Recently I’ve been seeing a blast from the past on a car company TV commercial. That I can’t remember which company runs the ads makes me question their marketing investment, but that’s beside the point. The commercial features a “live” action figure of the Six Million Dollar Man. For those of you not yet born […]
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Going Downtown with Gamo’s Urban 22 PCP Air Rifle
Got suburbia? Not enough land to shoot? Has your homeowners’ association discouraged you from building a shooting range in the front yard? If you’re reading this, then you already know that airguns are a great solution for areas not appropriate for fire and brimstone-type firearms. While certainly not toys, and all safety rules apply, the […]
A Look at the Benjamin Fortitude Air Rifle
Airguns are complicated beasts. There’s a lot of engineering under the hood required not just to launch a pellet accurately and with sufficient power, but to do it over and over again with consistency. One of the significant breakthroughs of recent product offerings is regulated performance at an average Joe price point. Adding a regulator […]
Hatsan’s BullBoss Wood Air Rifle: A Sweet .25
As you might guess from the name, the Hatsan BullBoss air rifle is… hang on to your shorts… a bullpup design. If you’re not up on esoteric gun terminology, that means merely that the action is set far back in the stock. The chamber, magazine, and bolt are all located behind the grip and trigger […]
Full-Auto Fun with the Crosman DPMS SBR BB Rifle
Yes, you read that right. The new Crosman DPMS SBR Airgun offers full-auto operation. Or you can be all technical about things and refer to it as a “select fire” rifle. Yes, this package of pure BB fun has a safety selector switch just like those on modern sporting rifles, but with one very significant […]
Making Air Affordable Again
We’re not above stealing someone else’s political slogan concept if it serves a noble purpose. Oh, and this rallying cry might be the first ever on which we can all agree. Ready? Hint: it’s related to airgun compressors. MAAA – Make Air Affordable Again If you can look past the fact that our new maxim […]
Air To Go with the Benjamin Traveler
The Benjamin Traveler changed my life. OK, maybe not in nearly so dramatic a way as my Prancercize lessons or dry-aged Tofu ribeye steak and wheat grass diet, but even still, I’m a happy camper. You see, back in the day, I had to get my air cylinders filled at the nearest paintball center. I’ve […]
Heavy Metal: The AirForce Texan SS Airgun
Sound suppressors are often referred to as “cans.” In the case of the AirForce Texan SS Airgun, that seems to be a literal engineering goal, but I mean that in a loving and complimentary way. You see, the raison d’être of the Texan SS is big bore performance without the noise. The standard AirForce Texan features […]
What Can 16 Million Crosman 760 Pumpmasters Do?
Anyone know a reputable personal shopping concierge? I’m stumped for an appropriate gift idea for a 50th-anniversary celebration. I think that’s the one where you’re supposed to give gold, but as much as I like the folks at Crosman, I don’t foresee Fed-Ex-ing ingots anytime soon. What’s the occasion, you ask? Well, the air rifle […]
The New .22?
Rimfire rifles chambered in the ubiquitous .22LR caliber have roamed the earth nearly as long as dinosaurs and my Toyota Sequoia. There are good reasons for that. Rounds are cheap. They have enough power to satisfy most plinking desires and to make mincemeat of tins of SPAM. They’re accurate. Their noise level is a fraction […]