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…
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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…
Boxing bullpup
Mike Morton puts the Gamo Boxer through its paces to discover whether this budget bullpup can deliver a knockout in the hunting field Competition time! In our latest issue of Airgun Shooter, issue 127, on sale now we have an…
Tagged with: airgun shooter, bsa guns ltd, Bullpup, competition, gamo boxer, gundog, hunting field, mike morton, pcp, rifle, scope, shooters
Posted in Reviews
Posted in Reviews
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 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…
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…
At your service
Mike Morton goes on a servicing and repair course to find out how the engineers who work on your PCPs get trained Any airgun shooters of a practical nature will be able to tear apart a springer themselves, but the…
Tagged with: Brocock, daystate, mike morton, pcp, red wolf, rifle, shooters
Posted in Behind the Scenes
Posted in Behind the Scenes
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
More medals won on World Tour
Photo provided by Amy Shawyer. The GB Target Sprint team have returned home with one silver and two bronze medals between them – along with eight individual finalist places and a bag full of international competition experience. Rachel McManus claimed…
Tagged with: 2018 world championships, bronze, competition, gb target sprint, pistol, rifle, shotgun, silver, target sprint, world tour
Posted in News
Posted in News
