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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Today’s report contains special instructions for the disassembly of a Feinwerkbau 150 air rifle — for those few places where it departs from the FWB 300 instructions presented in Parts 1 and 2. It was translated and written for us by reader CptKlotz. If … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 We have a lot of interest in non-lead or lead-free pellets. I heard from several readers on Part 2, which ran last week. That was when I used the Hatsan model 95 Combo breakbarrel to test both lead and non-lead .22-caliber pellets for accuracy at both 10 meters … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 This is a long-term test of non-lead pellets that began nearly a year ago. There’s a lot of pressure these days to abandon lead for projectiles and move to some other substance that’s not as toxic. The problem is that there isn’t any material as good as lead. Ammunition companies … 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 Announcement: Shivashankar Raghu is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card! Congratulations! Shivashankar says this is his 4-year-old son with his dad’s Diana Model 23 on the boy’s first day at their club! Part 1 Part 2 … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The FWB 300S is considered the gold standard of vintage target air rifles. Some more history The first part of this report was certainly met with a lot of enthusiasm, so I think I’ll add some more history today. In the comments to Part 1, we had a discussion of … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The FWB 300s is considered the gold standard of vintage target air rifles. I’ve danced around writing this report for the better part of a year, and some of you have asked me when I was going to get around to it. Well, today is the day we’ll begin looking at Feinwerkbau’s … Read more
