Brocock airguns are now equipped with an all-new sidelever action. A small change, but Mat Manning reckons it makes a big difference. Rolling development is a popular word in the marketing of modern air rifles, but is actually a very…
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Brocock Sniper XR Laminate review
Tagged with: air rifles, airguns, Brocock, brocock sniper xr, carbon, cheekpiece, daystate, laminate, mat manning, muzzle, picatinny, pistol grip, Range, review, scope, sidelever, stock, XR
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Kral Puncher Review
Turkish gunmaker, Kral Arms entered the PCP market with the Kral Puncher – a multi-shot sidelever that’s both feature-laden and affordable. And now we’re here to give it the full review. The maker of the Kral Puncher is a fast-growing…
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Posted in Air Rifles, PCP, Tests
Gamo GX-40: Gun test
Mike Morton tests the Gamo GX-40, a multi-shot PCP that retails for less than £380, to find out if accuracy and handling really do come at a cost. Mike Morton tests out the affordable Gamo GX-40 Most airgun shooters are…
Farmyard pest control: The Countryman
With wet weather threatening to stop play, Mat Manning heads onto the farm in search of shelter and finds plenty of pests doing the same. Most shooters are pretty hardy when it comes to inclement weather – we enjoy being…
Tagged with: air rifle, air rifles, airgun, countryman, countryside, farm, farmyard, gun, Hunter, hunting, mat manning, muzzle, outdoors, pest, quarry, shooters, stalking, trigger, trip, woodpigeons
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Colour coding cuts confusion
Even the finest air rifles in the world, regardless of who makes them, are only as good as the pellets they’re fed – and it’s vitally important to understand exactly what you’re buying, so Daystate has colour-coded its extensive line…
Tagged with: air rifles, airgun, ammo, ammunition, calibre, competition, daystate, field target, hunting, muzzle, pellet, pellets, Rangemaster
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Bang or Bling?
Mike Morton runs through the pros and cons of the parts he’s changed and modifications he’s made to some of the airguns in his own collection. Many shooters are more than happy to buy an airgun, shoot it and enjoy…
Tagged with: air rifles, airguns, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, biathlon lever, bipod stud, centrefire, custom stock, daystate, floating barrel band, ginb, gun, hunting, HW 100, hw 97 black line stainless, maintenance, mike morton, mk13, moderator, muzzle, muzzle thread, nick stanning, pcp, pellets, resettable safety catch, rifles, shooters, sidelever, single-shot adapter, thread protector, trigger, trigger guard, underlever, v-glide, v-mach custom rifles, weihrauch
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Ask the experts
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…
Tagged with: .177, airgun, airgun shooter, backstop, basc, basc airgun team, birchwood casey, bullet, centrefire, charging cylinder, council, gear, gun, h&n baracuda match, huntung, Jonathan Young, kit, law, mike morton, mounts, muzzle, pcp, pellet, piston seal, plinking, power, rifle, scope, shooting, shot, springer, telescopic sight, valves, wind doping
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Ripping it up with the RP5
Mat Manning gets to grips with the Umarex RP5 – an exciting new pump-action CO2 pistol that boasts awesome fast-fire performance. To say that the arrival of the Umarex RP5 has been eagerly anticipated is a huge understatement. I first…
Tagged with: .177 calbire, airgun, ambidextrous, andonised, British Shooting Show, c02, forend, magazine, mat manning, muzzle, picatinny-type, pistol, pistol grip, pointable, polymer, pump-action, rp5, telescopic sight, umarex rp5
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How to clean a muzzle brake mechanism
Cleaning an airgun barrel is a relatively easy task – but when the gun has a muzzle brake fitted, things can get frustrating. Mark Camoccio shows you one of the tricks of the trade…
Tagged with: advice, air gun, air rifle, airgun shooter, airgun shooter tips, cleaning a gun, gun advice, gun cleaning, muzzle, muzzle mechanism, shooting, shotgun
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Posted in Features, How to
Twin Test: Walther Century GT and Crosman Phantom MkII
Synthetically stocked break-barrel rifle/scope combos are very much in vogue, so Nigel Allen takes two of the newest arrivals into the fields – Walther’s Century GT and Crosman’s Phantom MkII… At £265, the new Walther Century GT/6×42 scope combo is an…
Tagged with: .177, .22, 1/2in UNF, airgun, ambidextrous, anti-beartrap, AO, arrestor holes, barrel, BDC, break-barrel, breech, butt, CenterPoint, Century, choked, collar, comb, combo, composite, creep, crosman, crosshair, crosswise, firing cycle, forend, grip, GT, lock-up, mil-dot, MkII, Monte Carlo, mounts, muzzle, pad, parallax, phantom, pin, plunger, raised, receiver, recoil, reticle, rifle, rubber insert, scope, shrouded, silencer, stock, synthetic, thumb muscle, trigger, turrets, two-stage, umarex, unchoked, vermin control, walther, weight
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Posted in Air Rifles, Springer, Tests
