Are you fed up with everything going up? Gas and electric bills, fuel prices, interest rates. Just about everything except salaries. Unfortunately, though, airguns are not immune either. Well-known brands have wowed us with some incredible rifles. And whilst they are wonderful things to hold and behold, and some definitely represent good value for money, there's no denying they are hardly cheap.
It's not set in stone of course, but it seems to me that when you pay big bucks for a rifle your money buys a level of engineering quality that makes interacting with it that little bit more pleasurable. And there's no getting away from the fact that higher quality components usually, but not always, translate into longevity and reliability.
Accuracy is of course what it's all about. But it's all a matter of context. Super-expensive rifles may well deliver tighter groups at longer distances. But if you're looking to deal with a few pests at sensible ranges or just plink a few cans in the garden, then do you really need a super-expensive airgun or will an affordable rifle do the job just as well?
To find out, we've assembled four bullpups you can buy
