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Difficult bag made easy with LightForce 170 HID and IcoTec GC300

2014-05-03T06:35:00.002-07:00

Well it's been a while peeps but we were out testing the GC300 from IcoTec and our new LightForce HID lamp so I thought I would let you know how it went.

I have to say I am very impressed with both. The HID seems to have a slightly different color temperature to other lamps I have used and we intentionally visited a golf course hat has been lamped for years by shooters and dogs. If there is anywhere that it's hard to get a bag of rabbits this is it. After about an hour and a half Lisa and our friend Geoff had bagged half a dozen lovely condition rabbits for the pot. It was now time to get the .243 out and let the IcoTec game caller do it's job.
We have had some good results of late with this set up but weather has stopped us from filming and getting out as much as we'd like.

Now I was not quite prepared for what happened next, within seconds of deploying the caller, Lisa lit up a fox steaming in from the right of us heading straight for the GC300. Unable to see this happening from the drivers seat Lisa lent in and touched my shoulder indicating for a stop, Geoff took aim with Lisa just feathering charlie with the lamps incredible beam and a loud and solid thump followed the satisfying crack of the .243 Charlie down and out!
Lisa flicked the light around once the kill was confirmed and spotted another one disappearing over the brow of the hill on to the next fairway. That's one we'll see another night, I suspect it will need to be taken with NV after seeing what happened the last time it saw the spooky slightly orange and red glow of the LightForce HID.

Teamwork, stealth and good communication are the key to becoming a successful lamping outfit. Lisa, Geoff and I were communicating without words, just using touch for stop and go. The high shooting position from our Frontera's moon roof also helps allowing you greater freedom of movement and the ability to spot better.

Expect to see this set up again and look out for this episode on the channel soon.

ATB Malc, Lisa and the crew

Malc n Lisa discover the BSA Spitfire by John Bowkett

2013-12-17T10:16:00.000-08:00

Lisa and I were looking for something to do and we really wanted to get out with the Spitfire that has been knocking around in my gun cupboard for ages. We had just cleaned out the larder and were blessed with quite a selection of out of date tins. We agreed that it would make a rather good shooting gallery for the Spitfire. I wanted to get the gun set up for some ratting action so this would be a good chance to find the best ammo for it and get a solid zero. We set off with our out of date tinned food plinking gallery and made our way to the farm.

Once at the farm we set out our collection of canned cordon blur targets and zeroed the Spitfire on the box beneath. I am never surprised when I shoot one of John's designs as I am fully aware of his genius but the Spitfire did catch me ever so slightly of guard. I remember thinking "a break barrel PCP.... what on earth?" So the inline valve break barrel PCP that is the BSA Spitfire is a design of John Bowkett's from the beginning of the 21st century. It's self regulating inline airflow design makes it very efficient and gives very good shot to shot consistency. I remember wondering why on earth would BSA drop such a design from their line up? maybe it was another poor decision made by the accountants that seem to run the firm these days.....

For those of you that are not familiar with this incredible design, it fills from a port underneath the main action just in front of the trigger guard. You can fill from a dive bottle or a stirrup pump but one of the things that I love about the Spitfire is it's ability to fill from a buddy bottle in the field. Just top up the bottle and gun before you go out and you'll have around 100-120 shots from a single buddy bottle.
Filling up in the field is easy, just screw in the buddy bottle until the gun is charged and you're ready for another 20-30 shots depending on version. We tested Air Arms Diablo and H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme's. As you can see from the image below the Cuda's were devastating, going straight through a 4 year old can of Campbell's condensed chicken soup. This shows just how well that pellet retains it's energy, pushing through the thick soup and penetrating the tin both sides really is quite impressive. The rifle runs consistently with the Cuda's at 11.5fpe so it's not like the gun was running hot.

I can't wait to get out ratting with his gun now, it's super accurate and with the Cuda's the rat's won't stand a chance. I have an MTC Mamba and NiteSite NS200 up ready for our next outing. As you can see from the look on CPTV's Lisa's face this gun is great fun to shoot. Why on earth would they stop making it?

Here is a fantastic read regarding the Spitfire from the man himself John Bowkett.

The unique internal straight line valving in the Spitfire dates back to one of my 1980s designs. On Facebook there is a photo of a prototype complete with a slightly different anti-bounce mechanism that I made around 1990 while I was associated with Titan Developments. The production Spitfire was equipped with my S10 anti-bounce device but slightly modified. I will see if I can find the photo.

