After-hours hunting – whether by lamping or other nightvision system – is popular with many airgunners. Indeed, it’s often a necessity during the shorter-day seasons. Tactical flashlights are increasingly popular with lampers, thanks to their lightweight, compact designs – meaning they can be easily mounted…
Outdoor essentials: Torches and lamps
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Hunting in the twilight zone
Mat Manning is joined by an old mate for a quick dusk-shooting session – and the pair end up with a very impressive mixed bag of vermin
Posted in Features, Hunting
Young apprentice
Airgun Shooter is following young Charlie Crane as he and his airgun are mentored in the art of gamekeeping. This month, the young student is asked to give an account of himself – specifically on his choice of hunting distances…
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Show down
Outdoor essentials: Boots
Whether you’re on a long hunting foray or in the country for a spot of practice, your footwear has to be up to the job – sodden feet and mud up to your knees will put a dampener on any shooting trip. We’re never…
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A radical new arrival
The BSA Meteor is an iconic break-barrel that’s gone on to sell millions – even though, upon its introduction in 1959, its engineering was a radical departure from BSA’s norm. In the first part of a short new series, Charles Upton delves into the history of this famous little springer…
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Outdoor essentials: Knives
With spring on the horizon, it’s time to get kitted up for your weekend shooting sessions. Here’s a selection of must-haves for the field…
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High water, high expectations
With his hunting haunts severely waterlogged, Ian Barnett seeks higher ground from which to continue his campaigns… and almost fi nds his Holy Grail. Almost…
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Boy wonder
The rise in the number of youngsters taking up HFT bodes well for airgunning’s future – with Harry Fallows foremost among the emerging talent…
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