Mike Morton prepares to get knocked sideways by the FFP 4-16×50 – one of several innovative scopes in Hawke’s new Sidewinder range. Hawke recently refreshed its line-up of Sidewinder scopes, offering a series of brand new models. Any of these…
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Hawke Sidewinder FFP 4-16×50 review w/ Mike Morton
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Gear of the Year: The best buys of 2020
Airgun shooters of all disciplines demand the same thing – guns and gear that perform really well, while representing great value for money. Here are a few of our top choices, suiting a wide range of budgets, that will help…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun shooter, element optics, gear, gear of the year, guns, hawke, Hawke Optics, money, optics, rangefinding, rifle scope, scope, shooter, sidewinder, target
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Outdoor shooting: Andy McLachlan explains the attraction
Whether you’re a hunter, an HFT or an FT, the attraction of outdoor shooting can prove irresistible, as Andy McLachlan explains. Unlike HFT, FT shooters can use their side parallax control to rangefind a target Regular readers may remember my…
Tagged with: Andy McLachlan, field target, ft, hft, Hunter, hunting rifle, outdoor shooting, rangefinding, scope, shooters, shooting, target-shooting, techniques
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Mat Manning tests the MTC SWAT Prismatic scope
Mat Manning tries out the MTC SWAT Prismatic airgun scope and has to reconsider his views on super-compact sights. Scopes with extremely short eye relief are very much the Marmite of the airgun optics world – people seem to either…
Tagged with: airgun optics, airgun scope, airgun shooter, airguns, Brocock, Bullpup, optic, picatinny, prismatic, rangefinding, scope, semi-bullpup, shooting, sights, SWAT, test
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Andy McLachlan takes shooting to the Extreme!
Top FT shooter Neil Hague practises his standing shots, prior to the start of the competition Andy McLachlan and his son James take their shorting to the ‘Extreme’ as they tackle an ultra-hard course at Emley Moor. It was one…
Tagged with: Andy McLachlan, emley moor, Field Target competition, ft, hft, pellet, plinking, rangefinding, shooters, targets
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Roger Lait shares his secrets on training
Roger Lait shares a few secrets about his training regime as he prepares for the WHFTO World Championships in Poland. Who wants to be a world champion? How do you go about being one? Is there a quick way to…
Tagged with: airgun, gun, hft, killzone, pellets, rangefinding, ranges, rapid air weapons tm1000, roger lait, shooter, training, whfto, world champion, world championships
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Winter wonderland
Daz Taylor checks the zero of his combo before taking on some cold-weather coursework It may be spring now, but Andy McLachlan urges outdoor shooters to plan well ahead and practise when the mercury starts to plummet once again I…
