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by B.B. Pelletier Here is an observation expressed by a reader named Michael. “If you have to place your cheek in the same place every time [to shoot a scoped rifle accurately], what happens with [a scoped] pistol? My guess is that one would have to practice a LOT to make sure the gun was … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Today I’d like to answer several questions submitted last week by new reader Cesar. What is the best air rifle, right out of the box, that you have every owned?Spring rifle – TX200 MkIII (SEE, CF-X guy?). Actually a Whiscombe is slightly better, but since John Whiscombe has stopped making them, there … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier AirForce has a new air tank called the MicroMeter tank. It’s really the same 490cc tank they use for the other guns, but with a brand new air valve installed. If you already own an AirForce gun, buying this new tank will be almost like getting a second gun! That’s because the … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier You would think a subject like this is too simple to bother with, but it’s not. Although I have done several postings on scuba tanks in the past, this is the first time I’ve discussed filling. Only finger-tight!A guy once asked to borrow a crescent wrench at an airgun show. He wanted … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Last week, we had a question about pellet drop, and a reader answered it correctly. The question, however, prompts me to post a few ballistic facts that may be of some interest to you. Pellet dropGalileo demonstrated the constant acceleration of gravity by dropping two different sized balls from the Leaning Tower … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier There are a lot of ways to approach this topic. I’ll try one I haven’t done before. I’m talking about the four common smallbore calibers – .177, .20, .22 and .25. What is .177 caliber good for?For starters, .177 caliber is the official caliber for world-cup and Olympic target competition. No other … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier SetupThe rifle was scoped with a Bug Buster 2 6X scope. The scope base of the AR6 is long enough to permit the installation of very large scopes, but I find I can get the Bug Buster sighted-in in half the time, so I tend to use it a lot more. ShootingI … Read more
