After cutting his teeth on the high-power Delta Wolf, Mat Manning gets to grips with this week’s Gun of the Week, Daystate’s new flagship in sub-12 guise. The launch of the Daystate Delta Wolf was without doubt one of the…
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Gun of the Week: GBSA nominated Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate
Mat Manning puts this week’s Gun of the Week, the Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate, through its paces and concludes that a spring-powered airgun doesn’t have to be a compromise. The Weihrauch HW98 Grey laminate is shortlisted in the Airgun of…
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Best airgun kit from 2020
While it’s all too easy to dwell on the negatives of 2020, the year saw the launch of some great new airguns and accessories. Mat Manning looks back and picks a few of his favourites. Daystate leading the way The…
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Gun of the Week: FX Impact MKII
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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Behind the scenes at The Airgun Show
With over 40 million views on YouTube, the Airgun Show has become one of the hottest properties on the platform. Steve Faragher went along to chat with the show’s star Mat Manning and find out more The Airgun Show has…
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Winter airgun shooting kit – top picks by Mat Manning
Mat Manning suggests some useful kit designed to help airgun shooters to continue to enjoy their sport even when the colder days of winter start to set in A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that airgun shooting…
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Gun of the Week: Lee Enfield Sentry
Mat Manning gives his verdict on this week’s Gun of the Week, the Lee Enfield Sentry, an affordable PCP that bridges the gap between sporter and tactical styling. The Shooting Party is the gap between sporter and tactical. Well known…
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Gun of the Week: Rotex RM8 Ultra Compact
Umarex has given the acclaimed Walther Rotex RM8 a revamp by launching this week’s Gun of the Weeek, the Ultra Compact variant, and Mat Manning reckons its scaled-down proportions make it an even better airgun. Affordable PCPs aren’t just getting…
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Gun of the Week: HW110 K Laminate
This week’s Gun of the Week, the HW110 K Laminate, has been tested recently by Airgun Shooter’s Mat Manning, so just how does it do when put to the test? Many shooters regard Weihrauch air rifles as some of the…
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Mat Manning’s thoughts on the rise of airgun slugs
Mat Manning shares his thoughts on the rapidly increasing popularity of airgun slugs, what they offer for shooters and what that could mean to the trade. Anyone with a connection to the airgunning grapevine will know that airgun slug ammunition…
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