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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Photos and report by Earl “Mac” McDonald This report was promised back when I tested the IZH 60 Target Pro several weeks ago. If you’re not familiar with the discussions about the IZH 60 and IZH 61, both from Baikal, there was a major design change several years ago … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Charles Spillman is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Congratulations! Charles Spillman submitted this week’s winning photo for BSOTW. Just a reminder that the Roanoke airgun show is next Friday and Saturday … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Before we begin, our Russian reader, duskwight, posted a link to the recoilless spring-piston rifle he has made from scratch. We have watched him work on this project for the past three years, and it is finally coming together. The gun in the picture is missing the stock and … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Gary Lee is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Congratulations! Gary Lee submitted this week’s winning photo for BSOTW. Part 1 Part 2 The IZH 60 now comes with target sights. It’s … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 The Cometa Indian spring-powered air pistol is a powerful, big airgun. Today, I’m testing the accuracy of the Cometa Indian air pistol. There’s been a lot of interest in this pistol, partly because it isn’t familiar to many of you — but mostly because of … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier I’ve written about firearms in this blog from time to time. Even though it’s about airguns, there are so many lessons we can learn from firearms that it’s a shame to turn our backs on them — as if by using explosive gas instead of compressed air they’re somehow … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Fresh from the closet, another fine Crosman 160 emerges into daylight. We’ll watch this one blossom. Today, I’m testing the Crosman 160 for accuracy. This is a target rifle — originally intended for 25-foot ranges, so 10 meters, which is very close to 33 feet, is the distance … Read more
