Airgun Shooter

Airgun Shooter is your complete guide to getting the very best out of yourself and your guns - while enjoying every minute of it. Whether your passion is hunting, target shooting or plinking, we've got you covered. We also bring you the toughest tests around, plus the very best gear reviews, tips and techniques.

AIRGUN SHOOTER • ISSUE 141

HI-TECH HARDWARE TO SIMPLE PLEASURES

THE AIRGUN SHOOTER PROMISE

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SEEING RED • There’s a new CO2-powered BB gun that’s waiting to say “preevyet” (Hi!) to a host of Western airgun shooters – the AK-74 from Lee Enfield (Guns)

NEWS IN BRIEF QUICK SHOTS…

CHARGING IN FOR A FILL • PCP charging cylinders are usually a compromise between size and weight, but AirForceOne reckons its new PCP Airgun Charging System is just right

A SLICE OF LIFE • Custom knifemaker Phil Wilson has been collaborating with Spyderco for decades, and their latest creation is an affordable all-rounder

WEE RIFLE? WEE CASE? WISPORT! • With shorter rifles such as bullpups being all the rage, Mike Morton checks out a suitably short rifle case from Wisport

THE BARN DOOR • Range estimation. Holdover. Serious skills that need to be developed. But this time Jim Old’s just looking for some wanton destruction

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

PAO LUMENMAX 900 IR HUNTING LAMP SYSTEM

TUNE IN FOR THE TUNE-UP • Will a spring-powered rifle that’s shooting sweetly to begin with benefit from a drop-in tuning kit? Mike Morton springs into action to find out

WEIHRAUCH HW57

AUTUMN GLORY • 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

LETHAL PATTERNS • Philip Siddell explains how hunters can increase their success in the field by exploiting the predictable behaviour of their quarry

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HIGH SCORES, LOW COST • Andy McLachlan reckons there are more than a few rifles capable of delivering match-winning performance that don’t cost the earth

SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS • Shooters have never had so much choice when it comes to optics, and Andy McLachlan explains how to pick what will work best for you

TAILS of the RIVERBANK • Pete Brookes explains how the airgun hunter may land themselves a very different type of permission, but populated with a very familiar pest

ENJOYING THE NIGHTLIFE • Richard Saunders stays up late to check out some of the best infrared scopes that are currently available

ATN X-SIGHT 4K PRO 5-20X • Feature-rich and very sharp

PARD NV008P LRF • Small, but perfectly formed

PULSAR DIGISIGHT ULTRA LRF 450 • Quality and performance you’d expect

SIGHTMARK WRAITH • Performance on a budget

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

STUBBLE TROUBLE • The autumn maize harvest is a great time to crack on with crow control, which Mat Manning proves as he enjoys a memorable session on the stubbles

AIRGUN ANSWERS • OUR EXPERTS HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS IN THEIR SIGHTS!

TESTING STATION • WHERE THE UK’S TOUGHEST AIRGUN TESTS LIVE

GUN TEST THE WOLF HAS ARRIVED • Daystate’s pioneering Delta Wolf project is finally nearing completion – Mat Manning has been putting the first fully functioning model through its paces and reckons it was well worth the wait

SHOOTING TO THE MAXX • Mike Morton tests the Gamo Maxxim Elite Swarm Tactical – a polymer-handled mag-fed multi-shot that’s actually a break-barrel gas-ram

BISLEY’S BRUISER • Mike Morton heads out with a heavyweight – the venerable Bisley Magnum – in search of some hard-hitting and accurate test...