It’s all change for Firebird – whose range of exploding targets came on to the airgun scene with quite a bang… literally!
Bright future
It’s winning its British designer and manufacturer orders from all over the world, and is the talk of every airgunner who hunts at night. Now, Nigel Allen takes to the fields with the new, £350 NV scope from Pitch Black
Hot off the presses
New brochures have landed from UK-based and world-renowned scope-mount maker, Sportsmatch and top UK gunmaker, Daystate
Slingshot revealed
Daystate’s Harper-patented ‘slingshot’ hammer system, as fitted to its latest mechanically-driven Huntsman PCP models, is an ingenious firing mechanism that gives the guns their impressively high shot-count per fill-up
Sparkling Trophy
Trail cameras are proving the perfect way to monitor your hunting grounds when you’re not around with the gun – and Bushnell’s latest Trophy Cam HD Max has been super-tuned to give you a vivid viewing experience
Shooting Invitation
Mat Manning takes up the invite to head out on vermin patrol with well-known author, pest controller and countryman extraordinaire Rob Collins, aka The Ole Hedge Creeper
Pitch Black update
Latest models of the incredible new Pitch Black Hunter night-vision sight now sport a better battery, which, claims Nic Wenham, its designer, increases its running time to in excess of 10 hours!
Tackling poaching
Thousands of booklets raising awareness of poaching and how to deal with it have recently been sent out by BASC – to police officers, gamekeepers and others who may be affected by poaching
Golden tickets
Shooting is one of the ‘oversubscribed’ sports at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Scotland, with requests outnumbering available tickets!
Cat among the pigeons
GunPower’s new Hellcat is a
full-powered, take-down PCP that’s certainly caused a bit of a stir because of its diminutive dimensions – but it’s caught Nigel Allen’s eye for all the right reasons…
