My First Post On Airblog

I’ve been given the opportunity to contribute to the Airblog, and though this is new territory for me presents an opportunity I am looking forward to. I’ll start out by telling you a bit about myself, which will help understand my perspective as I post on various aspects of the airgunning world.

I’ve been involved with shooting and hunting using all types of airguns for the last thirty years. While not a serious target or field target shooter, I spend a lot of time on the bench shooting springers, pcs, and the odd CO2 gun for quantitative results. One of the things I love about airguns is that I have a 15 yard indoor range and a 50 yard outdoor range at my house, and get to spend a lot of time behind the trigger. I write about airguns and have a pretty constant flow of new guns to try out, and from time to time I consult with airgun companies and manufacturers on a marketing or design concept.

My real forte is as a hunter; I travel to many destinations to hunt all manner of small game and varmint with my air rifles. While I enjoy using springers and will continue to employ them in the field and carry them as back up guns on my travels, I honestly spend a lot more time with pcps these days.

The reasons I like to hunt with airguns are varied; they are accurate, powerful enough but with a limited carrying range, and quiet. This opens up a lot of new territory to hunt close to home, and as mentioned it’s possible to get in a lot of practice without having to travel to the range. Both of these are important factors for me, as between a busy professional and family life free time is a precious commodity. It’s probably the same for most of us these days, but it is practical for me living in suburbia to shoot and hunt several times in a week with airguns, which would not be possible any other way.

Over the coming weeks I’ll write about airguns, gear, pellet selection, hunting techniques, and quarry. I look forward to having an ongoing dialog with the readers of the Airblog!