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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier A history of airguns Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 This report covers: Thanks to August A BB gun Gravity feed Clean targets Sight-in Air Venturi Steel BBs Hornady Black Diamond BBs H&N Smart Shot lead BBs Avanti Precision Ground Shot Summary Today we look at … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier My Swedish Excellent CII rifle is a multi-pump pneumatic. A history of airguns Part 1 This report covers: 6 strokes are minimum Slow or fast? Why just 3 shots? Interesting observation 8 pumps 10 pumps Lobo 6 pumps Lobo 8 pumps Lobo 10 pumps Summary Today we look … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier A history of airguns This report covers: An airgun from the American Civil War Modernizing the trebouchet Using horsepower for weight Lighter, faster and more powerful President Lincoln Success in the field Steam trebouchet lives on Steam, not air Final thought An airgun from the American Civil War … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier A history of airguns Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This report covers: Famous last words A month of frustration Found on the floor! One ball or two? Stacking BBs August to the rescue! Bearing found! Assembly instructions Performance Velocity — Air Venturi Copper-Plated Steel BBs Hornady Black … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Sig Match Ballistic Alloy pellets. This report covers: Five-shot groups Crosman Challenger PCP FWB-300S The final test Not done yet The results You may recall that a few weeks ago I tried the Sig Match Ballistic Alloy target pellets in the Morini 162MI target pistol and they came … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The Gat is a timeless classic air pistol. Shown uncocked here. A history of airguns Part 1 Part 2 Special test Holding the gun Heavy trigger Air Arms Falcons Solution to hard cocking RWS HyperMAX Darts Final assessment Okay — it’s accuracy day for the Gat. Which is … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier My Swedish Excellent CII rifle is a multi-pump pneumatic. A history of airguns This report covers: Update on the Hammerli trainer History The gun Barrel and breech Rifling Preparing to fire Sights Stock Value What’s next? Update on the Hammerli trainer Before I get into today’s report I … Read more
