New recruits represent the future of our sport and our businesses. Mat Manning reminds retailers of their responsibility to set them off on the right track. © Alamy This article originally appeared on our sister publication, Gun Trade News It…
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Lee Watts on the importance of field craft
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…
Pro Hunter Premium High Impact .22 review
Hunters with sub-12 foot pound rifles no longer need to feel left out when it comes to slugs thanks to Pro Hunter’s new .22, as Mike Morton finds out. The last 18 months or so have seen an upsurge in…
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Predator polymag shorts .22 review with Mike Morton
Predator makes some bold claims about Polymag Shorts, so Mike Morton puts them to the test in not one, but two different .22 calibre hunting rifles I don’t hunt a great deal these days, but when I do I always…
Tagged with: ammo, BSA, calibre, guns, hunting rifles, JSB, mike morton, pellet, polymag shorts, predator polymag, review, weihrauch
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Top airgun slug picks w/ Mat Manning
As slug ammo continues to take the airgunning world by storm, Mat Manning takes a look at some of the better-known brands that are leading the charge. This article originally appeared in our sister publication, Gun Trade News. About a…
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Walther P38 review with Mike Morton
Mike Morton heads back in time to the Second World War to look at the Walther P38 from Umarex, a historic replica with a modern blowback action Walther’s P. 38 was designed in 1938 as a replacement for the P08…
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RWS Power Bolt review w/ Mike Morton
Mike Morton tests the RWS Power Bolt, a pellet that’s not sure if it’s a bullet or a slug, but knows without doubt that it’s very heavy Without meaning to sound too controversial, the standard diabolo of average weight is…
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Targeting pigeons at the roost – the countryman w/ Mat Manning
Winter has long been the traditional season for targeting pigeons as they flight in to roost, and Mat Manning reckons an airgun is the perfect tool for the job. Roost shooting is a wonderful way to target woodpigeons during the…
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The Airgun Show – rat shooting with hollow-point ammo, PLUS how to make your airgun more accurate…
This week on The Airgun Show, we join Mat Manning on a night-time rat hunt and he’s making a change from his usual ammo choice. Although he is usually an advocate of domed pellets for all forms of airgun hunting,…
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Baracuda Green pellet review with Mike Morton
Mike Morton remains environmentally friendly for his latest ammo test – the lightweight and lead-free Baracuda Green from H&N I know several shooters who’ve tried lead-free pellets, only to find their performance lacklustre. But I recently tested Field Target Trophy…
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