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Air show

How old does something need to be considered historic? In some cases not very, as proved by the very special air rifle pictured here. Some readers who have been involved in the field target (FT) scene over the past 30 years may even recognise it, because this rifle won more than 200 trophies between the years 1989 to 1995.

Affectionately known as ‘Jon-Jon’, this Sportsmatch GC2 was once the property of Terry

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