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Airgun Shooter
August 2020
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EDITOR’S LETTER
BOUNCING BACK
WHAT A PLEASURE it is to have more good news
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GOLD RUSH
The lever-action Legends Cowboy Rifle from Umarex has been released in three finishes, and Mike Morton gets a touch of gold fever
SLING YOUR GEAR
While a full-on backpack can be useful when out hunting
ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
Ridgeline has brought out a brand new jacket that’s firmly
COME & SEE THE M&P
Umarex adds another licensed reproduction handgun to its line-up, and this time it’s the Military & Police model from Smith & Wesson
BORN THREE
FX gives its Wildcat even more claws, with the MkIII version getting a massive upgrade improving both its technical workings and its shot capacity
INDOOR CLUB HEADS OUTDOORS
A Lancashire-based club has opened a new outdoor range which
GET ORGANISING!
Target Sprint now has more fully qualified organisers thanks to a new online initiative
DON’T WASTE AMMO!
Most airgun shooters know how important it is to find
NEW DATES FOR THE NORTHERN
The Northern Shooting Show will return next May after this
COUNTRYSIDE GROUPS HAIL LICENCE MOVE
Defra’s decision to extend the licences in England gets a positive response from countryside groups
STUDENTS HELP CONSERVATION CONTINUE
A committed group of students has helped the Game &
THE BARN DOOR
It’s Father’s Day and Jim Old’s very excited – just not for the reason you might imagine on this special day
AIRMAIL
WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS
THE WOLF MAN
Lee Perryman got an offer he couldn’t refuse – the chance to shoot the Daystate Delta Wolf, one of the world’s most eagerly awaited airguns
TARGET ACQUIRED
Shooting in the garden isn’t just great fun as it also helps sharpen our skills, and Mike Morton has a few suggestions about what to aim at
OUTWITTING CRAFTY CROWS
With hordes of crows causing problems on the farm, Mat Manning uses all his tricks to crack down on the scavenging corvids
POLICING THE HEDGEROWS
Ex-firearms and rural crime officer Pete Brookes now prefers an armed response of a different kind – wildlife management with his FAC air rifle
DON’T GIVE UP TOO SOON
Some rifles that don’t shoot properly from the outset can be made to come good with a little persistence, as US shooter John Hooper explains
HUNTING & FIELDCRAFT TUNNEL VISION
Rich Saunderstakes a break from his pure pest control duties to stalk a few rabbits and see if there’s any light at the end of the polytunnel
THE OLD KIT BAG
Richard Saunders takes us through his kit bag and reveals the essential shooting items he never leaves home without
A STEP BACK IN TIME
Jonathan Young proves there’s more to Lane’s than airgun ammo – the Musketeer break-barrel being a particularly good example
TARGET SHOOTER
PISTOLERO!
Rifle shooter Andy McLachlan doesn’t want to upset the neighbours as he heads into his garden, so starts packing a pistol once again
REDISCOVERED FREEDOM
Andy McLachlan recalls what it was finally like to head back outdoors again with his air rifle once the Covid restrictions were eased
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HEAD SHOTS
Mike Morton tests the Davros Head from Spartan Precision – a device that holds your rifle super- so you can take super-accurate shots
MAKE THE GRADE
Mike Morton testsTraining Grade pellets from QYS – but instead of using prepare for a 10M competition, he rates their worth as a ratting round
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