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by Tom GaylordWriting as B.B. Pelletier The MAR177 from Crosman. Part 1Part 2 History of airguns This report covers: Baseline with Hobbys Today’s test What is the average? Second page of numbers What does “estimate 601” on page 2 mean? But — what is the average velocity? Photos Pressure gauge and fill pressure Big lesson … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier This test was done for blog reader GunFun1, who asked to see what effect barrel length has on velocity. Though it appears simple, this test took 2 days to conduct because of barrel changes and other sundry things. But what was learned far exceeded my hopes, so the effort … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 This is the summary report in this series. I’ll give you my thoughts on how this test went, and I expect you to comment, as … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Today, I’ll report on the final test in this series. This isn’t the final report — just the final test, which is the barrel with the 1:12″ … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Today, we’ll begin looking at the effects of the rifling twist rate on the accuracy of our test AirForce Talon SS rifle in .22 caliber at 50 yards. If you’re prone … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Before we begin, there was a request last week for me to test the Benjamin 392. I thought I’d tested it already, and it turns out I did. Click see all 5 parts on the old blog. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Today, I’m presenting the first part of the data collected thus far in this extensive test. My thanks to blog reader Fred DPRoNJ (Democratic People’s Republik of New Jersey) for creating the original spreadsheet for … Read more
