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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Air Arms Shamal is an attractive PCP. It was Air Arms’ first precharged rifle. This report covers: • Trigger adjustments. • Discovering the maximum fill pressure. • Shot count. • Velocity with various pellets. • Discharge noise. • Loading. In this report, we’ll discover the Shamal’s pressure … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Air Arms Shamal is an attractive PCP. It was Air Arms’ first precharged rifle. This report covers: • The story of my Shamal. • Description of the rifle. • Performance. • Trigger. • Old versus new. “Sadly, my Shamal went away. I know the man who owns it and … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier AirForce Escape: Part 1 AirForce Escape: Part 2 AirForce Escape: Part 3 AirForce EscapeUL: Part 1 AirForce EscapeUL: Part 2 AirForce EscapeUL: Part 3 AirForce EscapeSS: Part 1 This report covers: • How loud? • Experience with .25-caliber Lothar Walther barrels. • First accuracy test of the Escape SS. … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier AirForce Escape: Part 1 AirForce Escape: Part 2 AirForce Escape: Part 3 AirForce EscapeUL: Part 1 AirForce EscapeUL: Part 2 AirForce EscapeUL: Part 3 This report covers: • Summary of the AirForce Escape report up to this point. • There are three different air rifles. • EscapeSS is quieter. … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 The Lightweight Disco Double in its new stock looks striking! This is a third look at the Disco Double shooting at 50 yards. All I’ve managed to do so far is demonstrate the Disco Double is very … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier This report was requested by blog reader Rob 8T2 and seconded by a number of others. I reported on the spring piston forward spring guide that’s known as a top hat, and he wondered if I was also going to talk about the AirForce top hat. Though they share … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier I’m still in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, as I write this, so please excuse the brevity of the report. A while ago, I wrote down this idea as a possible report topic. Those who haven’t yet come over to PCPs often wonder how reliable they are, and those who already … Read more