The Spitfire went into production in 2000. The idea was to use S10 buddy bottles to top up the rifle. It would be a companion to the flagship but at the other end of the price scale using many components from the production springers but with S10 type barrel/rifling. The Spitfire working pressure is only 1900psi (approx. 130 bars). The buddy bottle is screwed directly into the socket in front of the trigger. No connectors or charging gear is required. The combined shot indicator/pressure relief valve cuts in when that pressure is reached. You cannot overfill the gun. The reservoir volume is small (approx. 50cc) so 2 or 3 full fills can be had from a buddy bottle.

However, the secret of the Spitfires practicality is to be found in its shot indicator. The short 10” barrel carbine will give 25-30 shots per full fill and the 15” barrel rifle another ten or so. The procedure is as follows. Set a target at the maximum range you would use the rifle at - say 45 yards (40M). Give the rifle a full fill until the bleed valve cuts in at 2300psi. It will then slowly fizz down to 1900psi (130 bars) which is the maximum working pressure for the valving. At this point the post of the shot indicator will be at its uppermost limit. The post is in the middle of the pressure relief valve. Start shooting until your point of impact starts to drop on target. Note the position of the post a this stage. It has horizontal lines to help. As long as the post is above this level your shots will be constant. Topping up can be whenever you want. The 200cc bottle is small enough to be portable and there is no charging gear. After a couple of fills the bleed valve will not hiss because its pressure has dropped. This does not matter as long as the post is above the lower limit you previously noted you will get consistent shots but fewer of them per part fill. As an experiment I carried on topping up as many times as I could before there was no longer enough pressure to raise the indicator above its lower level. From the 15” barrel Spitfire I got almost 200 shots.

Due to over enthusiastic use of a flapwheel the main sealing surface inside the air reservoir of the first batch of rifles was damaged. This caused a slow leak. Did they scrap the faulty components? No. The answer that BSA management had to the problem was to go ahead and launch the Spitfire with these faulty cylinders and state that the rifle was designed to hold a “transient charge”. It would hold air for 2-3 days. This was stated in the instruction leaflets that came with the Spitfire. Who wants to buy a pcp that leaks from new. Certainly gunshops would not touch them with a bargepole. NOTHING CHANGES DOES IT!!!!!! This effectively killed sales. Marketing reported in addition that in a gunshop it looked too much like a springer to attract attention.

Al's first fox using the Nitesite Spotter and ICOtec GC300 caller from Best Fox Call

2013-12-14T12:57:00.001-08:00

I have had the NiteSite spotting unit for a while now and it has accounted for numerous rats and rabbit but I had yet to use it for spotting Fox. CPTV's Lisa and I met with my shooting buddy Alan recently at one of our permissions that has a fox problem. We set up in our usual spot in the corner of the field which offers the safest shot and largest area of observation. When plotting up in a vehicle or on foot always make sure you are not silhouetting your self against lights or a skyline. With that in mind we backed our vehicle up towards a wooded area in the corner of the field.
The NiteSite spotter was giving a clear view all the way to the edge of the square wood which is about 500yards.

The image above shows the direction of the shot, the distance to the fox and the shooting position.

Another important thing to take notice of here is the direction of the wind. Most of the time at this permission the wind will blow straight in our faces in the corner where we set up. If it is blowing from a different direction we move to another safe position to make sure we are not winded by the fox.

So the plan was to sit tight for a while and then start calling, alternating the methods using the ICOtec GC300 from Best Fox Call and the NiteSite spotter.

It was now early December and had started to get pretty cold out. Food this time of the year starts to get harder to find and the fox’s usual diet of slugs, beetles and worms can at times become almost impossible to get at. The hard ground, snow and laying water make life very awkward and as a result fox’s become very active looking for food.

This is when calling can really produce fantastic results. That is not to say that in the summer months you can't get results calling but when they are hungry even the wiliest of foxes can drop their guard.

Alan was using his .243 with Hornady V-Max hollow points and Red Field optics. I was operating the caller and NiteSite spotting unit leaving Alan free to concentrate on the the most important bit. Now Alan has been shooting for years and has tones of target experience but he was still to shoot his first fox. We had run in to them a couple of times while rabbiting with the .17 HMR but range wind conditions and my lack of confidence in the HMR as a fox control round had stayed Alan’s trigger finger.

