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by Tom Gaylord, The Godfather of Airguns™ Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: • Equipment to fill the gun • Silicone chamber oil • Diver’s silicone grease • Plumber’s tape • No such thing as Teflon tape • A chronograph tells the whole story • Other things? • Summary Today, I’m writing this for the … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier This topic was suggested by veteran blog reader Kevin. I liked it because it gives me a chance to say some things to the new airgunners; better yet, it’s a great way to start a discussion among all you readers. I will touch on the things about chronographs, which … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Mark Barnes is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Congratulations! Mark Barnes is this week’s Big Shot of the Week on Pyramyd Air’s facebook page. At last, we’ve come to the day when I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Crosman’s new MAR177 upper is big news! This view shows the front sight properly oriented. Today is the first accuracy test day for the Crosman MAR177 upper, so let’s see how this baby shoots. Blog reader Darth Cossack pointed out that I had mounted the front … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Crosman’s new MAR177 makes a fine tactical target rifle when attached to an AR-15 lower. Today, we’re going to see how the new Crosman MAR177 upper performs! Because this rifle is a precharged pneumatic, I used my Shooting Chrony Alpha chronograph to analyze the power curve. Though not … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Heads up! Before you read today’s blog, I wanted to alert you to a special scope deal Pyramyd AIR is running through GearHog.com. For one day only, they’ve slashed the price on a Leapers 4×32 compact scope with rings. The scope goes on sale Wednesday morning (9/21/11) at 3:00 A.M. Eastern. I … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier I need to be humbled periodically to maintain my perspective on things. Fortunately, for me, I was created with many imperfections that make frequent humbling a certainty. I was taking a .22 semiautomatic rifle apart several days ago to clean the action, and I got to the part where you remove the … Read more
