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The new, German manufactured, Diana 34 EMS series provides a measure of designed-in customization capability that’s unique for a breakbarrel air rifle. The first products in the EMS system are four combinations of the basic air rifle. There’s wood and synthetic stocks available, both with a...

Spending some "quality lockdown time" with my old Marauder, I was reminded of the air puff in the face every time I pulled the trigger. So I decided to do something about it and the project grew into something else - a way to make a significant improvement in performance! First, I blocked the...

Here's the first of a three-part series on the new Semi Auto Marauder. I went to the Crosman plant and met with the guys leading the project - Phillip Guadalupe and John Solpietro. The result is a lot of detail on this exciting new model - in fact, about 3,500 words of it in total. Here's some...

JSB announced a TON of new products at the show. They're called JSB Knock Out slugs. These included slugs in multiple calibers - and even in lead-free. Alloy slugs are coming too! And we even have timelines, they're coming soon and in screw-top tins... Oh, and there were also some new pellet...

Ataman chose the SHOT Show to launch their first big bore PCP. It's a two-shot, straight pull bullpup with the clear potential for future calibers to follow. I was most surprised by the tentative price suggested by Rustam from Ataman. This could be the lowest cost Ataman airgun yet - cheaper...

Velocity Outdoor is showing a new regulated Marauder semi auto PCP air rifle at the SHOT Show. This looks much like a regular Mrod from the exterior, however there are a good number of differences internally, as you would expect. Three other Benjamin PCP air rifles also debuted today at the...

FYI :-) For those of us who enjoy some "pure fun" full auto BB gun shooting once in a while, there's some exciting news. Umarex will be introducing a Legends M1A1 "Tommy Gun" replica in 2020. This replica BB gun is probably high on the wish list for many of us. It will obviously be a great...

HAM has an exclusive first look at the much-anticipated Hades pellets in .25 Cal. So far they look great and we're working on a full test review for you. Specified weight is 26.54 Grains and the tested Ballistic Coefficient is 0.026. The re's huge expansion on impact, as you'll see in our...

I've been working on how to produce a quality scope review for some time. Finally we have the first result and I hope that you'll like it :-) Our first published Hard Air Magazine scope review is of the popular Leapers 4-16x40AO scope. It performs remarkably well! What I believe makes HAM...

There's news about how H&N is working with FX on slug barrel development in today's story in Hard Air Magazine. You can read the interview I made with H&N CEO Florian Schwartz at RMAC a few months ago (below). H&N is obviously pushing ahead fast with slug development and manufacturing. That...

Alvaro Lopez from Mexico won the 2019 RMAC100 Pro Class and a check for $10K. Congratulations to Alvaro and all the other competitors who shot so well in this outstanding competition! Matt Dubber also featured prominently in the awards across a whole range of disciplines. There's lists of...

Another great day at the Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge! But apart from a tone of great shooting, there were also some very interesting new airguns and accessories to be seen. There's a first sighting of a new FX DreamLine model. The Dream-Pup Bottle in .30 caliber had a long, 700 mm, barrel...

Today was arrive, meet and orientate day for the 2019 Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge. With 160 registered competitors arriving from all around the globe - it seems - everyone was converging on the Utah Airguns retail store in Orem UT to register for the event. Of course, I met-up with the...

Well, the Gen 2 Fortitude is almost here and I've been checking-out an early production sample. First thoughts? They've definitely reduced the trigger pull weight and cocking effort. These, of course, are two of the main aims of the new version. There's also an adjustable hammer spring preload...

Well, the 2019 SHOT Show was very quiet for new airgun products. But that's certainly not the case for this year's IWA show, which opened today in Nuremberg, Germany. There's 20 - Yes TWENTY - new airgun products from FX alone! And more from many other companies, both well-known and less...

Hard Air Magazine has an exclusive interview with Fredrik Axelsson, the founder and owner of FX airguns. It's a two-part story, the first part is published today, with the second part in a couple of days. In this first part, Fredrik takes us back to his early childhood interest in airguns. He...

Yes, it's true. The 2019 SHOT Show does not begin until Tuesday January 22. But pre-show events actually started yesterday - on Sunday - and we have reports of these already in Hard Air Magazine. In the morning, I attended SIG SAUER's Premier Media Day. In addition to a ton of new firearms...

The .25 cal Umarex Gauntlet is finally shipping and HAM has the first test review published. We saw 30 consistent shots per fill, over 45 Ft/Lbs with the heaviest pellets and nearly 1,000 FPS with alloys. Pretty good accuracy, too. Not bad for $300. You can see the full review at...

Hard Air Magazine has just published the first test review of the new Benjamin Fortitude. Here's a summary: - 60 consistent shots per fill - good accuracy - very quiet - heavy trigger, 5 Lbs 9 Oz, same as Disco and Maximus, so known fixes available - heavy bolt action Overall, pretty good...

Team USA competitor Hector Medina is reporting "real time" on the 2018 WFTC in Hard Air Magazine. Part One of his coverage is posted today. There will be more tomorrow and for as many days as Hector can report and shoot... There's lots of photographs and we're following Hector through the...