Do you have the lockdown blues? Ranges and clubs closed? Here Chris Park goes through places to (virtually) go and people to (virtually) see
It’s not long until the warmth and light of spring returns but this time of year can be a drag, with a lockdown upon us too it’s never been harder to get out shooting, many of us are trying to make the best of it by shooting on our home ranges or just a bit of vital pest control for a local farmer. All this does mean however many airgunners are unable to partake in the sport they love but that doesn’t mean they can’t keep in touch with the sport with a vast array of social media sites and platforms where fans of air guns can go to keep up to date and in contact with their buddies and the wider shooting community, I’m on a good number of Facebook groups and pages as well as dabbling in Instagram, so I thought I’d share a few of my favourite sites with you.
https://www.facebook.com/daystateltd
Daystate’s own Facebook page, with regular updates direct from the company and details of the latest rifles in the range.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DaystateOwnersGroup
Daystate Owners Target & Shooting Group, the largest independent Daystate group on Facebook, here you will find all the Daystate ASP shooters and a wealth of knowledge with a close working relationship with the factory and the support they give to the ASP shooters. The group is very busy with discussion, pictures and occasional competitions, no question goes unanswered, the group also has a page to help people find the group, https://www.facebook.com/DaystateOwnersPage
https://www.facebook.com/groups/819534335541728
Delta Wolf Owners Group, a specialist group for Delta Wolf owners to help each other with the technicalities of the rifle, associated with the Daystate Owners target & Hunting Group with the same close links to the factory.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/228193634187062
Daystate Owners Group, a general Daystate discussion group, a busy friendly group to get to know other Daystaters and share in the discussions about your favourite rifles.
Those are the big general groups for Daystate fans, great groups, but if you are looking for something a little more specialised you could join one or all of the single marque groups? Here you will often find owners with an unrivalled passion for a single rifle and that often means members can answer the most obscure of questions! This list of groups for the Daystate fan is fairly comprehensive but not exhaustive and there are many more pages you can follow for your entertainment including the Daystate Owners Club, which is an official forum online for Daystate owners,
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDaystateOwnersClub
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1520613091503570
Daystate Wolverine Owners Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1518990535036837
Daystate MK3/MK4 Owners Club
https://www.facebook.com/groups/742941055813522
Daystate Huntsman Regal owners
https://www.facebook.com/groups/572211803137382
Daystate tsar
https://www.facebook.com/groups/793237280734846
Daystate limited editions
https://www.facebook.com/groups/591715808167692
Daystate Pulsar Shooters
There are countless groups on Facebook for general airgun discussion, almost all do not allow for sale / wanted posts for guns, ammunition, parts, or accessories for firearms due to the Facebook Community Standards which expressly prohibit these sales, as with any group you should read the group rules and follow them to avoid the Admin ‘Ban Hammer’ often brought down without warning! The list below is just a sample of the groups available to you for advice and general shooting chat, but don’t forget if you can’t find the group you’re looking for, you could always start your own?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/304919272895108/?multi_permalinks=3642617405791928
AirgunTV
https://www.facebook.com/groups/351221505224875/?multi_permalinks=1372002523146763
Airgunology
https://www.facebook.com/groups/airgungurus/?multi_permalinks=2155064244629788
AirgunGurus
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1095910907267591
Honest Gun Reviews
https://www.facebook.com/groups/533939790100899
Air Rifle Enthusiasts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1744589079091832
AIR GUNNER UK.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1234512020018122
Airgun World
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1143034299207072
Flat Broke Airgunner
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1077801215731796
Air Rifles UK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/572602580277042
Air Hunter U.K.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2042812652615265
Air gunners with passion target shooters and hunters
https://www.facebook.com/groups/691598510996726
Westcountry Air Rifles
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1665972373694392
Shooting UK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/184370478999357
Line of Sight Shooting Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1207664592739394/
Mavericks Airgun Talk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/142755936597174/
Air Rifles UK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593212404329331/
U.K. Shooters Unite
https://www.facebook.com/groups/189033185689842/
The Gun Lounge
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2321807924708108
Pimp my Air Rifle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HUNTING.down.prices
HUNTING……..down prices!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/120936275305002
LETHAL AIR Airgun Hunters
https://www.facebook.com/groups/309523832818698
Fieldsports For All
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1991517344459572
ALL THINGS AIRGUN
https://www.facebook.com/groups/airrifleshooting
POI Air Rifle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/131205725685
BASC (supporters group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/115505319101840
NARA – National Air Rifle Association
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1011285322259345
Kevs getting to know your airguns
https://www.facebook.com/groups/851938148524218
Yorkshire Hunting and Field Sports
https://www.facebook.com/groups/856324351099747
Air Hunters UK.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/458105601363296
Pellet pushers of the world unite II
https://www.facebook.com/groups/421602212068098
Shooting Adventures
If you are into something more specialist to suit a particular branch of the sporting disciplines, or something to add to your set up, don’t be shy about searching out some of the groups for support and advice from first hand users, below are some examples in no particular order.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1888907281337886/
MTC / Optisan Optics Owners Club
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nvuk.nightvisionuk
Night Vision UK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1431006563822393/
Huggett Moderator Owners
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1109737622526888
CARM
https://www.facebook.com/groups/908558065923417
UK Benchrest Target Sport Enthusiasts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/belltarget
Bell Target 6 & 7 Yard Air Rifle Enthusiasts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/653370445125690/
Preesall Air Rifle Range
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542783956025531
Mad Air outdoor air rifle range Pilling
https://www.facebook.com/groups/511300516378969
Long Range Airgunners
https://www.facebook.com/groups/207819235982252/
Air Rifle Hunters Recipe Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/954235824623568
VERMIN BASHERS……
https://www.facebook.com/groups/200610323900311
Air Rifle Vermin Control UK FEATHER and FUR
https://www.facebook.com/groups/theBFTA/
The BFTA (British Field Target Association)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1538796829720355
UKAHFT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/444909922605086
UK Crow & Pigeon Hunters
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1729863907277740
UK and Ireland squirrels The Grey Area Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/273469082988454
UK rat squirrel and bunny hunting
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2267805239967337
Pest control (air gunners) UK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/249087698548813
Eaglevision
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1687570314609905
Game for the Table
There’s hours of online entertainment for the lockdown on Facebook which will link you to other platforms like YouTube, Instagram, MeWe to name but a few, all this means there’s no reason to lose touch with your favourite shooting sports.
Chris Park,
Admin & group owner,
Daystate Owners Target & Shooting Group.