RAIDER OF THE LOST ART
Take a look at the array of PCPs on sale right now and you’ll find a similarly huge array of black rifles and bullpups, and that’s a good thing, because it means more choice for the shooter. But Webley is here with a reminder that amid all these militaristic-looking airguns, the making of a traditional sporter is far from being a lost art, thanks to the appropriately named Raider Classic.
This multi-shot PCP costs less than £450 and comes with two high capacity magazines, offering 14 shots in .177 calibre, like the gun on test here, and 12 in .22. It’s definitely old school, as it has an ambidextrous sporter stock that’s made of walnut. Traditionalists don’t have it all their own way though, as this scope-only rifle features a hybrid rail that will accept conventional dovetail mounts as well as Picatinny. The package is rounded out with a single-shot tray, a fill probe and a set of
