Welcome!

by Tom Gaylord

Ever since The Airgun Letter ended in May of 2002, I've been hearing from airgunners everywhere how much they enjoyed it. This blog and my website are a way to keep my airgun writing going, so welcome to the first posting

I love 'em all!
Truth is, I never met an airgun I didn't like. There are some favorites, of course, and because this is my blog, I get to talk about them all I want. But the fact is, I do really like them all. The thought of a projectile powered by nothing more than thin air has always amazed me.

Even airsoft!
Yep, I have grown to like airsoft airguns, too. I don't care much for the tactical games people play with them, but I think that's because I got my fill of that stuff in the Army. It's the same for full-auto guns. I see other people fascinated beyond belief with machine guns, but I shot so many of them while I served, that I must have got it all out of my system.

I'm an old fart
And because I am, I see things differently than a lot of people. For instance, it grates on me when I hear 6mm plastic airsoft balls being called BBs. To me, a BB belongs in the domain of a BB gun, and airsoft came too late to the party. Still, when you see an airsoft BB (I bow to the majority) sailing downrange without dropping like it should, it gets under your skin - or at least under mine.

Still - I'm not THAT old. For example, when I say windage, I mean a horizontal adjustment of sight just like everyone else - not the space between a ball and the bore of a smoothbore gun.

No dumbing down!
In this blog, I'm going to write with the belief that my readers are reasonably savvy about the shooting sports. I may explain terms like lock time because I think a lot of people don't know what it means (or we don't all agree on the meaning), but I expect you to know what offhand and spot weld mean.

If you have a question about something, ask me. I remember a few years ago when Ted Osborn took me to task on the meaning of the term point blank and, after I researched it, I discovered he was right. I had been using a modern colloquial version. So I ain't no guru, and I don't know none, neither!

That's it for now. Welcome to my blog!