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Looking for a lighter model
AIRGUNNING
Q I am in my mid-seventies and, while I still enjoy airgun shooting, I find it increasingly difficult to carry my heavy pre-charged airgun around the fields and woods. The time has come for me to invest in a lighter model. Can you recommend any possible contenders for me to try?
A Airguns are getting lighter and lighter, and there are plenty of full-power models that combine low weight with a respectable shot count.
If you aren’t on a tight budget and don’t mind modern styling, look at the Brocock range. All this British airgun maker’s PCPs are compact and robust, and the new Ranger XR, which costs around £1,200, only weighs a shade over 2kg.
If you don’t want to spend a fortune and fancy something that looks more traditional, the awesome BSA Ultra costs about half the price and is a hard-hitting, lightweight PCP with serious pedigree. I have owned an Ultra SE for years and it has never let me down.
The new CLX model retails at around £600, is built for serious field work and even features the gunmaker’s super-accurate cold hammer forged
