Lapsed shooter Jim Old gets back into airgun shooting and wonders whether he can even hit a barn door after years away from the sport “How long have you been shooting?” It was a straightforward question and should have been…
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In position w/ Andy McLachlan
If you consider positional shots to be an imposition, Andy McLachlan offers a few pointers to help turn things around Sally has her head correctly positioned because the open sights reduce the need for her to lift her head to…
Tagged with: airgunning, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, crosshairs, gun, hft, outdoor, prone, shooter, shooting, shot
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Airgun addict: Scott Anderson
Scott began shooting at the age of 12, and now just three years later he admits he’s become a true airgun addict. MY FIRST STEPS I started shooting three years ago when I was 12. I went to try it…
The only way is Pete’s!
Roger Laitruns through everything Pete’s Airgun Farm has to offer – you’ll need to grab a coffee and sit down to take it all in! The only way is Pete’s? Well it is in Essex, and I couldn’t think of…
Taking up HFT with existing kit
An image from several years ago shows Michelle Pullen using a targetised version of the Air Arms S400 Andy McLachlan persuades airgun shooters to take up HFT using their existing kit – without the need to take out a second…
Tagged with: air arms, airgun shooting, airgunning, Andy McLachlan, cash, chronoscope, competition, cost, cylinder, downrange, equipment, gun, gun stocks, hft, Hunter, hunter field target, market, pcp rifle, plinking, pneumatic rifle, production, rifle, shooter, single-shot, stock, target rifle, weihrauch
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Richard Saunders on the role of dot sights
Richard Saunders takes a look at dot sights and asks – what role do they play for the airgun shooter? So, you’ve just bought your new rifle. What next? Why, a scope of course. But wait just a minute. Are…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun shooters, airgunning, Brocock, dot sights, firefield, gamo, hawke, HW 100, optics, pcp, pellet, plinking, Richard Saunders, rifle, scope, shooters, shooting, shotgun, sightmark, target, telescopic sights, walther evolution
Posted in Accessories
Posted in Accessories
Baracuda bites back
Mike Morton tests the H&N Baracuda FT to see whether this Field Target pellet deserves a podium place in a variety of shooting disciplines H&N spent a long time developing the Baracuda FT, with pre-production samples being tested extensively by…
Tagged with: airgunning, Baracuda, chrono, field target pellet, ft targets, hft knockdowns, live quarry, shooting disciplines, targets, test, weihrauch hw 100
Posted in Tests
Posted in Tests
Restorations with Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young takes on a tricky restoration project to bring an airgun back from the edge – the edge of reason! Getting out and about looking for a new permission is all part of airgunning. Back garden shooting is great,…
Tagged with: .22, air rifle, airgun, airgunning, clean, Jonathan Young, Permission, shoot, weihrauch
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Simon Everett on the Webley Mark 3
Simon Everett takes a close look at a true icon of airgunning: the Webley Mark 3 The loading port was reamed in situ, so that it aligned perfectly with the barrel The Webley Mark 3 had a very long production…
Tagged with: airgunning, engineering, rifles, simon everett, target-shooting, v-notch, webley mark 3
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Posted in Features
Smooth Operator with Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan recalls his youth when all he craved was power. He’s a little older and wiser now, and his springer shooting is all the better for it. Hopefully, most readers will have access to or own a decent quality…
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Posted in Features
Posted in Features
