AIRGUN WORLD MAGAZINE

[Hoppalong Doc]

I know that a lot of you are as addicted to airguns as I am, so I've been wondering: How many of you subscribe to the British magazine, AIRGUN WORLD? Being based in Great Britain, some of the articles aren't of interest to those of us "across the pond" , but for the most part, I always enjoy the magazine. The magazine is available either online or in the traditional "slick" printed form. There are editorials, columns, and letters to the editors. Now, of more interest to guys like me are the articles reviewing both new and antique airguns, as well as the "care and feeding" of our airguns and all the accessories we so need to make our guns go "bang". I really enjoy the articles on the tuning and repair of our toys too.The magazine also includes visits to manufacturers based in Europe such as Air Arms and Weihrauch. Each month I eagerally await the arrival of AIRGUN WORLD in my mailbox. For my needs, this is a 1st rate publication.
The above focus is certainly not meant to ignore the US publication AIRGUN HOBBYIST, another fine magazine published quarterly, focusing on airgunning in the US.
The most important publication of all is HARD AIR MAGAZINE, published by Mr. Stephen Archer. Mr. Archer is also the owner and publisher of this forum. I easily spend in excess of an hour each day reading and participating here. The quality of the information in HAM easily supersedes the information in the two magazines above. Mr. Archer, I hold you in my highest respect, and am very grateful for the opportunities opened for me on this, the HARD AIR MAGAZINE FORUM. Thank you, Orvil Hazelton.

 

[Billm]

I know that a lot of you are as addicted to airguns as I am, so I've been wondering: How many of you subscribe to the British magazine, AIRGUN WORLD? Being based in Great Britain, some of the articles aren't of interest to those of us "across the pond" , but for the most part, I always enjoy the magazine. The magazine is available either online or in the traditional "slick" printed form. There are editorials, columns, and letters to the editors. Now, of more interest to guys like me are the articles reviewing both new and antique airguns, as well as the "care and feeding" of our airguns and all the accessories we so need to make our guns go "bang". I really enjoy the articles on the tuning and repair of our toys too.The magazine also includes visits to manufacturers based in Europe such as Air Arms and Weihrauch. Each month I eagerally await the arrival of AIRGUN WORLD in my mailbox. For my needs, this is a 1st rate publication.
The above focus is certainly not meant to ignore the US publication AIRGUN HOBBYIST, another fine magazine published quarterly, focusing on airgunning in the US.
The most important publication of all is HARD AIR MAGAZINE, published by Mr. Stephen Archer. Mr. Archer is also the owner and publisher of this forum. I easily spend in excess of an hour each day reading and participating here. The quality of the information in HAM easily supersedes the information in the two magazines above. Mr. Archer, I hold you in my highest respect, and am very grateful for the opportunities opened for me on this, the HARD AIR MAGAZINE FORUM. Thank you, Orvil Hazelton.it

In August 1977, I was 16 and had just graduated high school in England and was really into airguns and guns in general. I saw the first issue of Airgun World and bought it. I was elated with all of the information on airguns, some of which I’d never heard of. No internet back then. As a matter of fact the Uk only had three tv channels back then and so magazines were the only source of current information. I went home read it over and over and then subscribed to it. There would be a lot of discussions of the American pump up airguns with the Crossman 1322 stoking a lot of interest. I’m pretty sure the first time that I saw anything about PCP airguns was in the pages of Airgun World. I would buy the odd issue in the early 2000s when visiting. I was reading the digital version the other night on their website. Hard Air Magazine reminds me of it a lot. Both are first class airgun publications. I’ve never seen Airgun Hobbyist. The UK ended up with a couple of other airgun magazines, but they’ve since ceased publication.
No, I wasn’t a child prodigy and graduated high school early, that’s the normal graduation age there .

 

[hameditor]

I know that a lot of you are as addicted to airguns as I am, so I've been wondering: How many of you subscribe to the British magazine, AIRGUN WORLD? Being based in Great Britain, some of the articles aren't of interest to those of us "across the pond" , but for the most part, I always enjoy the magazine. The magazine is available either online or in the traditional "slick" printed form. There are editorials, columns, and letters to the editors. Now, of more interest to guys like me are the articles reviewing both new and antique airguns, as well as the "care and feeding" of our airguns and all the accessories we so need to make our guns go "bang". I really enjoy the articles on the tuning and repair of our toys too.The magazine also includes visits to manufacturers based in Europe such as Air Arms and Weihrauch. Each month I eagerally await the arrival of AIRGUN WORLD in my mailbox. For my needs, this is a 1st rate publication.
The above focus is certainly not meant to ignore the US publication AIRGUN HOBBYIST, another fine magazine published quarterly, focusing on airgunning in the US.
The most important publication of all is HARD AIR MAGAZINE, published by Mr. Stephen Archer. Mr. Archer is also the owner and publisher of this forum. I easily spend in excess of an hour each day reading and participating here. The quality of the information in HAM easily supersedes the information in the two magazines above. Mr. Archer, I hold you in my highest respect, and am very grateful for the opportunities opened for me on this, the HARD AIR MAGAZINE FORUM. Thank you, Orvil Hazelton.it

Orv, thanks for your kind words. Thank you also for being a valued member of the HAM Community.