Does it matter what calibre rifle you use for hunting, or should you be focusing more on the ammo?
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Q&A: What calibre should you use for hunting?
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Posted in Gear, Hunting, Q&A
Posted in Gear, Hunting, Q&A
Gear Focus: Try a different calibre
Take up the challenge of shooting .22 and you’ll push your shooting skills to the limit, says Andy McLachlan. He speaks to former world HFT champion, Simon Howarth to find out why you should…
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Posted in Features, Gear
Posted in Features, Gear
New airgun gear at IWA Sporting Classics 2016
The IWA Outdoor Classics show in Nuremberg is one of the shooting industry’s premier events, showcasing countless new releases on the airgun scene. Here’s some of the kit we clocked during the showcase. PALLAS PCPs Pallas have unveiled their…
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Posted in Features, Gear
Pellet Test – BSA Interceptor .22
Simon Everett puts popular airgun pellets to the test. This month: BSA Interceptor .22 BSA’s Interceptor is a long-skirted hollowpoint with a difference – its conical head has a hollow resembling a volcano’s crater! The lead alloy used is just…
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Posted in Pellets, Tests
Posted in Pellets, Tests
A brand new website for Marksman Pellets
Lincoln Jeffries, manufacturer of the famous Marksman airgun pellets since 1932, have launched a new website. Still based in Birmingham to this day, the company produces domed and pointed pellets in .177, .22 and .25 calibres for all types of airguns.…
Tempting Gifts for your Christmas List
Hoping to find that special airgunning pressie under the tree or in your stocking on Christmas morning? Here are a few ideas for your list to Santa… USMC GUARDIAN This workhorse of a knife comes with a robust nylon holster and lends…
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Posted in Features, Gear
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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Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
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
Posted in Air Rifles, PCP, Tests
Crosman tops Pyramyd Air’s 2014 sales charts in four categories
Airgun online retailer, Pyramyd Air, have announced that in their top-selling products for 2014, the Crosman brand swept the number 1 position in air rifles, air pistols, high-end airguns and scopes. Moreover, the Marauder from Benjamin Airguns, Crosman’s premium line of airguns, was the…
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