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Looking back at the best air rifles of 2020

Posted on February 25, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Airgun Shooter Magazine chose their favourite air rifles of 2020, a list of surefire sellers that anyone should be pushing at the front of their offering Air Arms Ultimate Sporter R Air This air rifle is a solid performer and…

Gun of the Week: FX Impact MKII

Posted on February 11, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

FX has revamped the highly successful Impact with a MkII model – but could it improve on this pioneering bullpup? Mat Manning takes it to the range to find out FX Airguns has a reputation for making some of the…

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Why We Shoot: Mike Morton on his love for airgunning

Posted on January 13, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Airgun Shooter editor-in-chief Mike Morton explains what it is about the sport that’s managed to keep him hooked for more than forty years Why do I shoot? I’ve been asked that question many times over the years, almost always from…

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Gun of the week: Gamo Boxer

Posted on October 23, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mike Morton puts this week’s Gun of the Week, the Gamo Boxer through its paces to discover whether this budget bullpup can deliver a knockout in the hunting field Bullpups have been around for a good many years, and while…

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Behind the scenes at BSA – the GTN interview

Posted on August 23, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

We got the opportunity this month to sit down and virtual chat to managing director Simon Moore and head of sales and marketing Jon Hatton about the recent and less recent history of this fine old British brand. BSA has…

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Gun of the week: FX Impact

Posted on February 13, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

This week’s Gun of the Week, the FX Impact, is such a phenomenon and has permanently pushed forward the boundaries of what to expect from an air rifle. This all-in-one air rifle has been engineered to satisfy the most demanding…

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Gun of the Week: Weihrauch HW100 BP

Posted on August 9, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

This week’s gun of the week is the Weihrauch HW100 BP! The first bullpup from German giant Weihrauch, the new BP is based on the tried and tested HW100 action, which has a reputation for solid build quality and excellent…

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Gun of the week: Pulsar Saxon Laminate

Posted on July 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

This week’s Gun of the Week is the Pulsar Saxon Laminate. Daystate displayed celebratory variants of their iconic Pulsar PCP at the British Shooting Show as the company celebrated their 40th anniversary. Their flagship bullpup with its avant garde electronic…

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Gun of the Week: BSA Defiant

Posted on July 19, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

This week’s Gun of the Week is the BSA Defiant. BSA have launched their own offering to the PCP “bullpup” market, in form of the Defiant multi- shot carbine. Each Defiant boasts BSA’s latest improved regulator, ECHF barrel (enhanced cold…

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Best bullpup airguns – selected by Mat Manning

Posted on June 13, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stubby bullpup airguns are enjoying a surge in popularity, so Mat Manning considers the advantages offered by these compact guns. It wasn’t very long ago that bullpup airguns were written off as a passing fad. It seemed that the super-compact…