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by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Umarex Gauntlet. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 This report covers: Tightened shroud The test Pellets Magazine tested Sight in Magazine again Adjusted the scope Quiet! Trigger JSB Exact Heavy Magazine acting up Premier Heavy single shot Summary … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Diana Stormrider Generation II precharged pneumatic air rifle. Part 4 This report covers: Why this is important This one is a PPP General description Stock Metal Sights Accessories Trigger Power Summary This report is pretty special. I’m looking at the Diana Stormrider, a precharged pneumatic that I reviewed … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The field target match included a number of difficult shots, like this long one. This report covers: Exotic equipment Timed Other airguns Rich Shar Youth shoot Gunslynger Summary We’re back to wrap up the Pyramyd AIR Cup today. We ended Part 1 with the start of … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: The Gauntlet Desirable PPP features Less desirable PPP features The list Growing! Discovery opened the market Marauder set the bar The airgun market explodes Tipping Point Room for improvement Summary Sometimes I hit one out of the park and when I labeled the feature-laden precharged pneumatic … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The Benjamin Fortitude precharged air rifle. This report covers: Point one Crosman Premier lites JSB Exact Heavy Why such a large velocity spread? Air Arms Falcons RWS Superdomes Shot count Cocking effort Trigger pull Inlet valve failed Evaluation so far Today we look at the velocity … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The Benjamin Fortitude precharged air rifle. This report covers: Price-point PCP Not a Marauder! Description Stock Shrouded barrel Free-floated barrel Regulator Impressive! Conclusions Today we begin our look at yet another price-point PCP — the Benjamin Fortitude. Unlike the Umarex Gauntlet that was the first price-point PCP to … Read more
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier This report covers: Serious airgunner The market has exploded No more cheap The gun crisis Where were airguns? Firearm crossover Airguns — cheap??? Is that all there is? The future The point? Summary When I started writing about airguns in 1994 there weren’t but about 5,000 to 15,000 … Read more
