Stuart Wilson finds that ‘good things often come in small packages’ as he gets to grips with a newly calibred American hero – the Mossberg Patriot Predator A fluted barrel helps save weight and aids cooling Mossberg has been making…
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Which hunting calibre is best?
Byron Pace puts the most common calibres head-to-head to determine which really is the best There are a few questions in rifle shooting that incite swarms of responses, polarise opinions, and likely end up in some form of argument. Asking…
Tagged with: calibre, cartridge, deer, deer cartridge, hunting, rifle shooting, shooting
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Posted in Features
ACSS Predator Reticle Gen III riflescope review
Chris Parkin finds that Primary Arms’ 1-6×24 riflescope is transformed into an awesome foxing option with the addition of the latest ACSS Predator Reticle Gen III. Primary Arms 1-6×24 Riflescope with ACSS Predator Reticle Gen III Primary Arms are offering…
Tagged with: acss predator reticle gen iii, cartridge, Chris Parkin, foxing, indoor, optics, primary arms, quarry, range, riflescope, rimfire, Sportsman Gun Centre, zoom
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Best rifle cartridges for roe
Expect a busy return to deer stalking and load up with this range of exceptional rounds for the coming season. Extreme Point Copper Impact Extreme Point Copper Impact Winchester’s Extreme Point ammo, which sports an extra-large tip for maximum energy…
Tagged with: ammo, ammunition, blaser, browning, calibres, cartridge, cartridges, Creedmoor, deer, deer stalking, extreme point, geco, gmk, Highland Outdoors, hunting, range, raytrade, remington premier, rifle, roe, sako gamehead, Winchester
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Foxing during a driven game day
Mark Ripley finds that, even when invited on a driven game day, he can’t escape his foxing responsibilities… Credit: Ger Bosma / Getty Images At the end of the shooting season I’m usually lucky enough to be invited on the…
BASC issues further statement on non-lead ammunition
BASC have responded to the criticism of the UK’s leading cartridge manufacturers on the proposed lead shot ban. Last week, the four biggest cartridge manufacturers in the UK responded to the initiative, led by the leading shooting and rural organisations…
Tagged with: ammunition, ban, basc, cartridge, Eley Hawk, gamebore cartridges, Hull cartridges, lead shot, Lyalvale Express, non-lead, shooting
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Cartridge companies say lead phase-out by 2025 is “impossible”
The UK’s four biggest cartridge-loading companies want to put the brakes on the five-year plan to phase out lead shot for live-quarry shooting, which nine rural organisations put their names to last Monday. Eley Hawk, Gamebore, Hull Cartridge and Lyalvale…
Tagged with: cartridge, Eley Hawk, fibre wads, gamebore, hull cartridge, industry, lead shot, Lyalvale Express, organisations, plastic wads, quarry, rural, shooting, single-use plastics
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Hunting honour
Rudi van Kets is honoured to be inducted into an exclusive association in recognition of his deer tracking work It’s an impressive ceremony and the Order take it all seriously Early this year, in March, I opened my mailbox to…
Tagged with: cartridge, deer, hunting, scottish game fair, tracking dog, village
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Posted in Hunting, News
Cracking combo
Stuart Wilson finds bags of appeal in a .223 rifle package based on a Remington 700 with McMillan stock and GPO Evolve scope. So my shooting friends know, I am a big fan of the Remington 700 action, and over…
Tagged with: ammunition, calibres, cartridge, centrefire, evolve scope, field, forend, foxing, gpo, kit, mcmillan, mounts, muzzle, picatinny, pistol, raytade, remington, Remington 700, rifle, scope, shooting, sportsmatch, stock, stocks, Stuart Wilson
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The Shooting Show – oilseed pigeon shooting with Geoff Garrod
Geoff’s back, and he has some winter crop protection to do. The pigeons are hammering an oilseed crop field, and as Geoff shows, the damage they can do even in a single day is staggering. So it’s time to stoke…
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