John Hooper recounts how shooting has helped form a solid bond spanning four generations of his family A few years ago, I lost my father to cancer. He had spent his life serving others, first as a police officer and…
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Clean your rifle – by the book
A new book by Bill Harriman deals with all aspects of the cleaning and maintenance of the most commonly encountered types of sporting firearms, including airguns. Cleaning And Maintaining Modern And Antique Firearms: A Concise Guide gives practical advice distilled…
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Pietro’s pellet-pusher
Mike Morton picks up the Umarex Beretta 92 FS and finds a solid handgun that was built to last – while having a blast Firearms manufactured by Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta are used all around the world by civilian, law…
Tagged with: cartridge, co2, firearms, magazine, mike morton, review, umarex, umarex beretta 92 fs
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Airgun Insider: Change for change’s sake?
Will the Offensive Weapons Bill actually reduce crime? The latest readings of the Offensive Weapons Bill have been taking place in the House of Lords. Given the amount of hours it has been discussed by both houses and hopefully investigated…
Tagged with: air rifles, airgun, firearms, house of lords, mars-type rifles, MP, offensive weapons bill
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Andy McLachlan on tackling the wind
Andy McLachlan tackles the airgun shooter’s nemesis , the wind – and offers a few pointers to help ensure those pellets fly true Daz Taylor checks to see how the wind is affecting the area surrounding the target, prior to…
Tagged with: airflow, airgun pellets, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, crosshairs, deflection, firearms, ft, gravity, gun, hft, pellets, projectile, rimfire, scope, shot placement, wind
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Airgun answers
Our experts have your questions in their sights! Struggling with a scope? Having hassles with your hunting? Well, don’t despair because you’ve arrived at the right place to discover remedies for your airgun anxieties! Whether you’re looking for a quick…
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Club of the Month
This months’ Club of the Month is Crew Rifle and Pistol Club. Tucked away in the town of Crewe, CRPC has been going for more than a century and is looking to expand – as club secretary Chris Dunnington explains. Crewe…
Tagged with: chris dunnington, club of the month, crew rifle and pistol club, crpc, firearms, nsra, Olympic, pistol calibres, smallbore
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Law Refresher
A training course to help improve police understanding of firearms and wildlife law – which the BASC helped set up and run – has been successfully completed by officers in Lancashire and Cumbria constabularies. A spokesman from the Lancashire police…
Tagged with: airguns, basc, Cumbria constabulary, firearms, Lancashire constabulary, law, police, wildlife
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New gun shop in South Somerset
The doors of a new gun shop have just opened at Bowdens Business Park in Hambridge, close to the A303 and M5 in South Somerset. Run by experienced shooters who promise a warm welcome and helpful service, Rifleman Firearms has…
Tagged with: airguns, ammo, Bowdens Business Park, country clothing, firearms, gun shop, shooting accessories
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