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MEET YOUR TEAM OF AIRGUN ADVISORS
MIKE MORTON
EDITOR Mike taps into his vast reservoir of airgun expertise and offers some advice about making an inexpensive, but practical set of shooting sticks
PHIL HOOPER
PHIL loves maintaining, restoring and shooting older airguns, particularly pistols, and this time offers some tips for buying an old Webley
RICHARD SAUNDERS
RICHARD answers a tricky question about an inaccurate springer (it could be you!)and gives his take on the sometimes controversial topic of cleaning a barrel
JONATHAN YOUNG
JONATHAN is an avid shooter, collector and airgun historian, and loves working on and shooting some of the rarer types, including CO2
SPRINGER ACCURACY
Q I have an expensive spring rifle - a Weihrauch HW77K - but I see people shooting the same rifle on YouTube way more accurately than I can. Are they “creatively editing” their videos? Am I doing something wrong, or could there be something wrong with my rifle?
YOUR EXPERT
RICHARD SAUNDERS
A UNFORTUNATELY I am sure that some YouTubers will pull stunts to make themselves look like better shots. You’re right in saying that your HW77K is an excellent rifle and capable of PCP-rivalling accuracy.
However, shooting any springer demands practice and proper technique to manage the recoil that is Bnot present in a PCP. The key is to ensure a consistent hold so the rifle can recoil in the same way for each
