The Airgun Show | Backyard Rat Shooting at Night| FX Panthera Hunter Compact review

Mat Manning is out on a night vision hunt to deal with a garden rat infestation. The outing is an excellent test for the Hikmicro Alpex LRF 4K as Mat uses the digital day and night scope to shoot in total darkness.
Also in this week’s episode, Mat has a review of the FX Panthera Hunter Compact. This excellent air rifle has been designed for tuning with pellets and slugs and has potential for extreme high power output and awesome accuracy.
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[@Sau1-g00dman]

Good work 47…

[@theshootingshow]

Thanks.
All the best. Mat

[@tekkenerojou]

You are doing such a beautiful job, Mat. I wish you the best.

[@theshootingshow]

Thanks for the kind words.
All the best. Mat

[@OutdoorsBritain]

Another excellent episode, and top shooting as always Mat 👍🇬🇧👍

[@theshootingshow]

Thank you.
All the best. Mat

[@Coowallsky]

Excellent, Mat!

[@theshootingshow]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.
All the best. Mat

[@theg-man7868]

Great stuff Matt, looking forward to putting an Alex 4k on my HW100. Should be good on the squirrels and feral pigeons.

[@theshootingshow]

Yes, it's a great piece of kit. Good by day as well as night.
All the best. Mat

[@sedbaka]

Good shit

[@theg-man7868]

Sitting on top of the HW100 as I type. Bring on the weekend. Cheers Mat

[@user-mv7fj2fr2s]

Hello Mat, I'm a 78 yr old1960's airgunner, starting back, having just bought a reximex Lyra .177 for rat control. Can I just ask i see a lot of info on pellet head size -never considered in 1960's, so could you advise on what seems to be the "best head size to suit Reximex barrels.
Really enjoyed this video -thanks

[@wolfysmith4752]

I'm obviously not Mat - but H&N and JSB do good value multi-pellet sample packs - get a couple of these to start to see what sort of weights / styles your barrel likes - then you can narrow down further from there.
Good luck and enjoy your shooting again !

[@blackhawk65589]

I've had great luck with Norma and Crossman Premier pellets for 10m air pistol. You might need to try different brands, weight, and bullet type for your specific barrel.

[@theshootingshow]

I'm afraid there are no hard and fast rules - guns that roll off the same production line on the same day can favour different pellets. Best bet is to try three or four of the leading brands (QYS, JSB, H&N, RWS etc) - maybe through sample packs. You should find that one is better than the rest.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@terryh8421]

Good clean shots!

[@theshootingshow]

I always do my best to hit them clean in the head.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@mickibbett2120]

Thanks Matt. 👍👍👍👍

[@theshootingshow]

Thanks for watching.
All the best. Mat

[@Pete-in-Essex]

Great stuff as always Mat..

[@theshootingshow]

Thanks Pete. Hope all is good, mate.
All the best. Mat

[@airgunner8371]

Great video mat once again 👏

[@theshootingshow]

Thanks very much. Glad you liked it.
All the best. Mat

[@raymondaguirre5825]

Nice👍

[@Bsez7547]

Damn that thing is loud

[@theshootingshow]

The gun in the hunting section probably sounded particularly loud because we were inside small buildings with very harsh acoustics.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@thediscman123]

can the adjustable cheek rest be swapped over for left hand shooter

[@theshootingshow]

Yes it can - it just comes off and flips over.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@jeffpatterson8633]

Which gloves you wearing? Thanks

[@theshootingshow]

Hi Jeff. They are MacWet Long Cuff.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@L.V-Rider]

When you are on the target, why do you take so long to shoot?

[@theshootingshow]

I am trying to get clean heat shots for humane kills. That's just how long it tends to take me to line up a shot that I'm happy with before pulling the trigger at a point when I'm satisfied that the target isn't going to settle.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@patrickguseman5219]

⁠@@theshootingshowthanks Mat. Patience is a virtue when working with rats and mice. Have you thought of working with other shooters from 🇬🇧 for a special. From across the pond 🇺🇸

[@frederickcajuday7959]

Sir I have a question what happens to the rats are you shot I'm from the Philippines by the way

[@michaelholt7963]

Mat Surely your pronunciation is wrong, it must be Panthera as in black panther and not black Panter? Well done with those rats pal!

[@theshootingshow]

Hi Michael, and thanks.
Whenever I have spoken with the team at FX or their UK distributors, they have pronounced it as Pantera (as if the h has been dropped). I am simply pronouncing it the same way as they do. Could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that most people will still know what I'm referring to.
All the best. Mat

[@bussinbussin4167]

what's the scope?

[@johnman559]

That Automatic safety almost cost you a couple of rats😂...isn't it?

[@ronrichmond4694]

👍❤️👍

[@barrysnell6792]

What do u think of the scope ?

[@theshootingshow]

I think the new Alpex is very good. Not just at night but also by day.
Thanks for watching. Mat

[@ItsJFYT]

Do you like what you do?

[@sandyschupper8401]

Pantera Compact? Not

[@jamieheron9751]

Well to slow on some of them shots, 5 mins in bored the life out of me

[@reservedone1791]

I'd love to see your exciting videos Jamie. Where would I find them? Oh? You haven't made any? Then shut the * up.

[@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_679]

I'm not saying this video is better than pizza, but it's close.

[@sigomond2704]

I’m eating pizza rn