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 […]
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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 […]
Getting Your PCP Fill at Paintball Centers
Got a fancy new Pre-Charged Pneumatic airgun? Thinking about moving into the PCP arena? If so, then you’re going to need lots of compressed air. Without getting into the more unusual solutions, there are five different ways to refill an air cylinder. Use a high-pressure hand pump. It works and offers the extra bennie of […]
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 […]
GAMO Sponsors 6th Annual Squirrel Master Classic
GAMO® Outdoor USA has announced completion of the 6th annual Squirrel Master Classic, one the most exciting outdoor shooting sports events in the country. What started as friendly end-of-hunting-season industry event by Jackie Bushman of Buckmasters has grown into much-anticipated annual “happening” with a serious mission—to raise awareness of the need for hunter recruitment and […]
The Fullback of Airguns? A Look at the FX Wildcat Mk II Air Rifle
Years ago, I used to love watching Mike Alstott (adoring fans called him the A-Train) play fullback for the Tampa Bay Bucs. A classic bruiser, he appeared to be about half the height and twice the width of other players on the field. He actually measured in at 6’1″, so call it an optical illusion […]
