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Gun Test: Daystate Renegade

Posted on 19/02/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

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

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Posted in Air Pistols, Air Rifles, CO2, CO2, Gas-Ram, PCP, PCP, Springer, Springer, Tests

How to hit your target in the wind

Posted on 12/02/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

The breeze affects your accuracy in any outdoors competition. Andy McLachlan explains how you can assess how to compensate for being blown off-target

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Posted in Features, How to, Hunting, Target Shooting

Q&A: Should you remove your moderator?

Posted on 11/02/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Mike Morton discusses whether you should remove your moderator for storage and what happens if you shoot without…

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Posted in Q&A

How to weigh your pellets

Posted on 09/02/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Weighing pellets can be a tedious process, but bagging trophies requires every aspect of your approach to be finely tuned. So get the scales out, suggests Mark Camoccio

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Posted in Features, Gear, How to

Discover the best new guns with Airgun Shooter magazine issue 105!

Posted on 25/01/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Discover the best new guns with the brand new issue of Airgun Shooter + we help you to keep hunting, even in Britain’s bitter temperatures!

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Posted in News

Super test: Historical handguns

Posted on 18/01/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Jonathan Young remembers a lifetime of 1970s war movies and gets all misty-eyed over the new breed of wartime CO2 BB pistols. Which BB gun brings back the most memories?

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Posted in Features, Reviews, Vintage

Top tips for keeping your cool in competitions

Posted on 05/01/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan offers some tips for keeping your perspective when a competition doesn’t go your way

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Posted in Features, How to

Top tips: Elevated and downhill shooting

Posted on 04/01/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan takes a look at the various adjustments you need to make when your target is above or below your line of fire

Tagged with: air rifle, airgun magazine, airgun shooting, gun, hft, incline, line of sight, shooting downhill, shooting tips, shotgun, target shooting, tips
Posted in Features, How to, Hunting, Target Shooting

How to make your own shooting sticks

Posted on 02/01/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

A good set of sticks will pay dividends in the field, immediately improving stability and accuracy, Mike Morton explains how to make your own with a shoe string budget