Beauty is a beast: Diana Model 56 is a sidelever-operated spring-powered rifle that minimises felt recoil due to an integrated sled system. Mike Morton discovers whether this Diana really is a goddess
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Gun Test: Hatsan Nova Compact Tactical QE
The strong and silent type? Mat Manning puts the whisper-quiet Hatsan Nova Compact Tactical QE to the test, on the range and in the field
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun shooter, Gun Test, hatsan, hatsan compact tactical, mike morton, pcp, springer
Posted in Air Rifles, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, Springer, Tests
Posted in Air Rifles, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, Springer, Tests
Gun Test: Daystate Renegade
The Daystate Renegade breaks with convention and features an electronic trigger married to a mechanical action. It’s certainly a rebel, but does it have a cause? Mike Morton finds out
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun, airgun magazine, airgun shooter, daystate, Gun Test, mike morton, pcp, Renegade, shotgun
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, CO2, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer, Tests
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, CO2, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer, Tests
Gun Test: Daystate Saxon
Daystate’s medieval-themed rifle offers style, features and performance, but as Mike Morton finds out, you’ll have to pay a king’s ransom if you want one
Tagged with: air arms, air pistol, air rifle, airgun, daystate, gun review, Gun Test, hunting, mike morton, pcp, pistol, rifle, saxon, target shooting
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, CO2, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer, Tests
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, CO2, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer, Tests
How to choose a gun for a junior
It’s important to introduce youngsters to shooting, but many airguns are too heavy to handle. Stick to some basic rules, however, and you can find the right model… 1. Age & Safety Let’s start with safety. It is perfectly legal to…
Tagged with: ask the experts, choosing a gun, first gun, how to, junior airgun, step by step, tips
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, Features, Gear, How to, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, Features, Gear, How to, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer
How to make a spring compressor
Nick Stanning is a fan of spring-powered rifles, give them a go by following his helpful step-by-step guide to creating a spring compressor. 1. Safety first An air rifle mainspring is quite powerful, and may be under tension even when…
Tagged with: guide, how to, spring guns, spring-powered, step by step
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, Features, Gear, How to, Springer, Springer
Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, Features, Gear, How to, Springer, Springer
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…
Tagged with: .177, .22, 1/2in UNF, airgun, ambidextrous, anti-beartrap, AO, arrestor holes, barrel, BDC, break-barrel, breech, butt, CenterPoint, Century, choked, collar, comb, combo, composite, creep, crosman, crosshair, crosswise, firing cycle, forend, grip, GT, lock-up, mil-dot, MkII, Monte Carlo, mounts, muzzle, pad, parallax, phantom, pin, plunger, raised, receiver, recoil, reticle, rifle, rubber insert, scope, shrouded, silencer, stock, synthetic, thumb muscle, trigger, turrets, two-stage, umarex, unchoked, vermin control, walther, weight
Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
Head-to-head: Cometa 220 v Weihrauch HW99S
Mark Camoccio goes head-to-head with a pair of lightweight springers from Germany and Spain – each of which is clearly capable of punching well above its weight!
Tagged with: 220, action, adjustable, airgun, anti-beartrap, barrel, beech, break, breech, butt, catch, chequering, cocking, Cometa, fibre optics, forend, foresight, ft/lb, grip, HW99S, junior shooters, lady shooters, mark camoccio, mounting, muzzle, notch, open, pad, pistol, Rekord, resettable, rifle, safety, scope, shooter, sights, springer, stippling, stock, trigger, weihrauch
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Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
Head-to-head: Gamo Junior Hunter v Norica Thor GRS
Young airgunners are the lifeblood of tomorrow’s shooting sports. Mark Camoccio assesses two Spanish break-barrels that are designed to entice juniors into the fold
Tagged with: .177, airgun, ambidextrous, beech, break-barrel, BSA, cheekpiece, fibre-optic, first gun, gamo, gas-ram, GRS, gun bag, highland outdoors, Hunter, junior, mark camoccio, norica, open, pellets, Piston, power, safety, sights, spring, synthetic, targets, test, Thor, trigger
Posted in Air Rifles, Gas-Ram, Springer, Tests
Posted in Air Rifles, Gas-Ram, Springer, Tests
Test: Walther LGU
Hot on the heels of its highly advanced LGV break-barrel, Walther has added another impressive springer to its stable. This one also bears a famous name from the past – and the editor is the first to take the new LGU underlever for a test drive…
Tagged with: .177, .22, airgun, ambidextrous, anti-beartrap, armex, breech, cocking action, Delrin ring, forestock, grip, LGU, lgv, nigel allen, Piston, rifle, safety, spring, springer, stock, trigger, two-stage, umarex, underlever, walther
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Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
