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How To Choose The Best Airgun Pellet

This is a very hot topic! Each shooter and their airgun will have a favourite brand or type of pellet, and even that can vary depending on the type of shooting done and the power output of the airgun. You will even find that two airguns that are exactly the same, prefer different pellets. It’s […]
Barrel Cleaning, Not Such A Can Of Worms After All

Guest Blogger Russ Douglas cleans his 17HMR rifle’s barrel and shows us how he does it. My two rimfire rifles have been sadly underused of late, thanks to a few health issues and the Nationwide Cv19 lockdown. I’m looking to rectify this situation very shortly, partly by helping a friend explore his (first) new Permission. […]
How To Seek and Secure Shooting Permission

Written by our guest blogger, Russ Douglas. So you’ve shot the occasional rabbit and would like your own Permission? Here’s my advice in eight steps… Do your research: No good asking for permission to shoot if there are no pests, or someone else already has the shooting rights to a particular property. Keep your eyes […]
How To Use The Hills Air Compressor

Some things are worth waiting for… Hill’s of Sheffield, manufacturers of the famous Hill’s Airgun Pump, have released their latest product to the market. Introducing the new Hill’s EC3000 Airgun and Paintball Air Compressor. You may be thinking Hill’s have been a little slow to the market, with other compressors already available. However, many alternative […]
How To Clean an Air Rifle, Part.2 PCP

Pete Wadeson follows on from his last blog on cleaning a springer barrel by further detailing the specifics pertaining to the cleaning of a PCP’s tube… Previously I explained why you should clean an air rifle barrel and how I go about doing it. However, that was very much, (almost totally) slanted towards the […]

7 April 2021

How To Choose The Best Airgun Pellet

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This is a very hot topic! Each shooter and their airgun will have a favourite brand or type of pellet, and even that can vary depending on the type of shooting done and the power output of the airgun. You will even find that two airguns that are exactly the same, prefer different pellets. It’s […]

23 March 2021

Why Use Shooting Sticks?

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Airgun Hunter Pete Wadeson explains the effectiveness and usage of shooting sticks in his chosen shooting discipline… Though first and foremost an airgun hunter, I’ve done my fair share of live round fox shooting. This is when I first learned the importance and usefulness of shooting sticks. It wasn’t long before I realised my airgun […]

15 September 2020

Barrel Cleaning, Not Such A Can Of Worms After All

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Guest Blogger Russ Douglas cleans his 17HMR rifle’s barrel and shows us how he does it. My two rimfire rifles have been sadly underused of late, thanks to a few health issues and the Nationwide Cv19 lockdown. I’m looking to rectify this situation very shortly, partly by helping a friend explore his (first) new Permission. […]

6 July 2020

Making the Most of your Permission

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Written by our guest blogger, Russ Douglas. So I have a Permission, how do you make best use of it, and avoid pitfalls? Check the weather and plan accordingly When I’m planning a visit to a Permission, I check local weather there via the BBC App. This lets me know not only if the winds […]

How To Gain Shooting Permission by Russ Douglas

4 June 2020

How To Seek and Secure Shooting Permission

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Written by our guest blogger, Russ Douglas. So you’ve shot the occasional rabbit and would like your own Permission? Here’s my advice in eight steps… Do your research: No good asking for permission to shoot if there are no pests, or someone else already has the shooting rights to a particular property. Keep your eyes […]