COMPLETING A CLASSIC

IT’S SHOW TIME!

DESPITE the restrictions imposed due to Covid, things

WELCOME TO THE FOLD

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

QUICK SHOTS...

KEEN TO CLEAN Degreasing, cleaning and sanitising your

M1911 HEAVEN

Anyone looking to get blowback bliss from a historic handgun should check out the latest release from Lee-Enfield (Guns)

PACK A PREMIUM PUNCH

Picking the right ammo is essential, and that task has been made much easier thanks to BSA’s new Premium Pellet range

GAME ON!

The Game Fair is almost upon us, and there will be plenty of exciting things to see and do for airgun shooters of all disciplines

THE LEGEND RETURNS

Theoben has been absent from the British airgun scene for far too long, but that’s all about to change, as Mat Manning explains

THE BARN DOOR

A grey squirrel’s been disturbing the peace at Jim Old’s household, but will he get the go ahead from his wife to take action against the intruder?

AIRMAIL

WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

WIN!

STOEGER XM1 SYNTH COMBO BUNDLE

FROM ENFIELD TO AIRGUNS

Soldiers carrying the Lee-Enfield had a thorough Small Arms Training regime, and Mike Morton finds out if modern airgun shooters can pick up any tips

BUNNIES OFF THE BIPOD

Summer evenings are the prime time for targeting troublesome rabbits – Mat Manning details the tactics he uses when setting his sights on this infamous agricultural pest

READY TO HUNT?

Phil Siddell examines the benchmarks that any aspiring airgun hunters needs to meet before heading to the field for the first time

THE RESTORATION

Phil Hooper puts his restorative skills to the test as he sets out to breathe new life into a vintage Webley Mk1 air pistol

AIRGUN ANSWERS

OUR EXPERTS HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS IN THEIR SIGHTS!

TAILS YOU WIN WITH CORVIDS

With silagestealing crows and jackdaws growing suspicious of his usual approach, Mat Manning tries a shift in tactics

A CO2 SMITH & WESSON? GEE!

With no blowback and not a single BB in sight, you can’t beat an all-time classic like the Smith & Wesson 79G, Jonathan Young

TARGET SHOOTER

INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE TO HELP YOU RAISE YOUR GAME

TAKING THE SHOT

The best rifle, scope and pellet combo won’t shoot where you want without correct shot release, so Andy McLachlan explains how

TESTING STATION

WHERE THE UK’S TOUGHEST AIRGUN TESTS LIVE

ADAPT AND OVERCOME

GUN TEST

FEEL THE FIZZ

Rich Saunders gets busy with the fizzy and puts four of the best CO2-powered rifles to the test

STRENGTH AND POWER

Mike Morton heads to the range with the Benjamin Kratos, a pre-charged pneumatic that’s far more agile than your typical buddy bottle behemoth

THE HEAT IS ON

Mat Manning warms to the idea of embracing thermal imaging technology after putting the InfiRay Eye E3 Plus V2 to the test