Reviews

New scope on the block

Posted on August 27, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Chris Parkin is impressed by a tactically styled scope from new arrival DD Optics DD Optics have jumped into the UK optics market thanks to importer RUAG making a shrewd move to distribute and promote the German brand before anyone…

Tagged with: bergara, British Shooting Show, Chris Parkin, dd optics, precision rifle shooting, ruag, scope, uk optics
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Chris Parkin reviews Blaser optics

Posted on August 9, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Blaser isn’t just a rifle or shotgun brand – it’s a big name in the optics world, too, and Chris Parkin has one of their flagship offerings on test Blaser, as a brand, have a very loyal following, and when…

Tagged with: binoculars, blaser, brand, Chris Parkin, ffp, optics, parallax, review, rifle, riflescopes, scope, shotgun
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Is this the perfect rifle rest system?

Posted on August 2, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Have Wicked Lights engineered the perfect rifle rest system? Mike Powell reckons they might have done just that as he tests the Rekon sticks on a foxing mission. Rifle rest of one sort or another is an essential item, even…

Tagged with: fox, grass field, mike powell, primos trigger sticks, rekon, rest, rifle, rifle rest, Scott Country, shoot, shooter, stalkers, wicked lights
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Mike Powell gets his hands on a new .17 HMR

Posted on July 23, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mike Powell gets to grips with the newest and quite possibly the best .17 HMR on the block: The CZ 457 Royal It’s now around 16 years that the little .17 HMR has been with us. I remember the furore…

Tagged with: 457 royal, ammunition, cz, Edgar Brothers, general licence, hmr, mike powell, rifle, rimfire, shooting, trigger
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In-depth with the Steyr Mannlicher

Posted on July 12, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stuart Wilson gets his hands on the Steyr Mannlicher CLII SX in .243 topped with a Nightforce SHV scope, and goes in-depth on it’s features! Sportsman Gun Centre were good enough to send me a Steyr Mannlicher CLII SX in…

Tagged with: nightforce, pro hunter, rifle, steyr, Stuart Wilson, trigger, zeroing
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Will O’Meara’s long-awaited Proof Research rifle review

Posted on July 9, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

After a year-long wait, Will O’Meara finally takes delivery of his new Proof Research rifle. But how does it shoot? It’s like when you are studying for an exam: right when you are getting into a good routine and knuckling…

Tagged with: bipods, calibre, carbon fibre, competitions, hunting, hunting season, muzzle breaks, optics, picatinny, proof research rifle, rifle, rig, shoot, shooting, tactical hunter, triggers, Will O’Meara
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Hawke’s newest release

Posted on June 18, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The newest release from Hawke is perfectly suited to use on a .22, finds Chris Parkin. Hawke’s Frontier Mil-Pro riflescope is due on sale this summer and has a huge amount to offer rifle shooters across a broad range of…

Tagged with: 22, Chris Parkin, Hawke, hunters, parallax, riflescopes, rimfire, schmidt and bender, shooters
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Stuart Wilson’s Lithgow combo

Posted on June 11, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

You can cover a good area, comfortably taking targets out to 150 yards and more Stuart Wilson sets up in his pick-up for a proper field test of the Lithgow Arms LA101 .17 HMR Synthetic Stainless, decked out with Nikko…

Tagged with: aimsport, field test, Highland Outdoors, hornaday, lithgow arms la101 .17 hmr synthetic stainless, moderator, nikko scope, pistol grip, rifle, scope, shooting, shoots, Stuart Wilson, Winchester
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Mike Powell reviews the Pulsar Accolade

Posted on June 10, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mike Powell turns his eye – well, both eyes – to the Pulsar Accolade thermal binocular and its eye strain-reducing capabilities. Fox numbers in my area seem to have been high. There are various reasons for that, one of which…

Tagged with: fox, mike powell, monocular, pulsar accolade, rabbits, rangefinding, RSPB, shooting, thermal binocular, Thomas Jacks
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A lifetime of rifles

Posted on May 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

From humble beginnings with a BSA to today’s exploits with Sauer, Howa, Anschütz and CZ, Mike Powell discusses the rifles that have been important to his shooting life I really can’t explain why I have always been heavily involved with…