Pete Brookes is a dedicated airgun hunter and always uses a PCP, but if that’s the case, why did he go rogue and buy a brand new springer? The first airgun I ever picked up as a teenager was my…
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Springer vs PCP air rifles – Rich Saunders on which you should pick
Rich Saunders takes a look at some top-of-the-range springers and entry-level PCPs, and asks which is the better purchase. Choosing an air rifle is hard enough. New manufacturers are springing up from all over the world, and established companies are…
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Buying your first airgun – Andy McLachlan on the first steps
Andy McLachlan coaches the newcomer through the first steps of airgun ownership, with the promise that good techniques will be rewarded. Air rifles can be works of art, like this HW95 Special Edition belonging to Andy’s friend Ian Jones, but…
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Short or zero eye relief scopes w/ Mike Morton
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…
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Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate review w/ Mat Manning
Mat Manning puts the Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate through its paces and concludes that a spring-powered airgun doesn’t have to be a compromise. How will the Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate do on test? The Weihrauch HW98 Grey laminate is shortlisted…
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The Countryman: ratting by lamplight
Mat Manning goes old school and heads out after the scaly-tails with a spring-powered gun and a scope-mounted lamp. Rat shooting is synonymous with winter evenings, and as the year gradually rolls around it is starting to take up more…
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