The right guns for trainingLet’s talk about the guns you will use to teach a person. Airguns are ideal for teaching because of their safety and their lack of noise or recoil. It’s … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This will be limited to the common types of rifling found in modern airguns. I can’t possibly cover all the types of rifling in this posting – or even in this entire blog! There are several books written on this subject, so if you are interested in pursuing the subject further, I … Read more
Spring gun tuning: Part 1 Spring gun tuning: Part 2 – Building a mainspring compressor Spring gun tuning: Part 3 – Mainspring compressor continued Spring gun tuning: Part 4 – Let’s disassemble a gun! Spring gun tuning: Part 5 – Powerplant disassembly Spring gun tuning: Part 6 – Disassembly completed Spring gun tuning: Part 7 … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this classic air rifle, but last week a reader named Bob pointed out that I hadn’t. I call it a rifle, singular, because the wood stock is the only thing that differentiates the two models. Both models have the same action, and Diana used to make … Read more
