Resource Guide · YouTube Channels
The best airgun hunting YouTube channels in 2026
Researched by James · Updated · Editorial policy
On this page
- The list at a glance
- 1. James Southern Outdoors (my channel)
- 2. americanairgunhunter (Jim Chapman)
- 3. AirArmsHuntingSA
- 4. AEAC — Airgun Exploration & Advancement Channel
- 5. AirgunWeb (Rick Eutsler)
- 6. Mountain Sport Airguns
- 7–9. Air-Hunter Gerhard, AirTac Hunting and UpNorth AirGunner
- 10–12. American Airgunner, Airgun Channel and Airgun Extra
- 13–15. Big outdoor channels with airgun scope-cam footage
- 16–17. Regional US hunting channels
- How to judge an airgun hunting channel
- FAQ
- Sources
Full disclosure: the first channel is mine. It's first because this is my site and it's the channel the reviews here are filmed on, not because it's the biggest. At about 1,100 subscribers it's the smallest channel on the list. Subscriber counts, video counts and upload activity come from vidIQ's channel data, checked October 21, 2026, and each channel's focus comes from its own About text. Scope-cam claims are only made where a specific video shows it (linked in Sources). Nobody paid for a spot, and none of these channels are partners of mine. Full methodology & editorial policy →
The list at a glance
| # | Channel | Subscribers | Based | Focus | Scope-cam footage | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Southern Outdoors (my channel) | ~1,100 | US (SoCal) | Small game, collared doves, farm protection, gear reviews | Yes, every hunt (DNT Zulus 4K) | Seeing reviewed gear work on game |
| 2 | americanairgunhunter (Jim Chapman) | ~70,900 | US | Small- and big-game airgun hunting, reviews | Not checked | US hunting from a pro writer |
| 3 | AirArmsHuntingSA | ~633,000 | South Africa | Hunting adventures, gear reviews, tutorials | Yes (2025 pigeon clip) | The biggest airgun hunting audience |
| 4 | AEAC (Steve Scialli) | ~115,000 | US | Long-form reviews and industry coverage | Not checked | Deep dives on one rifle |
| 5 | AirgunWeb (Rick Eutsler) | ~107,000 | US | Reviews and demos, nearly 2,000 videos | Not checked | Finding a video on almost any model |
| 6 | Mountain Sport Airguns | ~31,600 | US | High-end PCPs on squirrels, jackrabbits, coyotes, hogs | Not checked | Premium PCPs on US game |
| 7 | Air-Hunter Gerhard | ~350,000 | South Africa | Precision airgun hunting adventures | Not checked | Long-form hunt films |
| 8 | AirTac Hunting | ~349,000 | South Africa | Hunting plus airgun design and engineering | Not checked | Short clips, high volume |
| 9 | UpNorth AirGunner | ~46,700 | US | Long-range and big-bore airgun hunting | Not checked | Long-range and big bore |
| 10 | American Airgunner (Rossi Morreale) | ~96,300 | US | TV-show airgun hunting and competition | Not checked | Produced, TV-style episodes |
| 11 | Airgun Channel (Nate) | ~129,000 | US | New-gear reviews | Not checked | New releases |
| 12 | Airgun Extra | ~30,700 | UK | Reviews and field videos | Not checked | A UK view of the market |
| 13 | Kendall Gray Vlogs | ~977,000 | US | General outdoors; some airgun hunts | Yes ("(Scope Cam)" videos) | Entertainment with occasional airguns |
| 14 | Blocketh Outdoors | ~673,000 | US | General outdoors; some airgun hunts | Yes ("(Scope Cam)" videos) | Entertainment with occasional airguns |
| 15 | EDgunUSA Clips | ~319,000 | US | Short clips from the EDgun Leshiy channel | Yes (system listed in descriptions) | Quick clips of one rifle family |
| 16 | SOCAL EXTREME AIRGUN HUNTER | ~39,900 | US (SoCal) | Big bore and long-range airgun hunting | Not checked | Back catalog; few new uploads |
| 17 | Michigan Airgunner | ~11,000 | Not listed | Farm and suburban airgun hunting | Not checked | Farm-setting hunts |
"Not checked" means I didn't confirm through-the-scope footage for this page, not that a channel has none. Rankings are my judgment of usefulness to a US small-game airgun hunter, not subscriber order.
1. James Southern Outdoors (my channel)
What it is: my airgun hunts, filmed through a DNT Zulus 4K scope cam on an FX Impact M4: rabbits, Eurasian collared doves, and invasive-species and farm-protection work in Southern California, plus optics, thermal and PCP gear reviews. 52 videos since October 2024.
