As I write this I am toiling with a very hard decision. It’s an affliction most hunters suffer with, where every so often the unexplainable desire to own a new calibre begins to burn. Intending it to be a second…
Weighty Issue: Byron Pace builds on his investigation into bullet construction
Leaving sectional density behind us, it is probably wise to add a brief discussion on the ballistic coefficient (BC) of a bullet for those who are not familiar with it. The ballistic coefficient in itself will have very little effect…
The Five-Shot Roebuck
Thomas Lindy Nissen eventually gets the buck – and a hard lesson in the importance of knowing your gear inside out before taking it to the field
NEW! The Shooting Show – 2015’s top ten hunting videos
Last year on The Shooting Show, we counted down the top 10 videos since the channel’s inception in 2012. Now, we’ve done it again. We just couldn’t resist bringing you an updated list covering everything we’ve released on The Shooting Show…
Quantum Solace: Mark Sutherland assesses the Quantum HD50S thermal imager’s use for a deer manager
When I looked at the Quantum HD50S thermal imager recently, one of my potential uses for it was as a cull aid during daylight hours. In the area where Mike Dickinson takes me stalking, there have been issues with illegal…
Talking Stalking evenings in Wales and Herefordshire
Two ‘Talking Stalking’ evenings will be jointly hosted by BASC, the Deer Initiative and the British Deer Society next month. They will be held at The Eagles Hotel, Ancaster Square, on 7th September at 7pm and at The Old Court…
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NEW: The Shooting Show – maize crop pigeons with Geoff Garrod
Geoff’s back for episode 171 of The Shooting Show. The gamekeeping legend is out on his own, setting up in the middle of a maize crop overlooking rape stubbles to take on the winged menace plaguing the crops. But he’s made…
Fieldsports boost human-nature relationship
The latest research from Natural England suggests that fieldsports generated 13 million visits to the English countryside between June 2014 and May 2015, and fishing generated another 17 million visits. This supports the results of a BASC survey earlier this year,…
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NEW! The Shooting Show – rabbits and rats with the ATN X Sight
Byron Pace gets his hands on a unique bit of night-shooting technology, the ATN X Sight. This is an all-in-one day-and-night scope with a price tag it’s impossible to beat. But is it really any good? Taking it through the…
The straight and narrow: Byron Pace evaluates loaded ammunition with the Hornady concentricity gauge
With reports of fox attacks in broad daylight, Gary Green has his work cut out. James Marchington tells the story
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