Rich Saunders

Rich Saunders

Airgun expert Richard Saunders has been shooting air rifles for nearly forty years. A regular contributor of hunting features and product reviews to Airgun Shooter Magazine and the Airgun Show and a hunting consultant to companies including Daystate, Brocock and MTC Optics, Richard hunts and carries out pest control on more than a thousand acres across the south of England.

We love to categorise things don’t we? A pigeonhole for everything. When it comes to air rifles, some come from a premium brand, some are mid-priced, others are affordable, but…

I don’t know if it’s the same for you, but it seems the rabbits on my permissions are even more nocturnal than usual. For the last several years I’ve shot…

In recent years, Turkey has been a hotbed of air rifle development. There’s Hatsan of course. Then Kral burst onto the scene, and recently Reximex and Niksan Defence have thrown…

The long summer heatwave is finally history and the clocks have gone back. But cheer up, hunters – that means the nights are once more longer, and despite what you…

It’s really nice to be wanted, isn’t it? Well, perhaps not if you’re a criminal on the run I’d imagine, but speaking as an airgun shooter, being someone who’s in…

BSA R-12 CLX Pro

Established in 1861, few companies can claim the heritage of Birmingham Small Arms, or BSA as the company is better known. In fact, I’d bet the vast majority of airgunners…

FX Impact MkII

I’m willing to bet that just about every airgun shooter, certainly among those of us who hunt, has wondered what their legal-limit rifle would be like in FAC format. It’s…

I doubt very much that rabbits appreciate it, but there is a subtle difference between pest control and hunting. I’m sure others will have a view, but for me, hunting…

Springer airguns have been around for over 100 years and probably account for more units sold each year than any other air rifle category, especially at the affordable end of…

When it comes to pest control or stalking in the field, any keen Shot will tell you that you should only take what you need, because you don’t want to…

Conventional wisdom has it that at this time of year, when nature’s bounty is overflowing, grey squirrels are spoilt for choice for something to eat. So much so in fact…

Well, of course there was a time before IR and thermal. Lamping is as effective today as it ever was. However, regardless of your kit, the challenge with night shooting…

For a long time, a small group of established manufacturers have dominated our sport: companies whose reputations date back decades to when springers where the only game in town, joined…

Reximex Myth

Looking at the Reximex Myth Turkey has been a hotbed for new air rifles in recent years, many pitched at the low to middle end of the PCP financial spectrum.…

With so many products on the market, choosing the right one can be something of a minefield, especially as the ability to try before you buy is often limited. Making…