Sporting Gun

Hardware/Software

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Hardware

• Foxing rifles start at about £500 and can go up to £5,000 or more

• Moderators start at around £150

• Telescopic sights – only needed with add-on night-vision (NV) devices, start at about £350 but go into four figures

• Digital night-vision systems are about £400, but top-of-the-range devices easily run into the thousands. NV illuminato­rs start at about £50

• Thermal-imaging spotters are expensive – expect to pay from around £1,000 upwards

• Electronic fox callers range up from about £150

• Ammunition pouches start at about £10

• Vanguard sticks about £80

Software

• Camouflage­d fleeces, trousers and gloves can be picked up at Army surplus stores across the country. Prices will, of course, vary, but as a guide expect to pay something like £15 for each item

• There are two types of wellies – expensive ones and cheap ones. The former are warmer, quieter and more comfortabl­e; expect to pay upwards of around £130 for these

• Waterproof oversocks start at about £15 a pair and go up from there

• Face veils start at about £5 each

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Your choice of gun is an important part of your foxing
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Stay warm and invisible while shooting

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