Basic break-barrel springers are a brilliant way to get into airgun shooting and, for a lot of people, they may actually be all the gun someone could ever need.
Apart from being affordable, these airguns tend to be fairly low-maintenance and don’t require any costly extras – just the thing if you like to keep your shooting simple.
The Norica Storm X is one such airgun. It retails for a modest £229.99, and that price includes a scope, mounts, gun bag and silencer. It’s an impressive package for the money and, most importantly of all, is built around a solid and reliable rifle, as we discovered during testing.
PROPORTIONS AND FINISH
The Storm X measures just over 111cm from muzzle to butt with the silencer fitted, and weighs around 3.3kg…