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Buying your first airgun – Mike Morton advises on getting value for money

Posted on 02/07/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

If you’re thinking of buying your first airgun, Mike Morton offers some tips so you can be sure you’re getting the most bang for your buck. Over the last few months we’ve witnessed a massive surge in the number of…

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Posted in Features

Elite Optical’s Stuart Grant interview w/ Mat Manning

Posted on 04/06/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Theoben has long been absent from the British scene but that’s about to change. Mat Manning talks with Stuart Grant of Elite Optical as the business prepares for the next chapter in the brand’s history. Elite Optical sales director Stuart…

Tagged with: airgun, airgunning, business, elite optical, gun, interview, mat manning, pcp, shooters, stuart grant, theoben
Posted in Interviews

HFT pest control with Pete Muir

Posted on 18/05/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Reigning .22 class world HFT champion Pete Muir takes on a different course of fire after being asked to help out with a local vermin problem. The airgunning community as a whole has many different facets to it, be it…

Tagged with: airgun, airgunning, benchrest, ft, hft, hunting, pest control, pete muir, plinking, scope, shooting, vermin, weihrauch
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Benchrest shooting with Andy McLachlan

Posted on 16/02/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan recalls an enjoyable and productive session at a club that re-opened its doors last year after the Covid restrictions. Dave Ramshead carries out some pellet testing at one of Rochdale’s indoor ranges where no annoying wind can interfere…

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Posted in Target Shooting

Choosing an optic

Posted on 13/01/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan explains what he looks for when he’s choosing a telescopic sight that makes that optic truly useful for his style of shooting This Bushnell Elite Tactical 3-12×44 has been mounted on board Andy’s wonderful Venom 80 tuned break-barrel…

Tagged with: acquire, airgun, airgunning, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, bushnell, competition, field target, hft, hunting, optic, Permission, rapid air weapons, scope, shooting, shot, sight, springer, target, telescopic, UKAHFT
Posted in Target Shooting

Squirrel hunting with a springer

Posted on 06/10/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Richard Saunders turns back the years and hunts some squirrels with a Weihrauch HW 80 the old-fashioned way Every time I open my gun cabinet to go hunting, I gaze nostalgically at my 1983 Weihrauch HW 80 Mk1 and then…

Tagged with: airgunning, BSA, gun, hide, hunting, hunts, hw, magazine, pcp, pellet, Range, Richard Saunders, rifle, scope, shoot, springer, squirrels, Tasco, weihrauch
Posted in Hunting

Airgun Shooter 140 on sale NOW

Posted on 06/10/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

The latest edition of Airgun Shooter Magazine is now available! To find out how to subscribe, just follow this link: https://bit.ly/36BQhKf Mat Manning gives his verdict on the Lee Enfield Sentry, a PCP that bridges the gap between sporter and…

PREVIEW: Lee Enfield Sentry review

Posted on 22/09/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning gives his verdict on the Lee Enfield Sentry, an affordable PCP that bridges the gap between sporter and tactical styling. The Shooting Party is well known for selling some great affordable kit, and their latest PCP offering certainly…

Tagged with: affordable, airgun, airgunning, forend, kit, lee enfield sentry, mat manning, optics, pcp, review, scope, shooters, The Shooting Party
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Daystate, Weihrauch and Webley – A look at Richard Saunders’ airgun collection

Posted on 15/06/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Richard Saunders’ is here to take us through his airgun collection, including items from the likes of Daystate, Weihrauch and Webley. Let me tell you about my guns. Normally I spend a couple of weeks contacting airgun manufacturers, scope-makers and…