Kev Hawker reaches for his caller to keep the pigeons coming during an early morning mooch in the woods Many of my woodland forays are start-stop affairs – a mixture of roving and sit-and-wait tactics. That’s certainly the case at…
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Call of the wild w/ Kev Hawker
Tagged with: air arms, fieldcraft, hunting, Kev Hawker, pigeon, pigeons, shooting, target, woodpigeons, woods
Posted in Hunting
Posted in Hunting
Passing the baton
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…
Squirrels with a springer
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…
The one-shot stop
Mike Morton takes up clay shooting – with no shotgun in sight – as he examines the damage done by different types of airgun pellet One thing all airgun hunters agree on is the need to kill a quarry animal…
Airgun Shooter issue 127 is OUT NOW
To order your copy, just visit: http://bit.ly/2krYg6Y In this month’s edition of Airgun Shooter, we finally see much-needed rainfall after a long dry spell, which brought a flush of fresh green growth across the countryside, so Mat Manning heads out…
Tagged with: airgun shooter, hunting, mat manning, mike morton, new edition, nocturnal, shooting, shoots
Posted in News
Posted in News
Streamline your ammo
QYS has followed the success of its initial Domed diabolo with the Streamlined, but how does it compare? Mike Morton finds out… Qiang Yuan Sports made a big impact on the airgun scene in the UK last year with its…
Tagged with: .177, airgun, ammo, daystate red wolf, Diabolo, domed pellets, hunting, mike morton, pellet, plinking, precision, qiang yuan sports, rifle, shooting, shot, streamlined, target-shooting, testing
Posted in Reviews
Posted in Reviews
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 fix…
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
Whatever the weather, it’s time to gear up
Long trousers or shorts? Pentagon answers this eternal question by offering both options in the shape of the Gomati XTR Pants The UK weather is notoriously unpredictable at this time of year, but the Gomati XTR Pants from Pentagon will…
The Airgun Show – decoying pigeons with an air rifle, PLUS the Walther Rotex RM8 Varmint Deluxe Kit
We’re hunting with Andy Watkins this week, and he’s setting his sights high. Decoying wary woodpigeons within range of an air rifle is never easy, but Andy combines fieldcraft and precise shooting to make an impressive tally in front of…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun show, fieldcraft, hunting, kit, mounts, RM8, scope
Posted in The Airgun Show
Posted in The Airgun Show