We were now wondering, would tonight be his lucky night?

Well the with the kit we’re using the odds were stacked well in our favour.

We were in place by about 8pm and in preparation for the cold night Alan broke out the flask of hot tea which is great idea at this time of the year. I woke up the ICOtec caller and started to scan the field with the spotter. Now I don’t claim to be a fox shooting expert but I know from experience that just when you least expect to see them they will just appear from nowhere. I could tell Alan was getting slightly itchy feet but I assured him that sitting tight in this spot should pay off. I have taken many fox from this position in fact last year we took 12 in two nights. I know their routes well and on a rabbit outing recently we spotted two fox in front of our shooting position about 10.30pm. I remember saying to Alan that we might see them around the same time as the fox is a creature of habit.

As 10pm approached the temperature seemed to plummet suddenly making the extra layers of thermal clothing very welcome. A warm hat and some good gloves are essential on this sort of outing. I use a nice lightweight glove made by professional sport glove specialists MacWet.

I highly recommend them for any type of shooting, ex female world HFT shooter Steph Kirkwood put me on to these a few years ago and I have warn them ever since.

So….. Lisa, Al and I were just about to have another cup of nice hot tea when from out of nowhere two fox appeared a little short of their usual route.

I very quietly alerted Alan and gave him a direction and waited for him to get ready for the shot. Once he had indicated that he was ready to let the lead fly I hit the first fox with the peripheral light from our trusty LightForce lamp. When using a lamp on live quarry it’s definitely a case of "less is more". I lit up charlie with just enough of the beam for Alan to see his shot placement. A loud crack followed instantly by a solid thump indicated that it was a good hit. Understandably excited Alan was about to start celebrating his clinical execution unaware of the second fox now belting across the field. I hushed Alan and asked him to reload as quickly as possible but as I lit up the field again all we could see was the hind quarters of number two disappearing though the thicket.

Now it was time to make safe the rifle and go and meet Alan’s first kill. The shot was perfectly placed and the unlucky animal lay exactly where it had been hit. It was a magnificent specimen, I don’t think I have ever seen such a clean, well fed and bushy fox as this. I guess that is how you look when you have a diet of chicken and goose. I like the way Alan expressed himself about his kill. When staring down at it he said “it is a shame to have to kill such a beautiful animal” and I agree.

I do not think any of us should be enjoying “the kill” but the enjoyment that can be had in the execution of our duties is a reward that has kept me coming back since I was a young lad. Alan did a good job and I think next time out he’ll be ready for that double.

The time was 10.25pm, I remember feeling an uncomfortably close to smug grin making it's way on to my face ;)

You don’t need a thousand pounds worth of equipment to outsmart a fox but having the NiteSite Spotter and ICOtec caller made this evening a piece of cake. Well done Al this will be the first of many!

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Win the GhostMaker's Custom Air Rifle on Christmas Day

2013-12-06T07:04:00.004-08:00

Hi Country Pursuits TV followers,

Link to entry details https://sites.google.com/site/ghostmakerraffle/

Well yet again Christmas is almost upon us and things at CPTV towers have been really hard.
To help pay the bills I was going to sell my beloved John Bowkett Custom Hornet complete with GINB Custom Stock and a scope, it was suggested by some of the CPTV followers that I should raffle it, so here it is.

One lucky person now has the chance to win a truly unique rifle on Christmas Day!

Click the link above for the website where you will find all the details to enter this fantastic competition.

Kind Regards

Malc n Lisa
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Hunting feral Pigeon with airguns (Air Arms TX200hc)

