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Daystate Delta Wolf .177

The launch of the Daystate Delta Wolf was without doubt one of the biggest events in the 2020 airgun calendar. I was lucky enough to get my hands on the first fully functioning model, which was an awesome FAC-rated gun kicking out around 60 ft-lb. Impressive as it was, the majority of UK airgun shooters…

Winchester 4.5 Special

Like many of you, I love shooting BB-firing blowbacks, but there’s a place in my heart for CO2-powered revolvers, and that place only gets bigger when I find out that they shoot .177 (4.5mm) pellets from a rifled barrel, rather than ball bearings from a smoothbore. Enter the Winchester 4.5 Special, a meaty handgun inspired…

Lanber Sporter v Lincoln S65E

Lanber Sporter or Lincoln S65E – what’s best for you? A few sessions shooting clays with friends coupled with some outings decoying pigeons have given you the shooting bug. Up until this point you have used a borrowed gun but now, with a newly issued shotgun certificate in your possession and a gun cabinet installed…

H&N Field Target Trophy Green pellet

For centuries, lead has been used to manufacture ammunition fired by both powder-burning firearms and airguns. Lead is relatively inexpensive, fairly easy to form, deforms well on impact and is dense. It’s also toxic, which is why many manufacturers offer lead-free alternatives, like Field Target Trophy Green from H&N. In some areas, the use of…

QYS Pointed pellet

I admit it. I’ve never been a fan of pointed pellets. This type of pellet was developed specifically for hunting, the idea being that the sharp point provides maximum penetration on small quarry. But I couldn’t see the point of them, if you’ll pardon the pun. Over the years, I’ve shot plenty of pointed pellets,…

BSA Ultra JSR: a junior-sized PCP

The BSA Ultra has made a name for itself as a super-compact airgun, so most people won’t be surprised to hear that it has now been made even smaller – with the BSA Ultra JSR – especially given airgun manufacturers’ fondness for tweaking their products at every possible opportunity. (Read our list of the best…

£369

Our Rating: 84%

Limited edition Daystate Red Wolf Heritage

The Daystate Red Wolf needs no introduction; it has established itself as one of the finest and most desirable air rifles on the planet since its launch. This awesome airgun not only boasts ingenious electronic internals that regulate power output and deliver remarkable performance and consistency, but is pretty kind on the eye. This time,…

Air Arms HFT500 PCP model: an air rifle that delivers both in field and target

The Air Arms HFT500 PCP has been designed and named after the precision sport of Hunter Field Target. Although Air Arms’ range spans the entire gamut of airgun shooting sports, the common thread that runs through it is, for me, one of precision. And while some may think that’s a hardware trait looked for only…

£1,279

Dacia Duster Prestige Blue dCi 115

Dacia’s no-frills Duster burst on to the scene in 2010 and since then the affordable SUV has grown in popularity. Dacia has given the Duster a bit of a makeover in the past couple of years and added an automatic gearbox option, but alas only the two-wheel-drive version has been given special treatment. Instead, we’re…

£22,590

Our Rating: 80%

Primos Trigger Stick field tested

I test a lot of gear over the course of a year. Most of it is good and every so often I am so impressed with a new piece of kit that I decide to incorporate it into my own shooting gear line-up. That doesn’t happen very often though, as I like to keep a…

Browning 525 Sporter 1: you can’t help liking it

What a lovely job I have: coaching lovely clients and testing (mostly) lovely guns. What more could a woman want? This time, I am looking at the new Browning 525 Sporter 1. This is the entry-level Browning, and the gun does look fairly basic. There’s no bedazzling Turkish walnut, it has a silver action and…

£1,549