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How to Fit and Zero a Scope on an Air Rifle

So, you have your air rifle, pellets, targets and backstop set up. But how do you get the best from your shooting experience? To make any airgun the most accurate and most fun it can be, fitting a scope is almost essential. The below is designed to be a simple guide for beginners, to get […]
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 […]

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24 April 2019

How to Fit and Zero a Scope on an Air Rifle

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So, you have your air rifle, pellets, targets and backstop set up. But how do you get the best from your shooting experience? To make any airgun the most accurate and most fun it can be, fitting a scope is almost essential. The below is designed to be a simple guide for beginners, to get […]

Walther EPS3 Red Dot Sight with Magnifier

26 February 2019

The Walther EPS3 Sight for Airsoft

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Written and reviewed by Dave Sizer, our Warehouse Supervisor: I’m going to get this out the way right now. I’m an airsofter. For those who are unsure of this, I run around a woodland along with 200 other people dressed as pretend soldiers playing with toy guns! At this time I am running a Tippmann […]

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 […]