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by B.B.Pelletier There I was, at the Roanoke airgun show, and this year was REALLY different! For starters, it wasn’t in Roanoke. It was up a small mountain road several miles south of the big city, and I thought that would keep the attendance down. But at the Friday opening, there were hundreds of attendees … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Shao Lin is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Shao Lin wins this week’s Big Shot of the Week. The more I read the old books about shooting and guns written by men who were … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Today, I’m testing the accuracy of my Whiscombe running at full bore. This is the end of Phase One of this experiment. Next time, I’ll reduce the velocity of the rifle and retest all four pellets. The shooting was done indoors at 25 yards. The Whiscombe is scoped with a … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Welcome to the test that blog reader Mel inspired last week when he made the following comment about whether pellet guns can be overbore: I live in Germany, where all airguns are limited to 7.5 joules (5.6 fpe). This is very annoying for long-range shooters and also limits the choice of airguns, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Gamo Silent Stalker Whisper IGT is lightweight and looks to be a fine hunting air rifle. Part 1 Okay, this is the week of the Roanoke airgun show. I’ll be on the road from this Wednesday until the following Tuesday, and I’m asking you veteran readers to help the newcomers with their … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier There’s a new instructional video on Airgun Academy. It’s all about dot sights. Click to see it. Announcement: Mary Kulesa Geraci is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. She’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Mary Kulesa Geraci wins this week’s Big Shot of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Is this Custom Match the best HW 55 ever made? Read the report to find out. In the last report, I tuned the rifle and got rid of the objectionable firing cycle. It’s always a great pleasure to return to a classic air rifle like this … Read more
