FX Royale 400 Air Rifle Test Review .22 Cal
VALUE FOR MONEY Let’s be clear about this. We’re looking at a $2,000 air rifle here. In fact, $2,063.00 for the Walnut FX Royale 400 air rifle with regulator and the free 3-12 x 44 AO FX scope that is...
View ArticleBuck Jones and his Daisy No. 25 Pump – Part II
Our heading photograph compares Buck’s test of his new Daisy No. 25 Pump with Hornady vs. Daisy BB groups at 5 yards. This test proved inconclusive. But stepping back to 10 yards revealed a pattern of...
View ArticleSIG SAUER MPX Airgun – The Perfect Plinker
OK, so sometimes I can be wrong. Very wrong! I had previously tested the SIG SAUER MCX air rifle for HAM. It scored really high on the fun end of the spectrum, but not so well compared to our usual HAM...
View ArticleDuke Colt CO2 BB Revolver Test Review
VALUE FOR MONEY The Duke Colt CO2 BB revolver pulls all the right levers for a huge number of people. It combines a high-quality reproduction of the legendary Colt Single Action Army, or “Peacemaker”...
View ArticleWeihrauch HW50S Air Rifle Test Review .22 Caliber
VALUE FOR MONEY At the time of writing this review, the Weihrauch HW50S air rifle could be easily found on sale between $369 and $399. As the choice of scope is left to the user at additional cost, HAM...
View ArticleMy Remington Express Air Rifle – Part One
In a discussion with HAM Publisher Stephen Archer, he disclosed a surprising statistic. Despite firearms sales reaching record levels, the volume of airguns sold in the U.S. actually exceeds the total...
View ArticleBeeman Longhorn Air Rifle Test Review .177 Cal
VALUE FOR MONEY The Beeman Longhorn air rifle is a new model and, thus not yet widely available. The Street Price is expected to be in the $130 range. It’s a very competitive air rifle with a solid...
View ArticleMy Remington Express Air Rifle – Part Two
Taming the Remington Express Last time we looked at my experiences with my first springer air rifle, a Remington Express. With it, Remington had re-entered the air rifle market with an attractively...
View ArticleDual by Beeman Model 2016S – First Shots
Many people have been interested in the news first broken by Hard Air Magazine about the new Dual by Beeman air rifles. HAM plans to test the 2016DB model – that’s the one with both .177 and .22...
View ArticleDan Wesson 715 6″ BB Revolver Test Review
VALUE FOR MONEY At a Street Price of $140, the Dan Wesson 715 6″ BB revolver is relatively expensive for a firearms replica BB pistol. However, the HAM team feels that it offers excellent value at that...
View ArticleBrocock Compatto PCP Air Rifle Test Review .22 Caliber
VALUE FOR MONEY The Brocock Compatto is not a cheap air rifle at its selling price of $999.00. But, in the exclusive world of Western European PCPs, the English-manufactured Compatto is quite...
View ArticleShooting the FX Royale 400 At Long Range
Many people have asked for HAM to conduct some test reviews shooting at long range. So here’s what we find when Shooting the FX Royale 400 at long range. We set up some targets at 30, 40 and 50 yards...
View ArticleBenjamin Maximus Q&As
Given the amazing, sub-$200 price of the new Benjamin Maximus PCP air rifle, it’s not surprising that HAM has received many questions about this new air rifle. Most of these questions are asking about...
View ArticleThe Beeman QB78 Deluxe – Best of All Worlds. Part One.
Today I’m writing about the Beeman QB78 Deluxe air rifle. You may have read my childhood experiences with Daisy’s Red Ryder and No. 25 pump. BB guns were my gateway to a lifetime in the shooting...
View ArticleBenjamin Maximus Air Rifle Test Review .22 Cal
VALUE FOR MONEY Of course, the Benjamin Maximus air rifle is all about the price. It’s the first PCP air rifle to break the sub $200 Street Price. The next nearest PCP is the Discovery – also from...
View ArticleShooting the Benjamin Maximus at Long Range
We couldn’t resist trying it! Here’s the HAM test results from shooting the Benjamin Maximus at long range. We set up some targets at 30, 40 and 50 yards on HAM tester Paul Manktelow’s beautiful home...
View ArticleThe Beeman QB78 Deluxe – Best of All Worlds. Part Two.
My initial impression of the Beeman QB78 Deluxe air rifle as I fired the first shots in my basement range was that it was under performing. Quiet is an understatement! But then I took a second glance...
View ArticleSIG SAUER P226 Pellet Pistol Review
VALUE FOR MONEY At a Street Price of around $100, the SIG SAUER P226 pellet pistol is somewhere in the middle of firearms replica air pistols pricing. For this price, it offers a substantial, accurate...
View ArticleDesperadoes to Test Colt Peacemaker Pellet Pistol
Umarex USA recently sent their new Colt Peacemaker Pellet Pistol to us for testing. To do justice to this, HAM has engaged the services of the band of desperadoes you see in these photographs! Sundance...
View ArticleLegends M712 Full-Auto CO2 BB Pistol Review
VALUE FOR MONEY Let’s think… Where else can you find a superbly realistic replica BB pistol version of an iconic firearm that gives you both semi-auto and full-auto blowback action? Now factor-in that...
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