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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The Diana 25 (this one says Winchester 425) was made for decades. It is at the top of the youth line of air rifles from the ’50s through the ’70s. On Friday, I tested the Chinese Fast Deer sidelever rifle at 25 yards, … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 The Diana 25 (this one says Winchester 425) was made for decades. It’s at the top of the youth line of air rifles from the ’50s through the ’70s. Today, we’ll learn how accurate a vintage Diana model 25 breakbarrel air rifle, in the form … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 The Diana 25 (this one says Winchester 425) was made for decades. It’s at the top of the youth line of air rifles that were made from the ’50s through ’70s. Today, I’ll test the Winchester 425 (Diana 25) breakbarrel air rifle for velocity and power. When … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Announcement: Adam Vierra is this week’s winner of Pyramyd Air’s Big Shot of the Week on their airgun facebook page. He’ll receive a $50 Pyramyd AIR gift card. Congratulations! Adam Vierra is this week’s Big Shot of the Week on Pyramyd Air’s facebook page. Part 1 Part 2 I wasn’t sure … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Crosman’s new MAR177 upper is big news! This view shows the front sight properly oriented. Today is the first accuracy test day for the Crosman MAR177 upper, so let’s see how this baby shoots. Blog reader Darth Cossack pointed out that I had mounted the front … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Air Arms TX200 Mark III air rifle is impressive in its optional walnut stock. Today, we begin our look at the accuracy of the legendary TX200 Mark III. Since the rifle has no sights, I mounted a Hawke 4.5-14×42 Sidewinder Tactical scope in two-piece UTG Accushot 30mm medium … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Part 2 Crosman’s new MAR177 makes a fine tactical target rifle when attached to an AR-15 lower. Today, we’re going to see how the new Crosman MAR177 upper performs! Because this rifle is a precharged pneumatic, I used my Shooting Chrony Alpha chronograph to analyze the power curve. Though not … Read more
