Phil Hooper takes a look at some of the classic BSA air rifles dating from 1904 to the outbreak of the Second World War This Lincoln Jeffries-inspired BSA Improved Model ‘D’ of around 1912 is exceptionally well made and is…
airgun shooting
How to recover from dropped shots – Andy McLachlan advises
Andy McLachlan can’t stand dropped shots that can ruin a match card, so he comes up with some pointers to help claw back the points Shot 15 didn’t even land in the scoring zone, but in the wilds of what…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun shooting, Andy McLachlan, target shooting
Posted in Features, Target Shooting
Posted in Features, Target Shooting
Getting into airgun shooting – Mat Manning discusses support for new shooters
New recruits represent the future of our sport and our businesses. Mat Manning reminds retailers of their responsibility to set them off on the right track. © Alamy This article originally appeared on our sister publication, Gun Trade News It…
Long-range benchrest airgun shooting – the benefits with Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan is switching up his modus operandi to see if a new approach will net him some better results Andy and his friends have now abandoned the use of a rear support in order to stick to Ian Jones’s…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun shooting, Andy McLachlan, long-range benchrest, target shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Getting a permission for airgun shooting
Jim Old wants to go after some quarry with his air rifle, but first he has to do a different type of hunting – hunting down a permission. When my kids were at primary school they were taught how to…
Tagged with: airgun, airgun shooting, countryside, hunting, Permission, quarry air rifle
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Posted in Features
Airgun springer advice w/ John Hooper
John Hooper lands himself two rather nice springers, but reckons shooters starting out are actually better off buying a bargain basement boinger. The last couple of months have brought some pretty big changes in my life. I have finally made…
Tagged with: advice, air rifle, airgun shooting, airgun springer, john hooper, target
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Unsupported standing airgun shooting w/ Andy McLachlan
Standing shots are a standing joke for some shooters, but Andy McLachlan has some tips to make this tricky stance more manageable. Age can take its toll on our physical ability to adopt the necessary stances, but practice can still…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun, airgun shooting, Andy McLachlan, hft, rifle, shooting, standing shots
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
How to make a solid support for benchrest airgun shooting
Andy McLachlan runs through his options when it comes to shake-free shooting, and ends up using a high-end bipod for extra support. Here’s an example of a cheaper imitation Atlas bipod that’s been modified by Jim Edge to make it…
Tagged with: airgun shooting, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, bipod, competition, field, gun, gun mounting, guns, Leupold, long-range, Optics Warehouse, pellet, rifle, scope, shooter, shooting, shot, target
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Springer airgun hunting w/ Rich Saunders
Rich Saunders goes back to his roots with his Webley Vulcan in an effort to recapture his youth. Isn’t it funny what you think about when sitting in a bush, waiting for rabbits to emerge? Other than shooting, my passion…
Airgun shooting advice w/ Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan is here with some airgun shooting advice and focuses his mind on one of the most important things a shooter needs to be a success – concentration. Plenty of shooters have a wealth of experience to pass on…
Tagged with: airgun shooter, airgun shooting, airgun shooting advice, Andy McLachlan, shooter
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
