Simon Everett spends a day with some world champions and picks up some tips along the way to help deal with those tricky targets
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Top Tips from HFT experts!
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Posted in Features, Target Shooting
Posted in Features, Target Shooting
Q&A: Do I need a gunsmith?
One of our readers has dropped his gun, causing damage to the grip and trigger. Mike Morton is on hand to help!
How to lubricate your springer
One of the biggest mistakes that you regularly see in spring-powered guns brought in for a service is inappropriate lubrication. Here’s our guide on what to use and where…
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Posted in Features, How to
Stepping into Spring-ers!
Nick Stanning shows how a spring-powered rifle fires its pellets – and how to take care of the components that make it possible
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Posted in Features, Gear
Posted in Features, Gear
Tuning up your springer airgun
Andy McLachlan finds that researching and commissioning a tune-up for his spring-powered rifle pays huge dividends
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How to manage recoil effectively
Andy McLachlan finds that adjusting to a new spring-powered rifle proves much tougher than expected
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Twin Test: Walther Century GT and Crosman Phantom MkII
Synthetically stocked break-barrel rifle/scope combos are very much in vogue, so Nigel Allen takes two of the newest arrivals into the fields – Walther’s Century GT and Crosman’s Phantom MkII… At £265, the new Walther Century GT/6×42 scope combo is an…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rat shoot, and the Air Arms TX200 on test
It’s time to ramp up rat control on the farm, so Mat Manning switches to night vision to extend his hunting time. With a Pitch Black Hunter digital NV unit and Weihrauch HW100 pre-charged airgun, Mat picks off scaly-tails in…
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The Airgun Show – stalking rabbits, Gamo Varmint Stalker Barricade on test and new guns from BSA, Air Arms and Daystate
Fieldcraft and cunning are order of the day as Mat Manning sets out on foot to keep numbers of grass-gobbling rabbits in check. Creeping within range of wily rabbits is never easy, but Mat calls on his years of shooting…
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The Airgun Show – nutty squirrel hunting and the Crosman 2250 XL on test
Greedy grey squirrels are in the crosshairs as Mat Manning cracks down on an infestation of bushy-tails that have developed a taste for peanuts. The ravenous rodents are causing havoc in the woods, where they’ve been targeting bird feeders, so…
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