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.

A GATEWAY TO SHOOTING

Airgun Shooter

A DAY AT THE RACES • Phill Price reckons competitive shooters wanting to eke out maximum performance and fit should check out the Daystate Red Wolf Grand Prix

NEWS IN BRIEF QUICK SHOTS…

PLUG IN FOR POWER • If you own a portable L3 compressor but mainly use it at home, then Gilbert Distribution has a plug and play option for you

HARD-HITTING HEAVYWEIGHT • Finding the right pellet is crucial to accuracy, and JTS has helped the search by introducing the Dead Center in .22

THE BARN DOOR • His taste in airguns may be changing, but can Jim Old resist the temptation to fill an empty space in his gun cabinet?

AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BIRD? • Phill Price demystifies airgun hunting when in comes to avian quarry and the various general licences that are in place

FINGERS CROSSED • In his second report on the threat to lead, Jim Old looks at BASC's efforts to prove airgun hunting poses no threat to human health

BLUEBELL HEAVEN • JDJ Braithwaite reports on tackling the greys when the woods have woken up from the winter and spring is in the air

THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE • Choosing a first rifle or building a collection is a very personal thing, and a self-indulgent Mike Morton shares three of his favourite airguns

IS AN FAC FOR ME? • Phill Price discusses the swings and roundabouts of owning an FAC airgun and what a higher-power rifle can offer in the field

THE BEST OF THE REST

EYES OF A FALCON • Andy McLachlan's on the lookout for the perfect long-range Benchrest scope, and thinks he's now found it thanks to Falcon

[IS THIS THE WAY TO] ARIZONA? • Roger Lait competed in last year's Extreme Benchrest in Arizona and explains how he's hoping to do even better in this year's contest

VINTAGE AIRGUNS SHOW AND TELL • Phil Hooper describes his encounter with the Tell II, a small, scarce and appealing air pistol from pre-war Germany

VINTAGE AIRGUNS A CLASSIC CONNECTION • Phill Price goes down memory lane helping a friend, and ends up rebuilding the rifle he longed to own many years ago

A NEW BEGINNING • There's no need to worry if your rifle's woodwork is a little lacklustre, because Phil Hooper explains how to get it looking fresh once more

A SMOOTH AND HAPPY ENDING • There's light at the end of the tunnel for Phil Hooper, who wraps up his extensive stock restoration with a suitable finish

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

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

RIFLE TEST ICE ICE BABY • If you're after a break-barrel that gives you pleasure when plinking and can also hack it as a hunter, Mike Morton suggests the BSA Comet SE

FIELD TEST ACCU-MAX VALUE • Phill Price investigates a Turkish springer brand he's never met before, and rather likes what he sees in the Accumax S1

FIELD TEST SPOT ON! • Phill Price finds a feature-rich and very neat sight in the shape of the Hawke Vantage Red Dot to put on top of his tricked-out 1911

PELLET TEST HITTING DEAD CENTRE • Do you want to hit dead centre with a heavyweight .22? Mike Morton suggests the Dead Center 18.10 grain from JTS

A POST-WAR LUFTPISTOLE • Phil Hooper looks at the EM-GE LP3a, an interesting, mid-range spring air pistol imported into the UK from 1973 to the late 1980s