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by B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Around 10 or 11pm tonight (12/15/11) Eastern time, the server for all of Airgun Academy (including this blog) will be restarted. Hopefully, it’ll be unnoticed and everything will march along just fine. If something does go wrong and everything goes offline for a while, please know that people are working on … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Two new airgun videos have been posted. Both are about cleaning airgun barrels, how to do it correctly and which products are safe for airguns. Part 1 reviews when you should consider cleaning, and part 2 shows you the mechanics of cleaning. Now, on to today’s blog. Part 1 Beeman’s RX-2 is … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Beeman’s RX-2 is a handsome air rifle. The brown laminated stock looks perfect. Man does not live by bread alone — so today we’re having cake! Taking some time away from the BB guns, today we’ll begin looking at a Beeman RX-2 Elite Series combo air rifle. This rifle is built by … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Gamo Silent Stalker Whisper IGT surprised B.B. by being difficult to group. Before I start today’s report I have to share a concern. The other evening while we were watching TV, Edith suddenly suggested that I write an airgun blog for beginners. I thought about it, … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Gamo Silent Stalker Whisper IGT is lightweight and looks to be a fine hunting air rifle. Part 1 Okay, this is the week of the Roanoke airgun show. I’ll be on the road from this Wednesday until the following Tuesday, and I’m asking you veteran readers to help the newcomers with their … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Gamo Silent Stalker Whisper IGT is lightweight and looks to be a fine hunting air rifle. Wow! Wow! That was the first word that came to mind when I opened the box on the Gamo Silent Stalker Whisper IGT. The gun is packed with great care, and you can tell that the … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Many years ago, I was of the opinion that a silenced handgun made virtually no noise when fired. Then, I bought a legal silencer and discovered that silencers do not completely silence the report of firearms. Since then, I’ve researched the silencer issue in much greater detail and have come to the … Read more
