AIR RIFLE

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Companies like Umarex, SIG SAUER and Air Venturi have been making air clones of centerfire pistols for quite some time now, but we’re entering a whole new age.

The FX Wildcat ‘Airpup’

Years ago, Mike Alstott (“The A-Train”) played the position of Bruiser in Chief for the Tampa Bay Bucs. His build was interesting:

Hatsan Blitz .30-Caliber...

Let’s get this out of the way upfront: the new Hatsan Blitz air rifle ain’t your daddy’s BB gun.

Quartermaster The...

GunCranks host Brent Wheat shows off the new .22 caliber Sig MCX Virtus PCP Air Rifle and gives the squirrels in his yard fair warning.

Quartermaster...

GunCranks host Brent Wheat shows off the new .22 caliber Sig MCX Virtus PCP Air Rifle and gives the squirrels in his yard fair warning.

Are You Ready...

A “standard” .177-caliber airgun pellet weighs somewhere in the vicinity of seven grains, give or take.

SIG SAUER MCX...

Suppose you could reduce the power of your decked-out modern sporting rifle by a factor of 100. Consider the possibilities — you could shoot it in your...

FX Pocket...

I’ve been using a nifty little, and I do mean little, device from the folks at FX Airguns to measure velocity of various air rifles and handguns.

SIG SAUER ASP 20

Are you a big boy or big girl? Then you need a big-kid air rifle! Sure, anyone can buy an “airgun” at the local Cheap Junk Emporium Mart, but you...

Taking Care of...

Besides the quiet, backyard-friendly nature of airguns, they offer another big benefit which could save your marriage.

The GAMO Swarm...

I’m a terrorist, at least if you would ask the local Tamias striatus (i.e. “eastern chipmunk”). However, you can’t ask them because most are dead...

Ruger 10/22 Air...

It’s hard to argue with overwhelming numbers — the Ruger 10/22 rimfire ranks as one of the most popular rifles of all time. How pervasive is this plinker?

The Synergis

Umarex USA’s revolutionary Synergis is the first 12-shot repeating gas piston pellet rifle. An under-lever rifle design, it features an in-line repeating...

A Hot Pair of PCPs

Want regular or super-sized? Normally the question is a surefire way to add some unwanted pounds but I’ve got good news. This choice will add exactly zero...

Umarex Ruger...

The Ruger 10/22 is a true American classic, having provided shooters with an affordable, reliable and fun-to-shoot rimfire for decades.

Air Ordnance SMG-22

One of my first automatic weapons was an M16. Don’t hate me for it, but back in 1987 I bought the stripped transferable full-auto receiver for $600

Benjamin Airbow...

When the zombies finally come or there’s a global economic meltdown, we’re going to have to resort to drastic measures —

Shoot at Home...

There's no question either that ignorance about guns and the prejudice due to ignorance threaten your right and mine to own guns, to hunt, or to engage in...

Daystate’s Red...

Things get weird when electronics become too smart. Neural network software engineers talk about computers becoming self-aware like the HAL 9000 computer in...

Short And Serious

I spent 25 years in captivity. No, not in North Vietnam or North Korea, but in a desperate day-to-day fight for survival in the pit of weekday despair known...

Airguns for Hunting?

Modern airguns aren’t much like your childhood Daisy Red Ryder. Whether break-action, pump, or pre-charged pneumatic, today’s airguns are marvels of...