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Cometa Fusion Premier Star .22-caliber breakbarrel air rifle: Part 4

Posted on January 29, 2013 by B.B. Pelletier ↓ 36 Comments

by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier

The Cometa Fusion Premier Star is stunning! This is the actual test rifle.

Well, today is do or die for the Cometa Fusion Premier Star air rifle. The last report was back in early November of last year, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on the gun. Several times, I’ve started a test, thinking that I finally got the scope movement problem resolved — and each time a problem has cropped up. If I didn’t believe this rifle had potential, I would have given up long ago; but the .177 version of the rifle — the regular Cometa Fusion air rifle, was so accurate that I felt this one had to be, as well. Today, we’ll find out if it was worth the effort. read more

Cometa Fusion Premier Star .22-caliber breakbarrel air rifle: Part 3

Posted on November 13, 2012 by B.B. Pelletier ↓ 77 Comments

by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier

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The Cometa Fusion Premier Star is stunning! This is the actual test rifle.

Today is accuracy day for the .22-caliber Cometa Fusion Premier Star air rifle; and after the performance we saw with the .177, I’ll bet you were expecting another stunner. Well, it didn’t happen. I was unable to get this rifle to put 10 shots together, regardless of what I did.

I won’t tell you all the pellets I tested in this rifle, but it was a bunch. I’m not saying what they were because I don’t think I have seen what the Fusion Premier Star can do yet. I don’t think those pellets were given a fair trial. Something is missing or out of adjustment, and I have to try to find it for you. read more

Cometa Fusion Premier Star .22-caliber breakbarrel air rifle: Part 2

Posted on November 1, 2012 by B.B. Pelletier ↓ 29 Comments

by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier

The Cometa Fusion Premier Star is stunning! This is the actual test rifle.

Part 1

Let’s look at the power the Cometa Fusion Premier Star air rifle produces. If it’s anything like the .177-caliber Cometa Fusion I tested several weeks ago, it will hit its advertised velocity. There weren’t a lot of questions about this gun, so I’m diving right into the test.

Adjust the trigger
Before I did anything, I adjusted the trigger. You’ll remember that I overlooked the length of pull adjustment on the first rifle until someone pointed it out. Then, I found that this trigger is very adjustable. That’s what I want with this .22, as well, so the trigger received my attention first. Both the pull weight and the length of the first-stage pull are adjustable, so I set the rifle up the way I like it — with a longer first stage and a light second stage. read more

Cometa Fusion Premier Star .22-caliber breakbarrel air rifle: Part 1

Posted on October 25, 2012 by B.B. Pelletier ↓ 22 Comments

by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier

The Cometa Fusion Premier Star is stunning! This is the actual test rifle.

How many times do I show you a photo of the actual test rifle because it’s prettier than the example on the website? Well, this one is. The .22-caliber Cometa Fusion Premier Star air rifle has a gorgeous blonde wood stock that has a subtle fiddleback pattern running across the grain. I’m testing serial number 4243-12, but it’s on loan from AirForce Airguns and I doubt they will sell it.

The Fusion Premier Star is a Fusion action in a nicer stock with an adjustable cheekpiece. This one has a slight bias for right-handed shooters because of the low-profile raised cheekpiece on the left side, though a lefty should be able to do quite well with it. There are no bad angles anywhere. The wood is stained blonde, and as you can see in the picture, it’s attractive! The checkering pattern differs from the one on the standard Fusion. The cheekpiece adjusts via two large hex screws found on the right side of the butt. Finally, I’m going to have a rifle that fits me exactly without resorting to a Tyrolean stock. read more