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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: The first lead BB Size matters Advantages of air rifle shot The dawn of steel shot How lead shot tubes work How steel shot tubes work This information is worth millions The first lead BB When BB guns were new in … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The history of airguns This report covers: Table of contents What is an airgun? The first airgun What we do know The load-compression airgun What came next? Bellows gun How rare were they? Multi-pump pneumatics Spring-piston airguns Catapult guns CO2 guns Single stroke pneumatics Table of contents Before … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Air Venturi M8 is very much like the Bronco. Part 1 This report covers: Velocity Conclusions Cocking effort Trigger pull Firing behavior Evaluation so far Today we become more familiar with the Tech Force M8 rifle. In Part One I mentioned that the powerplant on this gun is … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 HW35 Luxus. This report covers: Barrel droop First pellet Next pellets Bottom line Before I begin, I must tell you that my wife, Edith, passed away yesterday, Sunday, July 26 at 10 a.m., Central. She was under sedation and unaware … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Spring gun performance as caliber changes .177 caliber .20 caliber .22 caliber .25 caliber Results This is a report I wrote in 2008. I selected it for today’s blog because we have so many new readers that I felt it would be good to go over … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Two basic types of pistons Center-latched pistons Side-latched piston See the difference? Gas springs I’m going to look at how triggers interact with pistons in spring guns today. I thought some of the blog readers may not be aware of some of the subtleties of sears and … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: • The trigger • Be careful! • Adjustment is fine • Lubrication • The best thing you can do with a new airgun • Final recommendation • Summary This report is written at the request of Jennifer Cooper Wylie, a follower on my Facebook page. … Read more
