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With so many rifles, calibres, and rifle configurations on offer these days, for the novice buying a rifle, the options can be mind-boggling. Whether you’re buying a custom rifle, factory rifle or simply wanting to get the most from the rifle you already have, the first thing to consider is what you actually want to…

The following are my pick of the best air rifles under £600, with models that I’ve been putting through their paces over recent months. They are in or around the entry-level price bracket, but still deliver solid build quality and dependable performance. (Prices correct at time of publishing.) Best air rifles under £600 Weihrauch HW95K…

PCPs are relatively expensive. However, for those of us on a limited budget there are low-cost ways of sampling the advantages of recoilless shooting via CO2 air rifles. No pump or diver’s cylinder necessary, just a 12 or 88 gram CO2 capsule or canister. One downside is the fact that muzzle velocity varies a little…

Legal restrictions have corralled the British stalker towards an ever smaller range of rifles and cartridges with which to head for the woodland or hill. They have robbed us of many of the all-time great deer rifle cartridges. Some of these cartridges proved themselves over decades as not only capable for deer hunting but even,…

If you want a useful team member for a pub quiz, I’m your woman. As an editor, you read thousands of words and along the way amass a mine of general knowledge. Everything from knowing the capital of Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) to when Lego was invented (1932). However, I’ve always felt my knowledge fell down…

Steiner binoculars have never let me down, so the new Steiner Ranger riflescopes certainly took my interest, especially this new R8 version with an eight-power zoom ratio from four to 32x. I have used a pair of Steiner 12×42 binoculars for most of my hunting trips abroad, from the wet forests of Europe to the…

The brand name of Tikka has long been synonymous with high-quality Finnish hunting rifles and this month’s Blast from the past looks at two older Tikka rifles, the M590 and M690 models which nevertheless remain highly respected and sought after to this day. Two Tikka rifles in depth The rifles are, effectively, the same gun,…

The ban on lead ammunition could be a disaster for thousands of gamekeepers, vermin controllers, farmers and target shooters. This is because finding acceptable ammo for the basic .22 rimfire rifle is tricky. The .22 rimfire is an accurate, cheap to ‘feed’ and easily available modern, bolt-action rifle, which replaced the more upmarket breechloading ‘rook…

I recently felt the need to get a new riflescope. The definition of ‘need’ is, of course, subjective. But you know what I mean. In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, did I really ‘need’ a new scope, given that my old one still functions perfectly? It’s matter of priorities. As WC Fields said: “I…

Are you fed up with everything going up? Gas and electric bills, fuel prices, interest rates. Just about everything except salaries. Unfortunately, though, airguns are not immune either. Well-known brands have wowed us with some incredible rifles. And whilst they are wonderful things to hold and behold, and some definitely represent good value for money,…