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by B.B. Pelletier We got this request last week. A reader wants me to cover the applicability of various PCPs to different kinds of shooting, so that’s what I’m going to do. Low power for target shootingThere really is no choice with this first category. All modern PCP target rifles and pistols develop 6 foot-pounds … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Today, we’ll learn how to move the CO2 from the large bulk tank to a smaller tank or to the gun, itself. It takes an adapterTo connect anything to a 20-lb. CO2 tank requires an adapter to connect the big tank to whatever it fills. The threads on the big tank are … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier We have discussed bulk-fill CO2 guns several times in this blog. It’s time to talk about how they are filled. Last week, we got a question about this from Jim. Since the answer is not straightforward, I thought it was time to talk about it in some detail. My 10-meter target pistol … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Every bit the Smith & Wesson revolver, this model 586 is a jewel! I’ve often referred to these revolvers when talking about other models, so today I decided it was high time to give credit where it is due. The S&W 586 and 686 revolvers made by Umarex are the best CO2 … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This one comes from a comment made by Canadian reader Wild Wild West. “Speaking of whisps of CO2, I am not sure if you or any of the other Nightstalker owners have noticed, but on my Nightstalker with a fresh bottle and during the first 100 or so shots, I do get … Read more
Dear readers, yesterday and today I’ve turned over the blog to Tom Gaylord, who has a report on the German IWA trade show. – B.B. IWAby Tom Gaylord Joshua told me some of you are interested in the Brocock Air Cartridges System (BACS) and the guns that shoot them. The word on the street was … Read more
Dear readers, today and tomorrow I’ve turned over the blog to Tom Gaylord, who has a report on the German IWA trade show. – B.B. IWAby Tom Gaylord Joshua Ungier of Pyramyd AIR rides a vintage German bus to the new Walther plant in Ulm, Germany, as part of the company’s 120th anniversary gala celebration. … Read more
