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Team Jackal shooter Dean Hadfield, aka the Welsh Hillbilly, tells us all about his recent trip to Italy to take part in the a world first…….   The 1st IPRF rimfire world championships did not disappoint. After having a week to reflect it’s safe to say the whole experience was overwhelming and gave me immense pride to be able to represent our country. It all started 01:00 on the Sunday, blurry eyed we set off for the channel tunnel and the 16 hour drive to our stop for the night just inside Italy at Turin. The crossing was smooth with no issues...

Two years ago I took the jump in to precision rifle 22. Taking my trusty rabbit rifle I started by upgrading the stock to a chassis the next thing on the list was the optic. At this point in time I wasn't sure how far I would go with the sport and decided on a budget scope to see how I got on. Shooting the nrl22 out to 100 yards and the PR22 out to 50 yards at that point I found my optic held its own and I started to become quite competitive. With the qualifying matches for the...

The Rimfire Precision Rifle (PR) scene has come on leaps and bounds since a small number of members from Creggagh Field Target club got together with Keith from Team Jackal at the club deep in the Sperrin Mountains.   It was a cold ,wet day which doesn’t narrow the time of year down in NI but this was in the middle of January 2022.  Keith has been competing in centre fire PR competitions for a couple of years now and was hooked from day 1.   Competing for Keith mainly involves leaving home on a Thursday night, getting the overnight...

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...

What gear do you need for a Precision Rifle match? The sport of Precision Rifle is unique amongst other target shooting sports and requires participants to have at their disposal equipment that is either purpose made for the sport, or which can be repurposed from other shooting disciplines. Over the short span of years that Precision Rifle has grown in popularity, many manufacturers have brought to the market innovative equipment and gear solutions that aid Precision Rifle shooters in maximising their results. Whilst investment in the sport is a good thing, there is now so much equipment out there that...