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Some thoughts about peep sights
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier This is a subject that is dear to a lot of experienced shooters and a turnoff to younger shooters. Peep sights are a blessing to those who have discovered how easy they are to use, but they are avoided…
Can a fixed-barrel airgun have barrel droop?
by B.B. Pelletier This report is in response to a comment Pyramyd Air got from a customer who doubts that fixed-barrel airguns can ever droop. His position is that they can only have droop if the barrel is heated in some way (as on a…
Learning to shoot with open sights: Part 5
by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: William Davis is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd Air gift card! Congratulations! Willliam Davis is this week’s Big Shot of the Week. Here he’s showing off his…
Learning to shoot with open sights: Part 4
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This series began with the earliest sights that were both primitive and simplistic. Then, we looked at the evolution of peep sights, starting back before 1840 and progressing to around 1903. There’s a lot more to…
Learning to shoot with open sights: Part 3
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 In Part 2, we learned that the peep sight has been around for a very long time. But following the American Civil War, the entire world became intensely interested in shooting for about 60 years, and target shooting…
Learning to shoot with open sights: Part 2
by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Leslie Foran is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd Air gift card! Congratulations! Leslie Foran (aka Desertdweller) took this winning photo of his grandson Nicky Crocker shooting…
Learning to shoot with open sights: Part 1
by B.B. Pelletier Edith has been after me to write this report for over a year. I’ve been researching it and believe I can do it some justice, but this is a large topic. And it’s a fundamental one — like learning to shoot a…
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