Springer

Different animals

Posted on 07/02/2014 by Craig Nicholson — 2 Comments ↓

Mark Camoccio pits together a duo of European break-barrel springers that fight hard in the sub-£250 price category…

Tagged with: Dragon Carbine, highland outdoors, norica, Stingray II, webley
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Spirited performer

Posted on 05/02/2014 by Craig Nicholson — No Comments ↓

Nigel Allen field trials Crosman’s Phantom – a rifle/scope combo that goes by the apt nametag of ‘The Pest Buster’

Tagged with: ASI, Crosman Phantom
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Modern goddess

Posted on 03/05/2013 by Rupert Cross — 4 Comments ↓

The Diana 52 T-06 Carbine is a rugged, German-built sidelever with a performance to match today’s very best springers. It’s just this little minx is best viewed from the left – as Nigel Allen explains

Tagged with: 52 5-06 carbine, ags mini-swat, diana, german, nigel allen, review, springer, test, tx200 mk3
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Air Arms Pro-Sport

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Rupert Cross — 8 Comments ↓

The Pro-Sport underlever often plays second fi ddle to its better-known TX200 stablemate, but as Nigel Allen fi nds out, it’s one of the most well-engineered and elegant springers money can buy…

Tagged with: air arms, hw77, nigel allen, pro-sport, review, springer, test, tx200, weihrauch
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The rite of spring: Fusion vs Lightning SE

Posted on 04/03/2013 by Rupert Cross — 2 Comments ↓

Airgun technology may be advancing, but traditional spring-powered guns are far from obsolete, says Mark Camoccio – as he pits two modern springers head to head

Tagged with: BSA, cometa fusion, comparison, lightning se, test
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