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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier My new Beeman C1 is a .177. A history of airguns This report covers: Take this gun History Artillery hold A compromise Smoother with use Use a mainspring compressor! The test rifle Description The breech Barrel pivot This C1 has The plan Goal Sometimes you buy airguns because … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: For example All the wrong choices More Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Summary Today I have something I need to say. It was brought up by yesterday’s report on the FX-Dreamlite. The Dreamlite is a fine precharged air rifle that has many good qualities, … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: S&W Pistols Big mouth pays off! S&W 77A multi-pump FWB 124? Outside RAW Raffles and door prize Larry Hannusch Show was smaller this year Walk-ups Summary The Texas Airgun Show was held last Saturday. The weather was good — no rain, and a mild breeze … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Diana 35 pellet rifle. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 A history of airguns This report covers: The test Falcon pellets group 1 Falcon group 2 Falcon group 3 Qiang Yuan Training pellet H&N Finale Match Light Falcons with a different hold Discussion Summary … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Diana 35 pellet rifle. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 A history of airguns This report covers: Basic velocity test background Today with Hobbys Firing behavior Cocking effort Trigger pull Qiang Yuan Training pellets Falcons Discussion Summary Today we see how the lube tune and cleaning … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Diana 35 pellet rifle. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 A history of airguns This report covers: Disassembly Trigger pin Mainspring and guide out Dry inside Out comes the piston Cleanup Assembly and lubrication Mainspring Gettin’ it back together Assembling the trigger Done The difference How does it … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Texas Airgun Show The question The bad news Details The barrel Is the scope base parallel to the axis of the bore? What about side-to-side? Scope mounts The answer Greater precision? However… Close enough What is meant by tweaking? Never perfect Summary Texas Airgun Show … Read more
