AirGun World memorabilia

[Terry D]

I do though miss Arthur Shepard explaining how a pellet sounds whilst hitting vermin , THWACK , BLAT , SMACK , CRUNCH , POW , BIFF

What, no 'THOCK!'?

[tonyn]

oops i forgot the thock , which if i remember correctly was the sound of a .22 wasp striking big ears

[p.m.h]

This was my first ever Airgun World, from 1978:-



I still have it to this day and like looking through it.

Things did seem much less complicated back then.

I know we all have an occasional moan, expressing our opinions of how it could be better, but there is something magical about AW, and an awful lot of work does go into each issue.

I was honoured, and still am, to have had an article published.

So, if you feel it could be improved upon, get your keyboards out and give it a go.

Kind regards,



Phil

[Neil.]

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....haley-Crossman

[London177]

Hello everyone,
I've quite a few airgun magazines dating back to the early 1980's. Although the quality of printing was inferior to today's mag's the content was much much better. I can read good airgun reviews and quite often a review told you the truth about an airgun: It was not very good!
Where can you read a bad review of an airgun today? Hardly ever. My local gunshop is stuffed full of poor quality airguns. Publishers make money on advertising and not circulation. I bought a copy of the 2013 Airgun World 2013 Buyers Guide last week. A waste of time. It just re-prints the advertising blurb from the maker/distributor. No real info' at all. It because of this approach that I rarely buy airgun related mag's. The same goes for motorcycling. Journo's are more akin to salesmen than bringers of useful reviews and news.
Just my tuppence worth......
Alan

[DaveC]

I still got my first issue of Air Gun World, in fact it's right in front of me, I love looking back through the old ones.

I have the first 5 years of AGW, starting at the first ever issue, Issue 1 - Volume 1 - August 1977 - 35p

Its falling apart mind you, been read so many times now.

I even have some of the Air Gun World Annual from 1983


Oh, the memories.....