Friday, February 26, 2010
Another fun book for airgunners- especially those with a do-it-yourself bent. First published in England a few decades ago, this book details the history of various man-powered weapons, along with detailed descriptions of the author’s own projects, building crossbows, catapults (slingshots, to American readers) and air guns. A great deal of interesting reading for under [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Not long ago, copies of W.H.B. Smith’s “Gas, Air, and Spring Guns of the World were selling for as much as $200 or more. Now I see them going for $50 or less, and you can get a new edition for $15 or even less. This is a first rate reference on all sorts of [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
We’ve all read that you should never leave a spring gun cocked, but here’s someone who actually ran a series of tests on several guns, leaving them cocked for up to 72 hours. Result: Permanent losses of up to 25% of gun muzzle energy. Don’t leave those guns cocked, and don’t cock until you’re ready [...]
