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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A COPPER-TRIMMED COBRA • MTC is expanding its range of King Cobra scopes, and Mike Morton takes a look at the first in the new line-up, the 4-16x50 F2

NEWS IN BRIEF • QUICK SHOTS…

QYS GETS HEAVY AFTER OLYMPICS • QYS wins big at Tokyo, and airgun shooters could also be onto a winner with the release of the company’s newest .177 pellet

MAGNETIC ATTRACTION • If you do a lot of shooting or glassing off sticks, then take a closer look at the Davros Pro Head magnetic attachment system

ISABEL MOORE • Isabel earned international success with Target Sprint, but has now set her sights on shooting 10m precision air rifle at the Olympics

THE BARN DOOR • What’s the expression? If you assume, you make an ass out of you and me – only this time it’s Jim Old, as he learns a lesson the hard way

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

UMAREX GLOCK 17 AND GUNSKINS WRAP

BOX OF TRICKS • Setting up a feeding station is by far the most effective way to make a serious dent in the numbers of destructive grey squirrels – Mat Manning explains how he does it

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF SHOOTING • Are airgun shooters guilty of any of these biblical transgressions? With his tongue very firmly in his cheek, Chris Bentley investigates

KILLING OR CONTROLLING? • Pete Brookes goes all 007 on us and explains the rationale for taking a life, only this time it’s with an air rifle rather than a Walther PPK

BOXING CLEVER • It’s easier to find a vintage air pistol than it is to find the box, and Phil Hooper explains how to make a convincing replica so the gun will look more at home

SUBSCRIBE NOW • NEVER MISS AN ISSUE

TAKING THE FORT • Andy McLachlan visits Fort Airgun Club to shoot an HFT practice course, having made a few changes to his setup in pursuit of a higher score

CLEAR HEAD, CLEAN SHOTS • Whether you booze it up or get to bed early before a competition, Andy McLachlan insists you clear your head if you hope to shoot well

THE SMALL CLUB WITH A BIG PUNCH • Thomas Bristow pays a visit to Lincs Hunter FT Club where the course-setters have been working very hard to test his skills to the limit

NAME THAT TUNE • Tuning may have taken off in the 1970s, but is still relevant today and now includes CO2 and PCPs as well as springers, as Jonathan Young explains

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

AIRBORNE INVASION • Rich Saunders is invited to help bring a corvid invasion under control, but the target-rich environment proves trickier than he expected

The Airgun Show

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

ONE SHOT, ONE THRILL • Mike Morton picks up the Walther LG400 Field Target single-shot PCP, and finds a rifle that offers multiple ways to adjust, adapt and overcome

KEEP COOL AND DRESS TO IMPRESS • Rich Saunders takes a look at some summer shooting clothes that will help keep you cool as well as concealed

MAGNUM BOOTS • Light and supple

LLCS 3D BASEBALL CAP WITH VEIL • Keep cool, stay hidden

RIDGELINE CANTERBURY SHIRT • Smart and practical

RIDGELINE STEALTH PANTS • Rustle-free stalking

PENTAGON RENEGADE TROPIC PANTS • Durable and comfortable

PENTAGON RANGER TAC-FRESH SHIRT • Perfect summer...