In this week’s edition of On the Bench, Mat is going to show you how to quickly and easily change the barrel, and therefore the calibre, on one of his favourite airguns of late, the FX Impact MKII. Since reviewing…
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On the Bench with Mat Manning #3: Barrel changing tips for the FX
Tagged with: airgun shooter, airguns, barrel, barrel changing, calibre, FX, hunting, impact mk2, mat manning, on the bench
Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Gun test: Walther Reign
Mat Manning heads out with Walther’s distinctive new bullpup to see if this eye-catching little PCP can cut it in the performance stakes There is simply no stopping the current rampage of bullpup airguns. I’m not sure whether it’s down…
Which gun when?
Mat Manning delves into his gun room and explains how he chooses between his favourite airguns when he heads out hunting. Some time ago, a reader wrote in to ask about the various guns I use for my hunting and,…
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun, airguns, ammunition, bipod, Brocock, BSA, calibre, daystate red wolf, fac, field, fx impact, gun, hr, hunters, hunting, mat manning, MkII, Rangemaster, scope, semi-bullpup, side shot magazine, sniper, the airgun show, Ultimate Sporter, Zbroia Hortitsia
Posted in Hunting
Posted in Hunting
Dope for your scope!
Mike Morton offers a few practical tips to help newcomers work out exactly where to aim their rifle – regardless of the distance to the target. Couldn’t it be great if we could zero a rifle, then just pick it…
Mike Morton’s top tips (10-1)
Welcome to the final countdown of Mike Morton’s top tips on all things airguns. 10. Use sticks Shooting sticks offer great extra support where no natural features like a gate, tree or fence post are available. But sticks aren’t just…
Mat Manning tests out the FX Impact MKII
FX has revamped the highly successful Impact with a MkII model – but could it improve on this pioneering bullpup? Mat Manning takes it to the range to find out Don’t forget to find out how this airgun scored in…
Dispelling American airgun myths!
American shooter John Hooper dispels the myth that his countrymen all spend thousands on their guns – and offers some budget ‘stalking’ tips too. In today’s new world of airguns, there is a plethora (a highbrow word for bunches and…
Gun test: BSA R-10 SE Super Carbine
Mike Morton checks out the BSA R-10 SE Super Carbine to discover whether this refined little rifle offers the shooter both function and form. BSA’s R-10 has been with us for around a decade now, and the Birmingham gun-maker has…
Tagged with: ambidextrous, barrel, birmingham, black pepper laminate, bsa r-10 se super carbine, calibre, cheekpiece, comb, customer configurable shroud, forend, form, gun oil, lens, magazines, mike morton, minelli, rifle, scopes, semi-schnabel, shooter, shooting, Sporter, stock, trigger, unf
Posted in Tests
Posted in Tests
Mike Morton heads into the kitchen to cook up a batch of ballistic gel
Mike Morton heads to the kitchen and cooks up a batch of ballistic gel to find out how much pellet shape and calibre matter when it comes to a clean kill. An ethical hunter has one thing in mind when…
Tagged with: .177, .22, airgun, animal, ballistics, bsa r-10 SE, calibre, domehead pellets, equipment, ethical, field line, fmjs, gelatine, hollowpoints, humane, Hunter, kitchen, mike morton, muzzle energy 11.3, pellet, permanent cavity, powder-burner, primary cavity, projectile, quarry, shot, super-h-point .22, supermag .177, superpoint extra .177, superpoint extra .22, swift, temporary cavity, test, weihrauch hw
Posted in Features, How to
Posted in Features, How to
Q&A: What calibre should you use for hunting?
Does it matter what calibre rifle you use for hunting, or should you be focusing more on the ammo?
Tagged with: .177, .22, air arms, air rifle, airgun, airgun shooter, Airgun Shooter magazine, airgun shooting, ammo, calibre, hunting, hunting rifle, pellets
Posted in Gear, Hunting, Q&A
Posted in Gear, Hunting, Q&A
