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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The Cometa Indian spring-powered air pistol is a powerful, big airgun. Lots of interest in this Cometa Indian air pistol! Some of you know it already, and many more are interested in the light cocking effort. How can “they” make a gun that shoots 500 f.p.s., yet … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Fresh from the closet, another fine Crosman 160 emerges into daylight. We’ll watch this one blossom. Today, I’m testing the Crosman 160 for accuracy. This is a target rifle — originally intended for 25-foot ranges, so 10 meters, which is very close to 33 feet, is the distance … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The Hatsan 95 came through in the end! This is part 5 of what would normally be a three-part test. If you’ve followed it, you know all I’ve gone through to let the Hatsan 95 combo breakbarrel look its best. And today’s report was no … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Crosman’s 2100B is a full-sized multi-pump that delivers power and accuracy with a few economic concessions. Yesterday, I told you that today’s test was coming; but because I needed to mount a scope for this test, I was prompted to also test the UTG 3/8″ dovetail-to-Weaver/Picatinny … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 El Gamo 68 is a futuristic breakbarrel from the past. Mac and I couldn’t stay away from the El Gamo 68 once we started looking at it. The first thing we did was adjust the trigger so it would catch positively every time the rifle (carbine?) is cocked. When I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Hatsan’s Torpedo 155 underlever is a large and powerful spring-piston air rifle. Today is the day I mount a scope on the Hatsan Torpedo 155 and test its accuracy once more. Knowing how much interest there is, I decided to pull out all the stops and … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Hatsan’s Torpedo 155 underlever is a large and powerful spring-air rifle. Let’s look at the accuracy of the Hatsan Torpedo 155 air rifle. The thing I was concerned about was how the movable barrel affects accuracy, and also how the gun handled in general. The artillery hold I … Read more
