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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 My 18-year-old Beeman R1 with its Maccari custom stock and Bushnell 6-18x Trophy scope is a thing of beauty. You’ll notice that I’m signing in differently today. I’ve decided to start using my real name along with my pen name. I’m doing this … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The Webley Hurricane is a large spring-piston air pistol. A blog reader requested this report several weeks ago, but I can’t remember who it was. I think he asked for a report on the Tempest; but since the Hurricane is very similar and I have one, that’s what I picked. I remember … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The Hatsan 95 came through in the end! This is part 5 of what would normally be a three-part test. If you’ve followed it, you know all I’ve gone through to let the Hatsan 95 combo breakbarrel look its best. And today’s report was no … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The Hatsan 95. Today, I’ll shoot the Hatsan 95 combo breakbarrel at 25 yards with the scope that comes in the package. This is the day we find out what a value the Hatsan 95 combo really is. The first step was to mount the scope … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 The Ruger Mark I pellet pistol is a powerful spring-piston gun. Before I begin, here’s a followup to yesterday’s blog on the importance of stock length. I discovered, thanks to blog reader Mike, that the No. 4 SMLE has both a long and a short stock. Apparently, when … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The Ruger Mark I pellet pistol is a powerful spring-piston gun. Several readers indicated an interest in the Ruger Mark I pellet pistol, and we had one warning to watch the plastic frame for cracks. I’ll do that throughout all testing; but I can say that after today’s shooting, everything is … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The Ruger Mark I pellet pistol is a powerful spring-piston gun. I first saw this air pistol at the 2012 SHOT Show, though it had been selling in Wal-Mart for about six months before that. The Ruger Mark I pellet pistol is a breakbarrel spring-piston single-shot pellet pistol that seems normal in … Read more
