BigHammo

Another yes from me, can be really useful spotting stuff in cover or under shady hedges. Buy what you can sensibly afford - lots of great finance deals around from the various retailers. That can make this pricey kit affordable.

Like many others I started off with weedy worn out air rifles, shotgun from early teens onwards, then rimmies and centre fire. Working on a local farm from early teens, so a very good foundation in safety etc as farmer was a keen shooter himself.Currently mainly fox control, and crows - pigeons etc. Occasional deer, and been on one boar outing with many more to follow. I have scaled back my rifles recently, and now stick with two centre fire calibers 17 Hornet and 8x57. The Hornet covers anything from rats up to fox, the 8x57 anything fox and up; perfectly capable on boar and bigger anim