As lockdown eases and retail comes back to life, you might be thinking about getting a new scope for stalking. To help, we asked Sporting Rifle contributor Byron Pace to pick his top 8 best stalking scopes. Of course, with…
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Best stalking scopes 2020: Our top 8 picks
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Best scopes for rimfire rifles 2020
Mike Powell presents his best scopes for rimfire rifles this year. 1 – Hawke Airmax 3-12×50 30SF Hawke Airmax 3-12×50 30SF Without a doubt the maker of scopes that have always been very much to the fore when it comes…
Tagged with: airmax, anschutz, bsa ultra, bushnell, calibre, FAC, gpo, Hawke, Hawke Frontier, hawke sidewinder, leupold, Meopta, mike powell, minox, mtc, night vision, optics, rabbits, rat shooting, remington, rifle shooting, rifles, rimfire, scopes, top scopes
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Posted in Features, Rimfire
Top 10 best scopes for foxing 2020
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…
Tagged with: best scopes for foxing 2020, foxing, Hawke, leopold, mark ripley, nightforce, optics, range, scopes, swarovski, Vortex Viper, zeiss conquest
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Mike Powell’s report on fox populations
Mike Powell provides a report on fox populations, and his own exploits, in winter 2019. Credit: Michael Breuer / Getty Images As far this winter’s foxing has been concerned, the headline news is that we took above average numbers here.…
Tagged with: country, fox, foxes, lambing, mark ripley, mike powell, population, pulsar, report, rifle, scopes, season, shooting, shot, sporting rifle, winter
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SPONSORED: RUAG at the British Shooting Show
Don’t forget to visit the RUAG Ammotec UK stand at the upcoming British Shooting Show RUAG say they are “looking forward to a bright future with Meopta” as the new UK distributor for their wide range of optics. They went…
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First steps into foxing
Robert Bucknell relates his early days in the foxing world – and gives some invaluable advice on how you can get into the sport today I am extremely lucky in that, being brought up on a farm, the countryside was…
Get ready for the British Shooting Show
The ‘jewel in the crown’ of British shooting shows and game fairs is back – here’s how the show will shape up in 2020. At this year’s British Shooting Show will also be the Great British Shooting Awards! For more…
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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…
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SPONSORED: GECO Black Friday week!
Get your hands on this limited-time deal and thank yourself later! For one week only, GECO Optics will be on sale for 30% off! This offer runs from 29th November (Black Friday) until Thursday 5th of December, so there is…
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…
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