Hi Phil,
Yes, Airgun World came first. I think it was quite a time until Airgunner appeared.

The best, by far, was Sporting Air Rifle, by that very same Jim Tyler. Excellent it was. The only thing is, it was probably a little too intellectual for some and was short lived......I was really happy when Jim later re-appeared as a AGW contributor, especially now that we have the Technical Airgun section.

I came across a Sporting Air Rifle awe on patch the other day....Gave me a nice, warm, rosy glow it did.