Gun Trade News is back with part two as we take time to reflect on another year of newsworthy industry events and headline news from 2019 May 1 May – The National Security Council discussed plans to use Chinese firm…
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2019: continuing our year in review
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Rabbiting by Lamplight in this month’s Countryman
Mat Manning sets up with a scope-mounted flashlight and heads out into the night for some traditional rabbit lamping The ground I’m shooting over tonight is a mixed farm comprising several hundred acres of cattle grazing, cereal crops and pony…
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Plane Talking w/ Mat Manning
Mat Manning reflects on the rising popularity of first focal plane sights, and presents the scopes that airgunners should look out for. Thanks to the consistent accuracy of modern air rifles – springers and PCPs – most airgun shooters now…
Tagged with: airgun, airgunners, discovery optics, hawke optics, Mat Manning, optic, Optics Warehouse, pcp, scopes, shooters, shooting party, sights, springers, telescopic
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Gear for airgun shooters
Mat Manning considers some of the gear that airgun shooters will be stocking up on now they have pest birds back in their sights. At long last, general licences for the control of pest birds in England are back in…
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Mat Manning’s bullpup bonanza
Stubby bullpup airguns are enjoying a surge in popularity, so Mat Manning considers the advantages offered by these compact guns. It wasn’t very long ago that bullpup airguns were written off as a passing fad. It seemed that the super-compact…
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Mat Manning teams up with Stuart Grant to help retailers
Mat Manning catches up with Stuart Grant from Elite Optical Distribution, as they seek to help retailers get more from airgun sights and accessories. The airgun market is booming but most retailers could be doing a lot more to take…
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Help or Hinderance
With airgun law under review Mat Manning reports back on the RSPCA and BASC’s joint conference on potential legislation The current review of UK airgun legislation is a very hot topic and its outcome could have serious implications for shooters…
Tagged with: airgun, bacs, cats, government, legislation, Mat Manning, pets, police, rspca, shooting
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‘Airmageddon Averted’
The airgun industry stands together against a YouTube campaign of video takedowns and terminations – but there are still many unanswered questions. Airgun manufacturers, suppliers and content creators have fought off an apparent purge of their videos from YouTube, which…
Tagged with: airgun, airgun gear, airgun show, airguns of arizona, american airgunner, andys airgun review, Daystate, hatsan, Mat Manning, pyramydair, umarex, YouTube
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A Poor Review
UK airgun regulation are to be reassessed, prompting fears of a Scotland-style upheaval. Mat Manning investigates.
Tagged with: air gun law, air gun safety, air guns, air rifles, legislation, Mat Manning, Nick Hurd
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Missing the mark
Shooting sports are having a tough time and ignorance is no excuse, argues Mat Manning. I really can’t recall a time when shooting faced so much opposition as it has over the past year. Most of the hostility towards our…
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