In recent years, Pre-Charged Pneumatic (PCP) air rifles have become the gold standard for serious airgun shooters. Offering superior power, precision, and versatility, these advanced airguns are ideal for everything from target shooting to big-game hunting. In Part Four of the Airgun 411 series, w...

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.

BB guns are one of the most iconic and accessible types of airguns on the market. Whether you're reliving childhood memories or just getting started with shooting sports, BB guns offer a fun and approachable entry point. In this second installment of the Airgun 411 series, we’ll explore the history of BB guns, their types, the power sources that fuel them, and the most common ways they're used — featuring examples exclusively from Umarex USA.

Airguns have come a long way from the simple BB guns of the past. Today, they represent a versatile, innovative category of shooting equipment with applications in sport shooting, small game hunting, and backyard plinking. Whether you're a beginner or looking to upgrade your gear, understanding th...

 

Who doesn’t love the prospect of heading out to the range or section of land and taking your favorite airgun or pew-pew with you. That is until you remember that you don’t have a good target or target hanger with you.  

 

For years I have been blessed with a pick-up truck that I could use to ...

 

Back in the dark ages (the 20th century) there wasn’t a lot to choose from when it came to pellet gun calibers. There was .177 and .22 that were commonly available and that was pretty much it. And in some places, .22 pellet ammo was sort of hard to come by. But that was a long time ago. These d...

 

 

 

I don’t even wear ties. I have a tie, in the rare event that I’ll need it, but, no, you will not find me wearing a tie with anything that resembles frequency. So much for that stereotypical Father’s Day gift.  I do wear socks, but, once again, my highly predictable clothing choices reign....

It’s 2025 and it seems like the most popular handgun designs are the striker fired variety.  It’s been that way for years now, but is the tide turning back to the DA/SA designs popular in the late 20th century?  

 

Likely, the striker fired handgun is going nowhere– that is to say, due to the ...

The fastest growing segment of the airgun market is the pre-charged pneumatic or PCP segment. PCP airguns require a source of high pressure air. This is a very substantial consideration for a hunter or shooter looking to get into PCP airgunning, but there are some shortcuts that have proven to be hi...

 

There’s an unremarkable comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson called I Spy. I say Unremarkable because I have no memory of it except for one scene in which Owen Wilson’s character is being shown cool spy gadgets a la James Bond gadget laboratory. In this scene he is given a rather large ...