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The Ranger riflescope series delivers compact
versatility to suit a variety of hunting situations, offering
German engineering, durability and performance at an
affordable price.
Featuring Steiner’s High Contrast Optics, which provides
bright, brilliant views, clear images, and edge-to-edge
sharpness, it also delivers excellent resolution of detail. The
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The Class LX is a new series of over-and-under shotguns
from Italian manufacturer Fausti. The laser engraving is
greatly enhanced by traditional game scenes inlayed in gold,
enhanced by the beautiful colour case hardening. The wood
is grade 2 Turkish walnut and the gun features a Prince of
Wales pistol grip, rubber butt pad, rounded fore-end,
ventilated 6mm rib, brass bead, and hand-chequering. It alsoincorporates Fausti’s Four Locks System, characterised by a
pair of lugs that make the gun safer and give it a longer life.
It has a crisp single selective trigger. A beautiful game gun
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The DEA series, built with love and attention to detail,
features beautiful, slim and proportioned lines and are very
elegant and appealing. The wood-to-metal fit of stock to the
action as well as the fore-end is very nicely executed, in a
way that is typical only of more expensive guns. Side-by-sides
and hunting have always gone hand in hand, and Justin fell
completely head over heels for this one on the hunt! The gun
comes in either color case or coin finish.
Both the Fausti shotguns are available in .410, 32-, 28-,
20-, 16- and 12-bore, with barrels from 60-76cm and options
available for fore-ends, mechanisms, fixed/interchangeable
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Pinewood is a relatively small Swedish clothing company
that strives to produce high-quality outdoor clothing at
reasonable prices. Kool Box, a retailer for Pinewood, kindly
supplied camouflage clothing for the hunt, which certainly did
the job. Justin in particular has been sponsored by Pinewood
for a number of years and swears by the tough, durable
garments for all his hunting needs. Less well known than
some of the larger brands, Pinewood is nevertheless slowly
gaining traction in the UK market. Check out Kool Box to see
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A lightweight, extremely robust bipod that can be attached to
your rifle in seconds using Spartan’s patented system, and
can be used for all your rifle platforms. There are many
adapter options, meaning most rifles can be converted to
receive the bipod in a matter of minutes. The bipod is
supplied in a storage box with one universal adapter kit to
get you started, and can be stored in your pocket until
needed. Features include built-in cant, built-in rotation for
following moving targets extendable legs, and rubber and
tungsten carbide feet for different hunting environments. The
standard version has a ground-to-stock height of 17-24cm,
weighs 148g, and contracts down to just 20cm to store in
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One of the most popular choices on the market, the 3HGR
sling has multiple benefits for the active hunter. It can be
used as a comfortable, stable way to carry your rifle,
distributing the weight evenly on the shoulders and leaving
you hands-free for challenging terrain and glassing, and can
also be used as an improvised shooting rest – you can turn
trees, poles and fenceposts into handy rifle rests, ideal when
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Both Justin and Christian also brought their own Viper-Flex
shooting sticks along with them. They are easy to deploy on
a stalk and provide extra confidence by way of a rock-steady
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STALKING WITH EMILY DAMMENT
BELOW: Jess
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a semi-auto on
the squirrels