Sure Shot Airguns is well known for supplying a host of airguns, accessories and scopes from a variety of manufacturers, and while the company has had great success with the Discovery line of telescopic sights, it now has its own brand, Sureshot Optics, with the first model being the SFP 2.5-15×32 SFIR. Despite its lengthy…

When it comes to good-looking airguns, the Daystate Huntsman is difficult to beat. It strikes a wonderful balance between the elegance of a traditional sporter and the functional lines of a modern PCP. What’s more, it also shoots extremely well indeed. But Daystate is never content to rest on its laurels after producing a top-notch…

Scopes with extremely short eye relief are very much the Marmite of the airgun optics world – people seem to either love them or hate them. Fans of these innovative sights know that they deliver benefits, including an extra-wide field of view, and also happen to look great on compact bullpup and semi-bullpup airguns. The…

Walther LGU – a serious bit of kit I’ve already gone on record to say that Walther’s 2012 model of its LGV break-barrel is the finest production air rifle I’ve ever had the pleasure of testing. Incredibly engineered, using some of the most advanced technology ever to grace a mass-produced springer, it’s super-smooth both to…

The super-successful Bantam from British gunmaker Brocock has been revamped and fitted with a regulator from Dutch masters Huma – to create the Sniper HR.  (Read tips on how to get the most out of your air rifle.)  Brocock set a new benchmark for semi-bullpup airgun design when it added the Compatto to its line-up,…

This is an assement of 
the Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 semi-automatic 
as a wildfowling gun. Fowling and pigeon shooting are probably the two most common uses in the UK, other than perhaps law enforcement and military, for semi-auto shotguns. If you turned up on 
a driven day with one, you might 
hear something like…

While it’s great to see CO2 guns that are created from the ground up, plenty of shooters love getting their hands on pellet- or BB-firing historical replicas, with the Legends series from Umarex featuring a variety of guns from the Old West to the Cold War. The latest addition to the range, the M1A1 Legendary,…

Perfect conditions for testing the Sightmark Wraith 4K Ultra This summer’s dry, hot weather saw harvest completed in record time on lots of farms. The result was a sudden influx of rats moving on to farmyards in search of food and shelter. Although not the mass exodus that usually comes when cold, wet conditions make…

I immediately wanted to try out Härkila’s new Deer Stalker binocular strap (I call it a harness) when I saw it. The reason being that it incorporated two features I’d always wanted from a binocular harness – a silent magnetic closing mechanism and an opening flap that opens away from you. It retails for £99.99…

My first impression on trying them on was that they were both comfortable and warm. Having used them night and day ever since, I can say with total confidence that my initial assessment was correct. Shooting on and around Exmoor in the depths of winter is enough to highlight any lack of insulation, so when…

Break-barrel airguns are enjoying a huge revival in popularity, and I can see why. Apart from tending to be more affordable than PCPs, these air rifles offer fuss-free shooting without the hassle and expense of having to depend on a constant air supply for refilling – just break the barrel to cock the action, and…