On Test: Daystate Wolverine .303 – hot air or hot stuff?
The Daystate Wolverine .303 has got people talking – Some say ‘it’s awesome’. Others point out that, in order to own this work of Dr Frankenstein the UK you need to have a firearm certificate – and if you have an FAC why on earth would you bother about air when you can have powder? […]
Pellet power & performance – hunting feral pigeons in the farmyard
Using high speed video we illustrate how the pellet flies through the air and the compensation you need to make a clean kill. We are after feral pigeons sitting on rooftops at all ranges. The pigeons are making a real mess of a grain store so we need to act quickly and efficiently with an […]
Daystate Wolverine .303 – hot air or hot stuff?
There’s a lot of talk about the new Daystate – but instead of putting in the hands of an airgunner we’ve asked a rifle reviewer with a love of gunpowder to put it to the test. Tim Pilbeam compares a .17HMR and a .22 rifle against the Wolverine, looking at grouping, punch, and most importantly […]
Fieldsports Britain – Airguns vs shotguns on pigeons + big-bore air rifle
What’s best for pigeons – airguns or shotguns? Roy Lupton is armed with an Air Arms airgun and Mark Gilchrist has his trusty Browning Maxus as they try to rid a farmyard of ferals. The farmer has got a feral pigeon crisis. Meanwhile, our tame gun geek Tim Pilbeam has his hands on the new […]
