Lothar Walther barrel
Crosman MAR 177: Part 3
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…
Testing the effect of barrel length on a precharged rifle
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…
How does rifling twist rate affect velocity and/or accuracy? Part 13
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…
How does rifling twist rate affect velocity and/or accuracy: Part 12
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…
How does rifling twist rate affect velocity and/or accuracy? Part 11
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 Continuing our look at the 3 different twist-rates, today I’ll shoot the factory Lothar Walther barrel at 50 yards….
How does rifling twist rate affect velocity and/or accuracy? Part 10
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…
How does rifling twist rate affect velocity and/or accuracy? Part 9
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…
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