LOOKING AFTER THE GARDEN
I’m willing to bet that for most of us our passion for airguns began in the garden, sending tin cans, bottle tops and all manner of improvised targets flying.
That was certainly the case for me. The very first gun I shot was a friend’s Gat gun, firing darts at a dartboard. Before long I’d somehow convinced my parents I was responsible enough for a proper air rifle and my uncle Trev let me have long-term use of his .22 ASI Paratrooper, which he still has.
Although it was the business as far as I was concerned, you could see the pellets come out of the end with the naked eye and it barely had enough power to topple a tin can. But that didn’t stop me spending hour after hour in the garden shooting it.
Of course for many of us, me included, that love of plinking has never left. In truth I’m as happy popping away in the garden with my old BSA Meteor as I am stalking around the fields hunting rabbits with a PCP.
Several important factors need to be considered when shooting in your back garden. For example, you’re obliged to ensure that any pellets stay within the boundaries of
