Will O’Meara shares his thoughts and analysis on an upcoming rifle build, from calibre selection to stock type, bolt and barrel construction and magazine options
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CORONAVIRUS: Our tips on what to do during social distancing
At the start of last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out a new strategy for managing the coronavirus outbreak. One of the key factors for this was advising everyone to adhere to social distancing practices – to avoid all…
How to complete your late roe doe season cull
The roe doe season finishes at the end of March for rifle hunters and gamekeepers, and the sooner you can get your cull done, the better. Here’s how to do it… Get to know your deer and plan carefully (Credit:…
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Posted in Conservation, Hunting
Posted in Conservation, Hunting
New arrival
Mark Ripley takes delivery of a new foxing rifle and, after the customary range work, wastes no time in getting it blooded in the field. If there’s one thing that’s always exciting other than gaining new shooting ground it’s gaining…
Tagged with: bipod, bullets, deer, field, foxing, gun, hunt, mark ripley, night vision, range, rifle, scopes, scott country international, shooting, shotgun, shots, sightmark wraith, stalking
Posted in Features, Hunting
Posted in Features, Hunting
The interview: John Allison of the British Shooting
Ollie Harvey of Gun Trade News meets John Allison as he lays the foundations for future success with the British Shooting Show. For all the information you need on the British Shooting Show, including how to get tickets, just visit: https://shootingshow.co.uk/…
First steps into foxing
Robert Bucknell relates his early days in the foxing world – and gives some invaluable advice on how you can get into the sport today I am extremely lucky in that, being brought up on a farm, the countryside was…
Management for survival
Sustainable use is about more than giving hunters what they want, says Byron Pace – it is vital for supporting local communities. Rain is something I am normally all too happy to see stop. We are used to it in…
Tagged with: Byron Pace, hunters, hunting, livestock, poaching, sustainable, wildlife
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Down the garden path
More used to the wilds of Scotland, Chris Dalton finds himself stalking muntjac in a rather more domestic setting February, as is tradition, sees me heading south with a team of rifles to help out Paul Childerley with his cull…
How to stay safe when solo stalking using Trackplot
Trackplot is a complete lone worker monitoring solution offering a range of communication methods
Eight times the appeal
An eight-factor mag scope at this price point could be a revolution – Chris Parkin sees if the Nikko Stirling Octa lives up to the hype. As the years and technology have rolled along, we have become more accustomed to…
