http://www.airgunshooting.co.uk AIRGUN WORLD 65MICK GARVEY
ULTRA PEST CONTROL
Mick Garvey concludes his hi-tech hunting explorations with the Pulsar N455
O
nce more, I found myself waving goodbye
some brilliant or, dare I say, awesome kit.
The demand for the Pulsar N455 Ultra is so
high that my time with was limited as stocks
flew off the shelves at Scott Country
International, and models for review were
scarce. This is great news, though, and from
what I see in the press and on social media
my feelings are correct – it is a winner. Last
month, the 455 earned its corn in its natural
habitat ... the night. This month, I planned to
give it a run out during daylight hours to see
how it performed picking out squirrels on the
ground and woodpigeons in the treetops. First,
I was asked to look at a rat infestation at the
farm I was at a while back with the Photon RT.
It’s a really difficult one because there is a
‘professional’ pest controller who visits the
farm and provides documentation for
insurance purposes, and I don’t want to step
on his toes because it could be his livelihood,
although I have only seen him once, but as a
fellow shooter I wish him well.ULTIMATE SURVIVORS
We’ll never get on the top side of the rats.
They are the ultimate survivors and live out
their lives in the harshest of places. My rattingthis time couldn’t have been more different to
the last outing; warm and completely still, with
no rain, should have meant retrieving the shot
rats would be easier ... you’d think!
The mountains of straw and waste from the
cow and sheep sheds had grown significantly,
and the swiss-cheese-style rat holes
everywhere were encouraging.
I had the XQ38 Quantum for spotting, and
the 455 Ultra was still mounted on the .25
FAC FX Impact. I’d be shooting at around
10-20 yards range, so it was handy to be able
to turn the power down to the minimum by
using the adjuster on the FX. I still needed to »PART2