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Get ready for the Great British Shooting Show

Posted on February 13, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Each year the UK’s largest shooting show simply gets bigger. The 2020 show is set to break all records with a further 47 new manufactures exhibiting! There’s still time to get tickets! Just go to https://shootingshow.co.uk/ to find out how!…

Tagged with: British Shooting Show, FAC, game season, game shooters, practical shooters, range, rifle, shooting, shoow, shotgun
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New BASC service bypasses unhelpful GPs

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Colin Fallon — No Comments ↓

Applicants being let down and delayed by unhelpful GPs during the firearms licensing process can make use of a new, dedicated BASC service

Tagged with: application, basc, certificate, FAC, GP, licence, medical, process
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What’s the best foxing calibre?

Posted on September 27, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

From .17 to .243, Mike Powell lines up the options to find out which best suits different foxing situations L-R: .22 airgun, .17 HMR, .17 Hornet, .223 Rem, .243 Win Two questions I see crop up time and time again…

Tagged with: .17, 243, air arms diabolo, air rifles, calibre, centrefire, countryside, daystate huntsman, FAC, foxes, foxing, foxing calibre, mark ripley, mike powell, pard, pellet, rifle, shoot, shooting
Posted in Ammunition, Features, Hunting

Ask the experts

Posted on June 6, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Our team of experts solves five more of your burning questions, from calibres to cleaning. Got a question?Contact: colin.fallon@futurenet.com or post your question to: Sporting Rifle, Future Publishing Ltd, Units 1-3, Sugarbrook Court, Aston Road, Bromsgrove B60 3EX. Foxing Q:…

Tagged with: ask the experts, bb, beretta, FAC, fox pro, foxing, Howa 1500, magazine, nv, optics, parallax, pulsar, rabbit control, rifle, rifles, rimfire, shooting
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Tipping the scales with David Barrington Barnes

Posted on April 8, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

David Barrington Barnes considers how the odds are stacked against firearms certificate holders on a number of issues, from mental health to domestic disputes. A couple of months ago, I promised to revisit this topic and I will start by…

Tagged with: certificate, David Barrington Barnes, FAC, firearms certificate, firearms licensing department, FLD, GP, home office guide to firearms licensing law, mental health, mental health act, SGC
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Shooting sense

Posted on February 13, 2019 by richardt — No Comments ↓

These days, it can seem that all law-abiding shooters are constantly walking a licensing tightrope. David Barrington Barnes outlines how a sensible approach can avoid the worst problems

Tagged with: criminal record, FAC, firearms, Firearms Enquiry Officer, guns, licensing, revocation, Section 26, SGC
Posted in Features