Ex-firearms and rural crime officer Pete Brookes now prefers an armed response of a different kind – wildlife management with his FAC air rifle. Photo credit: David Jinks I was driving to work to start an afternoon shift whilst listening…
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Wildlife management with FAC air rifles
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Posted in Features
Andy McLachlan on multi-use airguns
Andy McLachlan reckons there are more than a few rifles capable of delivering match-winning performance that don’t cost the earth In my previous articles concerning what makes a good target rifle, I described models which are competition-winning designs, with prices…
Tagged with: agt vulcan 2, air arms hft 500, airguns, Andy McLachlan, cost, gun, Range, rapid air weapons hm1000, rifle, rifles, target, technology, trigger
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Autumn hunting – The Countryman
The ripening of autumn seeds and berries creates a time of plenty for woodland pests and, as Mat Manning shows, an opportunity for hunters to cash in on the feast Autumn is a wonderful season for the air rifle hunter.…
Gear of the Year: The best buys of 2020 (pt2)
Airgun shooters of all disciplines demand the same thing – guns and gear that perform really well, while representing great value for money. Here are a few of our top choices, suiting a wide range of budgets, that will help…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun shooter, budgets, gear of the year, pellets, Range, rifles, slugs
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Airgun Shooter 142 is on sale NOW
Check out our best buys of 2020 in this month’s edition of Airgun Shooter Magazine. Airgun shooters of all disciplines demand the same thing – guns and gear that perform really well, while representing great value for money, so as…
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How to get the best from your autumn hunting trips
Sponsored by… Late autumn is a prime season for hunting with airguns – Mat Manning shares 10 top tips to help you make the most of it. For more information, just visit: https://www.solware.co.uk/ 1. Woodland banquet There should still be…
Target shooting in nature with Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan enjoys snap shooting with his air rifle at the range, but finds some furious action of a very different nature outside. Andy had to adopt a different technique for the rats as HFT does not prepare you for…
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Posted in Target Shooting
Lamping for rats with Mat Manning
Mat Manning spends an unexpected night lamping scaly-tails after clocking grain-raiding rodents in a friend’s chicken run. One of the most fascinating things about airgun hunting is the surprises it frequently throws up, and part of that is down to…
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The Airgun Show – corvid and pigeon control with the Walther Reign, PLUS scope-cam filming gear…
We join Andy Watkins just before harvest as he sets his sights on pest birds that have homed in on a barely crop. After setting up his hide within range of incoming birds’ favourite lookout post, Andy enjoys some great…
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Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Cold weather shooting
Ethan Lowry urges airgun shooters to prepare for the cold so they can banish discomfort and disappointment when the temperature plummets. As shooters we can have the very latest training equipment and the best airgun. We can spend hours on…
