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Bisley Country Blog

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How To Clean Your Shotgun

A question often asked, “How do I clean my shotgun”? With the correct oils, solvents and materials it’s a quick and easy task that will save you from expensive repair bills. Keeping your gun clean and well maintained will also ensure your shooting is safe. Below is the perfect demonstration of how to clean your […]
How To Fill An Air Gun Using a Cylinder

How to fill an airgun If you haven’t charged a PCP air rifle before do not worry, charging a PCP rifle with air is not difficult but you do need to be careful if using a valve not fitted with a restrictor. Most modern valves now come with these but if they do not, it’s […]
How to Use an Archery Bow

Archery is great fun, and the perfect summer sport to get you and your family out of the house and into the great outdoors! I know explaining how to use a bow and arrow may seem a little patronising to most readers. However, there may be some out there who don’t fully know or haven’t had […]

22 March 2018

Versatile, compact, and now a fully licensed Air Pistol! Introducing the GLOCK 19 by Umarex.

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The 9x19mm GLOCK 19, or G19 as it’s often known, was designed for a more versatile role in operations. It’s compact size and reduced dimensions compared to the original GLOCK 17 made it a favourite amongst both private and public security agencies. As well as being an ideal conventional service pistol, it is ideal for […]

27 February 2018

Race Ready! The Umarex Race Gun Kit

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The following review was featured in Air Gunner Magazine, March 2018: A couple of years ago, I was competing in a superb adrenalin-fuelled sport – IPAS or Iron Plate Action Shooting, where competitors shot steel plates as fast as they could against the clock. The maxim was ‘shoot fast … but don’t miss’ and I loved it. Most […]

22 January 2018

New Broom…John Milewski tries a replica of the first successful semi-auto

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The Mauser C.96 (Construction 1896) was the first successful semi-automatic pistol to see serial production. Whilst it might look archaic to modern eyes, features such as a 10-round magazine and mechanical action were considered the future of arms design as the nineteenth century turned into the twentieth. The German C.96 was never adopted by their forces, but 150,000 were ordered during WW1 […]

13 October 2017

Going for Glory! Marketing vs Purchasing

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To test some of the Umarex air rifles we had a little shoot off between Purchasing and Marketing. Would the Perfecta Model 32 match the Browning M-Blade? Bring on the competition, myself, Cullen from the Purchasing Department vs Claire our lady in Marketing. Before we get to the all-important results, let’s talk about the kit […]

10 October 2017

Pump It!

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As featured in Gun Mart Magazine: Clever PCP technology comes at a price, as we all know, and any purchase obviously requires associated charging gear. I became a convert of the dedicated airgun pump as opposed to a divers bottle, since it’s free of safety tests and periodic fills at the diving shop, and is a liberating experience as a result. Ernest H. Hill is a […]