2013-05-16T01:20:00.001-07:00

In this video I am invited out to do some feral pigeon control at a local multi story car park with my beloved Air Arms TX200hc. On arrival it is clear that there are quite a number of feral's at this location. About an hour in and the population wise up and disappear but not before the TX200hc and BSA Scorpion account for 27 birds. Hunting feral pigeon (or rock doves to give them their correct name) with airguns can be really good sport. However it does require some restraint when shooting them in such a busy urban environment. Take care to make sure there is always something behind the bird to stop the pellet, concrete blocks and brickwork are fine as the pellet will just drop after hitting these straight on. Avoid shooting at armco (metal barriers) or anything else that the pellet can ricochet off of. If you are shooting with a partner have him/her watch for pedestrians while you concentrate on your shot. If you get an opportunity to take two birds down (and you will) synchronise your shooting by agreeing a method designed to time you both right. I usually count " three two one go" and shoot on go. This will not always work but does 99% of the time and will help you shoot larger numbers.
If you can approach birds at night with the use of a night vision unit (NiteSite NS50/200 perfect for this) you can get good numbers that way too. If you done have NV you can use a lamp/gun light, try to use as little light as is necessary as this will help to avoid spooking the birds.
Take anti bacterial hand cleanser, disposable gloves or a littler picker for picking the birds up. You don't want to be handling the birds by hand as they can be riddled with germs like salmonella. Feral pigeon cause 100,000 of thousand of pounds of damage every year. They also spread disease and can infect humans with potentially life threatening conditions. If you do a good job and don't damage any of the property while you are there you will get invited back again. Getting on this kind of permission can take time and patients but once you have your foot in the door you will find that your services are required in some really cool places.

Good luck, safe and happy airgun shooting.
Malc Country Pursuits TV

Rat Hunting with Airguns

2013-04-12T05:28:00.000-07:00

So you have a rat problem what do you do? Poison? Trap? Or shoot them?

Poison will work but I have never been comfortable with the use of poison in or around animal feed.

Also dead rats found in the fields surrounding the area can be fatal to unsuspecting birds of prey looking for a quick and easy meal.

Trapping is an option that can work but it is not as a effective as a lead pellet injection and if you look at the permission in the videos below you will see that you would need a bloody huge bag of traps too.

The Air Rifle is the perfect tool for quick and effective control of this less than savoury visitor.

Breeding

Rattus Norvegicus (the Brown Rat) is a tenacious tenant and once established is almost impossible to completely eradicate. In addition to his incredible ability to survive he is a prolific breeder. The female of the species comes in to heat every 4-5 days and will have up to 7 litters per year. Each litter will have an average of 7 in it but this number can be as high as 14. These young will reach sexual maturity in just 5 weeks!

So just imagine.... a female has 4 female young and just five weeks later they are able to breed, with a gestation period of just 21 days you could have 20 or more female young. If you do the figures on this it is easy to see just how a colony can grow to thousands in a very short time if unchecked.

Diseases

Similar to other rodents, brown rats may carry a number of pathogens, which can result in disease, including Weil's disease, rat bite fever, cryptosoridiosis, viral hemorrhagic fever, Q fever, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Many of these can be very unpleasant and in lots of cases every year fatal.

Creating a safe working environment

It is important to control the numbers of rats and if you have a population in your work place or home you are at risk of disease. Prevention is the best form of attack but in some cases that is no longer an option.

In this series of videos I share with you tips I use to shoot these vermin with Air Rifles.

I will run you through the gear I use and the bait I make to help dictate where I shoot the rat.

Cant Error

2013-01-31T12:20:00.001-08:00

I recently got this question from one of the Country Pursuits TV subscribers

Malc got a doubt I mounted a scope with spirit level and a string with a weight for the vertical line evrything was aligned properly but whn I kept the gun on the shoulder it's tilted to the right n rechecked again on a rest with spirit level n string but it spot on the line. Y is it different whn I hold the gun. Will that make changes in accuracy ? Thx

Here is the answer I gave....

Hi Matthew this is a common fault. Perceived correct gun alignment and actual correct gun alignment are hard to spot unless you know how. Often a correctly aligned scope will feel wrong when shouldered. It is very important that you learn to shoot with it upright though or you will get "cant error"

This link has some great info and good diagrams to show you what that is and how it affects poi (point of impact) http://www.riflescopelevel.com/cant_tests.html

I used to use a scope level to watch out for "cant" when shooting. I was surprised just how often I would be canting the rifle. When it felt wrong it was mainly right and visa versa. I hope this helps.

ATB Malc CPTV

SHOTGUN SLOW MOTION Clips from Ronnie Sunshines caravan carnage

2013-01-25T05:27:00.003-08:00

In this clip I am sharing some of the content shot at the recent fundraiser and fun shoot sponsored by Ronnie Sunshines. Please click on the thumbnails to navigate to the videos. When you have finished watching the clip click the return to hub link and the end of the video and you will return here to select your next video. I hope you all enjoy watching as much as we did shooting them.

