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 163 MEET THE TEAM

HAVE YOUR SAY ON LEAD AMMO

THE AIRGUN SHOOTER PROMISE

AIRGUN SHOOTER

LOOKING FOXY • Despite world events disrupting supplies, Crosman's Silver Fox Nitro Piston is now available in the UK once again, and Mike Morton takes a closer look

NEWS IN BRIEF QUICK SHOTS…

LONG TO REIGN OVER US – AGAIN • Walther brings out the Reign M2, introducing a few changes that make what was already a very short bullpup even shorter

BULLY FOR THE BULLPUP DX! • It's not always easy to find a gun bag to accommodate a bullpup's stocky proportions, but Napier has the answer

BASC TO FIGHT LEAD AIRGUN PELLET BAN PROPOSALS • Dr Conor O'Gorman, BASC's Head of Policy and Campaigns, reviews the proposals to restrict the use of lead ammo, with a firm focus on airguns

THE BARN DOOR • In a U-turn worthy of a politician, Jim Old ponders a new airgun purchase to get him out of a mess that was entirely of his own making

GET SET FOR THE GAME FAIR • Find out everything there is to see and do at The Game Fair 2022 - and enter our competition to win one of five pairs of tickets

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

UMAREX SMITH & WESSON M29 AND SPEEDLOADER

UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIAL • Accuracy comes from both your airgun and the way you shoot it, Mike Morton offers a few suggestions to help you get the most out of your rifle

WOODLAND WANDERING • It may be harder to spot quarry amongst the summer foliage but that's no reason to stay away from your woodland permissions, as Mat Manning demonstrates during an afternoon mooch

NIGHT VISION RATTING ON A BUDGET • Richard Saunders comes up with an inexpensive way of tackling rats around the farmyard when the sun's gone down

ATHLON AFFORDABILITY • Andy McLachlan's not afraid to splash out on high-end optics, but this time he examines a more affordable option from Athlon

WALTHER'S NEW SUIT • Should a rifle's appearance mean all that much to you? Andy McLachlan thinks so, and goes all out to prove the point with paint

SHOOTING THE BREEZE • Shooters had a fantastic time taking part in the HFT Championship at the Northern Shooting Show, as Pete Muir reports

CROWS ON THE DOWN-LOW • Mat Manning goes into stealth mode to tackle crafty corvids that have grown wary of noisy gunshots

RECOILLESS SHOOTING FOR LESS • Phil Hooper gets a kick from going recoilless; the joy of shooting a little CO2 rifle that's both cheap and cheerful

RESTOCKING THE LEAD LARDER • Are you feeling the pellet pinch? If so, Jonathan Young offers some pointers for accumulating some airgun ammo at bargain basement prices

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

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

SHOOT TO THE MAKS • Mike Morton picks up a super tricked-out AirMaks Katran, a high-end, multi-shot and multi-adaptable PCP, that even features a folding stock

OPTICAL ILLUSION? • Can you really get a decent telescopic sight for less than £200? Richard Saunders put five scopes to the test to find out

NO-NONSENSE NORICA • Mat Manning gives his verdict on the Norica Hawk GRS - a break-barrel gas-ram that strikes the right balance between affordable simplicity and dependable performance

MAGNUM FORCE • QYS introduces its heaviest pellet yet - and Mike Morton sets out to...