Long-range hunting expert Lee Watts explains how to tune the FX Impact for optimum performance with slug ammunition. Everyone is talking about tuning airguns to shoot slugs. But what do you do if you want a slice of the action…
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Tuning the FX Impact for slug ammunition
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Thermal riflescope – Mat Manning heads out for some pest controlling with new kit
Mat Manning swaps his usual infrared night vision for a thermal setup and has a busy night on the scaly-tails. Although I am willing to embrace new technology if I think it is justified by the improvement it brings to…
Tagged with: field, highland outdoors, hunting, infrared, kit, mat manning, optics, pellets, pest control, rat, review, riflescope, shoot, shooting, shots, thermal riflescope, weihrauch
Posted in Hunting
Posted in Hunting
Shooting and well-being with Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan reckons he has the perfect pick-me-up following the restrictions of Covid – and that’s to get outside and go shooting. Andy’s spent a lot of beautiful evenings stalking rabbits over the years, where he was able to unwind…
Tagged with: Andy McLachlan, benchrest, covid, gun, lockdown, long range, outdoors, pellets, plinkers, shooting, shots, Sport, target
Posted in Target Shooting
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Long-range target shooting with Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan recounts how one indoor club accepted the challenge of Covid to arise even better than it was before. This is the view from one of the shooting booths at the newly laid out Leigh range – the far…
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Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Umarex Ruger Targis Hunter review with Mat Manning
Mat Manning puts the Ruger Targis Hunter to the test and discovers there’s more to this break-barrel combo than its very appealing price tag When it comes to affordable starter combos, airgun shooters have never had it so good –…
The Airgun Show – Epic squirrel hunting, PLUS top ten shots from 2020…
There is no denying that feeding stations can make a huge difference when it comes to controlling grey squirrels, and Mat Manning certainly hammers home the point in this week’s episode. The bushy-tails are literally queuing up at one of…
Tagged with: grey squirrel, hunting, scope, shots, squirrel, the airgun show
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Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Introducing kids to airguns
John Hooper compares old attitudes with new in regard to children and airguns, but finds one thing’s still the same: kids really enjoy shooting! How many of your shooting or outdoorsman acquaintances do you know that did not start out…
Rabbit hunting at an equestrian centre
Richard Saunders gets to grips with some bunnies that have been causing all sorts of trouble at an equestrian centre. Airgun shooters and rabbits have been pitting their wits against each other for as long as there have been, well,…
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Posted in Features, Hunting
Decoying crows: The Countryman
Wily corvids are seldom easy to outwit, but their scavenging nature can be their downfall, as Mat Manning demonstrates as he sets up with hide and decoy tactics. The quarry: carrion crow & jackdaw The carrion crow is a notorious…
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How to make a target box
BB shooter Jonathan Young keeps on the right side of his neighbours by building a target box to catch his ammo and keep everything peaceful and quiet. The heart of Jonathan’s target box is an old wooden wine crate that…
Tagged with: .25 pellet, accuracy, ammo, bb guns, bb shooter, Jonathan Young, paper target cards, pellet-catcher, plinking, safe, shooting, shots, spent, target box, target cards
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