Co2 Power for Pest Control?
Pete Wadeson recounts the emergence of Co2 powered air rifles, particularly when they became powerful enough for pest control… When Co2 powered air pistols and rifles came ‘off-ticket’, meaning you no longer needed an FAC (Firearms Certificate) to own and use one, a whole industry devoted to their manufacture seemingly sprang up overnight. A glut […]
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 […]
How To Clean an Air Rifle, Part.1 Springer
Pete Wadeson tackles the ‘controversial’ subject of cleaning an air rifle barrel – here in Part 1 of 2 he cleans a springer’s tube… Although ‘live-round’ shooters know the importance of keeping their gun barrels clean, it’s still quite a controversial subject amongst the air rifle fraternity. However, while generally many don’t bother, the Field […]
The Walther Rotex RM8 Varmint Family, by Pete Wadeson
Airgun Hunter Pete Wadeson gives his views on the standard and UC (Ultra Compact) versions of the Walther Rotex RM8 Varmint by Umarex… The Walther Rotex RM8 first came to the shooting public’s attention in a wood stock and immediately became a popular and much talked about multi-shot PCP. This wasn’t only due to its […]
How To Remove Rust From Your Air Rifle
Written by our special guest blogger, Norman Bobby of Gun & Shooter Removing Rust from Your Air Gun Rifle Your air rifle should last you a long time, but there are steps to make it last longer that you have to take. You may find that it develops rust over time and you need to […]
