Author Archives: Jim Chapman
Hog Hunting With an Air Rifle
Big bore airguns were used as early as the 1700s to take wild boar in Europe. There is extensive documentation on the use of these guns, though they were not widely known and very few huntsman of the day would ever get a chance to use one. They were expensive and complicated to manufacture and … Continue reading
Springer Hunting
Hunting Airguns I was speaking with a friend that works in the airgun industry at SHOT Show, and he remarked that there has been a sustained growth in the North American airgun market over the last few years. He attributed this in a large part to the growing popularity of airguns for small game hunting … Continue reading
Shooting Positions: Standing shots in the field
One of the requests I’ve gotten lately is to write a bit about the shooting techniques I employ when in the field hunting. I’m going to do so, but preface it with a disclaimer: I am not a target shooter, outside of a brief stint in the army national guard I haven’t had formal training, … Continue reading
Big Bore Airguns
The sport of airgun hunting has been growing at a rapid pace in recent years, and hunting larger game with big bore air rifles is a niche within the market that has seen a surge. There are more guns being offered in .30 to .50 caliber than at any time in the past. In my opinion … Continue reading
Catching Up!
Hello to all my blog’n friends, let me start off by apologizing for missing last weeks post, I was out of the country and traveling hard for a couple weeks. And even sorrier to say I had no shooting on this trip, which took me first to Vienna and then across the channel to Scotland. … Continue reading
Handgun Hunting with Airguns!
Handgun hunting has become a very popular sport over the last couple decades. As a rule, handguns are more difficult to shoot than rifles and as the range is shorter than with a rifle it puts much more emphasis on closing with your quarry, and many hunters have found themselves drawn to the challenge. I took up … Continue reading
Arizonas First Airgun Javalina Hunt
I am writing this weeks blog from my hotel room in Arizona, and what a week it has been. I flew into town last Wednesday and drove over to Airguns of Arizona to catch up with the Robert Buchanan and his team, look at the new guns that came in (really interested in the new … Continue reading
Urban Stealth Hunting
One of the reasons that airgun hunting has gained popularity is that increasing urbanization has resulted in less land available for traditional hunting pursuits. The observer of nature and wildlife will also note that these built up areas; such as industrial complexes, railroad yards, dumps, or other tableaus from the urban landscape often become the … Continue reading
Bottle Fed Air Rifles
From the perspective of appearance, some people love them others loath them, but when it comes to shot count bottle fed rifles can’t be denied …… But with the new breed of guns from manufacturers like Daystate, even those solely in the utilitarian camp will have to take a second look! When buying any new air … Continue reading