The video Caravan Carnage can be found below

We decided to do some fun videos for Dave's (Ronnie Sunshines owner) channel a while back. This is just the first in a series of cool videos involving grown men with shotguns having fun. The videos are shot with trained professionals using all the relevant safety equipment and procedures. The camera used to film these cool clips was the awesome Sony FS700 which we rented from Hire-A-Camera http://www.hireacamera.com

We have some real cool ideas for videos in the New Year so don't forget to subscribe to Country Pursuits TV and Ronnie Sunshines YouTube pages for more cool slow motion carnage.

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Fiat Panda 4x4 test drive

2013-01-25T05:08:00.004-08:00

As CPTV subscribers will know I am currently looking for a 4x4 vehicle. I have looked at the Dacia Duster and will be looking at the Suzuki Jimny and some other budget and compact 4x4's. Next on the list and a welcome return is the Fiat Panda 4x4. I was quite surprised just how good this little car really is. Comfortable and fun to drive the Panda could well be the car I was looking for. I am not going to make up my mind until I have seen all the possibles. But for now the Panda is firmly through to the next round.

2013-01-25T05:04:00.002-08:00

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Hot to fit a scope cam to your airgun

2013-01-02T15:40:00.001-08:00

This video shows the slickest way I have ever seen to connect a camera to a scope.

I have been using scope cams for a good few years now and I have tried just about every way there is to attach them to my airguns. However when shooting recently with my friend Paul I came across a new method of mounting that I had not seen before.

You will need to order the adapter rings from Ebay

1 x 52 - 52 Male to Male
1 x 52 - 38 Male to Female
and 1 x 52 - your camera's filter size Male to Female

Simples =)

2012-12-11T08:48:00.000-08:00

I have not been able to afford a 4x4 vehicle for sometime now but always owned one in the past. With current fuel prices and the cost of a well known all singing and dancing 4x4 being out of my reach I went on the look for something that would not break the bank.
The Dacia Duster is the UK's cheapest 4x4 with prices starting around £9k for the 2x4 petrol and £12k for the 4X4 it really does seem like a bargain. Recently awarded the Top Gear Bargain Car of the year award I thought it had to be worth a look. Looking at the spec sheet seems just too god to be true for the money they are asking but after driving it I am definitely interested in seeing a little more of what they car can do. It is the 2nd fastest selling car in Europe and with it being designed to cope with the less than perfect roads over there the ride excellent. Fuel consumption figures are my main worry when looking at this kind of vehicle. Gone are the days when I can afford to run two cars so this will be my shooting vehicle and the one I used daily for everything else. If I was running pretty much any of the vehicles out there in it's class I would be getting a fair bit less in terms of economy. I would love a Land Rover Defender or a Mitsubishi Shogun but to be honest I do not think I could afford to run one. This on the other hand will be more like running a well set up road car. I am not jumping in to buying anything yet but the Duster is definitely on my radar.

Lisa's first HFT (Hunter Field Target)

2012-10-28T12:02:00.003-07:00

Country Pursuits TV has a young member that has been around for quite some time now. In fact Lisa has been around since well before the beginning of the CPTV channel. The daughter of my best friend showed an interest in shooting right from the word go. She has been the driver in many an episode of CPTV's hunting videos like Hunting with the Hammerli AR20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EUo-T1bGMA & Air Gun Rabbit Hunting with H&N Hunter Extreme pellets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fizrK1TgbdU and she is usually somewhere behind the camera being helpful in some way or another.

I have recently commissioned a custom rifle for her. The rifle will be something really special with a fully custom stock by my friend Toby Lee, and action and parts supplied by John Bowkett, a Tench regulator and built and tuned by Phil Crampton of The Rat Works http://www.facebook.com/TheRATWorks?fref=ts and fully wrapped in Wild Trees camo by CAMO-IT http://www.camoit.co.uk/

However the rifle has taken a while to be finished (Phil is a perfectionist). So this weekend was to be Lisa's first time shooting a HFT style course at The Shooting Grounds in Hertfordshire. As her rifle was not finished I decided to let her use my new hunting rifle the Daystate MK4is. After a little tweak to the eye relief and a quick re-zero Lisa was (unbelievably) hitting the standing 30 & 40mm spinners at 40 yards. She soon got the hang of the holdover required from 8-16 yards and from 30-45 but had a little of a hard time understanding the hold under required to hit the small reducers in between these distances.

