Get spying with these binoculars, which boast the optical quality and stability you need for hind stalking on the hill. Vortex Fury HD 5000 Two of the most important pieces of hunting gear combined into one powerful, long-ranging unit, Fury…
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Glass for the glen
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Get ready for the British Shooting Show
The ‘jewel in the crown’ of British shooting shows and game fairs is back – here’s how the show will shape up in 2020. At this year’s British Shooting Show will also be the Great British Shooting Awards! For more…
Tagged with: 2020, brands, British Shooting Show, BSS, camo, clothing, field, field sports, Game Fairs, game shooting, hunting, international, Iwa, john allison, liverpool, NEC, nv, optics, products, rifles, scopes, shooting, sport, wildlife
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New year, new technique
Will O’Meara reveals the top three new year’s resolutions that every rifle shooter should make. A new year is upon us, and at this time of year it is a common practice to adopt resolutions. Personally, I am not really…
A glimpse of history
Ray Garner looks to the past – and looks through a Schmidt & Bender 425 Leichtmetall M riflescope. Marketing folk tell us that in order to sell something, you must first of all give it a name. And Leichtmetall M…
Tagged with: guns, history, leichtmetal, optics, rangefinding, ray garner, rifles, riflescope, rimfire, schmidt and bender, scope, shoot, shooter, sights, target
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Little and large
Mark Ripley finds that size matters as he pursues a big, bold fox that’s been terrorising chickens Credit:S McGrath / Getty Images The call that came early one wet and cold Saturday morning was a familiar one from a farmer…
The ultimate Christmas gift list
The Sporting Rifle team have put together a list of everything they want for Christmas – and we reckon you’ll want it all too… Eley Hawk Diary The Eley Hawk 2020 shooter’s diary is available to order directly from Eley…
Love at first Sightline!
The next generation of affordable NV is here: it’s the Yukon Sightline and Chris Parkin finds himself truly enamoured The Yukon Photon has been a superb first step into the night vision world for more than five years, and as…
Tagged with: adjustment, centrefire, Chris Parkin, digital, gear, lens, n470, night vision, nv, optics, picatinny, pulsar, range, rifles, scopes, Scott Country, target, thermal, thermion, wicked light, yukon sightline, zeroing
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Ask the experts
Our team of experts solves five more of your burning questions, from cabinets to camo Optics Q: NV and thermal scope manufacturers of late seem to be increasing the eye relief of their scopes – up to 90mm from the…
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A winner from Winchester
Assessing the sub-£500 Winchester XPR in .30-06, Stuart Wilson finds a camouflage rifle that certainly stands out. I unboxed the Winchester XPR to find a camouflage-stocked variant in .30-06 Spr, topped off with a Kite Optics scope, already mounted. The…
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Ask the experts
Our team of experts solves five more of your burning questions, from calibres to cleaning. Got a question? Then 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.…