Why it's first: it's built around what this page is about. You see the reticle when the shot breaks, the range, and the result, and the written review on this site sits next to the footage with the chronograph numbers behind it. That pairing is the thing most channels and most review sites don't give you together.
The honest limits: it's small (about 1,100 subscribers), it's one hunter with one main rifle setup, and it's mostly small game. If you want 40 rifles compared, the review channels below cover far more models.
Hunting footage from my channel, recorded through the Zulus 4K on my FX Impact M4.
2. americanairgunhunter (Jim Chapman)
Jim Chapman is an outdoor writer whose channel lists bylines in Outdoor Life, Predator Xtreme, Airgun World, Airgun Hobbyist and American Airgunner. The channel covers small-game and big-game airgun hunting, pellets versus slugs, air rifle power and filling a PCP safely. About 70,900 subscribers and 315 videos, with 10 full-length videos and 19 Shorts in the past year. If you read Outdoor Life's airgun testing, he's one of the three testers named in its 2025 accuracy roundup.
3. AirArmsHuntingSA
The largest airgun-focused hunting channel checked for this page: about 633,000 subscribers and 839 videos since 2011, describing itself as gear reviews, tutorials and hunting adventures. It's active, with 23 full-length videos and about 181 Shorts in the past year, and it has posted through-the-scope footage ("Through the Scopecam: Airgun Pigeon Hunting", May 2025). It's South African, so quarry and regulations differ from the US.
4. AEAC — Airgun Exploration & Advancement Channel
Steve Scialli's channel, founded in December 2014, about 115,000 subscribers. It publishes fewer, longer videos: 13 full-length uploads in the past year averaging about 37 minutes. Pick it when you want to watch one rifle explained and tested start to finish.
5. AirgunWeb (Rick Eutsler)
About 107,000 subscribers and nearly 2,000 videos, the deepest back catalog on this list, with 46 full-length videos and 52 Shorts in the past year. Know its policy before you rely on it: the channel description says it shows products that performed well and leaves out the ones that didn't, and it lists the brands and retailers that support it. Great for seeing a model run; not where you'll find a negative review.
6. Mountain Sport Airguns
About 31,600 subscribers. It hunts US game with high-end PCPs from brands like American Air Arms, FX, Daystate, RAW and Western Airguns, from ground squirrels and jackrabbits up to coyotes and hogs, and reviews scopes, bipods, night vision and thermal. Busy, too: 50 full-length videos in the past year.
7–9. Air-Hunter Gerhard, AirTac Hunting and UpNorth AirGunner
- Air-Hunter Gerhard (about 350,000 subscribers, South Africa): a self-described professional marksman's precision airgun and centerfire hunting adventures, 18 full-length videos in the past year.
- AirTac Hunting (about 349,000, South Africa): hunting plus designing and engineering high-precision airguns. Mostly Shorts, about 666 in the past year against 20 full-length videos.
- UpNorth AirGunner (about 46,700, US): extreme long-range and big-bore airgun hunting, plus a marksmanship-history series. Mostly Shorts lately (64 in the past year, 3 full-length).
10–12. American Airgunner, Airgun Channel and Airgun Extra
- American Airgunner (about 96,300, US): the channel of the TV show hosted by Rossi Morreale, with hunting episodes and the Airgunner Challenge competition. More produced than a typical YouTube review.
- Airgun Channel (about 129,000, US): new-gear reviews from "Nate", 47 full-length videos in the past year. The description says it works with the top manufacturers, so treat it as release coverage.
- Airgun Extra (about 30,700, UK): reviews and field videos, formerly the Alpha Militaria channel, with Richard Saunders as a key contributor. 51 full-length videos in the past year. Prices and laws are UK.
13–15. Big outdoor channels with airgun scope-cam footage
Kendall Gray Vlogs (about 977,000 subscribers) and Blocketh Outdoors (about 673,000) are general outdoors channels, but both have airgun hunts titled "(Scope Cam)", like Kendall Gray's "Ultimate Squirrel Hunting Airgun?" (2023) and Blocketh's "Hunting with Used Air Guns from eBay!" (2023). EDgunUSA Clips (about 319,000) posts short clips from the EDgun Leshiy channel, and its video descriptions list the scope cam system used: a ScopeMate with a GoPro Hero 7 Black. Watch these for entertainment and to see scope-cam footage done well; check descriptions for sponsor codes.
16–17. Regional US hunting channels
- SOCAL EXTREME AIRGUN HUNTER (about 39,900, US): big-bore and long-range airgun hunting from Southern California. Worth the back catalog, but only 3 new full-length videos in the past year.
