Mark Ripley presents his top 10 picks for the best scopes for foxing this year. 10 – Hawke Frontier SF 5-20×50 IR Hawke Frontier SF 5-20×50 IR Hawke scopes have always been in my mind a very under rated brand…
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Top 10 best scopes for foxing 2020
Tagged with: best scopes for foxing 2020, foxing, Hawke, leopold, mark ripley, nightforce, optics, range, scopes, swarovski, Vortex Viper, zeiss conquest
Posted in Features, Optics
Posted in Features, Optics
Tactical T Series Spotting Scope – our latest scope review
Chris Parkin shares his views on the Legend Tactical T Series Spotting Scope from Bushnell. Legend Tactical T-Series Spotting Scope on test Bushnell’s Legend Tactical T series scope is a compact unit with compressed BAK4 Prism construction minimising its overall…
Tagged with: prone, rangefinders, scope, tactical t, tactical t series spotting scope, tripod
Posted in Optics, Reviews
Posted in Optics, Reviews
Remington 700 SPS Varmint review
Foxing expert Mike Powell reviews Remington 700 SPS Varmint sporting a Form Carro Stock. Mike Powell puts the Remington 700 SPS Varmint to the test My personal involvement with this rifle has been very limited so I was really looking…
Howa 1500 – latest rifle reviewed
Stuart Wilson gets to grips with the Howa 1500; especially the top-of-the-range chassis system from Oryx. Our latest review rifle comes from Howa; a model 1500 in calibre 300 AAC BLK (300 Blackout) a new creation which is effectively a…
A glimpse of history
Ray Garner looks to the past – and looks through a Schmidt & Bender 425 Leichtmetall M riflescope. Marketing folk tell us that in order to sell something, you must first of all give it a name. And Leichtmetall M…
Tagged with: guns, history, leichtmetal, optics, rangefinding, ray garner, rifles, riflescope, rimfire, schmidt and bender, scope, shoot, shooter, sights, target
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Posted in News, Reviews
Gun review: Tactical triumph
Chris Parkin finds himself warming to American scopes as he reviews the Bushnell Elite Tactical DMR II in 3.5-21×50. This is my third encounter with Bushnell’s Elite Tactical range, and I was pleased to report this latest unit has exceeded…
Tagged with: American, bushnell elite, Chris Parkin, hunting, long range, picatinny, rifle, scope, scopes, shooter, varminter
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Posted in News, Reviews
Yukon Sightline review with Chris Parkin
The next generation of affordable NV is here: it’s the Yukon Sightline review, as Chris Parkin finds himself truly enamoured The Yukon Photon has been a superb first step into the night vision world for more than five years, and…
Tagged with: adjustment, centrefire, Chris Parkin, digital, gear, lens, n470, night vision, nv, optics, picatinny, pulsar, range, rifles, scopes, Scott Country, target, thermal, thermion, wicked light, yukon sightline, zeroing
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Posted in News, Reviews
The calibre hunter
Byron Pace assesses the performance of a lesser-known alternative to the .375 H&H For the last few months I have been in Africa, spending much of that time walking with some of the biggest and most dangerous animals on the…
A winner from Winchester
Assessing the sub-£500 Winchester XPR in .30-06, Stuart Wilson finds a camouflage rifle that certainly stands out. I unboxed the Winchester XPR to find a camouflage-stocked variant in .30-06 Spr, topped off with a Kite Optics scope, already mounted. The…
Tagged with: camouflage, cartridges, firearm, hunters, optics, pistol grip, rifle, scope, shooters, shooting, Stuart Wilson, target, Winchester, winchester 70, winchester xpr, xpr
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What’s the best foxing calibre?
From .17 to .243, Mike Powell lines up the options to find out which best suits different foxing situations L-R: .22 airgun, .17 HMR, .17 Hornet, .223 Rem, .243 Win Two questions I see crop up time and time again…
Tagged with: .17, 243, air arms diabolo, air rifles, calibre, centrefire, countryside, daystate huntsman, FAC, foxes, foxing, foxing calibre, mark ripley, mike powell, pard, pellet, rifle, shoot, shooting
Posted in Ammunition, Features, Hunting
Posted in Ammunition, Features, Hunting
