American Air Rifles

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Pub. Date: 2002-01-01
Publisher(s): Krause Pubns Inc
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Summary

American air rifles and their respective ballistics, sights, games, and pellets are thoroughly explained to help shooters get the most out of their air rifle. Performance data is included for more than a dozen manufacturers such as Daisy, Crosman, Benjamin-Sheridan, Beeman, and Gamo. Hunting calibers are studied and recommended for particular game.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(2)
Air Rifles: Then and Now
8(12)
Collecting
12(4)
Sources for Collectibles
16(4)
American Multi-Pump Pneumatics
20(15)
Why American Multi-Pump Pneumatics?
20(4)
American Air Rifles Today
24(1)
For Under $50
24(3)
For $50--$100
27(2)
For over $100
29(2)
Selecting an Airgun
31(4)
Sights, Sighting, and Safety
35(13)
Open Sights
35(3)
Peep Sights
38(2)
Scope Sights
40(2)
Other Sights
42(1)
Safety
43(5)
Pellets
48(12)
General Pellet Shape
49(1)
Uniformity of Pellets
50(6)
Wadcutter Pellets
56(1)
Round Head Pellets
56(2)
Pointed Pellets
58(1)
Hollowpoint Pellets
59(1)
Evaluation of .177 Rifles
60(29)
Evaluations Conducted
60(2)
The Crosman 760B Pumpmaster
62(1)
The Daisy PowerLine 856F
63(2)
The Crosman 66BX Powermaster
65(1)
The Daisy PowerLine 880
66(1)
The Crosman 2100B
67(2)
The Benjamin 397
69(2)
Velocity and Number of Pumps
71(1)
Maximum Pellet Velocities
72(9)
Break-Action .177 Caliber Rifles
81(2)
The Gamo Sporter 500
83(3)
The Gamo Hunter
86(2)
The Beeman S1
88(1)
Evaluation of .20 and .22 Rifles
89(18)
The Sheridan CB9, C9, and C9PB
89(4)
The Daisy PowerLine 22X
93(4)
The Crossman 2200B Magnum
97(2)
The Benjamin 392
99(2)
Velocity and Number of Pumps
101(1)
Maximum Pellet Velocities
102(2)
Conclusions
104(3)
The Pellet's Punch
107(15)
What is Ballistics?
108(1)
Air Power
108(4)
Pellet Power
112(2)
Internal Forces
114(2)
Effect of Altitude
116(4)
A Misconception About Multi-Pump Rifles
120(2)
The Pellet's Path
122(13)
Trajectory
123(4)
Ballistic Coefficient
127(1)
Ballistic Calculations
128(7)
Fun and Games
135(12)
Starting Right
135(6)
Setting up an Airgun Range
141(3)
Targets
144(2)
Silhouettes
146(1)
Hunting and Pest Control
147(23)
An Airgun Hunter's Code
148(1)
Pellet Performance
149(1)
Evaluating Pellet Performance
150(1)
Accuracy
151(5)
Penetration
156(1)
Energy Transfer
156(5)
Caliber Considerations
161(4)
Recommendations
165(4)
Where to get Information
169(1)
Appendix A: Velocity/Accuracy Data for .177 Rifles 170(7)
Appendix B: Velocity/Accuracy Data for .20 and .22 Rifles 177(4)
Appendix C: Ballistics Tables 181(11)
Appendix D: Sources for Hunting Regulations 192(5)
Appendix E: Ballistics Equations 197(4)
Index 201

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