Jonathan Young gasses on about the history of CO2 guns and offers a closer look at some of his personal favourites. While most airgun shooters know they can drop a 12g bulb into their pistol and get shooting, few realise…
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Gas Gun Goodness
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Classic Gun Spotlight: Titan JB1
The 1980s phenomenon of the single-stroke pneumatic gave us the weirdest and most useful airgun in the Titan JB1, says Jonathan Young
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Know your pneumatics: pre-charged and SSP
Jonathan Young talks you through the differences between pre-charged pneumatics and SSP pneumatics
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Side Course: Air Arms HFT500
It’s been designed and even named after the precision sport of Hunter Field Target. The editor delivers his verdict on Air Arms’ new HFT500 PCP model… Although Air Arms’ range spans the entire gamut of airgun shooting sports, the…
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Test: BSA R10 Super Carbine
BSA’s latest variant of their best-selling R10 Mk2 PCP – the Super Carbine – may have been cut down in size, but does it leave you short-changed? Not according to Nigel Allen, who’s put a fair few tins of ammo…
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Posted in Air Rifles, PCP, Tests
‘Tis the Season to be Giving…
Want a big pressie to unwrap this Christmas? Here’s a selection of guns, gear and other goodies we reckon any airgunner would love Santa to leave under their tree… Purr-fect Hellcat If you’re after something short’n’sweet for your gun cabinet…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rabbit shooting, plus the Brocock Contour S6 XL Elite on test
It’s into the darkness as Mat Manning heads out on a night-time rabbit hunt. The bunnies are being elusive, but Mat puts the brand new Pitch Black Field Master digital night vision unit to good use, bringing several of the…
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Idle hands
More than 50 people attended South Yorkshire Shooting Club’s recent Introduction to Pistols evening at Idleback HQ in Rotherham – many of them having their first ever go with an air pistol. Chief range officer Nick Hulme kindly provided a…
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The Airgun Show – grey squirrel shoot on an Essex estate and a mouth-watering game pie recipe
Squirrels are in The Airgun Show crosshairs again as Mat Manning heads to an Essex estate where the greedy rodents are munching their way through the pheasant feed. The fidgety rodents aren’t giving themselves up easily, but Mat uses a…
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