A Beginners Guide to Benchrest Shooting | PT 1

Frank Pearman provides a brief introduction on Bench Rest Shooting and how you can get involved with this brilliant for of Shooting.

Guest blogger, The Huntsman Channel, shares his experience from a recent Rat Hunt. 

Read below for information on baiting, locating Rat-Runs and general tips on Ratting. 

Rats! Like them or loathe them have been around for, well, since the dinosaurs popped their clogs. (Thanks Wikipedia.)

Rats are extremely intelligent animals and can be quite a formidable quarry species to the uninitiated, and are new to the Shooting sport.

THE LONG AWAITED ABILITY TO RECORD VIDEOS WITH SOUND IS FINALLY HERE!

It's here! Finally.

Those lucky enough to own either the Pulsar Forward F455 or the Pulsar Forward FN455 will now have the opportunity to record sound on your videos, with the latest Firmware 2.0 update from Pulsar.

Plus! Not only will you be able to record sound over your videos, but you will also be able to pause whilst video recording, making sure you only capture your key shots.

And

PULSAR 4.0 FIRMWARE UPDATE

(Words: Pulsar)

Firmware 4.0: New observation mode and image detail boost, new reticles expanded range of icon brightness settings.

Remaining true to our promise of continuous technological innovation, PULSAR is bringing yet another Firmware update enhancing the performance of our devices. New Firmware 4.0 is dedicated to our top of the line XP series products only.

IMAGE DETAIL BOOST 

– a new function that increases the contour sharpness of the heated objects for a hefty image detail boost giving you an unprecedented level of image clearness and sharpness allowing you to identify objects even more confidently.

This option comes turned on by default, but can be switched off in the main menu. It is important to note that image detail boost shows its best colours in conditions of high temperature differences.

USER MODE

– the purpose of different

The UKBR22 Nationals took place recently and by the sounds of it the competition was a huge success with a strong turnout, high scoring heats and some brilliant shooting.

We are proud to be a part of the UKBR22 and congratulations to all the winners from the weekend! Have a read below to find out how it all went down.

WORDS: Colin Rose, Event Organiser.
PHOTOS: Copyright of Colin Rose * UKBR22 Nationals.

The UKBR22 or to give us our Sunday name The United Kingdom Association of Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest Shooting holds a annual National competition for both Air Rifle and Rimfire Rifle High Accuracy shooting. We gather on the Friday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend which is our set up or practice day. The air rifle is shot over a distance of 25meters outdoors and consists of 2 classes, Light Hunter (10. lbs rifles) and Heavy Hunter (14.5lbs

This year, and with great pride, we sponsored the 2019 Annual Airgun Forum Charity Meet (AAFGCM) at NOMADS HFT Club. Held once a year and for the third year running, the AAFGCM is an action packed, fun filled weekend with many competitions and prizes to be won.

Below, Carl Clayton (Donations organiser) gives his run-down of this years Annual Airgun Forum Charity Meet. Make sure to have a read and check out the photos.

Shoutout’s go to Carl Clayton, Mick Boswell, Peter Staddon and of course, NOMADS HFT. Expect the full story in Airgun World Magazine soon.
Photo’s are credited to Peter Staddon.

‘On the 23rd of august Airgunforum.co.uk and

All Distance Challenge & Laurels Rutland Teams Event
November 2018

WORDS: Richie Jones

For many shooters around the UK, the end of October marks the close of the competitive season. The hustle and bustle of the long summer days are a distant memory, and as the trees are shedding their leaves, our ranges take on new rugged look as they adjust themselves for the harsh winter months ahead. For me personally, this is my favourite time of the year to shoot as winter has a majestic quality to it. With the nights drawing in at a rapid pace, the days seem to unfold with a clear purpose and the low lying light ever familiar on the ranges this time of year sends a beam of heat that occasionally cuts through the coldest of days making a welcomed break from the chill that lingers in the air.

John Farbrother – OpticsWarehouse – has this month been crowned the 2018 BFTA and WFTC Springer Champion!

We caught up with John for a quick chat to discuss this incredible achievement.

How does it feel to be both BFTA and WFTC Springer Champion?
It feels great! Not something that I was expecting, obviously you set yourself goals to achieve and this year my goals were Top 3 in the BFTA Grand Prix series and Top 5 at the WFTC so this year came as a very big shock to win both of these great events.

How did you get into Air Rifle Shooting?
That started a long time ago with a combination of events. It all started with my parents belonging to West London rangers along with my godfather Basil Meacher. My Father and Basil had a very competitive streak at club level, which has obviously rubbed off on me. They taught me the basics of shooting at a young age that has led where I am today.

I think the

Today Shaun gives a reminder of the ever growing series of Sightron S-Tac 2.5-17.5x56 ED riflescopes and explains the differences between the different styles within this model range.

Use this quick and easy calculator to see if your scope ring and mount combination will clear your rifle's barrel.

Objective bell diameter

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Wrap thickness

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Scope Ring Height

Shaun gives us a two-minute overview of the fantastic IOR Recon 4-28×50 Illuminated FFP MIL MIL Riflescope.

With 120 moa (34. MRAD) of elevation adjustment and 50 moa of windage adjustment this scope provides the ultimate in long-range shooting.

A wide field of view and parallax correction from infinity to less than 8 metres (9 yards) makes this scope ultra-versatile, allowing it to excel in a wide range of shooting disciplines.

Optics Warehouse is the official UK importer of IOR, take a look at our huge range of IOR Riflescopes.

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