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.
With nightvision shooting equipment becoming ever more popular, Ian Valentine asks the experts to weigh the latest green-tinted scopes against more traditional plug-in lamps
Q) Can you explain the difference between air rifle pellets and airgun slugs? Both of these were stocked by hardware and sports shops more than 60 years ago, but now I can only seem to find the waiste...
Q) Can you explain the difference between air rifle pellets and airgun slugs? Both of these were stocked by hardware and sports shops more than 60 years ago, but now I can only seem to find the waiste...
<strong>A classic CZ BRNO Model 2 E-S rifle lives up to expectations when Tony Jackson takes on the burgeoning rabbit population of south Some</strong>
How close do I need to be to kill a rabbit with a .22 air rifle?
Rabbit shooting: I have been shooting air rifles and shotguns since I was 10 and now have my first firearms certificate after getting permission to shoot on a large farm with a rabbit problem.
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