Tuning may have taken off in the 1970s, but is still relevant today and now includes CO2 and PCPs as well as springers, as Jonathan Young explains. A spring and a tub of grease – now that’s tuning the old-fashioned…
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The reasons behind pest control
Pete Brookes goes all 007 on us and explains the rationale for taking a life, only this time it’s with an air rifle rather than a Walther PPK. Credit: David Jinks They say people can judge one’s age by your…
Airgun Shooter Magazine 153 is OUT NOW
The newest issue of Airgun Shooter Magazine is out now. To subscribe and get 3 issues for just £3, just visit: http://www.magazinesdirect.com/AGM/AU10 Mat Manning has been cracking down on pigeons and corvids that were targeting leftover grain on a stubble…
HFT practice w/ Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan visits Fort Airgun Club to shoot an HFT practice course, having made a few changes to his setup in pursuit of a higher score. Simon Gibson uses his Air Arms FTP 900 to good effect during the practice…
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Posted in Features, Target Shooting
Posted in Features, Target Shooting
Webley Mk1 air pistol restoration w/ Phil Hooper
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Phil Hooper, finishing his restoration of a neglected Webley Mk1 air pistol. As you may have seen in my last article, I’ve been carrying out a restoration of a post-War Webley…
Tuning the FX Impact for slug ammunition
Long-range hunting expert Lee Watts explains how to tune the FX Impact for optimum performance with slug ammunition. Everyone is talking about tuning airguns to shoot slugs. But what do you do if you want a slice of the action…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun, airgun shooter, airguns, chronograph, fx impact, gun, lee watts, long-range hunting, quarry, shooting, shots, slug, slug ammunition
Posted in Features, How to
Posted in Features, How to
Extreme Benchrest 2021 – Roger Lait reports back on this year’s event
Roger Lait gets invited to Extreme Benchrest 2021 in Arizona, and with multiple disciplines to shoot, multiple decisions need to be made. It’s not very often you get asked to go to the United States to shoot in a competition…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun, airguns of arizona, benchrest, extreme benchrest, gun, shooting
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Airgun shooting tips – learning from the past
Soldiers carrying the Lee-Enfield had a thorough Small Arms Training regime, and Mike Morton finds out if modern airgun shooters can pick up any tips. History, as I was told at school, isn’t just a record of what once happened.…
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Posted in Features
Posted in Features
FX Impact M3 review w/ Mat Manning
The new FX Impact M3 has been designed to meet rocketing demand for versatile and easily tunable hardware – Mat Manning puts the Swedish supergun through its paces. The team behind FX Airguns has a remarkable talent for listening to…
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Posted in Reviews
Posted in Reviews
Crow control w/ Mat Manning
Members of the crow family are among the airgun shooter’s most challenging adversaries – but can be outwitted as Mat Manning demonstrates during a testing hide session. Shooting always throws up unexpected surprises and that is certainly the case here.…
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Posted in Hunting
Posted in Hunting
