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 169

A GOOD YEAR

THE AIRGUN SHOOTER PROMISE

Airgun Shooter

FINDING THE RANGE • Phill Price goes the distance and takes a look at a truly great little rangefinder from Hawke Sport Optics

NEWS IN BRIEF QUICK SHOTS…

A NEW KING ON THE THRONE • Airgun Technology's exciting line-up is now being brought into the UK by Edgar Brothers – including the new Uragan King

MAKE YOUR PHONE A THERMAL • If you love the idea of owning a thermal spotter or gun sight but are put off by the generally high prices, then NVUK has some good news for you

RICHARD HUCKLE • From dodgy shooting holidays with his wife to running a Field Target club, Richard Huckle tells us his airgunning life story

ENGLAND HOSTING WORLDS

THE BARN DOOR • Jim Old has turned his shooting performance around in a year, and he reckons you can too

GAMO SPEEDSTER 10X GEN2 MULTI-SHOT

THE PERFECT PELLET • Does the perfect pellet actually exist, or are shooters just chasing rainbows? Phill Price tells of his search for the ultimate airgun projectile

PREPARE FOR SUCCESS • Work done at home before even stepping out of the front door is the foundation of success in the field, as Phill Price explains

SECRET SQUIRRELS • Richard Saunders turns airgun detective in order to solve an expensive pest control mystery

FROM ACORNS TO ANTLERS • Dedicated airgun hunter Lee Perryman finally goes deer stalking, but will the experience make him cast aside air in favour of powder?

MAKE MINE A DOUBLE! • Does your handgun offer a single or double-action firing mode? Don't know? Don't worry, as Jonathan Young sets out to demystify the terminology

TARGET SHOOTER • INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE TO HELP YOU RAISE YOUR GAME

A GOOD REST • A good front rest is essential for Benchrest, and Andy McLachlan knows someone who's made a good rest even better

EBR AGAIN • Roger Lait heads out to Arizona to take a crack at Extreme Benchrest

HUGO'S HAENEL • Phil Hooper takes a close look at the Haenel M28, a vintage pistol that has plenty of charisma – but does it shoot well?

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

FINDING THAT ELUSIVE AIRGUN • Jonathan Young offers a few pointers for anyone wanting to buy an airgun that's out of production, but still very desirable

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

RIFLE TEST A TACTICAL SURPRISE • Phill Price looks at the Air Arms205510 TR – a tactically inspired model that marks a change of pace forthe English sporting gunmaker

YOU CAN'T BEAT A BIT OF BULLY • Richard Saunders takes a look at four affordable bullpup rifles and asks whether they deserve a place in your gun cabinet

GUN TEST SNUB-NOSED SUCCESS • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Phill Price ends up being smitten by the short-barrelled Webley Mk VI Civilian

RIFLE TEST KRAIT MEANS GREAT • Richard Saunders takes a look at the AirMaks Krait – a rather exotic rifle that is quickly gaining a cult following

SLEEPY HOLLOW • Mike Morton tests the BSA Black Star in .22 calibre, a hollowpoint hunting pellet that promises to put pests to sleep for a long time

BAVARIAN BEAUTY • Phil Hooper gets on aim with a Weihrauch HW55MM, a much-loved target rifle that he's owned from new since 1974