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.

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME • WHILE good-quality airguns, scopes and other items of shooting equipment will serve for years, it's always exciting to see what innovations and advancements manufacturers will come up with next, and the British Shooting Show gave us our first look at what we can expect to find in the shops.

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WILD WEST HERO • ASG has something special in the shape of the Silver Schofield, as Phill Price explains

BRITISH SHOOTING SHOW ROUND-UP • Phill Price reports on some of the innovative new products that will be coming our way after their grand unveiling at the British Shooting Show 2023

THE BARN DOOR • Jim Old goes back to the range and takes a quick maths lesson and reality check as he starts his latest airgun adventure

DAVID BRUCE • David is a big advocate of the benefits of club shooting, and has collected so many air rifles that they seem to be multiplying behind his back!

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

WHATSAPP DAY TRIP • Woodland once teeming with grey squirrels seems almost devoid of life, and Phill Price reckons they might have gone on holiday

ON THE RAILS • Should you buy an expensive scope that was never intended for airgun use? Yes, says Ray Garner, if it's a ZEISS Conquest V6 1.1-6x24

BUILD AND THEY WILL COME • JDJ Braithwaite talks through the process of setting up a grey squirrel feeder when returning to shoot a particular section of woodland

THE RETURN OF THE WOLF • It's a happy ending for Andy McLachlan, as he gets back with his ex and pampers her with some exciting accessories

PLINKING PARADISE • Andy McLachlan reconnects with his teenage years and remembers what got him excited about shooting airguns in the first place

POINT BLANK RANGE • Despite Hollywood claims to the contrary, Phill Price tells us what point-blank range really means and how to optimise your zero

WHAT'S IN A NAME? • Phil Hooper offers a brief history and insight into the Original airgun brand – a name that can cause some confusion even today

GOING THE DISTANCE • Part of good fieldcraft is estimating how far away you are from your quarry or firing position, so Mike Morton offers a few pointers

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

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

RIFLE TEST PUSHING THE RIGHT BUTTONS • The Weihrauch HW100 is 20 years old and Mike Morton checks out the very latest incarnation, the HW100KT with adjustable laminate stock

FIELD TEST SEEING STARS • Phil Hooper delivers his long-term verdict on the Weihrauch HW45 Black Star, revisiting its history, vital statistics and performance

RIFLE TEST MAX VALUE • Phill Price gets to grips with the Airacuda Max, an affordable PCP from a new manufacturer called JTS

SCOPE TEST AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE • Something different is always interesting, as Phill Price finds out when he gets his hands on two scopes from Immersive Optics

KIT TEST GAUGING SUCCESS • If you want consistent pellets but aren't sure if you ought to sort, Mike Morton suggests letting the PelletgageR do the heavy lifting

CONSTRUCTION TIME

PAIRING THE DEVICE

NUMBER FIVE IS ALIVE • Phil Hooper examines the Diana Air Pistol No 5, a quality target airgun from Germany that was produced before the outbreak of war