Stuart Bannon’s beloved rifle was failing to shoot as well as it used to, so he took matters into his own hands and grabbed a tuning kit. Anyone who knows the pain of shooting a rifle that just won’t perform…
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How to use a tuning kit for an airgun
Tagged with: airgun, coemta fenix 400 carbine, gun, guns, pellet, Range, rifle, shooting, spring powered, springer airguns, targets, tuning kit
Posted in Features, How to
Posted in Features, How to
Best rangefinders – Rich Saunders’ top picks
Rich Saunders homes in on the range as he tests no fewer than seven rangefinders to see if they can go the distance. Let’s face it, of all the things you can hunt with legally in the UK, 12ft-lb air…
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Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Airgun accuracy: unlocking the Weihrauch HW45’s potential
Airgun enthusiast Phil Hooper attempts to unlock the accuracy potential of the iconic Weihrauch HW45 spring-powered pistol Phil’s happy to shoot his target pistol standing, but his preferred technique with the HW45 is to adopt a sitting position As a…
Long-range target shooting with Andy McLachlan
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…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgunners, Andy McLachlan, covid, gun club, indoor, indoor range, lockdown, outdoor range, Range, Rifleman, shooter, shooters, shooting, shots, targets
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
The Airgun Show – rat shooting with hollow-point ammo, PLUS how to make your airgun more accurate…
This week on The Airgun Show, we join Mat Manning on a night-time rat hunt and he’s making a change from his usual ammo choice. Although he is usually an advocate of domed pellets for all forms of airgun hunting,…
Tagged with: accurate, airgun, ammo, domed, hunting, mat manning, pellets, rat shooting, rats, shoot, targets, the airgun show
Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Hone your marksmanship skills with plinking!
Plinking (informal target shooting) is a great way to hone your marksmanship skills – or just have some good old-fashioned fun! Mike Morton runs through a few different types of target
Tagged with: air rifle. airgun magazine, airgun, airgun shooter, airgun tips, hunting tips, informal target shooting, Marksman, plinking, skills, target shooting, targets
Posted in Features, Hunting, Target Shooting
Posted in Features, Hunting, Target Shooting
Can you shoot fast while maintaining accuracy?
Can you shoot a PCP quickly while maintaining accuracy, and is a magazine really faster than a single-shot loader? Mike Morton seeks some answers. Speed-shooting with an air rifle isn’t something that’s seen all that often outside of dedicated time-restricted…
Tagged with: .177, accuracy, actions, air rifle, bench, bipod, bolt-action, competition, competitions, course, crosshairs, daystate, fire, firearm, hft, magazine, mike morton, pcp, pellet, plinking, Pulsar, quarry, Range, rifle, scope, shoot, shooting, shot, shots, single-shot, slug, speed shooting, target, targets, technique, test, training
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
The garden range – tips for backyard shooting
Sponsored by… Mike Morton has 10 tips to help you get the best out of your garden range so you can fine-tune your shooting skills and have a ton of fun The garden is a great place to enjoy your…
Tagged with: airguns, backyard shooting, basc, garden, garden range, garden shooting, gas-ram, grey squirrel, ground, gun, indoors, mike morton, pcp, pellets, Permission, Range, shooting, shots, springer, targets
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
A guide to gun safety
Sponsored by… Shooting is one of the safest sports in the world, and Mike Morton offers 10 important tips to ensure new shooters get safe and stay safe The trigger finger should only ever make contact with the blade when…
Tagged with: airgun, airgun safe shot, ammunition, barrel, basc, gun, gun safety, hunters, indoor, magazine, mike morton, muzzle, outdoors, pcp, pellet, Permission, Range, rifle, shooting, shots, sights, sports, targets, trigger
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
10 tips for shooting rats by lamplight with an air rifle
Mat Manning helps airgun hunters nail more rats with lamping tactics Lamping rats around the farmyard demands a tough, reliable airgun like the Walther Rotex RM8 UC 1. Daytime recce Heading to the farm for a daytime reconnaissance trip will…
