Outdoorsman Andy McLachlan heads indoors to find a type of shooting that’s very different to what he’s been used to, but is just as rewarding Many regular readers will be aware that I have been spending a lot of time…
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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
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Target shooter: insight and expertise to help you raise your game
Whether you’re looking for just a few tins, or maybe pallets full of pellets for years of use, Andy McLachlan provides some pointers on purchasing projectiles. Maybe it’s just me, but I often wonder if the trouble that some shooters…
Tagged with: 40 yards, 8mm, AA Field, aim, Air Aims, Air Aims Field, ammunition, Andy McLachlan, barrel, downrange, ft, guns, hft, JSB, JSB Exact, lower ballistic coefficient, match-weighed, millimetre, parallax, parallax error, pellets, pre-charged pneumatic, shooters, target shooter, techniques, tin, velocity, weighed
Posted in Features, How to
Posted in Features, How to
SPONSORED: H&N’s Baracuda FT pellets are out now
After extensive testing with shooters around the world, the Baracuda FT Field Target pellets are now available.
Target shooting fundamentals: How to deal with bad results
Don’t get down if your scores drop, says Andy McLachlan. Instead, examine your technique and equipment
Q&A: Putting your gun down out in the field
Mike Morton explains what to do with your gun when your arms need a rest out in the field, to keep it free of dirt
Tagged with: air arms, airgun, airgun shooting, bipod, field sports, ft, hft, shooting bean bag, shooting mat
Posted in Gear, Q&A
Posted in Gear, Q&A
FT Shooter: Walther LGU Master
A pleasure to shoot! Andy McLachlan tries the Walther LGU Master and finds that it’s a firm favourite on the Field Target circuit with good reason
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun shooter, airgun shooting, airgun test, field target, ft, gun review, Gun Test, shotgun, target shooting, Walther LGU Master
Posted in Features, Gear, Reviews, Target Shooting
Posted in Features, Gear, Reviews, Target Shooting
Pellet Test: H&N Field Target Trophy .20
Made to last? Simon Everett tries out the H&N Field Target Trophy .20, a pellet that has truly stood the test of time
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun ammo, airgun pellets, airgun shooter, airguns, ammo, field target, Field Target Trophy, ft, h&n, Haendler & Natermann, hft, pellet test, pellets
Posted in Pellets, Reviews, Tests
Posted in Pellets, Reviews, Tests
HFT shooters take the FT challenge
Andy McLachlan catches up with his team of HFT friends as they attempt to take their skills into Field Target competition
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun, Field Target competition, ft, hft, hunting, shooting the box, shooting tips, shotgun, target shooting
Posted in Features, Gear, Target Shooting
Posted in Features, Gear, Target Shooting
How to kneel like a pro!
The challenge of compulsory positional shots can be the deciding factor in HFT and FT competitions – and there’s an art to kneeling properly, as Mark Camoccio explains
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun magazine, airgun technique, ft, hft, positional shots, shotgun
Posted in How to, Hunting, Target Shooting
Posted in How to, Hunting, Target Shooting
