Richard Saunders turns back the years and hunts some squirrels with a Weihrauch HW 80 the old-fashioned way Every time I open my gun cabinet to go hunting, I gaze nostalgically at my 1983 Weihrauch HW 80 Mk1 and then…
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The barn door!
Lapsed shooter Jim Old gets back into airgun shooting and wonders whether he can even hit a barn door after years away from the sport “How long have you been shooting?” It was a straightforward question and should have been…
In position w/ Andy McLachlan
If you consider positional shots to be an imposition, Andy McLachlan offers a few pointers to help turn things around Sally has her head correctly positioned because the open sights reduce the need for her to lift her head to…
Tagged with: airgunning, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, crosshairs, gun, hft, outdoor, prone, shooter, shooting, shot
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
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…
Tagged with: airguns, basc, basc firearms., bill harriman, cleaning, conservation, firearms, gun, maintenance, shooting, sporting firearms
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Posted in News
Airgun addict: Scott Anderson
Scott began shooting at the age of 12, and now just three years later he admits he’s become a true airgun addict. MY FIRST STEPS I started shooting three years ago when I was 12. I went to try it…
Serious benchrest choices
Some shooters prefer a bipod , but these ones are super heavy-duty Andy McLachlan gets serious about taking a rest, as his drive to become a master of the bench shifts up a gear Having finally started my ‘serious’ benchrest…
Tagged with: air rifles, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, bipod, crosshairs, forend, gun, hunting, pcp, rifle, shooting, target rifle, trigger
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Double trouble or double fun?
Are you thinking of going FAC? Roger Lait explains what it’s like to live with a rifle with a muzzle energy of 50 foot pounds So how much is too much power for an airgun? Do you need 50 foot…
Rekindle the spark
If you have a rifle that’s sitting all alone at the back of your gun cabinet, then Mike Morton reckons it’s high time you learned to love again Getting a new airgun can be a bit like starting a new…
Tagged with: air rifles, airgun, Bullpup, gun, Hunter, mike morton, pcp, plinking, Range, rifle, scope, shoot, shooting, underlever
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Posted in Features
Time is running out to enter this competition!
You still have time to enter this competition, for free, to win an Air Force One Sirocco Break-Barrel Kit, worth £179.99! All you need to do to win this break-barrel combo is answer the following question correctly: What’s included in…
Tagged with: air force one, airguns, break-barrel, competition, gun, gun bag, kit, mount, plinking, prize, shooting, sight, sirocco, The Shooting Party
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Richard Saunders on bipods
Lie down and relax as Richard Saunders takes advantage of the warmer weather to get down and super-stable with the help of a few bipods It’s that time of year again. No more shivering away in the corner of a…