- Michigan Airgunner (about 11,000): airgun hunting on farms and in suburban areas, 26 full-length videos in the past year.
How to judge an airgun hunting channel
- The shot is visible. Through-the-scope or a clear second angle, with the range stated.
- Misses stay in. A channel that never misses is editing, not hunting.
- The setup is named. Rifle, caliber, projectile and power, so you can match it.
- Sponsorships are disclosed in the video or description.
- Legal context is given. Quarry and methods of take vary by state and country.
The same standards for written reviews are in the best airgun review sites, compared. To film your own hunts, see how to film hunts through your scope and the best scope cameras.
FAQ
What are the best airgun hunting YouTube channels?
For scope-cam small-game and farm-protection hunts, James Southern Outdoors (this site's channel). For US airgun hunting from a working outdoor writer, Jim Chapman's americanairgunhunter. For the biggest airgun hunting audiences, AirArmsHuntingSA (about 633,000 subscribers), Air-Hunter Gerhard (350,000) and AirTac Hunting (349,000). For reviews and testing, AEAC (Steve Scialli) and AirgunWeb (Rick Eutsler). Subscriber counts are from vidIQ, checked October 21, 2026.
Which YouTube channels show airgun hunting through a scope cam?
James Southern Outdoors films its hunts through a DNT Zulus 4K scope cam on an FX Impact M4. AirArmsHuntingSA posted "Through the Scopecam: Airgun Pigeon Hunting" (May 2025), Kendall Gray Vlogs and Blocketh Outdoors both have airgun videos titled "(Scope Cam)", and EDgunUSA Clips lists its scope cam system (a ScopeMate with a GoPro Hero 7 Black) in video descriptions.
What is the biggest airgun hunting YouTube channel?
Of the airgun-focused channels checked for this page, AirArmsHuntingSA is the largest, at about 633,000 subscribers (vidIQ, October 21, 2026). General outdoor channels that sometimes hunt with airguns are bigger: Kendall Gray Vlogs has about 977,000 and Blocketh Outdoors about 673,000.
Which airgun hunting YouTube channels are based in the US?
James Southern Outdoors (Southern California), americanairgunhunter (Jim Chapman), Mountain Sport Airguns, UpNorth AirGunner, SOCAL EXTREME AIRGUN HUNTER, AEAC, AirgunWeb, Airgun Channel, American Airgunner and EDgunUSA Clips all list the US as their country. AirArmsHuntingSA, Air-Hunter Gerhard and AirTac Hunting are South African, and Airgun Extra is British.
What does the James Southern Outdoors YouTube channel cover?
Airgun hunts filmed through a DNT Zulus 4K scope cam on an FX Impact M4: rabbits, Eurasian collared doves, and invasive-species and farm-protection work in Southern California, plus optics, thermal and PCP gear reviews. The written reviews on jamessouthernoutdoors.com embed the footage they rely on. The channel started in October 2024 and is small, about 1,100 subscribers.
Are airgun YouTube reviews biased?
Many channels work with the brands they show, and some say so plainly. AirgunWeb's channel description, for example, says it only shows products that performed well and leaves out the ones that didn't, which means you won't see negative reviews there. Check each video's description for sponsorships and affiliate links, and look for misses and cons, not just highlights.
Sources
- James Southern Outdoors (YouTube)
- americanairgunhunter — Jim Chapman (YouTube)
- AirArmsHuntingSA (YouTube)
- Airgun Exploration & Advancement Channel — AEAC (YouTube)
- Expert Airgun Reviews / AirgunWeb / AirgunWebTV (YouTube)
- Mountain Sport Airguns (YouTube)
- Air-Hunter Gerhard (YouTube)
- AirTac Hunting (YouTube)
- UpNorth AirGunner (YouTube)
- American Airgunner (YouTube)
- Airgun Channel (YouTube)
- Airgun Extra (YouTube)
- Kendall Gray Vlogs (YouTube)
- Blocketh Outdoors (YouTube)
- EDgunUSA Clips (YouTube)
- SOCAL EXTREME AIRGUN HUNTER (YouTube)
- Michigan Airgunner (YouTube)
- Outdoor Life — Air rifles for small game hunting and pest control, accuracy tested (testers incl. Jim Chapman)
- AirArms HuntingSA — Through the Scopecam: Airgun Pigeon Hunting (YouTube, 2025)
- Kendall Gray Vlogs — Ultimate Squirrel Hunting Airgun? (Scope Cam) (YouTube, 2023)
- Blocketh Outdoors — Hunting with Used Air Guns from eBay! (Scope Cam) (YouTube, 2023)
- EDgunUSA Clips — .45 cal clip (description lists the scope cam system)
