night vision

The Airgun Show – lamping rats with a spring-powered gun, PLUS the Fenix HM65R ShadowMaster…

Posted on 01/10/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat is going back to basics this week and swapping his PCP and night vision for a spring gun and lamp and he heads out to target farmyard rats after dark. Kitted out with his Weihrauch HH95 break-barrel and a…

Tagged with: farmyard, gun, hunting, mat manning, night vision, pcp, scope, Shooting Party, target, weihrauch
Posted in News, The Airgun Show

Best airgun gear for night hunting

Posted on 15/09/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

With prime season for after-dark airgun hunting just around the corner, Mat Manning suggests some options for airgun shooters targeting nocturnal pests. It’s that time of year again; the nights are beginning to draw in, and airgun shooters are starting…

Tagged with: airgun, airgun shooters, airgunners, ATN, gun, hunters, hunting, mat manning, night vision, nocturnal, pest control, pests, Range, rifle hunters, scope, shooters, Sport, thermal imagers
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The Airgun Show – hectic rabbit and corvid hunting, PLUS the PAO LumenMAX 900 IR gun lamp…

Posted on 07/08/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

In this week’s episode of The Airgun Show, Andy Watkins is out on a paddock permission this week, and the shots are coming thick and fast. With rabbits posing a danger to horses and ponies, and jackdaws and magpies threatening…

Tagged with: andy watkins, corvid hunting, gun, jackdaws, lamp, lamping, magpies, night vision, paddock, PAO, Permission, rabbit, rabbit hunting, shooting, the airgun show, walther reign
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The Airgun Show – epic night vision rat shoot, PLUS the Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate on test…

Posted on 24/07/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

This week we join Mat Manning in the latest episode of The Airgun Show for a fast and furious rat shoot on a farm that is teeming with the disease-spreading rodents. Mat manages to nail around 30 scavenging rats during…

Tagged with: grey laminate, hw98, mat manning, night vision, pcp, rat shoot, shoot, the airgun show, weihrauch
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The best kit options for airgun shooting w/ Richard Saunders

Posted on 17/07/2020 by towens — 1 Comment ↓

Richard Saunders takes us through his kit bag and reveals the essential shooting items he never leaves home without. I like to travel as light as possible when I go hunting and work on the principle that the more stuff…

Optical Solutions Saim SCL35 thermal gunsight review

Posted on 27/06/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning swaps monochrome night vision for red-hot signatures as he puts Optical Solutions’ Saim SCL35 thermal gunsight through its paces. Thermal imaging optics open a whole new world to the air rifle hunter. Their ability to see heat makes…

Tagged with: air rifle, air rifle hunter, barrel, budget, Bullpup, Hunter, hw100, mat manning, monochrome, night vision, optical solutions, optics, pellet, picatinny, quarry, rifle, saim scl35, shooting, thermal gunsight
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The Airgun Show – night shooting farmyard rats in summer, PLUS the FX Radar Pocket Chronograph…

Posted on 12/06/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Night shooting for rats isn’t a typical summer pastime but Mat Manning has had a call from a farmer in need of some airgun pest control. It might not be prime season but Mat still manages to bag plenty of…

Tagged with: airgun, farmyard, FX Airguns, fx radaR, gun, mat manning, night shooting, night vision, pocket chronograph, rats, shooters, the airgun show
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Nighttime ratting: The Countryman

Posted on 20/04/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning heads out for some nighttime ratting in a pheasant pen where rats have homed in on the gamebirds’ feed. The Quarry: Brown Rat Credit: anemoneprojectors Pest status This rodent spreads disease by toileting around stored crops, animal feed…

Tagged with: gamebirds, hw100 k, mat manning, night vision, Permission, pheasant, rats, shoot, shooting, spring, wildlife, woodland
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The Airgun Show – chicken farm ratting, PLUS the Weihrauch HW110 Laminate on test…

Posted on 03/04/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

The rat rampage continues and this week we join Richard Saunders targeting an infestation on a poultry farm. The nocturnal pests have developed a taste for chicken feed so Richard lays out some free offerings and uses night vision gear…

Tagged with: airgun, chicken farm, hw110, laminate, mat manning, night vision, pcp, rat, Richard Saunders, sidelever, test, the airgun show, weihrauch
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The Great British Shooting Awards – all the winners

Posted on 18/02/2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

It was a great event on Saturday night after the British Shooting Show, and just in case you missed it, here are all the winners from the Great British Shooting Awards. Shooting Apparel of the Year Deerhunter Pro Gamekeeper Jacket Rifle…