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ALL SET FOR EXCITING TIMES • THE EARLY PART of the year is a great time for looking ahead and making plans for the coming months. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing over the past few days and the 2022 shooting calendar looks like being another full one.
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A SHORTER SPECIES OF SERPENT • After going large with its latest King Cobra scopes, MTC goes small with the new Copperhead range, and Mike Morton’s keen to take a closer look
NEWS IN BRIEF • QUICK SHOTS…
LIGHT UP TO THE MAX • Airgun shooters who need a light at night can check out the new LumenMAX lamp from Professional Airgun Optics
IN THEIR ELEMENT • If you need to shoot plenty of lead without having to reload, then take a look at the spare magazines from Elemental Objects
BELL TOLLS FOR BROADS SHOOTERS • A bell target club’s Christmas shoot results in a close-fought battle between two family members to determine the individual winner
THE BARN DOOR • Jim Old’s promise to take his son shooting has to be postponed, but when it finally comes around it works out well – at least for one of them
AIRMAIL • WHERE YOU GET TO AIR YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS
IMMERSIVE OPTICS 10X40 PRISMATIC SIGHT
GET SET FOR SUCCESS • Gun care and general set-up begins as soon as you take charge of your new rifle, and Mike Morton offers 10 tips to give newcomers a head start
COPING WITH THE COLD • Freezing winter weather doesn’t have to bring pest control to a halt – Mat Manning reckons cold conditions can actually be an advantage as long as you take the right approach
BLINK AND YOU’LL MISS IT! • Chris Bentley makes a return to shooting springers, but forgets one of the fundamentals, and that’s a problem that needs to be fixed
ON SAFARI • Roger Lait helps a shooting friend get a large dose of high-power happiness in the shape of the Daystate Red Wolf Safari
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A RIGHT CARD • Andy McLachlan reveals a few secrets when it comes to shooting the fledgling discipline of long-range unsupported benchrest
THE SANTA SHOOT • Medals and trophies are all well and good, but Andy McLachlan’s living in hope of a liquid reward as he takes part in Bolton’s novelty shoot
RIVERBANK STAKEOUT • Mink are an invasive species that cause serious problems to British wildlife – Mat Manning sets up for an evening ambush after the pests turn up on his patch
BEST of BRITISH • Jonathan Young takes a look at Marksman pellets, a brand that’s made in England, has plenty of history and is still going strong today
AIRGUN ANSWERS • OUR EXPERTS HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS IN THEIR SIGHTS!
TEST STATION • WHERE THE UK’S TOUGHEST AIRGUN TESTS LIVE
AFTER-DARK INSIGHT • Thermal spotters give pest shooters an unparalleled ability to spot nocturnal quarry in the dark – Mat Manning gives his verdict on four leading models
ZEISS DTI 3/25 • zeiss.ly/DTI25
INFIRAY EYE II E6 PRO V3 • highlandoutdoors.co.uk
PULSAR AXION KEY XM30 • scottcountry.co.uk
PARD G19 L • sportsmanguncentre.co.uk
CARBINE CRAZY • Mike Morton goes into action with the CO2-powered, BB-blasting, US military-themed M4A1 Carbine from Lee-Enfield (Guns)
ADD ON TO CARRY ON • Rich Saunders concludes his in-depth look at what modern night vision technology can offer the airgun hunter, this time focusing on IR...