We set up an ambush for rabbits while out to recce a new shooting permission. Mat Manning explains how to make the most of your static hunting with a bipod, and put more bunnies in the bag. This week’s test…
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The Airgun Show – rabbit shooting off a bipod, PLUS the FX Verminator MKII on test
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The Airgun Show – night vision rat shoot with the Air Arms Ultimate Sporter PLUS Crosman Phantom MkII on test
We’re heading back to the fish farm where the rats proved elusive during our last visit – but this time we’re using night vision. Watch as Mat Manning sets out a smelly trap for the scaly-tails, then sits back to…
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The Airgun Show – roost shooting for pigeons, British Shooting Show and Air Arms S200 review
It’s a blustery day in the woods, but strong winds aren’t going to put paid to the pigeon shoot. Mat Manning reaches for his FAC-rated Daystate Mk4 to beat the breeze, and manages to bag a few pigeons at the…
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The Airgun Show – shooting crows at the roost PLUS Gamo Coyote review and the new Daystate Pulsar
With nesting season just around the corner, we’re thinning out the crows before they get a chance to prey on this spring’s eggs and chicks. Mat Manning heads to the woods, setting up an ambush to target the scavenging corvids…
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The Airgun Show – winter woodland squirrel shoot PLUS how to cook curried rabbit pasties
Grey squirrel control is making headlines, and we’re heading out on a cull of our own in woodland where the bushy-tails are causing problems. Mat Manning waits in ambush as the greedy squirrels home in to attack pheasant feeders, and…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rabbit shooting and the Brocock Contour S6 XL Elite
It’s into the darkness as Mat Manning heads out on a night-time rabbit hunt. The bunnies are being elusive, but Mat puts the brand new Pitch Black Field Master digital night vision unit to good use, bringing several of the…
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The Airgun Show – autumn squirrel shooting and the Weihrauch HW100KT
It’s back to the woods as Mat Manning sets out in pursuit of grey squirrels. With the trees still in full leaf, the shooting is tricky, but the bushy-tails can’t resist the lure of the autumn bounty, and Mat demonstrates…
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The Airgun Show – stalking rabbits, the Gamo Varmint Stalker Barricade on test, with news from BSA, Air Arms and Daystate
For the ninth episode of The Airgun Show, fieldcraft and cunning are the order of the day as Mat Manning sets out on foot to keep numbers of grass-gobbling rabbits in check. Creeping within range of wily rabbits is never easy,…
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The Airgun Show – squirrel hunt on an Essex estate AND a mouthwatering game pie recipe
Squirrels are in the crosshairs in episode six of the Airgun Show as Mat Manning heads to an Essex estate where the greedy rodents are munching their way through the pheasant feed. The fidgety rodents aren’t giving themselves up easily,…
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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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