It’s that time of year again; the autumn leaves are beginning to fall and with crops off the fields and in the barns, farmyward pest control is now essential. So now, Mike Morton is reviewing the RWS Super Field pellet…
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A champion day’s shooting
Colin Medway (L), Nigel Grigsby (C) and Vince Blackman (R) were the shooters who took the top three places in the Meon Championship Shoot Shooters of all abilities took part in Meon Valley Airgun Club’s shoot – with great courses,…
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In the crosshairs: Northern Shooting Show’s Paul Whitelam
Paul spotted the need for a show to cater for shooters in the north of the country – so went ahead and organised The Northern Shooting Show. Did you shoot before getting into the industry, and do you shoot today?…
Warning over fake BSA magazines
BSA owners are being urged to use only genuine magazines in their rifles, rather than 3D-printed versions which can break apart and cause a jam. The Birmingham gunmaker said: “It has been brought to our attention that 3D-printed copies of…
From The Archives: day-night rabbit shooting
Don’t forget to subscribe for more! It’s August 2018, and with the night starting to draw in, hunters will be turning their attention to after-dark pest control. Mat Manning is out after rabbits with his ATN X-Sight II night vision…
Airgun addict: Jeremy Stamp
At just eight years of age, Jeremy struggled to cock his first rifle, but he persisted, and it started a lifelong love of all things air MY FIRST STEPS My first air rifle was a Britannia, manufactured by CG Bonehill…
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No shooting at 2022 Games: is this the reason…?
The Commonwealth Games Federation’s executive board has rejected pleas to add shooting into the line-up of sports that will feature at the Birmingham games in 2022. The decision was made despite Birmingham being the birthplace of the British gun industry,…
Tagged with: airgun, birmingham, birmingham 2022, BSA, Commonwealth Games, commonwealth games federation, eley, shooting, sports
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Richard Saunders’ rat pack crackdown
Primos Trigger Sticks offer a stable platform for standing shots and can be made shorter for sitting or kneeling shots too Richard Saunders and friends crack down on some farmyard rodents. Although I shoot throughout the winter, it’s a huge…
When .22 was king…
Ian Jones recently bought this latest version of the classic HW 35 Export – it’s beautiful! Andy McLachlan remembers the glory days of airgun shooting when .22 was king, and sets out to restore the monarchy. Like many shooters of…
Tagged with: .177, .22, air rifle, airfix, airgun, airgun clubs, Andy McLachlan, BSA, competitions, ft, guns, hft, hunting, hw 35 export, pcp, pistol, plinking, shooters, shooting, target shooter, webley
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Posted in Target Shooting
The collecting bug bites
If you’ve got an itch to begin a new airgun collection or expand your existing one, what should you do next? Just scratch it, argues Jonathan Young Your wife says it’s gone too far. Your dog looks at you in…
Tagged with: airgun collection, airgun magazines, airguns, BSA, guns, Jonathan Young, rare airguns, registered firearms dealers, shooters, vintage
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