Airgun Shooter

No doubt about it, there’s a definite trend for smaller, lighter PCPs these days, as witnessed by the multitude of bullpups that are currently on offer – with plenty more still to come. So there’s been a corresponding desire for more minimalistic sco

The British Shooting Show is back, and with less than a month to go until this year’s show takes place at the NEC, the organisers have given us a flavour of the scale of the event – and it’s huge! More than 600 manufacturers, distributors and retail

The NSRA has suggested charging members an individual fee instead of the tariff levied on their club. Many airgun-only clubs are affiliated to the NSRA in order to take advantage of its insurance cover. As of 2019, there were some 982 clubs or organ

Air rifle and pistol shooters have returned home after a successful four days at the latest RIAC championship in Luxembourg. The competition was shot over a 10M range for both rifle and pistol, and there were individual and team events for Junior an

A solution that will finally resolve the issues surrounding shooting at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 has been found after a year of negotiations. Shooting had been removed from the 2022 list of sports by the Birmingham Committee, as members felt t

One of Casström’s most versatile knives for the airgun shooter is the No.10 Swedish Forest Knife, and the model shown here comes with a black Micarta handle and stainless steel blade, as well as a black leather sheath. This robust full-tang knife is

Do you pamper your projectiles? Unless you’re a committed target shooter, the answer is probably “No”. And I know a fair few high-level paper-punchers for whom pellet prep amounts to no more than checking the head size on the bottom of their latest

While any one of the ProTac torch series is ideal for use by airgun shooters, the ProTac 90 Right-Angle Flashlight is slightly different because it features a 90-degree head. You can carry it in your hand, attach it to your clothing or strap it on yo

Digital scales are far quicker to use than an old school set of balance scales, but care does need to be taken to get accurate and consistent results. Where you use the scales is important, as they must be placed well away from any electronic sources

FX Airguns is teaming up with Sportsman Gun Centre, and from February the British firm will become the sole UK distributor of the Swedish brand. SGC believes the partnership will have a profound impact on the UK airgun industry as it brings FX airgu

bisley-uk.com  • 023 9224 5350 Many airgunners enjoy the advantages offered by shooting a recoil-free precharged pneumatic, and what better way to fill your PCP than by using the Bisley Airgun Cylinder? This cylinder has been a huge success since i

Most farmyards hold a resident population of rats, and it is common for numbers to increase significantly through the winter months. Now that farmers have brought in their harvests and the autumn abundance of natural food has long passed, rats start

I have often wondered why it is that female participants in either shooting or fishing sports tend to do really well at their chosen hobby. Not wishing to upset any of the ladies that I personally know who either shoot or fish on a regular basis, I

How did you get started and why? My dad owned a pawnbroker business that also stocked second-hand airguns, as my dad had a wealth of knowledge. In November 2011, we opened up the dedicated airgun shop, and in 2019, we moved to much larger premises t

I have every copy of Airgun Shooter from number 1 to 129 to date. I must congratulate you today on such a modern looking airgun magazine. I’m typing this in front of the fire with my best friend, my old dog Bella. We are both old and grey and can’t g

The Pelletgage lets you measure the head size of an individual pellet to within 1/100th of a millimetre. Please note that this device is used to take measurements, not to resize a pellet! Using it takes time and patience, but does yield incredibly pr

There was a time when you could be forgiven for sticking to rifles made from the established brands we all grew up with and dismissing guns made in far flung places by companies we’d never heard of. The world is a much smaller place now and technolo

Now, I don’t want to dismiss or trivialise the very real problem of rural crime today, but thankfully drive-by shootings in sleepy south Oxfordshire are still something of a rarity, especially those that involve multiple victims. However, that’s exa

STRUGGLING with a scope? Having hassles with your hunting? Well, don’t despair because you’ve arrived at the right place to discover remedies for your airgun anxieties! Whether you’re looking for a quick fix to a nagging problem or simply want advice

What is it? Our high-end bipod bonanza continues with an offering from another US firm, Accu-Tac, with the model seen here being the BR-4 G2. Like the Harris and Atlas bipods that we looked at previously, the BR-4 is made of high-quality components

So what an interesting year I had last year in airgun shooting, from the WHFTO World Championships in Poland – to sitting in a cold barn testing new equipment. And don’t you know, I loved every single minute of it. Being able to write for this magazi

If ignoring good advice was an Olympic sport, I reckon I could clean up at this year’s games in Tokyo. When it comes to disregarding wise counsel offered in good faith, frankly nobody does it better. “Buy in haste, repent at leisure” is a bit of a re

The Legends Cowboy Rifle from Umarex offers all the fun of a typical lever-action with a surprisingly high level of accuracy. Guns in the Legends line-up are replicas of historic firearms, such as the Makarov pistol or MP 40 submachine gun, and in th

I am sure that many readers will have experienced disappointment as frequently as I have when it comes to putting in a run of good scores with an air rifle. It is an often used comment that ‘we have never had it so good’ – regarding the ability of

You may not have heard of Rifle, but this pellet manufacturer’s ammo has propelled at least two top-flight pistol shooters to international success. Felipe Almeida Wu won a Silver medal at the Olympics in Rio in 2016, while Geraldo von Rosenthal took

MIKE has been shooting air rifles and pistols for four decades, and loves target shooting, hunting, plinking and tinkering. RICHARD is a journalist , author and airgun hunter who’s been creeping about the undergrowth with his rifle for more than 30

An early alarm clock is a common requirement for those of us involved in shooting sports. It may be slightly more common for those in professional pest control, but airgun shooting is no exception, especially if you’re out after an early rabbit or ar

Mention the name ‘Braendlin’ and many people will reply “Who?”, but although the airgun is rare and the name unusual, it’s not completely unknown. Anyone who’s into vintage firearms will know the name Snider and their breech-loading conversions of ol

It hardly seems like more than a couple of weeks ago that the premier round of HFT shooting commenced at the end of April when the weather was turning for the better – unlike now of course! As usual, the United Kingdom Association of Hunter Field T

For a long time our sport has been dominated by a relatively few brands hailing, in the main, from Western and Northern Europe with a few interlopers from the other side of the pond. Names such as Weihrauch, Air Arms, Daystate, FX, Brocock and BSA ha

A lot of shooters make the mistake of dismissing CO2-powered airguns as being little more than a compromise between a cheap springer and a PCP. They are missing out; guns like the subject of this test are great fun to shoot, surprisingly accurate tha

Outside of indoor target-shooting circles, a PCP with open sights is an almost unthinkable concept, but Turkish gunmaker Hatsan dares to be different, and the Hercules Bully isn’t just a pre-charged pneumatic with opens, it’s a semi-bullpup hunting d

Unless you have the luxury of driving to your firing point when you’re out hunting, you’re going to have to do some walking. And if you’re on a roving hunt then you’ll be doing some stalking too, and that requires the use of versatile footwear that p