In the first of a series of night vision reviews, Rich Saunders takes a look at five of the best infrared scopes for air rifle use When the weather cooperates, shooting at night in the winter can be very productive.…
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InfiRay Rico RL42 review w/ Mat Manning
Mat Manning gives his verdict on the InfiRay Rico RL42 – a high-end thermal riflescope that promises seriously hot round-the-clock viewing Technological advancements in night vision optics have far exceeded anything that most shooters could have imagined just a few…
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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
Night vision rat hunting – The Countryman
Were looking back to midwinter when Mat Manning set himself up with night vision and put in a late shift in an attempt to hold back the winter influx of rats. Cold weather is setting in and rats are becoming…
Tagged with: countryman, equipment, farmyards, fields, fx impact mkii, kit, lamping, lamplight, mat manning, night vision, night vision scopes, rat hunting, rats, scope, winter
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Pard NV008P LRF review with Mat Manning
Mat Manning eyes up the Pard NV008P LRF; a compact digital day and night scope that that’s big on features and value. Modern night vision equipment has had a huge impact on after-dark pest control over recent years, enabling hunters…
Tagged with: fx impact mkii, mat manning, night scope, night vision, optic, pard nv008p lrf, rangefinder, review, zeroing
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The Countryman: ratting by lamplight
Mat Manning goes old school and heads out after the scaly-tails with a spring-powered gun and a scope-mounted lamp. Rat shooting is synonymous with winter evenings, and as the year gradually rolls around it is starting to take up more…
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The Airgun Show – night vision farmyard rat hunt, PLUS Umarex Syrix on test…
The nights are drawing in, the temperature is falling and rats are starting to invade the farm. We join Mat Manning in this week’s episode of The Airgun Show on an after-dark session as he uses night vision tactics to…
Tagged with: combo, farmyard, hunt, John Rothery Wholesale, mat manning, mounts, night vision, rat hunt, rats, scope, shoot, syrix, test, the airgun show, umarex
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Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Airgun Shooter 141 is on sale NOW!
The latest issue of Airgun Shooter Magazine is now available! Mat Manning has managed to get his hands on the Daystate Delta Wolf – an electronic supergun that must surely be the most eagerly awaited air rifle of the year.…
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The Airgun Show – lamping rats with a spring-powered gun, PLUS the Fenix HM65R ShadowMaster…
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…
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Posted in News, The Airgun Show
Best airgun gear for night hunting
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…
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