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Rimfire Ammunition Selection Christian Westcough   I see a lot written about the consistency and accuracy of rimfire ammunition. It seems everyone is looking for the best factory ammunition out there, testing all the different types,from every brand, to find that one unicorn bullet that prints one-hole groups at 50 yards. For some it’s a quest that has no end, a search for the Holy Grail of ‘Lots’.   In certain respects it is a search that will never end. Rimfire ammunition is notorious for being inconsistent from one lot(production run) to the next. Serious bench rest shooters when they...

Team Jackal shooter Christian has been putting the Bel-Loc Bipod from Boscabel through its paces recently, here’s what he had to say….. Having a bipod on my rifle has become as important to me as having a scope. Whether I am out hunting or competing in a precision rifle match, I find myself constantly appreciating the convenience and advantage they give me and, as with a trusted scope, I want a bipod that is feature rich, easy to use and of solid construction. A couple of years ago, having had cheap and high end bipods fail on me, I purchased...

Christian is our resident field hunter, he’s very kindly written a few words about where his passion for hunting rabbits takes him -      As this is my first blog introductions are in order. I’m Christian, a precision rifle shooter and avid rabbit hunter. Along with my other Team Jackal team mates, I compete at precision rifle matches across the UK and I have my hunting grounds in North Yorkshire. Before discovering target sports and the world of firearms, I started out as a rabbit hunter, using my BSA Ultra SE .22 PCP airgun. Rabbit hunting is my first...

Well it’s safe to say we are outdoors guys who like a good yomp! If you’ve ever seen me carrying in Peli cases at a trade show or on a range you will undoubtedly have heard me say one of my motos “I’m not very smart but I’m good at lifting stuff!” I was introduced to shooting as a deerstalker, not on the range, my progress into shooting was backwards to most. At the time I was working heavily in the public sector, fetching and carrying and using a 50/50 split of brains and braun. All this meant I had...