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Marauder .25 Cal after a little TLC
I was not sure what to expect in my initial review of the new Synthetic .25 cal Marauder. I thought it would shoot and act just like the original. Well, that’s what I get for thinking. If you take a look at the video, or read the video transcript here on Airgun Depot, you’ll see […]
Gamo Silent Cat w/ Hawke Scope – 20 yard groups
In our last article about the Gamo Silent Cat we found that it was doing pretty darn well at 10 yards with the 10.3 Grain JSB Heavy pellets. So well in fact that I was inclined to replace the sub-par scope with a Hawke 3-9×40 AO Sport HD and a set of Hawke Match Grade […]
Go for Gold
With the Olympics in full swing, we asked Rick to pick three target air rifles to win gold, silver & bronze. These rifles represent three countries and fit a variety of budgets. If you’re in the hunt for a target shooter, you’ll want to have one of these in your arsenal. Bronze: Budget Bullseye Shooter […]
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HW50 – Part 4 – Accuracy at 20 yards w/ Hawke Scope
Finally! – We are going to wrap up the review of the HW50 medium powered .22 breakbarrel. We are going to use the same test pellet series as previously tested, we’ll just be shooting outdoors at 20 yards vs indoors at 10 yards. I’ve also added a Hawke 4-12×40 Airmax EV AO scope with MAP6 […]
Customer service exists to service customers
As I mentioned in the previous article on Customer Service, I used to just send defective sample products back for a complete replacement. But, after enough of the replacements also exhibited issues, some the same, some different, I changed my process and started dealing directly with the manufacturer’s customer service department. I learned something very […]
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What to do when things go terribly wrong?
If you were to come hang out with me for a couple of days here in Lake Havasu City (anyone’s welcome to come over by the way!), you’d see that I wear a lot of hats. Here’s a short list: I review guns for various airgun related companies, I consult on quality control and customer […]
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Getting on target with the Gamo Silent Cat
We are still looking at budget conscience airguns and in this article we’ll tackle the Gamo Silent Cat. This is a very popular airgun that promises a lot on paper. Let’s take a look and see if what’s on paper translates and delivers practical performance. Let’s talk aesthetics, features, and function… The Gamo Silent cat […]
Crosman’s little diamond in the rough
We are continuing our journey looking for budget airguns that deliver on accuracy and performance. Hopefully they deliver performance well above their price point. Today’s example started out as the Remington Vantage. It’s had a few changes and is now the Crosman Vantage. Let’s take a look. Not much to look at… but is that […]
Springers… are there any worth considering?
If you’re new to airguns I certainly get the fact that you may not be ready to drop $600 to $1000 on a PCP airgun setup. Heck, there are are old time airguners that are not interested in ever going PCP just because the startup costs just don’t jive with their shooting needs. So what […]
Making the Switch
The idea of switching to, or at least incorporating, airguns into a person’s shooting repertoire, was a topic of many discussions at SHOT SHOW this year. In fact, I’ve been taking several calls each week from folks that are rimfire and center fire shooters asking me; “what’s the best airgun to use for target practice […]
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