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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THERMALS – A HOT TOPIC

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AIR MOBILE • Filling a PCP in the field usually means a stirrup pump, but that could all change thanks to the GX L3 compressor from Gilbert Distribution

NEWS IN BRIEF • QUICK SHOTS…

ON THE LEVEL • Running out of elevation will upset any shooter, but MTC’s Blueprint Adjustable Mounts will put a smile on your face

MASTER THE NIGHT • Hand-held torch? Gun-mounted lamp? NV illuminator? Thanks to the Night Master NM1 XL all three options are open to you

EASTERN PROMISE • Lee Perryman watches far too many Eastern European-themed horror films, but conquers his fears and heads out there to visit thermal optics specialist Pulsar

THE BARN DOOR • Nobody’s making Jim Old choose between his various air rifles, but he does so anyway, with a surprising outcome

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

LEE ENFIELD (GUNS) BLOWBACK M4A1 CARBINE

SPRING INTO ACTION • Springers and gas-rams aren’t always easy to master for the newcomer, so Mike Morton offers some advice to help turn recoil into reward

TURNING UP THE HEAT • With rabbits growing wary by daylight, Mat Manning adopts thermal tactics to keep them in check

GOING ROGUE • 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?

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SPARTAN CLASSIC PERFECTION • While Andy McLachlan usually loves throwing plenty of lead downrange, he slows down the pace so he can savour a rather special rifle

A BENCHREST BARGAIN • Shooters can easily spend more than £1,000 on a quality target shooting optic, but Andy McLachlan reckons he’s found one for a lot less cash

CAT AND MOUSE SQUIRREL CONTROL • Shawn Minchin’s squirrel control efforts get off to a slow start until he adopts some different tactics and decides to bring in some helpful items of kit

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

RE-SEAL THE DEAL • A leaky piston means a replacement seal, and with an older rifle that means leather, so Jonathan Young explains how to make one the old-fashioned way

GOING FERAL • Richard Saunders sets out to deal with a stately pigeon problem

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

FLEXIBLE THERMAL • Mat Manning puts the HIKMICRO TE19C Thunder through its paces to find out if this versatile and surprisingly affordable thermal imager is set to go down a storm

A PROPER COPPER • MTC has gone small with its new Copperhead 3-12x44 telescopic sight, but Mike Morton wants to know if it’s gone large on performance

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER • Richard Saunders checks out some of the smallest PCP rifles on the market to find out whether less really is more

WALTHER REIGN • Fantastic plastic

ATAMAN BP17 MICRO BULLPUP • Small but perfectly formed

FX IMPACT M3 COMPACT (FAC) • Small but deadly

BROCOCK RANGER XR • Telescopic treat

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BLACK STAR BLACKOUT • BSA says its Black Star hollowpoint pellets are made tough to hit hard, but Mike Morton wants to find out whether they’re accurate

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