The Lynx effect

Tim Pilbeam tests the Lynx 94 Hunter, and finds that years of experience in manufacturing biathlon guns can make for an exquisite rifle and a very enjoyable shoot indeed

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Extreme quality

The Mauser MO3 Extreme .223 Carbine is designed as a varminting rifle. Are its uses wider than that? Tim Pilbeam tests its performance in all conditions and at every distance

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Ready for anything

Tim Pilbeam tests the Sako 85 Varmint Laminated Stainless in .222, and finds a plethora of uses – from vermin shooting to long-range shots – for this solid rifle topped with Leupold glass

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Side by side

Tim Pilbeam gets his hands on a bit of class, and itches to get an invitation to some overseas shooting to put an exquisite double rifle through its paces

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Three of the best

Tim Pilbeam takes out over £6,000 worth of glass from top manufacturers Swarovski, Zeiss and Schmidt & Bender. Can one of these high-specification scopes outshine the others?

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Centre stage

Regular reviewer Tim Pilbeam tests an American favourite that is fast finding support this side of the Atlantic pond, chambered in .204 Ruger and married to a Minox optic

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Full force

Tim Pilbeam reviews the military-spec Nightforce scope with an innovative reticle, testing how it copes with the switch to a hunting application

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Laser precision

The new rangefinding scope from Burris claims to give shooters a reliable point of aim as well as a range. Tim Pilbeam finds out whether it really works

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Highland mighty

Tim Pilbeam gets his hands on the RPA Highland Stalker in .30-06 – and puts its name to the test by taking it stalking in the Highlands

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New Blaser on the block

Tim Pilbeam field tests the Blaser R8, which sees the popular R93 updated with an innovative magazine unit and a new trigger

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