rifling
What’s wrong with solid “pellets”?
by Tom GaylordWriting as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Diabolo pellet The couch coach solution Tradeoffs Summary Today’s report was engendered by yesterday’s report about the AirForce Texan big bore air rifle. Many of you have been discussing the advantages of solid pellets over diabolos…
Rifling revolutionized!
by Tom GaylordWriting as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Outside the box Rosenthal award Rifling How it works Outside rifling? Accuracy Range increased by orders of magnitude! Trouble brews What is to come? Rumors are flying! Summary Outside the box I’m sure you have heard…
The invention of rifling: Part 1
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: Nobody knows when rifling was invented What is rifling? The first rifling Gunpowder leaves dirt in the bore Minie Ball Trapdoor Springfield development Ballard rifling Airgun rifling Nobody knows when rifling…
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…
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