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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. I last reported on this rifle on August 8 of last year. And that was Part 5! I had just tuned the rifle with a new mainspring and proper … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. I’m sure many of you imagine that I’m immersed in airguns all the time, which is true. That my office is filled with all sorts of models (it is) and that my workshop bench … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. Today, I’ll take the El Gamo 68 to the next level of accuracy testing. I mounted a scope and went back to 25 yards to see what this gun can do. Blog reader Mike sent me … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. As I said in Part 2, Mac and I simply couldn’t resist shooting the El Gamo 68 that I got from reader David Enoch at the Arkansas airgun show this year. And from the numerous reader responses, I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. Mac and I couldn’t stay away from the El Gamo 68 once we started looking at it. The first thing we did was adjust the trigger so it would catch positively every time the rifle (carbine?) is cocked. When I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. I told you that the Arkansas airgun show was unique in yesterday’s report. Today, I want to start a report on an airgun I bought at the show. It was on the table next to me throughout the show, and I thought … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Photos and tests by Earl “Mac” McDonald Part 1 Part 2 The Benjamin 397C (right) is noticeably shorter and smaller than the 397 long gun. It’s three inches shorter and more than a full pound lighter than the rifle we know today. Before we begin today’s report, I’d like to give you … Read more
