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Air Pistol Maintenance: Cleaning, CO₂ Care, Lubrication, and Safe Storage

 Field Striped HK USP .177 Caliber BB pistol

Quick Answer: Air Pistol Maintenance 

Air pistol maintenance involves keeping the pistol clean, properly lubricated, and safely stored so it continues to perform reliably and maintain accuracy. Most air pistols require only minimal routine care, including wiping down the exterior after use, occa...

Air Pistol Accuracy Tips: Grip, Sights, Trigger Control, and Common Mistakes

Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 .177 BB Pistol at low ready

Quick Answer: Air Pistol Accuracy Tips 

Improving air pistol accuracy depends primarily on mastering a few core shooting fundamentals: proper grip, consistent stance, correct sight alignment, smooth trigger control, controlled breathing, and follow-through. These elements work together to stabili...

Best Air Pistols for Backyard Shooting: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

Walther P38 .177 caliber BB pistol with Umarex CO2 and BBs

 

Quick Answer: Best Air Pistols for Backyard Shooting

The best air pistols for backyard shooting are typically .177 caliber BB or pellet pistols designed for recreational target practice and plinking. Most backyard air pistols use CO₂, spring piston, or pneumatic power systems and are capable o...

2026 Competitions: Bench, Big Bore, and More!

 

 

Umarex Team Member Shooting from a bench

 

The last two years I have been blessed to be a part of Umarex’s shooting team. During this time, I’ve learned a lot about shooting, and, more significantly, learned what I don’t know about shooting. I like to think I’ve been pretty open about my limitations. Shooting in competition will e...

Top 5 Umarex Pellet Guns for 2026

 

 

Pellet guns are extremely versatile, extremely fun, and extremely diverse in their power capabilities in the modern era.  Pellet gun shooters do everything from paper punching targets, long range precision shooting, hunting, or pest control. If you were to get just one air gun, a pellet gun wo...

Optics and Proximity: Don’t make a Huge Mistake

The Author Shooting from a baracade position

The author shooting from a baracade position.  While most PCP airguns are taller than standard rifles or break barrel air rifles, a careless shooter can make a mistake by not seeing an obstruction in front of the barrel and out of the line of sight of the optic.

 

Using a magnifying optic on a r...

Umarex Heads to SHOT Show 2026!

Umarex SHOT Show Group Photo

The Umarex USA and Umarex DE crew at the 2024 SHOT Show.

 

It’s that time of the year again! Every industry has its show season, and the outdoors space is no exception. We and everyone else in the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoors Trade are set to gather in Las Vegas January 19th through the 23rd.

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Airgun 411, Installment 8: Mastering Small Game Hunting and Pest Control with Umarex Airguns

 

Welcome to the eighth chapter of Umarex USA’s Airgun 411 series, where we explore the dynamic world of airgun shooting. This installment focuses on small game hunting and pest control, two pursuits that blend precision, strategy, and practicality. Small game, such as rabbits and squirrels, offe...

Airgun 411: Part Three — All About Traditional Pellet Guns
In the world of airgunning, traditional spring and gas piston-powered pellet rifles stand as reliable, time-tested tools for target shooting, pest control, and small game hunting.
Umarex Goes to the GUN SHOW!

 

Gun shows are weird creatures. Odds are you might have chanced upon a gun show in your neighborhood. Most of these events are noteworthy in their unnoteworthiness. Lots of old dudes sitting around tables of guns they really have no intention of selling is the typical scenario that comes to my m...