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.

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SUDDEN IMPACT • First there was the FX Impact, followed by the MkII – and then suddenly the new M3 version appears, so Mike Morton dives in for a closer look

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TWO BRIGHT FLAMES • Hunters should have no problem tracking down their quarry after picking up a Konus Flame thermal monocular via Range Right

ONE-INCH WONDERS • The Shooting Party revamps its range of 25mm-bodied PAO scopes, which now come with black flip-up lens covers

JONATHAN YOUNG • Shooter, writer and keen photographer Jonathan Young shares some thoughts on why getting into airguns was such a great idea

THE BARN DOOR • Jim Old pledges to use his precious range time to hone his skills for hunting, but ends up being tempted by a different type of shooting

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

BSA METEOR EVO BREAK-BARREL

FROM ZERO TO HERO • Short or zero eye relief scopes deliver a different experience to a conventional optic, so Mike Morton finds out what they have to offer

CRACKING CORVIDS • Members of the crow family are among the airgun shooter’s most challenging adversaries – but can be outwitted as Mat Manning demonstrates during a testing hide session

Function and Form • What do the infantryman, armed response officer and airgun shooter have in common? A dependable gun that works well, argues Pete Brookes

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SPRING TIME • Rich Saunders goes back to his roots with his Webley Vulcan in an effort to recapture his youth

IMPROVING YOUR SHOOTING • Andy McLachlan coaches the newcomer through the first steps of airgun ownership, with the promise that good techniques will be rewarded

A QUESTION OF VALUES • There’s far more value to airgun shooting than the financial cost of our individual setups, as Andy McLachlan explains

RAW POWER • Thomas Bristow’s managed to borrow some high-end target rifles, but this time he’s talking about one of his own

DECISIONS, DECISIONS • John Hooper lands himself two rather nice springers, but reckons shooters starting out are actually better off buying a bargain basement boinger

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

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

STYLE AND SUBSTANCE • The limited edition Heritage model of the Daystate Red Wolf combines world-beating technology with elegance and exclusivity – Mat Manning puts this remarkable airgun to the test

BREAK-BARREL BREAKDOWN • Rich Saunders takes a look at some of the best break-barrel rifles you can buy

RIFLE TEST ON FORM • Are you looking for function or form when you buy a rifle? With the Stoeger XM1 multi-shot PCP, Mike Morton believes you can have both

PELLET TEST SOMETHING SPECIAL • Mike Morton reckons Weihrauch has something special to offer field and target shooters with the F&T Special, here in .22 variety

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POWERING UP • Daisy’s Power Line Model 92 may seem just a plastic copy of the Beretta 92 FS, but Jonathan Young digs deeper and finds much more