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by B.B. Pelletier I hear this a lot from people outside the airgun community. They’ve gone all their lives thinking airguns were inexpensive copies of firearms, fit only for children, when suddenly they come face-to-face with a Logun Gladi8tor or a Weihrauch 100S, two rifles that retail for over $1,100. The shock of the encounter … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier A lot of our readers were just not satisfied with the report I did on the HW97 & HW77 on February 7. That report lacked velocity numbers and accuracy figures. It was more a report of my feelings about the guns, rather than a meat-and-potatoes look at them. So, today, I’ll make … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Somebody somewhere asked whether the HW97 has a square-section mainspring. I believe it was CF-X guy, but I’m not sure. I checked around and learned that this is apparently either an urban myth or there may be some aftermarket hobbyists in England installing these springs in their guns. The U.S. versions that … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier This is for the call desk at Pyramyd AIR, where they say they get asked this question all the time. When I use either term in print, I wonder if everyone understands it, so I’d like to explain both today. Single-action came firstThe first type of trigger was the single-action style. All … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier First, a correction from yesterday. I said the Air Arms website shows the TX barrel to be 14″, and that was wrong. The tech data differentiates between the true barrel and the “overtube.” The barrel is 335mm and the overtube is 395mm. The TX200Mark III barrel length is really over 13″. Today, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier A light walnut stock is very handsome against the richly blued metal of the TX200. There has been lots of interest in this report. So much has been requested that I will have to break it into two parts. Today, we’ll look at the .177 TX200 Mark III. HistoryThe TX200 Mark III … Read more
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
