22Plinkser is at it with his latest video, tackling the question, “What will happen if you shoot charged, 3,500 PSI air tanks?” While we all know the general answer (awesome explosion), its nonetheless highly entertaining to see one shoot a high-pressure [Read More…]
While at the Nightforce 2016 Industry Shoot, there were two incredibly interesting topics that piqued my curiosity. The first one was a drill that involved shooting at a target in defilade from your position. And the second was about am innovator in firearms development [Read More…]
Apologies for the long silence, its been a bit of a tough year. With increased work pressures, and even MORE restrictions related to firearms in my country, I have not been able to write much. Mea Maxima Culpa! I have been thinking of the wide parallels between my [Read More…]
It has been awhile since we have had an airgun post, so let’s fix that with something truly worthwhile. Professional air gunner and social media personality, “Ted” from Ted’s Holdover has a relaxed style that can get almost anyone interested in [Read More…]
Birchwood Casey designs and manufactures some of the greatest steel targets – and targets in general – on the market. Whether you need something for your air rifle or are interested in some up-close-and-personal trigger time on steel plates with frangible [Read More…]
Daisy Outdoor Products (aka Daisy) is one of those iconic brands in American culture. The Red Ryder, along with dozens of other models through the years, have been made by Daisy. It seems that at one time nearly every kid has either had or wanted a Daisy BB gun. I know [Read More…]
If there’s one thing I enjoy changing up when I head to the range it’s my targets. And if there’s a company out there with a wide variety of targets available, it’s Birchwood Casey. If you have access to a shooting spot that allows steel targets, [Read More…]
NightHawkInLight shows how to convert a leaf blower into a high capacity cheeseball machine gun. It is basically an airgun using similar concepts from Paintball and Nerf. His cheeseball hopper/magazine reminds me of the RSCB magazine (clip) used in custom Nerf guns. [Read More…]
HatsanUSA announced a new bullpup style air rifle for the United States market. It is called the BullBoss. The BullBoss uses a pre-charged pneumatic system with a side cocking mechanism. The 255cc air cylinder is detachable, is rated for 2,900 psi and has a built in [Read More…]
Even if you have zero interest in airguns, you could still spend an entire evening watching the Ted’s Holdover YouTube channel and not get bored. Not only that, but you might also learn a lot about range estimation, bullet drop and windage adjustment from watching [Read More…]
Gamo Outdoor USA announced a new air rifle called the Whisper Fusion Mach 1. The new Whisper Fusion Mach 1, or WFM1 for short, uses the company’s IGT Mach 1 gas cylinder (33mm) to launch projectiles. With the IGT Mach 1 system, the WFM1 air rifle slings .177 [Read More…]
Okay, I’ll admit, I’ve never really spent much time with a pellet gun. But after watching the below video, my interest is piqued. The existing line (which was available in .177 and .22) is now available in .25 caliber. For hunting medium sized birds and [Read More…]
An interesting little rifle made an appearance at the CSAAA show in February. Canadian company Wolverine Supplies brought in a sample of the Swiss-made B&T SPR 300. This little bolt gun is chambered in .300BLK, features an 9.8″ barrel and an integrated [Read More…]
Umarex USA is now selling an air powered version of the Smith & Wesson M&P 40 handgun. The new pistol is a close replica of the firearm, complete with a working slide, three dot sights and a removable magazine. This gun is different from the previous M&P as [Read More…]
A fellow by the name of Heinz Reinkemeier has a public Facebook Page where he has uploaded a number of fascinating videos to watch, of airgun competitors in Europe. From what I can tell, he appears to be German and is also either a coach or a manufacturer of these [Read More…]
Hiya all! Its been a long while – I have been reading and commenting, but finally got to do some writing. As many of you know, where I stay is not the kind of place that I can, for example, gather up the loose change in my cupboard, and go buy some more 9mm for [Read More…]
“You’ll put your eye out…” BB guns. Sheesh, I haven’t thought about those in a long time, especially with the availability of AirSoft. Looks like Air Venturi is working on solving a problem which, honestly, I don’t remember [Read More…]
Boyds is now offering hardwood replacement stocks for the Benjamin Marauder Gen 2 airgun. The new stocks are available in both the Pro Varmint and Varmint Thumbhole styles. Boyds states the company designed these stocks to improve fit to the shooter for [Read More…]
I swear Gamo is like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi following the “One Sausage, Many Lengths” product philosophy. Latest to the sausage fest is the “Big Cat” 1250 DX break-action air rifle. I’m sorry, but I utterly dislike the name. .177 caliber [Read More…]
This SIG 1911 is very similar to mine in 45 acp. I like mine alot and have found it to be accurate and unlike some compact 1911’s very reliable. It’s also just good looking! Information and stats are below the press release. NEWINGTON, N.H. (September 21, [Read More…]
There must be something in the air rifle water… Gamo is at it again, releasing another new air rifle, this time a break-action rifle designed for high FPS from .177 caliber. The “ACCU177” rifle is capable of slinging pellets downrange at 1250 FPS [Read More…]
I’ve been waiting for this to happen for some time and now SIG has come out with a 1911 in .357 SIG. This puts near .357 mag performance in the Tacops version of the SIG 1911. The Tacops is a SIG 1911 I have a lot of experience with having owned one for several [Read More…]
Hatsan, known for their PCP Air Rifles (which we reviewed here), has announced the release of a break-action air rifle for the US market. Available in three calibers, the MOD87 Q. (Which the “Q” is for Quiet Energy – meaning integrated suppressor), the [Read More…]
Hyperdouraku is an Airsoft Gun review blog. They have a custom gun contest and some of the entries are pretty cool. Now before we get into Airsoft is not Firearms, we do talk about airguns on occasion. So set that aside and appreciate some of the cool and ridiculous [Read More…]
Airgun use is on the rise in the hunting world, and now there’s a new offering from Air Venturi. The company is known for producing airguns, but this particular airgun is something more unique, because it’s not a new rifle, it’s a pneumatic .50 cal [Read More…]
Warning, if you like guns and click the link, you will spend at least a 1/2 hour of your life reading the article. No really, I am serious. The analysis and detailed breakdown of the operation of the air rifle is exhaustive, leaving no detail about the air [Read More…]
“Big bore” and “air rifle” are not two combinations I see in a sentence very often, but new releases in the air rifle world are pushing bores and performance higher and higher. Hatsan of Turkey is part of that crowd, having recently released the [Read More…]
GAMO, maker of precision air rifles, is coming out with a new MACH 1 rifle featuring improved technology. GAMO can trace their roots all the way back to the 1880s, when they were known as Antonio Casas and based out of Barcelona, Spain. In the 20th century the company [Read More…]
A strong US Dollar is starting to show its benefits for US buyers: foreign manufacturers are starting to drop prices as the dollar is able to purchase more product. The first to go widely public with their new pricing structure is AirForce, a manufacturer of Pre-Charged [Read More…]
It’s about time the air rifle world caught up with powder-charged rifles. For too long, the only compatible accessory interfaces were the scope rails. Enter the Benjamin Armada (a division of Crosman), which took a few pages from the firearms world and has introduced [Read More…]