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Buying your first PCP rifle – what to expect

Posted on 15/08/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

If you’re thinking of buying your first PCP rifle, Mike Morton runs through some of the things you can expect to find in the box – and some you won’t. We’re all more than well aware that last year wasn’t…

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Posted in Features

How to make a solid support for benchrest airgun shooting

Posted on 11/08/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan runs through his options when it comes to shake-free shooting, and ends up using a high-end bipod for extra support. Here’s an example of a cheaper imitation Atlas bipod that’s been modified by Jim Edge to make it…

Tagged with: airgun shooting, Andy McLachlan, benchrest, bipod, competition, field, gun, gun mounting, guns, Leupold, long-range, Optics Warehouse, pellet, rifle, scope, shooter, shooting, shot, target
Posted in Target Shooting

Short or zero eye relief scopes w/ Mike Morton

Posted on 28/07/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Short or zero eye relief scopes deliver a different experience to a conventional optic, so Mike Morton finds out what they have to offer. It was a daytime shoot around the farm, and while the intended quarry had been feral…

Tagged with: air rifle, bullpups, centrefire, eye relief, gun, handguns, mike morton, optic, pcp, picatinny, rifle, rimfires, scope, scope mounts, scopes, shoot, shooter, shooting, springer, target, telescopic sight
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Airgun shooting advice w/ Andy McLachlan

Posted on 07/07/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan is here with some airgun shooting advice and focuses his mind on one of the most important things a shooter needs to be a success – concentration. Plenty of shooters have a wealth of experience to pass on…

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Posted in Target Shooting

Feinwerkbau 800x FT test w/ Thomas Bristow

Posted on 25/06/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Thomas Bristow manages to get through lockdown by borrowing a friend’s Feinwerkbau 800x FT – and very much likes what he sees. Adjustability is key for the Feinwerkbau 800x FT, with the trigger and hamster just two of the features…

Tagged with: air arms, Feinwerkbau 800x FT, field tagret, hunter field target, lockdown, pcp, rifles, shooter, shot, target rifles, test
Posted in Gear

Benefits of simulation training to airgun hunters

Posted on 12/06/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Philip Siddell explains how to use simulation training to improve the chances of the airgun hunter’s success in the field. The improvised shooting positions you practise during training are sure to come in useful in the field The last time…

Tagged with: air rifle, air rifle hunting, airgun, airgun hunters, benchrest, clothing, field, game, hunting, kit, optics, outdoors, pellet, quarry, rifle range, shooter, shooting, shot, simulation training, stalking, target, training
Posted in Hunting

The benefits of a tailored airgun stock

Posted on 17/05/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Target shooter Thomas Bristow explains how a tailored stock and hamster will let a competitor get the best performance out of their rifle. These four rifles may all be very different, but still have one thing in common – the…

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Posted in Target Shooting

Airgun shooting – Tony Belas talks to Mat Manning about the industry’s future

Posted on 13/05/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning talks industry, electronics and future innovations with airgun aficionado Tony Belas of Daystate, Brocock and MTC Optics. “A number of ideas that I would not have followed have turned into a resounding success” This interview originally appeared in…

Tagged with: airgun, airgun shooter, airgun shooters, Brocock, daystate, Gun Trade News, gunmaker, industry, law, mat manning, MTC Optics, optics, pellets, safari xr, shooter, shooting, Tony Belas
Posted in Interviews

Winchester 4.5 Special review with Mike Morton

Posted on 08/04/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mike Morton picks up the Winchester 4.5 Special – a pellet-firing revolver with a rifled barrel – to find out if it really is all that special. Mike Morton tests out the Winchester 4.5 Special Like many of you, I…

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Posted in Tests

Long-range target shooting with Andy McLachlan

Posted on 24/03/2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan recounts how one indoor club accepted the challenge of Covid to arise even better than it was before. This is the view from one of the shooting booths at the newly laid out Leigh range – the far…