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AFTER-DARK INSIGHT

More and more airgun shooters are adding thermal spotters to their night hunting armoury.

Whether you‘re controlling rats around the farmyard or pursuing rabbits over open ground, being able to see an animal‘s heat signature, even when partially obscured by undergrowth, provides a serious edge.

It wasn‘t long ago that thermal spotters (also known as thermal cameras, thermal imagers and thermal monoculars), were regarded as expensive niche equipment for specialist applications.

Investing in this tech still amounts to a serious outlay, but prices are coming down and modern thermal cameras combine remarkable image quality and long-range viewing with very easy operation.

The four models featured here cover a range of price points and should meet the needs of all airgun shooters who want to set their sights on nocturnal quarry.

They can even be used by day, when they

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