That said I was confident she would do well at this friendly event. I have been shooting the MK4is for a while now and after trying a huge selection of pellets I have found the H&N Field Target Trophy 4.51 head size to be the best in this rifle. They seem to take a little less wind than other brands and group better than anything else I have tried.

Lisa was real nervous at the start of the shoot but soon settled down once the targets started falling over. She was doing really well with the Daystate MK4is although it really is to big for her. My confidence in the gun was huge and I knew she could win the junior section if she kept her head together. Lisa is a natural shooter and her standing form's brilliant, I think once she has the custom rifle she could be a formidable opponent.

She does have a lot to learn but I am more than happy for her to join me at HFT events whenever I attend (unless she starts beating me) I know there are some other great Junior shots out there like Becky Rawlings and Alex Honeywell but I think with some time and effort Lisa could be up there nipping at their heals.

Alex Honeywell was in attendance today with his Dave Welham regulated Air Arms EV2 MK4
He has been a regular performer at this years HFT national series putting in some excellent scores including an overall win at this years RSN10 Memorial Cup. Alex finished 2nd place in the 2012 Junior section of the UKAHFT championships and could well be a contender for the Junior World Hunter Field Target championships next year.

So how did Lisa get on?

Well Lisa finished first in the junior section and would have taken the ladies trophy too if she had not been shooting as a junior. I am very proud of her and I have just got of the phone with her father and he is just so pleased that he could not really find the words to express it.

I think we will be seeing a lot more of these two in the future. They both pop up on Country Pursuits TV from time to time so if you would like to follow their progress please subscribe to the channel.

Lisa with the Daystate MK4is looking very happy with her result

2012-10-15T15:06:00.000-07:00

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2012-10-15T14:59:00.001-07:00

The Tackle & Gun Trade show is one of the Industries leading events for the trade to come and show their new products. I was invited down this year to talk to a few of the exhibitors about their new products. I talked to Phil and Dave from NiteSite about the brilliant new Nite Spotter, Nigel Silcock about the New Brocock's in the range and Ashley from Thomas Jack's about the new Pulsar N750 digisight and more.....

Daystate Wolverine .303 - 100 yard groups with Terry Doe and Dave Welham

2012-07-30T18:23:00.001-07:00

In this episode I am visited by Dave Welham, Phil Price and Terry Doe. We were all keen to see what this rifle would group like out too 100 yards. When arriving at the farm we could see the tree's bending and all thought we were going to struggle getting a group even with this big caliber wind has an effect on point of impact. Surprises abound with a 19mm group from Dave @ 50 yards and a 30mm group from Terry @ an amazing 100 yards. The Daystate Wolverine .303 is without a doubt one of the worlds finest ever Air Rifles.

Daystate Wolverine .303 vs Breeze Block

2012-07-22T17:35:00.003-07:00

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you shot a 100 ft lbs Daystate Wolverine .303 at a Breeze Block? We did! In this video you can see the power of this rifle as it rips through 3 inches of thermalite block. This really is a powerhouse of a rifle!

Worlds fastest gutting technique?

2012-06-28T21:30:00.000-07:00

I was looking through some channels on YouTube the other day when I came across this awesome gutting technique. I just had to share it with you all.

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Rabbit Hunting with the HW100, NiteSite NS200 and Si Pittaway

2012-06-27T05:44:00.000-07:00

In this video you will see Si Pittaway, Alex Honeywell and I trying out a bit of stalking, Having a go at a new (to me) rabbit gutting technique. Once we dropped Alex off home Si and I moved on to a Golf course permission of mine to try out the NiteSite and HW100 combo on Rabbits from the vehicle. We had a few problems with range estimation to begin with but once we had got some rules in place to follow we started hitting them hard. There are some fantastic shots in here from Si and hopefully you will learn something from our discoveries. Hope you enjoy the video. ATB Malc CPTV

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Rabbit hunting with the Daystate MK4is

2012-06-23T05:31:00.001-07:00

I have the MK4is here on test at the moment and I am gathering DATA for the review. This is a quick clip of Alex Honeywell well and I stopping off at a permission on the way home from the range. The MK4is had gone head to head with Alex's tuned Air Arms Evo2 using the 10 shot magazine and performed almost equal to it with H&N FTT's. I think with some work put in on the set up it would out shoot the Evo2 without much problem at all. After seeing how good this was at the range Alex asked if he could use it at his permission for 15 mins on the way home. This is what happened.........

