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IWA & OutdoorClassics opens its doors today for the 35th time. It is the undisputed world-leading exhibition for hunting and sporting guns, outdoor articles and accessories. After twelve per cent more visitors last year, NürnbergMesse expects another record attendance of some 30,000 visitors from more than 100 nations at this IWA. 1,046 exhibitors from 51 countries will show their products from 14-17 March. IWA & OutdoorClassics stood for innovative power, professional competence and internationality long before the record year of 2007.
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Beretta Launch new range of Stoger Air Rifles
 Italin gun makers Beretta launched a new range of spring powered air rifles under the Stoger brand name. The three models are:
X5. THE REAL AIRGUN FOR YOUTH AND BEGINNER
Break barrel airgun with easy cocking grip, rifled precision barrel, fully adjustable rearsight, fiber optics, two stage trigger, automatic ambidextrous safety, ambidextrous woodstock, buttplate, and deep grooved receiver ensures a solid scope mount fixing.
COMBO: without sights, comes with 4x32 scope and two ring mount with integrated stop pin
X10. THE ADULT SPORTS RIFLE
Break barrel airgun with easy cocking grip, rifled precision barrel, fully adjustable rearsight, fiber optics, adjustable two stage trigger, automatic ambidextrous safety, ambidextrous straight wood or synthetic stocks, buttplate and deep grooved receiver ensures a solid scope mount fixing. COMBO: without sights, comes with 4x32 scope and two ring mount with integrated stop pin.
X20. THE PREMIUM FOR REAL GUN FEELING
Break barrel airgun with easy cocking grip, rifled precision barrel, fully adjustable rearsight, fiber optics, adjustable two stage trigger, automatic ambidextrous safety, ambidextrous hunting styled wood, synthetic black or synthetic Camo stocks with double cheeckpiece checkering on pistol grip and front stock, buttplate and deep grooved receiver ensures a solid scope mount fixing. COMBO: without sights, comes with 3-9x40AO scope and one block mount with integrated stop pin.
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Youngmans Guns are pleased to announce the success of local young shooter Rosie Evans at the United Kingdom Association of Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest Shooting 
Following on from the highly successful HW100 Magazine holder OI! Engineering have given us a preview of their latest project. An answer to the problem of fitting a bi pod to the BSA Ultra! The fore end of the ultra stock is so short that when a bi pod is fitted it is too far back and doesn't balance well. OI!'s new product is a replacement end cap for air tube. The new cap is screwed onto the end of the air tube the mounting unit then attaches to the cap. The mounting unit has a sling swivel stud fitted, to which a Harris or similar bi pod can be fitted. The pictures show the pre-production prototype in the development workshop. The production version, manufactured in aviation grade aluminum, will be available in a black hard anodized finnish to match the finnish of the air tube.
Although primarily designed for use on the BSA Ultra, this unit will also fit the Scorpion Carbine, T10 and the Hornet Rifle. These units are now avilable and cost £34.99 and are exclusively available from us. For enquires or 
FX Airguns of Sweeden had several intersting new guns on display. Two new precharged guns were shown: the FX Royale 400 and Royale Whisper both offering 12 or 16 (in .177) shot magazines. The whisper features a 180cc air cylinder and a shrouded barrel with intgeral silencer and the 400 features a 400 cc bottle and the barrel is therded for a ½" UNF silencer. Also on show was an as yet unnamed Single Stroke Penumatic side lever rifle prototype (shown top in the picture).