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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 Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Daisy’s new Powerline model 35 multi-pump air rifle is designed for youth. It’s a smoothbore with several interesting features. I’m retesting an airgun that I tested over a year ago. One of our readers called Daisy and said he was getting much better … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 This Diana 25 smoothbore was made in World War II. Today’s blog falls under the heading, “It’s not always a good idea to try everything.” Back when we were exploring the Diana 25 smoothbore airgun, we saw how incredibly accurate it … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This Diana 25 smoothbore was made in World War II. One thing that I really like about this blog is the fact that it affords me the opportunity to test certain things thoroughly. In fact, it somewhat forces me to test them thoroughly; … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 This Diana 25 smoothbore was made during World War II. What a topic to follow a twist-rate report — one about a smoothbore! Today, we’ll look at the accuracy of the WW II-era Diana 25 smoothbore airgun. This is a play-day for me because this … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 This Diana 25 smoothbore was made during World War II. Oh, the things we think we know — how they vanish when we test! Today, we’re going to look at the Diana model 25 smoothbore that Vince sent me. You may remember in the last report that … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Pyramyd AIR has changed their Big Shot of the Week to the Big Shot of the Month, and the reward has been upped from $50 to $100. Guy Roush is this month’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Month on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $100 Pyramyd … Read more