Can I shoot it? Heckler & Koch 416D .22 semi auto

2012-05-31T18:45:00.000-07:00

I was at the Shooting Ground (Formally Broomhills) testing some airgun gear for the channel. When I was offered the chance to shoot a rifle I am interested in when my FAC comes through. This Heckler & Koch 416D is not on my wish list I hope you enjoy this new episode. Let me know if you would like to see more of this content. Many thanks Malc

Airgun Rat shooting with Verminhunters TV

2012-05-30T14:48:00.000-07:00

Hi all, In this 20min episode I meet up with Simon Pittaway and Davy Thomas from Vermin Hunters TV. The lads very kindly invited me down to their rat permission in Oxfordshire for some mental rat shooting chaos. Sadly when we arrived at the permission the site manager informed us that they had just poisoned the site heavily. We were all a little concerned that we would only get a couple of rats on this evening. We were wrong! Once night fell the resident population (although thinned out considerably) made an appearance. This place has rats everywhere you look, up down left right they are everywhere! Unfortunately the layout of the farm means that some of the rats shot could not be retrieved. You see in this video Si, Davy and I take another chunk out of the population with in excess of 60-70 rats being shot. We collected 41 rats in total at the end of the session. Not a bad night really with Davy Thomas accounting for most of the kills using his trusty HW97k and a simple lamp set up. Great job guys and thank you very much for the invite.

Gear list

Scopes
Hawke Airmax EV = http://www.deben.com/rifle-scopes/airmax-ev.html
Hawke Panorama = http://www.deben.com/rifle-scopes/panorama-ev.html
Hawke Varmint SF = http://www.deben.com/rifle-scopes/varmint-sf.html

Rifles
2 x Weihrauch HW97 http://www.weihrauch-sport.de
Phoenix Fast Fire 10 = http://www.phoenixairguns.co.uk/ OR http://www.paxguns.co.uk/products.htm

Night Vision and recording
NiteSite = http://www.nitesite.co.uk/
Lawmate evo500 PVR = http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/products-digital-video-recorders.html

Extras
A & M Custom gunsmiths X3 Silencer = http://www.amcustomgunsmiths.com/index.html
Sandwell fieldsports = http://www.sandwellfieldsports.co.uk/

To support Help for Heroes and Treats for troops and buy the Rise of the Verminators DVD contact Si Pittaway at Simonpittaway@Yahoo.com

Rat shooting gear preview (Mega rat cull with Si Pittaway & Davyt63)

2012-05-24T16:07:00.000-07:00

I go over the gear I am using for this weekends shoot at a pig farm rat shoot. Si Pittaway and Davyt63 have very kindly invited me to a rat infested pig farm in Oxfordshire to shoot some of the unwelcome residents. I am taking the Phoenix Fast Fire 10 in .22, my new John Bowkett custom Hornet in .177 fitted with the new x3 silencer by A&M Custom gunsmiths and the NiteSite NS50 night vision unit. If the rats are anything like as many as last time they were there we will be very busy.

.177 Defiant Ogives are incredible

2012-05-12T18:01:00.001-07:00

I was at the range today with some pellets that I was given to try by PAX guns.
These new .177 Defiant Ogives are going to a real favorite with the guys hunting with .177 if they work like they did today in my John Bowkett Special Edition Hornet.

The ballistic coefficient of these pellets from PAX guns is incredible! They carry more down range punch than anything in it's class and over the scales they weigh up better than anything else I have tested. Weighing in at 11 grains these air bullet shaped pellets have the stopping power .177 hunters are going to love and I can really see these taking quite a chunk of the small caliber hunting pellet market if consistency and quality continue.

I have not tried them in any of the other guns I have here on test yet but one thing is for certain the Bowkett special edition Hornet I have just got absolutely loves them.

To get Defiant Ogives and other Pax Pellets
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A look at 10m Sporter Air Rifle Shooting with Annabelle Bullock

2012-05-08T02:20:00.000-07:00

I was very lucky this week, I was invited to a small shooting club in Stevenage UK to meet up with 2012 Under 21 Sporter Air Rifle Champion Annabelle Bullock. She is charming and she is also a fantastic shot with her Air Arms MPR (Multi Purpose Rifle). I took an opportunity to ask her about the sport and I also take a look at the club she started shooting at just 18 months ago.