Lee Watts is a leading light in the slug ammo revolution, but acknowledges that basic hunting skills are the key to success in the field. Changing back to pellets for a while proved to be a revelation, and Lee was…
Features
Night vision rat control with Mat Manning
Mat Manning sets up with night vision to tackle an infestation of farmyard scaly-tails as prime ratting season gains momentum Although some farms hold a resident population of rats right through the year, numbers of these unwelcome rodents peak during…
Tagged with: airgun, hunting, mat manning, night vision, rat control, shooting
Posted in Features, Hunting
Posted in Features, Hunting
Squirrel control using feeding stations
Feeding stations can be a game-changer for airgun shooters tasked with controlling grey squirrels – Mat Manning looks back on an eventful year People who carry out squirrel control with air rifles know that the use of feeding stations can…
Tagged with: airgun, feeding station, hunting, mat manning, shooting, squirrel control
Posted in Features, Hunting
Posted in Features, Hunting
Airgun ammunition – Phil Hooper on the use of lead
Phil Hooper offers a balanced view on a weighty topic – the continued use of a poisonous metal to manufacture airgun ammunition In terms of lead content by mass, one 28g 12-bore cartridge equates to 11 .22 LR rounds or…
Sightmark Wraith review w/ Mat Manning
Mat Manning gets to grips with the Sightmark Wraith – a digital day and night scope that boasts admirable performance and easy operation without a hefty price tag With so many airgun shooters moving over to infrared night vision for…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun shooter, mat manning, optics, sightmark wraith review
Posted in Reviews
Posted in Reviews
MTC King Cobra 4-16×50 F2 review w/ Mike Morton
Mike Morton tests MTC’s new 4-16×50 F2 scope, the latest member of the King Cobra family, but this time it’s a second focal plane optic TC is beefing up its collection of King Cobra scopes, with the original 6-24×50 F1…
Custom stocks w/ Thomas Bristow
Thomas Bristow oversees the transformation of a laminate blank into a custom rifle stock for a friend, and reckons the end result is a thing of beauty Tom makes good use of a ruler and pen when creating his initial…
Taking on the Gauntlet series w/ Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan and his son James take on the first two shoots of the Gauntlet series – their guns are set up perfectly, so they should do well. Andy’s son James prepares to take a shot – but while his…
Modifying the Walther LG400 w/ Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan is looking for a bit of light relief, so starts making a few modifications to his beloved Walther LG400 target rifle Andy happily used his Walther in heavy configuration for benchrest, but had to reconfigure the rifle when…
Tagged with: airgun, Andy McLachlan, target rifle, walther lg400
Posted in Target Shooting, Uncategorized
Posted in Target Shooting, Uncategorized
