Welcome to the airguns section of ShootingUK, your complete resource for airgun shooting, airgun hunting and airgun reviews. From selecting your first air rifle to mastering advanced airgun techniques, you’ll find expert guidance for every stage of your shooting journey.
Airgun shooting offers accessible entry into the shooting sports, with airgun hunting providing ethical pest control and airgun target shooting delivering competitive challenge. We cover all airgun types – spring airguns, gas ram airguns and PCP airguns – helping you find the right airgun for your needs.
Our airgun content includes honest airgun rifle reviews, airgun scope tests, and practical advice on airgun hunting rabbits and vermin control. From backyard airgun plinking to precision airgun competition, plus airgun pellet selection and airgun maintenance guides, we provide the insights airgun enthusiasts need. Explore our airgun features written by experienced airgun shooters who understand what works in the field and on the range.
Gary Chillingworth swaps his scope for a diopter sight and shoots the sub-6ft/lb Precihole Club Pro Junior from the bench, prone and standing at 10m. What the film shows for anyone starting a young sh...
Danny Brookfield combines grey squirrel control and early gundog training for a rewarding morning on a pheasant estate
No law in the United Kingdom requires you to insure yourself to shoot an air rifle. Every farmer you ask for permission will want to know, though, and the club you want to join will require it – so he...
Hunter Field Target is the most popular form of airgun competition in Britain, and the easiest to get into. Here is how it works, what the rules say, what rifle and scope you need and where to shoot y...
Whether you shoot a break barrel in the garden, a PCP on the permission or a match rifle at 10 metres, there's an organisation that governs, insures or represents what you do. Here's who they are and...
Watch the AirMaks Arms Krait MKII bullpup PCP put through its paces on video, then check the headline specs at a glance and head over to our full written review.
Dave Barham gets his hands on the new AirMaks Arms Krait MKII, the latest bullpup PCP from the Czech maker, tuned in the UK by Hawke Optics before it reaches the shops. Tested in .177 at his club rang...
Using modern thermal gear and classic fieldcraft, Danny Brookfield spends a summer evening with an FAC air rifle, protecting an arable farmer's oilseed rape from ravenous rabbits
Pete Evans tests the Gamo Riser Punisher, a hardwood-stocked pre-charged air rifle with an integrated moderator, open sights and a 10-shot rotary magazine. He strips the moderator, adjusts the trigger...
Dave Barham puts the new QYS .22 Domed pellets, in 17gr and 20gr, over the chronograph and on paper at 30 metres. The weight consistency is remarkable, but the 20gr came within a whisker of the 12ft/l...
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