Tonight on Realtree Global Hunting, we're back in the wilderness of mid Wales
learning to shoot at distance with Andrew Venables of WMS
firearms training. Can Cai Ap Bryn
make the grade at night up?
The last time we visited WMS firearms
Andrew Venables took Cai Ap Bryn of The Wild Food Catering Company through
gun safety, etiquette and shooting technique. A little bit good advice
and Cai was on the money. Some valuable advice offered by the long-range guru
and plenty of things we should all think about when shooting.
Now, Andrew and Cai are out at night to test the metal in the dark using the Nitesite
Ranging at night is more difficult, as shooting with night vision
faces a different type of challenge, but the boys are on it
So, I'm back here with Andrew from WMS Fire Training
We've been shooting today
We're now back here in rural West Wales, temperatures drop a bit hasn't it? But we're here
well tonight, we're going to be trying the NiteSite Eagles capabilities
on a couple of ranges tonight, we're trying with the 100 metre
and push it where we feel comfortable and where
the NiteSite will be comfortable for us to use with our rifles. Yeah we'll need
target identification, we need to know what's
behind it, you know, if anything wrong is around it
we can check out what the infrared on these will do.
Back at home I use Eagle quite a lot, I've used it for a lot of foxing
and 100 to 200 yards is all I've really used it for
but you can identify a lot further than that, and that's what it's good for
identifying your quarry, doesn't mean you have to shoot a 500 or 300 metres, but
it helps you to identify the quarry, so when it comes you can shot it at a safe distance
and
make sure it's got a reasonable backstop. So that's what these are good for
and my Meopta Artemis has worked pretty good with it
up to 100 to 200, but we'll see how we get on tonight
and see how they do
Okay Cai, I never thought I'd have to wear reading glasses
for shooting, it's to see the screen.
we got set up here, I've got this now on the scope
It's the Leica scope, it's a nice scope
We set the camera up now, we've got reasonable clarity
I feel I can certainly shoot with reasonable accuracy to this first test
of 100 metres
you're going to shoot off the bipod
I've got the bipod on the floor, I'm going to shoot off that one
I'm going to shoot off this quad-pod here
because a lot of night shooting will be done standing
I think you're right there. Let's see if we can do it this way as well. if we go to the
right hand side of the wooden pallet down there, we've got
a fox and we've got a rabbit, I'd like you to take the fox first
if you get it and knock it over it's done, if you
get it you don't knock it over I get a shot, but if you miss it
and don't knock I get a shot. Then we'll try the rabbit, which is a bit smaller
Brilliant, let's see what we can do. Let's give this one a go then
Okay, ready to fire, yes I'm spotting
You're firing
they don't like it do they?
they do not like it. I can confirm that fox has gone down like a good'un
rabbit? Take on the rabbit
that's pretty good, yeah, that went absolutely fine so
clearly you know it smack on for the 100 metre mark
You got a couple of rounds left? Yes,
okay, just a little bit further away there
another maybe two or three metres
and to the left of that zero pallet, yes, we've got another fox and another rabbit
Okay, you're on for the fox, I'm spotting
Right, my chamber is now empty, Andrew
Okay, safety is on
Bolt open and I'm just closing on the empty chamber
de-cocking, safe rifle
Brilliant, 100 metres absolutely no problem at all
smack on, crisp, cleared, done.
Okay, so here we are, we've got a 260 metre shot
we've got a clear backstop
And Cai, see if you can make it. Spotting
You're on there. Quite loud, firing
It works
it works, now I've got visualisation of the deer, we wouldn't shoot deer at night
But you can see
the other targets in the area yes? Yes, I can see the deer target, shell I take the shot?
if you've got a clear shot on it
This is purely for demonstration purposes
You've got a clear backstop and I'm spotting
Yes, that was right on the chest killzone
Brilliant, good clarity with this night vision, yes
In so far as we can take it this evening, I think that that's a reasonable
demonstration
260 metres, getting very close to 300 yards
Yes, we can see the safe areas around the target
which we've got here and I think with a bit more work and a revisit
we can actually get these matched up to some scopes with parallax
side parallax adjustments, which will further sharpen
the picture. I've got one more in the chamber, want to go for the deer again?
let's go for it.
Spotting
Yes
caught the front quarter again. Fantastic
Pleased with that Andrew. Good, it's a wrap
So do you reckon to this piece of kit compared to the older one that you're use to?
I really like the NiteSite Eagle
I've had the NS 200, I've had a dabble with the Eagle at home
and we've pushed it out too 260
metres today, this evening, and that's quite impressive considering
it's been raining, so the visibility has been a bit impaired due to the rain
Yes, from our point of view you know, we would never have let you take the shots
if we haven't been able to actually identify that there was plenty of safe
ground
that's right, behind and to the side of the targets, which to be fair you managed to
sort out with that one
Yes, so we had good visibility, we dialed in
10 clicks on my Meopta Artemis, correct yes, and actually the same with my 308 as well
Yes, and then the wind died down, to aim smack on
and we'd much hit every time, including the deer target
which is in no way any encouragement, that's right, you can't shoot deer at night
but, it was a metal target we were using, it's just a target
we were just practicing our aim
I'm extremely happy, good
thanks very much, I think that's a warp, we'll call it a night and we'll be back in the morning for some more shooting
brilliant, cool mate
Thank you very much, to the truck. More sound advice from Andrew
and some good shooting from Cai
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