Thank's Steve, glad you enjoyed it.

Hi, no disrespect taken, it's a perfectly reasonable question. I guess it depends on your standpoint and what your main aim (no pun intended) is. If, as in my case, your intent is to control pests, you want to do it as effectively as you can, with a "one shot, one kill" philosophy in mind since no one wants to injure any animal. Bearing in mind that many of our UK pests are largely nocturnal, controlling them effectively, means using some kind of "see in the dark" technology, which is constantly evolving. All this technology is of no use, unless you put in good old fashioned range time to learn and understand the underlying principles. The available technology is not a substitute for that, it is just an aid to applying your craft in an effective manner. This is even more relevant if you are being paid for your services. Even with all this technology, you still need to apply field craft, positive target identification, safe shot evaluation, gun safety......all the things that would apply when using iron or telescopic sights. Another thing to consider is that scopes like the Pard Ds35 can be swapped between rifles. It could be on an air rifle one night and a rimfire or centerfire rifle the next. Whereas it might be considered OTT on a sub 12ft/lb air rifle, it does allow a cost effective way of swapping the same technology from one rifle to another as requirements dictate.

Very well put ,Sir. Also, for those not in the know, that was informative and well thought out. I shoot a sub 12ftlb hw100kt with the Alpex 4k lrf, I use the carbon deathgrip, also. I shoot rabbits on a large agricultural plot and a paddock with forested land attached. Yeah, there are rats, but I guess I overlook them. Maybe I've not prioritised them, so much as the rabbits. Horses, for course's eh. I learnt from this and appreciate your insight.