Donaldson's Guns

Air Rifles under 12 foot pounds of energy require no licence in the UK but you must be over 18 to purchase and posess.

Air rifles are ideal for vermin controll and are powerfull enough to controll Rabbits, Pigeon, squirrels, and rodents. The effective range on a 12 foot pounds air rifle is about 40 yards (depending on how good a shot you are and how good your rifle is)

Air Rifles are great fun, even just for some targets in the back garden or there are many air rifle clubs where you can shoot in competition's or go just for fun.

There are two main systems of Air rifle;

• Spring air rifles are powered by a spring attached to a piston which is compressed then quickly released which pushes the air through to the barrel pushing the pellet out. This system tends to be the less expensive of the two but only comes in a single shot version.

• Pre-charged Air Rifles are powered by compressed breathing air, usually stored in a chamber under the barrel. These rifles are recoiless and come in a multi-shot version.