Fieldtester looks deeper, so you choose smarter
With foxes on the prowl for pheasant poults, it’s time for keepers to get out the rifles and start shooting. To coincide with this, Sauer has brought out a ‘Keeper Package’. It is the latest in a trend of rifle packages from several of the manufacturers. Tim Pilbeam reviews it.
So you have your new gritstone and you want to sharpen your knife? Emberleaf knifemaker Joel Andreas shows the best technique. For more from Emberleaf, go to www.emberleaf.com This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 401. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain401
Just how much abuse can a pair of Zeiss binoculars take? In this film we drop them, drag them, crush them, drown and finally we shoot them. They are (they were) a mint pair of Victory HT binoculars. The guys at German optics company Zeiss wanted to replicate what a
What’s the best shape of knife for what you want out of a knife? plus – once you have chosen it – grinding, stropping and an incredible whetstone: Dean Boyd from bespoke British knifemaker Emberleaf reveal their regime for creating the sharpest knives. For more, visit emberleaf.com/ This film was
They are among the most beautiful knives you can buy, with Damascus blades and mammoth ivory handles. We visit Emberleaf to see how to make a top quality knife. For more from Emberleaf, go to Emberleaf.com This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 391. To watch the
The people who make the famous red dot sight for wild boar have a new product comnig out. Aimpoint is developing a new sight for shotguns. We go to Mamima Jakt in Sweden to test it out. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 385. To watch the
Top clay shot Josh Bridges tries out the new Browning B15 ‘Beauchamp’ on the Bolton Hall shoot in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley. The 2016 World Junior Compak Champion usually uses a Browning 725 Pro Trap for both his competition and game shooting, so this is an unusual departure for him as
In the latest ‘Federal on the farm’, Andy Crow takes his Sako Quad and two different cartridges out into the field to see what works best no rabbits in which part of the farm. Crow’s Sako Quad rifle set-up comes from www.gmk.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain
Wildfowler Nick Horten is looking at innovation in wildfowling this week. There is a new range of self-inflating, easy-to-carry goose decoys – the Sillosocks – plus he has a top tip for clearing your barrel when it gets blocked on the marsh. For more about Langstone Wildfowlers visit www.ladwaca.com For
Jamie Chandler puts the new BSA Ultra XL through its paces by attempting a Hampshire triple: a squirrel, a pigeon and a rabbit. This item is supported by BSA. For more, go to www.bsaguns.co.uk This film was first shown in AirHeads episode 61. To watch the whole show go to
Winchester designed a polymer-tipped bullet especially for whitetail deer that’s now available in Europe for roedeer. Charlie Jacoby goes stalking with Carl Harrison of Devon Stalking, and with the shooter with no hands Jamie Chandler to try it out on the range. Find out whether it measures up to softpoints
Our lord of the dark arts Darren Rogers tests thermal night vision on rabbits. The Optix Identifier 60 thermal sight sits atop his FX Impact. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 59. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads59
Airgunner editor Phill Price tries out Crosman’s range of CO2 pistols. For more about Crosman, go to the UK distributor www.a-s-i.co.uk This film was first shown in Airheads episode 58. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads58
A goose farm has a problem fox. Jaf Jefferson from the South Somerset Ferreters is swapping ferret for night vision in this test of the Photon XT. Music thanks to Wilf wilfydes@gmail.com This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 338. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain338
Nitesite has brought out its R model, night vision with wifi and an onboard video recording unit. Our Man In Black Darren Rogers tries it out. For more about Nitesite, go to Nitesite.com This item appears in AirHeads, episode 55. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads55
Accurate range finding at night is difficult. This is the first and exclusive look at the NiteSite Rangefinder, an add-on unit that will give current and future owners the ability to accurately range find at night. Darren Rogers has been given the prototype prior to the unit going on sale
Who has been nicking the chickens’ eggs? Charlie Jacoby uses the Minox trailcam series – DTC 400 Slim, DTC 650 and DTC 1000 with GPS and GSM – to find out. This item appears in AirHeads episode 53. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads53
Roy has got hold of the only Drone Pro 15x in the UK, and is taking it out after foxes and rabbits on a golf course near his home in the South of England. He has already been shooting rabbits out to distance with the Drone Pro 10x. How much
Rob Gearing is up a mountain with the ideal device to sharpen knives – and a sharp knife is worth its weight… This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 324. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain324
Night vision expert Darren Rogers reviews the Guide IR510 thermal imager. It shows up rats, car engines, even how much corn you have left in the feeder. For more, go to www.thomasjacks.co.uk/guide_infrared/product.asp?ref=2204 This item is in AirHeads, episode 21. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads21
James Marchington is testing the Crosman 2250 Ratcatcher on squirrels. His dogs chase them into trees where he can get a shot at them. This item is in AirHeads, episode 21. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads21
Max Hunt is in Norway to learn long-distance shooting with the experts from the GRS rifle stocks factory. GRS makes some of the most extraordinary and technical rifle stocks in the world. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 239. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain239 For more
Airgunner and Airgun World technical editor Phill Price needed a new scope for his new Daystate Regal. He explains why he opts for the Hawke Airmax EV 4-12×50 AO. Phill talks through the reasons why he feels it’s a wise buy for someone looking for some decent glass that’s under
Not all “waterproof”clothing is made equal. There are massive variations, and in extreme conditions, it could be the difference between life and death. To discover just how significant these ranges are we’ve been allowed behind the scenes at the Gore-Tex facility outside Munich in Germany. We join Sporting Shooter Magazine
We’re in Germany at Europe’s biggest manufacturer of bullets, shotgun cartridges. We want to watch a .30-06 cartridge made from start to finish for Roy Lupton to use out deerstalking. The process is fascinating, and the scale of bullet production at RWS extraordinary. Come and join us on a tour
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Lamping foxes is an art and everyone has their own way of doing it. There are the calls, the transport, the shooting rest and of course your lamp, strength of beam, colour and the way you throw it around the place. Well, tonight fox shooting fan, Roy Lupton, is trying
The Daystate Wolverine .303 has got people talking – Some say ‘it’s awesome’. Others point out that, in order to own this work of Dr Frankenstein the UK you need to have a firearm certificate – and if you have an FAC why on earth would you bother about air
