Nick Hall

Pellets vs BBs vs slugs explained: how the three airgun projectiles differ in accuracy, safety, and use, plus pellet head styles and when to shoot each.

How to sight in an air rifle step by step: mounting the scope, getting on paper up close, zeroing at distance, and understanding the pellet’s arc and holdover.

A complete air rifle hunting guide: what you can hunt with an airgun, how much FPE you need for small game and big game, shot placement, and staying legal.

Are air rifles legal? A plain-English overview of federal, state, and local air rifle laws, minimum ages, city discharge rules, and airgun hunting regulations.

Spring-piston, gas-piston, PCP, and CO2 air rifle power plants explained, how each works and which one fits how you want to shoot, from grab-and-go plinking to precision hunting.

A plain-English guide to air rifle calibers: how .177, .22 and .25 compare on speed, knockdown and pellet cost, and which one you should buy for targets, pests, or hunting.

A PCP (pre-charged pneumatic) air rifle stores high-pressure air to launch each shot with rimfire-like accuracy and no recoil. Here is how PCPs work, regulated vs unregulated, and how to fill them.