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Versatile glass for affordable pest control

The price of shooting equipment is a serious consideration for a lot of us, especially as the cost of living continues to rise. But there is good news for anyone shopping for a new telescopic sight, and that is that you don’t have to spend a fortune to get something decent.

PAO sights, distributed by The Shooting Party, strike a good balance between affordability, features and performance. While PAO actually stands for Professional Airgun Optics, scopes in the new SSS (Smart Spherical Structure) range are claimed to have sufficient shock-proofing for use on rimfire and centrefire rifles.

I have been putting the 6-24x56 model through its paces over recent weeks. It comes supplied with two-piece mounts, flip-up

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