A year or so ago, we thought we’d set a good example for politicians and reach across the aisle. Yes, we opened up a secret hotline to those fire and brimstone folks over at one of the industry’s leading publications, Guns Magazine. Actually, there wasn’t much stress surrounding this particular political accord, mainly because we have so […]
Features
How Much Does Pellet Size Matter?
So, how big are your pellets? If you’re like me, you may not know for sure. Until now, I’ve just trusted the box label to figure out if I’m shooting the right projectiles for a given airgun. That all changed when Jerry Cupples, the inventor of Pellet Gage reached out to me a couple of […]
2019 Crosman All-American Field Target Championship Registration is Now Open
Bloomfield, NY – Registration for the 2019 Crosman All-American Field Target Championship, which will be held June 21-23, 2019 in Rochester, NY, is now open. Dedicated air gun competitors from around the globe can now register for the three-day competition which features multiple shooting matches including the main two-day rifle event The Crosman All-American Field Target […]
The World’s Most Accurate BB Gun
We decided it was high time to take a closer look at the world’s most accurate BB gun – the Daisy 499B. Ready? First, you’ll notice some high-fallutin’ accouterments like professional aperture sights. The front is a hooded aperture, just like those used on Olympic air rifles. In English, instead of a simple post for […]
Air Happenings at the 2019 NRA Annual Meeting
One of the most interesting things about the NRA Annual Meeting is the crowd. While 75,000 or so visitors makes things a hair congested, and often frustratingly so, you simply won’t find a group of kinder and more respectful folks anywhere. Politeness abounds. Every year I make it a point to talk to a couple […]
Where Do Old Airgunners Go?
Back in the day, didn’t enlightened civilizations leave elderly people out in the woods or send them off Snipe hunting when they got too old to operate smartphones? Or perhaps they just zapped the geriatrics to save money on TV remotes with extra-large buttons. Maybe I’m thinking of that old Sci-Fi flick Logan’s Run, but […]
Thirteen Airgun Athletes Earn Pan American & World Cup Selections
Thirteen athletes, including three Olympians, came to the U.S. Army Marksmanship’s Home of Champions in Fort Benning, Georgia and earned their spots for the Pan American Games or two future World Cups during USA Shooting’s Rifle/Pistol Spring Selection Match. Airgun competition concluded Thursday after two days of fierce competition. This match is selecting the competitors […]
Granbury High School Recaptures Precision Title at 2019 JROTC National Air Rifle Championship
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ANNISTON, Ala. – Defending National Champions, the Granbury High School Marine Corps JROTC program athletes, arrived at the 2019 JROTC National Three-Position Championship, March 22-24, ready to reclaim their roles at the top of the podium. That’s exactly what they did, and more, as they brought home not only team […]
We Test the Brocock Bantam .25 Caliber PCP Rifle
Sometimes compromise is a good thing. While it never seems to happen in politics, fortunately for us it functions to good effect in the airgun world. The Brocock Bantam is a semi-bullpup rifle. There’s the compromise, and in this case, everybody certainly wins. A true bullpup design sticks the action way back in the buttstock […]
Big Air with Gamo’s TC-45 Rifle
Thud. That’s not a sound generally associated with airguns, now is it? However, it was precisely that noise that had the whole rifle line laughing hysterically at my local range recently. I was there lobbing large lead slugs with the Gamo TC-45 big bore air rifle. Initially, the space-age looks and shockingly quiet operation (compared […]