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 162 MEET THE TEAM

TAKING THE LEAD

THE AIRGUN SHOOTER PROMISE

AIRGUN SHOOTER

BE SURE OF YOUR SHOT • Sure Shot Airguns enters the world of optics with the SFP 2.5-15x32 SFIR, a compact scope that would be right at home on a bullpup or carbine

NEWS IN BRIEF QUICK SHOTS…

FINE WORK FROM ROTHERY • John Rothery adds Feinwerkbau airguns to its inventory, a name synonymous with match-winning performance

PALMER VICTORIOUS AT THE NORTHERN • Gutsy competitors brave gusty conditions at this year's HFT Championship hosted by the Northern Shooting Show

THE BARN DOOR • Having failed to gain a hunting permission, Jim Old sets his sights on a very different target, dominating his club's benchrest competition

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

CROSMAN AK-1 BB BLOWBACK

FLAT-OUT RABBITING • Faced with a serious influx of rabbits and tricky shooting conditions, Mat Manning goes prone and calls on the support of a bipod

PLENTY OF SCOPE • In the first of a new series in which we review products in the field, Richard Saunders takes a look at an affordable scope from Hawke

TRAPPING FOR SUCCESS • Trapping is an effective wildlife management tool, and Pete Brookes explains how airgun shooters can use these devices ethically

GARDEN RAT RAID • Mat Manning sets up a bait trap to rid the flowerbeds of rampaging rodents

WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT? • Does a pellet's head size make it more or less accurate in any given rifle? Mike Morton attempts to find out whether size really does matter

DON'T CHANGE A WINNING FORMULA • Andy McLachlan's here to repeat some friendly advice that's often forgotten – if it ain't broke, don't fix it

ONE HUNDRED GOOD REASONS • If you're on the lookout for a genuine all-rounder, then Andy McLachlan reckons you need look no further than the Weihrauch HW100

GETTING TO GRIPS WITH OIL • Rifle stocks aren't the only wooden things that need a little preventative maintenance, and Jonathan Young offers some pointers for pistol grips too

FROM METEORS TO MERLINS • Phil Hooper looks back at the BSA air rifles of the 1950s and 60s, finding a lot to like, including some very clever design features

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

AIRGUN SHOOTER PRESENTS TESTING STATION • WHERE THE UK'S TOUGHEST AIRGUN TESTS LIVE

RAPID-FIRE SPRINGER • Mat Manning gives his verdict on the Gamo Swarm Roadster GEN2 – a remarkable airgun that combines break-barrel simplicity with the speed and efficiency of magazine loading

MAKE FUN, NOT WAR • Richard Saunders has been watching some old war films, and suitably inspired, he's reviewing five of the best BB replicas on the market

HARRY'S HAND CANNON • Mike Morton goes into Dirty Harry mode and picks up the pellet-firing Smith & Wesson Model 29 so he can expose his targets to a bit of magnum force

REAL STEEL • Mike Morton steels himself against a zombie apocalypse and opens fire at a couple of reactive targets from The Airgun Target Company

LOSING THE LEAD • Mike Morton prepares for one possible version of the future and tests the environmentally friendly Green Star pellets from BSA

SETTING THE STANDARD • Jonathan Young examines the Early Standard, the result of BSA's development programme that built on the earlier Improved Model D

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