Cold, wet weather has pushed more rats onto the farm, and Mat Manning is using night vision gear to bring them to book. The action takes a while to warm up but the scavenging rodents eventually emerge to feed and…
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The Airgun Show – hectic night vision rat hunt, PLUS slug shooting test with FX Impact MKII…
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On the Bench with Mat Manning #3: Barrel changing tips for the FX
In this week’s edition of On the Bench, Mat is going to show you how to quickly and easily change the barrel, and therefore the calibre, on one of his favourite airguns of late, the FX Impact MKII. Since reviewing…
The Airgun Show – Hunting double bill with pigeons, doves, jackdaws and squirrels, PLUS new gear from IWA 2019…
Successful airgun hunting hinges on being in the right place at the right time… and a small helping of luck from time to time. Andy Watkins gets his timing and location spot on as he heads out on a roving…
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The Airgun Show – Pest control in winter woodland, PLUS new guns and gear from the British Shooting Show…
We join Andy Watkins on his woodland hunting rounds to try for grey squirrels and woodpigeon. Andy is trialling uprated camo and heavyweight ammo, and the results are impressive to say the least. We’ve also got a roundup of new…
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The Airgun Show – hunting crows and magpies, guns and gear from IWA and how to master aim-off
First it’s Stuart Wilson in the hot seat – or should that be the garden seat? He’s aiming to bump off some marauding corvids over bait from his garden shed. But the pesky crows and magpies are more wily than…
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The Airgun Show – roving woodland hunt, how to zero, and gear from the British Shooting Show
Join us on an evening wander in the woods. The aim of the roving session is to earmark quarry hotspots around the permission but Mat Manning still manages to shoot a few pests while he’s at it. We’ve also got…
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The Airgun Show – woodland pest control with scope-cam, plus IWA 2016 and Hawke Airmax 30 SF
The squirrel cull continues, and we’re staking out the bushy-tails’ favourite feeding places in the woods this week in episode 47 – and there are some interesting wildlife encounters along the way. Patience is the key when it comes to…
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The Airgun Show – cold weather squirrel hunt, PLUS The British Shooting Show 2016 and Crosman MTR77 NP
A spell of cold weather provides the perfect conditions to target grey squirrels with a grain feeder. Mat Manning uses hide tactics to get within range of the hungry greys, making a welcome contribution to the control of this invasive…
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The Airgun Show – night rat shooting, PLUS the FX Indy on test
The nights are drawing in and the rats are venturing out, so we’re back on pest control duty. Mat Manning is trying out a new bait in a bid to hold the scaly-tails still, but the ravenous rodents have other…
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The Airgun Show – summer squirrel shoot, PLUS the FX Wildcat on test
We’ve got grey squirrels in the crosshairs in episode 31, and Mat Manning has set up a peanut feeder to draw them down from the treetops. Summertime squirrel shooting can be frustrating when targets are hidden in the dense foliage,…
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