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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier A history of airguns Sharpshooter pistol uses rubber bands to launch a .12 caliber lead ball. Other catapult guns were as large as .43 caliber! This report covers: You know catapults guns More power doesn’t mean higher velocity Why a limit? What is the limit? Crossbows may be … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Small things have a way of defining my life, and this is a story about one of them. When I was about 12, I bought a copy of the 1948 Shooter’s Bible in a used bookstore. It was full of guns, and I couldn’t get enough information about them … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier “Shirley, you jest!” No, I don’t — and don’t call me Shirley. Back in the 1960s, when gadgets ruled the day and turnpike tolls were paid with coins instead of folding money (or by simply attaching your bank account to the state treasury via an electronic snitch), there was … Read more
by B.B.Pelletier Every airgun show is unique. I’ve said that many times before, but it’s always true — and this one was no different. What I look for when I try to describe an airgun show is how it stood out from all the others. That’s what I’ll do today. An airgun show is small, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Simple enough question, no? Maybe you get confused by certain air-powered tools or perhaps a slang reference to a paint sprayer, but most folks know exactly what you mean when you say airgun. Think so? Think again. The term airgun isn’t found in most dictionaries, yet. You’ll find your spell-checker wants you … 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
