RIFLE TEST SHORT-BARRELLED RIOT!

KEY SPECS

GUN SUPPLIED BY: Range Right (range-right.co.uk)

MANUFACTURER: Crosman

MODEL: SBR

PRICE: £320

CALIBRE: 4.5mm steel BB

POWERPLANT: Dual 12 gram CO2 capsules

ACTION: Blowback

STOCK: Adjustable

OVERALL LENGTH: 670mm to 770mm

WEIGHT: Under 3kg

SIGHTS: Flip-up open sights fitted

MOUNTING RAIL: Picatinny

SAFETY: Manual

PACKAGE INCLUDES: Speed-loader

There’s a definite trend these days in favour of military repliguns with CO2 blowbacks. Most of the guns of this type that landed on my desk over the past couple of years have been airgun variants of powder-burning firearms, and that has continued with the Crosman SBR.

This rifle has a recommended retail price of £320, which might sound like a significant outlay, but you'll be rewarded with a fun gun made with solid polymer and metal components, while keeping the weight under 3kg.

Much of that weight comes from the magazine,