Your pathway
Airgun Shooting
Learn the route for air rifles and air pistols and discover supporting equipment.
- 1 Choose your shooting
- 2 Understand your route
- 3 Find suitable products
Decide what you want the airgun for
Target shooting, informal practice and pest-control use can lead to different choices of air rifle, air pistol, calibre and setup.
Check the Northern Ireland requirements
Airguns are subject to Northern Ireland firearm rules. Confirm the licensing requirements that apply to the product and your circumstances.
- Choose the intended use
Start with target, sporting or pest-control use rather than selecting by appearance alone.
- Understand the main configurations
Compare calibre, power source, size, sights and the supporting equipment required.
- Confirm the licensing route
Check the Northern Ireland requirements before purchasing.
- Explore airguns and supporting equipment
Recce NI can help with air rifles, air pistols, pellets, optics, targets, cases and maintenance products.
Explore products
Shop with your purpose in mind
Explore relevant departments and products for this type of shooting. Product suggestions are shopping guidance and do not replace licensing or club advice.
New to the terminology?
- FAC
- Firearm Certificate. Firearm licensing in Northern Ireland is handled through the PSNI firearms licensing process.
- FEB
- PSNI Firearms & Explosives Branch.
- RFD
- Registered Firearms Dealer.
- Calibre
- The cartridge or projectile size/configuration associated with a firearm or airgun. Select the exact product variation where one exists.
- Variation
- A specific WooCommerce configuration of a product, such as calibre, barrel length, handedness or finish.
- Dealer transfer
- A fulfilment route where an eligible firearm is transferred to another registered firearms dealer. The available route and any charge are shown during purchase.