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The Airgun Show – hunting rabbits and magpies, the Zbroia Hortitsia on test, PLUS highlights from the Game Fair…

Making a mixed bag really adds to the enjoyment of an air rifle hunt, and Andy Watkins is setting his sights on rabbits and magpies. Success with the rabbits provides Andy with fresh bait for his corvid ambush, and the

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The Airgun Show – hide shooting for magpies and squirrels, PLUS gas-ram plinking pistol on test

Magpies are getting territorial as the nesting season approaches, so Mat Manning sets up a decoying ruse to draw the corvids within range of his hide. With grey squirrels also visiting a nearby feeding station, it promises to be an

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The Airgun Show – crow, pigeon and magpie shooting, PLUS the Umarex UX Patrol on test…

We join Andy Watkins for a roving session on his summertime rounds. Ripening crops are pulling in the pests, creating a great opportunity for a mixed bag, and the prize-winning target shooter pulls off some long shots to bring pigeons

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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 – Woodland Hunting Tactics, plus Nick Jenkinson on Trigger Adjustment and Technique

Successful airgun hunting hinges on being in the right place at the right time. In episode 59 Mat Manning explains how to pinpoint hotspots on your woodland permissions to help you get more squirrels, rats, pigeons and crows in your

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The Airgun Show – Squirrel and magpie hide hunt, PLUS the Richter Optik Exact scope on test

  Squirrels and magpies are on the hit list this week, Mat Manning heads out hide shooting with the Air Arms Ultimate Sporter. The woodland pests are queuing up to raid the gamekeeper’s pheasant feeders, which are also attracting other

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The Airgun Show – decoying corvids with the Daystate Pulsar, PLUS the BSA Comet EVO on test

We’ve got everything covered, from electronic PCPs to affordable break-barrel spring guns. First up, it’s an ambush from the hide, as Mat Manning takes the Daystate Pulsar out on its first hunting trip. See how the state-of-the-art airgun fares against

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The Airgun Show – daytime ratting and the Air Arms Ultimate Sporter

In episode five of The Airgun Show, a rat-infested farm provides hectic action for Mat Manning as he uses baiting tactics to crack down on the grain-stealing pests with his BSA Ultra SE. On the test bench this week is

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The Airgun Show — a mixed bag with Rob Collins PLUS pump or tank?

Corvids, woodpigeons and collared doves are in the crosshairs as Mat Manning joins Rob Collins for some farmyard pest control in this week’s episode of The Airgun Show. The pair stake out stock units and grain stores as they crack

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