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I get plenty without getting more

But see magazines dont you think there seasonal after you get them a couple of years the same thing crops up every season so are they worth the cash

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Well monthly i get earth dog running dog and sporting gun and weekly the countrymans and shooting times , i draw the line at air gun mags unless i travelling for hours and dont have some reading material as most seem just adverts

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I used to buy them all and the articles by John Darling and his generation of airgun hunters/writers was invaluable, commonsense and really absorbing. Nowadays that quality has largely gone alas. Though I do quite like Matthew Manning's articles now and again. But generally, the magazines just regurgitate the same old stuff and are more reliant on ads for sales income these days and the gun/kit writing is heavily biased towards getting you to part with money you don't need to spend on kit that is bullshitted for performance when in fact, it is mostly poor and needless and keep businesses advertising!

 

For me there are barely a few gun makers worth bothering with and you really do not need to buy scientifically high-tech cammo clothing or the latest must-have digital gizmo to wear out and die on you! A reliable quality rifle and scope, the right pellet and some disruptive cammo pants and a jacket that break up your outlines and blend you into the surrounding hedgrows etc and what more do you need but time invested in fieldcraft and experience of the winds and the clouds to tell you how the weather is going to go and what the rabbits etc will likely be doing out in it, for yourself?

 

When you are new to this sport the mags helps you with advice and some ideas on gear to get you started. Fair enough. But after a decent while and experience of shooting and hunting, you should be able to form your own successful methods and opinions. :thumbs:

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Wonder if they help you shoot any better ,

But remember they tell you to shoot no more than 35 yards

 

Oh sh*t thats it Im fuc*ed I shot a fox 340 yards away the other night :yes:

 

And that was with a BB gun as well :laugh::thumbs:

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