Mark Ripley finds that size matters as he pursues a big, bold fox that’s been terrorising chickens Credit:S McGrath / Getty Images The call that came early one wet and cold Saturday morning was a familiar one from a farmer…
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Sporting Rifle 176 is out NOW
We’re ringing in 2020 with a massive bumper issue that you actually can’t miss. It’s a 4-in-1 package with a 32-page bonus mag, 70-minute DVD and 2020 wallplanner along with the usual magazine. You just don’t get any better than…
Tagged with: 2020, chris dalton, David Barrington Barnes, fox, foxing, gear, hunting, hunts, kit, magazine, mike powell, rifle shooting, scope, sporting rifle, stalking, stocked rifle, Will O’Meara
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Cracking combo
Stuart Wilson finds bags of appeal in a .223 rifle package based on a Remington 700 with McMillan stock and GPO Evolve scope. So my shooting friends know, I am a big fan of the Remington 700 action, and over…
Tagged with: ammunition, calibres, cartridge, centrefire, evolve scope, field, forend, foxing, gpo, kit, mcmillan, mounts, muzzle, picatinny, pistol, raytade, remington, Remington 700, rifle, scope, shooting, sportsmatch, stock, stocks, Stuart Wilson
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Stalking essentials, as chosen by our contributors (part 4)
This is our fourth and final part in the stalking essentials series, as chosen by Sporting Rifle’s contributors. Last time, we heard from Byron Pace regarding essential mountain hunting gear, and in our final bumper part, we have picks from…
Tagged with: ammunition, big game, buffalo, Byron Pace, clothing, footwear, foxing, gun, hunting, long range, mark ripley, mike powell, mountain hunting, nv, Pete Carr, rifles, shooting, sporting rifle, stalking
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Contributors’ choice: Essential collection
Sporting Rifle’s contributors tell us what gear they really rely on for a wide range of hunting purposes – from foxing to stalking to sport abroad. Credit: Byron Pace Scottish stalking gear, by Chris Dalton As a professional stalking guide,…
Tagged with: Byron Pace, chris dalton, contributors, foxing, gear, hunting, kit, lowland, mike powell, mountain hunting, paul childerley, rifle, scottish, sport, sporting rifle, stalking
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Chris Parkin tests the Mars 4 from ATN
Chris Parkin hopes for an otherworldly performance he assesses the newest thermal imager from ATN, the Mars 4 The ATN Mars 4 has looks similar to its NV sibling, the X-Sight, except for the reflective silver sheen to the 47mm…
Tagged with: ATN, Chris Parkin, foxing, mars 4, night vision, nv, optic, picatinny, rangefinder, rifle, riflescope, scope, sporting rifle, thermal imager, x sight
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Ask the experts
Our team of experts solves five more of your burning questions, from cabinets to camo Optics Q: NV and thermal scope manufacturers of late seem to be increasing the eye relief of their scopes – up to 90mm from the…
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Scanning the stubbles
Hailing the arrival of ‘that’ time of year, Mike Powell discusses harvest foxing tactics and tests two new Pulsar Axion thermal units Credit: Michael Breuer / Getty Images Most field sports bring a certain time of year that followers of…
Tagged with: field sports, foxers, foxing, mike powell, night shooters, night vision, pheasant season, pulsar axion, range, roe rut, Scott Country
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The Shooting Show – out foxing with the Sightmark Wraith
Mark Ripley’s got a fox problem to deal with out on the South Downs. And he’s got a new tool to help him solve it: the Sightmark Wraith, a new digital scope that’s equally capable shooting in day and night.…
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
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