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| Review - Shanghai B3-3 Air Rifle |
gfisherws36 (M/South Carolina) |
10/20/1999 09:56 am EDT |
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This Air Rifle, like most of the imports from
China, reguardless of the brandname its imported under,
tends to be a bit overenginered, but considering the
cost, it can be a real Jem. As purchased, the rifle is
a Spring Piston, underlever type, .177 Caliber Air
Rifle. Steel Barrel measures 17.5 inches, with Mounted
open Adjustable sights. The Stock is a hardwood,
painted/stained a dull Orange color. One of the drawbacks with
these Air Guns is the lack of Mechanical Safety, but
using good shooting habits, this is not a problem.
Cocking force is about 32 pounds, with loading being
single shot, from the breech. Various Bench Rested
Groups are shown below. Distance is 25 yds. 4x Scope was
Mounted for testing. PELLET Vel. Group size crosman WC 805 fps 1.557 crosman Pointed 807 " 1.605 Qiandan RN 789 " 1.613 Daisy 757 Feild 810 " 2.584 Gamo Match WC 812 " .812 The Underlever is released from the front sight housing, by a small button. It was found that the rifle would group much better if no pressure were applied to the underlever during bench resting. At a cost of under $40.00 in most places, this is a OK rifle for general target work, but it seems a bit heavy and hard to use for Hunting, or any serious target shooting. |
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